Gianlorenzo Bernini's Altieri Chapel possesses an aesthetic splendour that continues to captivate modern viewers. However, despite the recent publication of Shelly Karen Perlove and Giovanni Careri's studies on this subject, its unique manner of signification continues to be elusive. In the former case, the author's dependence on a melange of seventeenth-century religious notions reduces Bernini's choice of imagery to mere theological illustration. On the other hand, Careri affirms the originality of the chapel, but his over reliance on a heuristic comparison with film montage limits his appreciation of the viewer's role in this aesthetically charged space. / The present study strikes a balance between its own contemporary subjectivity and Bernini's historicity, locating the chapel's meaning making capacity in a hermeneutic oscillation between both its constituent elements and the participatory beholder. The result is the recognition of a unique artistic statement, which avers the fundamental commonality between several post-Tridentine liturgical practices. The salvific efficacy of these tenets is asserted by an aesthetic signification of the divine presence which lies behind them. The spectator is drawn into a mimetic world, suffused with Baroque Catholic ideology, and shown that Church doctrine is backlit with the radiance of ultimate truth. Of course, seventeenth-century viewing practices cannot be recreated, just as the feeling engendered by this artistic experience is beyond the descriptive powers of this or any other text. Nevertheless, it is possible to provide a guide to the spiritual references in Bernini's microcosm, for, while secular, modern viewers may no longer see with Baroque eyes, perhaps they can appreciate what those eyes saw.

S. Andrea al Quirinale, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, is undoubtedly one of the great achievements of the Italian Baroque. No less spectacular is its message, though art historians have generally regarded it as simply a Jesuit church housing the glorious scene of the martyrdom and apotheosis of St. Andrew. This view, however, is clearly misleading since a closer examination of the building and its contents shows that the devout and learned Bernini intended to suggest a number of other important related themes. / This thesis focuses on the concept of martyrdom through a thorough analysis of not only the dominant religious event above the high altar area, but the entire iconographic scheme of the church, which is reinforced by the architectural setting. This Jesuit building is further examined in the light of several artistic influences. The most obvious, yet most overlooked of these is the literary source of the Spiritual Exercises by St. Ignatius of Loyola. S. Andrea al Quirinale is also considered in terms of the architectural heritage of early Christian churches and martyria. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:31:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2013-04-22Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:42:15Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 lubeck_m_dr_rcla.pdf: 723263 bytes, checksum: fe9359a0d400aadad85f3568218880fb (MD5) / O fundamental propósito desta tese é apresentar um estudo historiográfico acerca da ‘educação matemática’ implementada nos Sete Povos das Missões/RS, entre os anos de 1680 e 1756, ocasião em que acolá conviveram indígenas guarani e padres jesuítas sob um mesmo arquétipo social-político-econômico-cultural de sociedade. E para tal desígnio, baseia-se em diversas fontes históricas/bibliográficas escritas nos últimos quatro séculos, as quais foram acessadas principalmente em arquivos, em centros de pesquisas e em bibliotecas do Brasil, da Argentina e do Paraguai. Na sua conjuntura, esta tese enfatiza as condicionantes mais significativas envolvidas na dinâmica desse peculiar encontro entre duas civilizações tão diferentes, a saber, uma ameríndia e outra euro-cristã, evidenciando nisto determinadas concepções de ambas no tocante às suas cosmovisões e às suas crenças essenciais. Além disso, teoriza conceitos como utopia, esperança, cultura, mito e educação etnomatemática, explicitando fatos importantes que dizem respeito às atitudes dos sacerdotes e dos indígenas no que tange a educação e/ou ensino, a certos saberes e fazeres, e as suas maneiras vitais de ser, tudo isto fundamentado pelos aportes teóricos definidos pelo programa de pesquisa etnomatemática. Assim, esta tese pretende contribuir, concomitantemente, com a história das matemáticas e com a educação matemática / The fundamental purpose of this thesis is to present a historiographical study about the 'mathematics education' implemented in the Seven Peoples of the Missions/RS between the years of 1680 and 1756, occasion when there stay lived together Guarani indigenous and Jesuits priests under the same archetype social-politicaleconomic- cultural of society. And for this intent, is based on diverse historicbibliographical sources written in the last four centuries, which were mainly accessed in archives, research centres and libraries in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. In its conjuncture, this thesis emphasizes the most significant conditionants involved in the dynamics of this peculiar encounter between two civilizations so different, namely, an Amerindian and other euro-Christian, evidencing here certain conceptions of both as regards their cosmovisions and their essential beliefs. Moreover, theorizes conceptions as utopia, hope, culture, myth and ethnomathematics education, making explicit important facts about the attitudes of the priest and indigenous as it pertains to the education and/or teaching, their know and do, and their vital modes of being, everything reasoned on the theoretical framework defined by the ethnomathematics research program. Thus, this thesis intends to contribute, concomitantly, with the history of mathematics and with the mathematics education

