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Transcoding and Tourism: When Travel Gets Lost Between Imaginary Worlds and Linguistic Mediation

Transcoding is usually associated in language teaching with the mechanical shift from one linguistic code to another. However, if we shift this concept to the …

The Echo of the Planet That Dies: Why the Disappearance of Languages covers us All

The extinction of a language is not only the end of a communication code or the disappearance of a fascinating grammatical structure; it represents the …

Political Geography and Industrial Dynamics: Coins, Agreements and Sovereignities in the International System

Contemporary political geography is not limited to the static representation of terrestrial borders, but analyses the complex intersections between state sovereignty, supranational integration areas and …

Beyond Vetrina: The Evolution of the Tourist Programming between Sartoriality, Logistics and New Markets

Beyond Vetrina: The Evolution of the Tourist Programming between Sartoriality, Logistics and New Markets

The tourism programming sector is going through a phase of deep …

The spring cycle (Cyclamen repandum): Between Veleno, Magic and Popular Traditions in Sardinia

The spring cycle (Cyclamen replica or Cyclamen vernum), known in botany as a bulbous geophyte of the Primulaceae family, is a plant of …

The Cannonau and its pink version: Genesis, History, Ampelography and Sensory Profile

From the ancient name to the bond with the Mediterranean

The name Cannonau (also called Cannonao) has its roots in a linguistic and historical …

The Romanesque between two banks: Pisa and Cagliari compare

Romanesque architecture is one of the most fascinating pages of medieval history, serving as a "bridge" between classical heritage and Middle Age innovations. In this …

The jewels tell Sardinia: history, symbols and meaning of the Sardinian faith

Abstract

The article explores the Sardinian fedina, an iconic jewelry of traditional goldsmiths that combines craftsmanship with a deep symbolic and cultural value. The …

Sanluri: The Ancient Heart of the Campidano between History, Myths and Rebirth

Abstract (English)

The present essay explores Sanluri, the nerve center of Marmilla and the Middle Campidano, drawing a complete profile that combines the territorial origins, …

La Marmilla: The Suspended Beat of a Mother Earth

Abstract (English)

The present essay explores the Marmilla, a historical subregion of central Sardinia characterized by a unique landscape of sweet hills, basaltic plateaus and …

The Holy and the Earth: Archetipi Taurini and Materni in Sardinia Nuragica and Proto-Storica

Abstract

This essay analyses the historical-religious roots of ancient Sardinia through the two fundamental archetypes of the agropastoral and nuragic world: the Great Mother ( …

L'Inganno del Lattice: Storia, Usi Etnobotanici e Pratiche di Avvelenamento Traditional con l'Euphorbia nel Mediterraneo, in Sardegna

Abstract (English)

This article analyses the dual nature of the genus Euphorbia, typical and common plant of Sardinia focusing on the toxic power of …

The Soul of Ogliastra: The Culurgiones (Borgo di Loceri- Ogliastra; Sardinia)

Abstract (English)

This writing explores the gastronomic soul of Ogliastra through the culurgiones, an iconic product of Sardinian tradition. Starting from the historical and landscape …

The Water Cult: A Millennial Journey between Universal and Sardo (Third and last part)

Abstract in Italian

This reflection analyses the cult of water as a universal phenomenon of human experience, exploring its global declines in Oceania, Asia, India …

The universality of the Water Cult in Sardinia and the Global Radici (Part 2)

Abstract (English)

This article analyses the anthropological and historical-religious dimension of water worship, examining the planetary diffusion and deep persistence in the Mediterranean and Sardinian …

The Water between Sacred and Profane: An Anthropological Analysis in Sardinia.(first part)

Abstract (English)

The essay examines symbolic and anthropological value of water, analyzing his role as "ierofania" human society and in particular in …

The value of accessibility in tourism: well beyond the simple welcome

Abstract (English)

This reflection analyses the evolution of the concept of accessible tourism, overcoming the obsolete vision that confines it to a mere regulatory obligation …

