ERGOLOGJIA E MONUMENTEVE PËRKUSHTUESE
ERGOLOGY OF CONSECRATION MONUMENTS

Summary/Abstract: Paper deals with broad, complex and significant problematic of consecration monuments. Analyses of abundant subject of this field are laid in the light of new anthropological discipline known as ergology. Based on analyses that are enabled in this field, the issue of consecration monuments appears as something more then this, respectively more than a monument and more than consecration. This field of material culture not only holds and reflects inseparably within itself material and spiritual culture, but powerfully mirrors lots of other social-economic and historic segments of human life. Sites of consecration monuments have overall extension in Albanian culture, but in this paper majority of examples belong to Kosovo area. Morphology thus forms and functions of artifact objects express very rich ergology of Albanian culture. Symbolism expressed in compositions of selected iconography for consecration monuments reflects faithfully culture and heritage of the place it belongs. Application of figural effects, effects of color and texture in memorizing performances appears very effective, persuasive and impressing. Visual scenes create effects of ethno parks, open cultural and history museums. Consecration monuments are built of various material such as; of stone, wood, marble, granite, metal etc. At the present time, masters creating monuments might be either laic or professionals, while requestors are mainly family members of the dead persons and rarely institutions.

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