Orientador: Sergio Roberto Nobre / Banca: Marcos Vieira Teixeira / Banca: Iran Abreu Mendes / Banca: Antonio Sérgio Cobianchi / Banca: José Ricardo Souza / Resumo: O fundamental propósito desta tese é apresentar um estudo historiográfico acerca da 'educação matemática' implementada nos Sete Povos das Missões/RS, entre os anos de 1680 e 1756, ocasião em que acolá conviveram indígenas guarani e padres jesuítas sob um mesmo arquétipo social-político-econômico-cultural de sociedade. E para tal desígnio, baseia-se em diversas fontes históricas/bibliográficas escritas nos últimos quatro séculos, as quais foram acessadas principalmente em arquivos, em centros de pesquisas e em bibliotecas do Brasil, da Argentina e do Paraguai. Na sua conjuntura, esta tese enfatiza as condicionantes mais significativas envolvidas na dinâmica desse peculiar encontro entre duas civilizações tão diferentes, a saber, uma ameríndia e outra euro-cristã, evidenciando nisto determinadas concepções de ambas no tocante às suas cosmovisões e às suas crenças essenciais. Além disso, teoriza conceitos como utopia, esperança, cultura, mito e educação etnomatemática, explicitando fatos importantes que dizem respeito às atitudes dos sacerdotes e dos indígenas no que tange a educação e/ou ensino, a certos saberes e fazeres, e as suas maneiras vitais de ser, tudo isto fundamentado pelos aportes teóricos definidos pelo programa de pesquisa etnomatemática. Assim, esta tese pretende contribuir, concomitantemente, com a história das matemáticas e com a educação matemática / Abstract: The fundamental purpose of this thesis is to present a historiographical study about the 'mathematics education' implemented in the Seven Peoples of the Missions/RS between the years of 1680 and 1756, occasion when there stay lived together Guarani indigenous and Jesuits priests under the same archetype social-politicaleconomic- cultural of society. And for this intent, is based on diverse historicbibliographical sources written in the last four centuries, which were mainly accessed in archives, research centres and libraries in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. In its conjuncture, this thesis emphasizes the most significant conditionants involved in the dynamics of this peculiar encounter between two civilizations so different, namely, an Amerindian and other euro-Christian, evidencing here certain conceptions of both as regards their cosmovisions and their essential beliefs. Moreover, theorizes conceptions as utopia, hope, culture, myth and ethnomathematics education, making explicit important facts about the attitudes of the priest and indigenous as it pertains to the education and/or teaching, their know and do, and their vital modes of being, everything reasoned on the theoretical framework defined by the ethnomathematics research program. Thus, this thesis intends to contribute, concomitantly, with the history of mathematics and with the mathematics education / Doutor

Zahlreich sind die Legenden über die Gräfin Cosel. Dazu gehört die Behauptung, sie sei zum jüdischen Glauben übergetreten. Tatsächlich hat sie sich im fortgeschrittenen Alter intensiver mit den Religionen beschäftigt. Im hohen Alter bekannte sie sich zu jüdischen Glaubensvorstellungen und lebte nach jüdischen Lebensregeln. Ein Religionsübertritt jedoch war unmöglich und ist auch als ernsthafte Absicht nicht nachzuweisen.

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Cette étude trouve son origine dans un double étonnement. Les années 1680-1740 sont marquées par la publication aux Provinces-Unies d’ouvrages en français qualifiés d’« historiques » et consacrés à l’actualité politique européenne immédiate et à son analyse. Ce phénomène trouve sa plus belle illustration dans la parution, à Leyde, à la fin du mois de juillet 1686, de l’Histoire abrégée de l’Europe, le premier mensuel politique de langue française. À l’apparition de cette nouvelle forme éditoriale vouée à un bel avenir, que nous désignons sous le qualificatif de « mercures historiques et politiques », s’ajoute l’impression d’Histoires consacrées aux évènements récents mais aussi de collections diplomatiques, recueils qui compilent les pièces ayant trait aux relations internationales. Or, ces trois types d’ouvrages sont rédigés par les mêmes auteurs, une douzaine d’exilés français installés en Hollande qui n’avaient rien publié avant leur départ de France. Ce corpus qualifié d’« histoire du temps présent européen » permet de saisir comment, dans la Hollande des années 1680-1740, publier l’actualité politique est devenu une profession caractérisée par des pratiques d’écriture et des compétences valorisables auprès du public mais également auprès des autorités politiques grâce à l’entretien de correspondances. En observant comment ces hommes qui s’érigent en spécialistes ont participé à la constitution d’un marché de l’information politique, cette étude analyse les procédés par lesquels ils ont rendu publics la politique et ses instruments et interroge les implications qu’un tel phénomène éditorial peut induire sur le rapport des lecteurs à l’action des gouvernements. / This study started from two surprising facts. Between 1680 and 1740, numerous works, written in French and published in the Dutch Republic, were labeled “historical” and devoted to describing and analyzing current European political events. The best example of this phenomenon is the publication in Leyden in late July 1686 of the “Histoire abrégée de l’Europe”, the first political monthly in French. This new editorial format (which we call “mercures historiques et politiques”) emerged was to know a great success. At the same time, some Histoires dealing with current events were also printed, as well as diplomatic collections, compiling all the pieces related to international relations. In fact all three types of books were penned by the same people, a dozen of exiled Frenchmen living in Holland who had never published anything before leaving France.These several printings, called “histoire du temps present européen” allow us to understand how, in late 17th and early 18th century Holland, writing about current political affairs turned into an profession, characterized by writing practices and skills that can help these authors to live by their pen, thanks to their public via several editorial media, and thanks the political authorities with which they entertained correspondences. By studying how these self-styled “specialists” have contributed to the emergence of a market for political information, I will analyze the processes they used to publicize political life and its instruments, and investigate the implications of this phenomenon on the way readers perceive the government’s action.