The Materiality of the Religious Soundscape: Bells and Bell Casting in Lebanon

The Materiality of the Religious Soundscape: Bells and Bell Casting in LebanonJournal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage StudiesSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/TNDL5MWS/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.AlexRodriguez SuarezThe Materiality of the Religious Soundscape: Bells and Bell Casting in Lebanonhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/TNDL5MWShttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/TNDL5MWShttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/TNDL5MWSJournal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies11:42023438-465This article looks at bells and bell casting in Lebanon from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. The topic, which has not received much scholarly attention, sheds light on a fascinating aspect of the material culture of the Christian communities in Lebanon. Through a combination of written sources and artifacts the article traces the history of bells and their production in the territory of the Republic of Lebanon. The core of the study is a catalog of ten bells, found in churches and monasteries across Lebanon, which were examined in 2020. Because of their location—usually on top of bell towers/gables—these musical instruments cannot be surveyed easily. Their analysis is a remarkable opportunity to visualize the materiality of bell ringing and its evolution throughout a period of about 200 years. Rodriguez Suarez, Alex. “The Materiality of the Religious Soundscape: Bells and Bell Casting in Lebanon.” Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies 11:4 (2023): 438–65. Alex Rodriguez Suarez, The Materiality of the Religious Soundscape: Bells and Bell Casting in Lebanon, Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies 11:4 (2023): 438–65.