The Enigma and the Splendor of the Iberians: A Journey to the Western Mediterranean Radics

Abstract (English)

This article explores the complex civilization of the Iberians, analyzing its fundamental role as a cultural bridge in the western Mediterranean. Through an …

The great cold of the desert docks: when the hot record empties the ships from cruise in the Mediterranean

Abstract (English)

The article analyzes the economic and climatic paradox that characterizes contemporary crocieristico tourism in the Mediterranean basin. In the face of global macroeconomic …

The Carnival between Sacred and Profane: Anthropological Comparison between the Sarda Tradition, the Mexican Carnival and the Paris Folli Festival

Abstract (English)

The present reflection analyses the Carnival and traditional rituals not as simple moments of leisure, but as complex spaces of temporal suspension, transgression …

Beyond the Map and Margin: The Tourist Accompanier between Security Protocols and the Anthropological Criticism of Ugo Fabietti

Abstract (English)

The present essay investigates the complex relationship between operational protocols of security and cultural awareness in the tourist sector and contemporary anthropological criticism, …

The Enigma dei Sardi Primitivi: Synthesis of Origins, Anthropology and Language

Abstract (English)

The present monograph investigates the origins, anthropological profile, linguistic substrate and historical coordinates of the populations who inhabited Sardinia in prehistoric and protohistoric …

The Voice of the Ancient Mediterranean: Journey to the Discovery of Phoenician Language and Scripture

Abstract (ITA): Phoenician belongs to the Semitic languages and to the Cananaic group (from about 1150 BC); since he did not leave an indigenous literature, …

Beyond mourning: the secret history and the symbolism of black color in Sardinian tradition

Abstract (IT):Beyond the clichés of bright colors: a journey to discover the black color in the Sardinian tradition. Not only symbol of mourning, but …

Sanluri: journey into the heart of the Campidano between history, cobbled and authentic flavors

Abstract (IT): A journey into the heart of the Campidano to discover Sanluri, a village that combines the medieval history of its famous castle and …

The breath of the stone: A journey among the echoes of the sacred in Sardinia

Abstract (IT): A mystical and archaeological journey through time and space in Sardinia, where stone becomes a living language. From the estimates domus de janas …

Sardinia punica: when the island was the center of the world

Abstract (IT): A trip to Phoenician-Punica Sardinia, when the island was the heart of the Mediterranean. From the deep colonization and urbanism of Monte Sirai …

The Carignano del Sulcis: history, terroir and ransom of a Mediterranean vine

Abstract (IT): The wine ransom of Carignano del Sulcis: from historical international grape to excellence in purity of Sardinia. From the historical roots linked to …

Travel Security: Why Safety in Tour is Never a Shot of Fortune

Abstract (IT): Overcoming the false myth of fortune in travel management: professional safety as pillar of Duty of Care. From standard UNI ISO 31030:2022 …

The Earth's Breath: Homogenous and Sisters of Sardinia

Abstract (IT): A geological and emotional journey through the soils of Sardinia, the "skin" of a vagrant island born half a billion years ago. From …

The phenomenon of megalithism in the world: from stone routes to the nuraghi of Sardinia

Abstract (IT): A journey to the discovery of global megalithism: from Brittany and Stonehenge to the islands of Malta and the Balearics, to the Asian …

The history of oil in Sardinia: from nuragici to cultivar Bosana

Abstract (IT): A journey into the millenary olive history of Sardinia, which has its roots in the prehistoric use of Nuragic lentisk oil to pass …

The invisible thread: Sardinian archaeology of stone and the myth of the Great Mother

Abstract (IT): A thousand-year journey into the sacred relationship between man and rock in Sardinia, where stone is never inert material but a living creature. …

The Lords of the Sea and the Wine of Nurra: A 3,000 Year Secret

Abstract (IT): A trip to the Nurra three thousand years ago, when the sea was a highway crossed by the Phoenicians and the island did …