Published: 2019-12-31

The role and significance of bells in the feeling of settlement

Małgorzata Dziura
Journal of Urban Ethnology
Section: Articles
DOI https://doi.org/10.23858/JUE17.2019.016

Abstract

The feeling of settlement does not refer only to the house, that is, the walls creating a safe shelter, but also to the nearest surroundings where a person feels at home. In this text, these surroundings will be presented in the perspective of a soundscape – the sound of an environment where the ringing of bells is accompanied by a sense of homeliness and familiarity. Bells were, and still are, connected with the religious tradition, but they also express the relationship with the local space and evoke the feeling of settlement. The article aims to draw attention to the audial experience of the surroundings and to show the feeling of settlement through sounds that anchor people in a given space, but also awaken nostalgia and provide a safe asylum.

Keywords:

the feeling of settlement, community, bell, localism, sound, soundscape, nostalgia, sanctity, belonging

Citation rules

Dziura, M. (2019). The role and significance of bells in the feeling of settlement. Journal of Urban Ethnology, 17, 259–278. https://doi.org/10.23858/JUE17.2019.016

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