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Toques que regem o tempo. Os sinos e a tradição sineira em Corte do Pinto e na Mina de São Domingos (Mértola)

2024; University of Porto; Volume: 2; Issue: 18 Linguagem: Inglês

10.21747/2182-9748/cem18a5

2182-9748

Daniel Cardeira,

Arts and Performance Studies

The present work aims to study the bell-ringing tradition and the bells of the churches of Corte do Pinto and Mina de São Domingos, two villages in the municipality of Mértola, belonging to the same parish. In recent years, female community members have rung the bells of these temples. Through the oral memory of Ana Mendes, the current bell ringer of Corte do Pinto, we reveal the reality of the bell ringers in these villages.The bells of these two geographically close villages reflect the differences in the conditions in which they were formed and developed, as well as the strong links between them. Through their materiality, bells allow us to uncover the context in which they are inserted, both today and in the past.