Gianluca Olcese, The Baìo of Sampeyre
Anthropological-comparative aspects of carnival
In Sampeyre, a village nestled in the Occitan Piedmont Alps, an ancient festival, the Baìo, is held every five years. With anthropological insight and philological attention, the essay examines the distinctive features of the tradition and the socio-cultural changes that have affected the territory, language and local community over time. The comparison with other European realities also provides valuable food for thought and insight.
ISBN 978-83-945213-3-2
DOI 10.53248/SDA521332
The author
Gianluca Olcese
Gianluca Olcese, anthropologist and romance philologist, teaches at the Institute of Classical, Mediterranean and Oriental Studies at the University of Wrocław (Poland). He collaborates with the UNESCO Chair of Anthropology - Biosphere and Healing Systems at the University of Genoa and, at the same university, with the Chair of Romance Philology. He is the president of the Wrocław committee of the Dante Alighieri Society.