[Commlist] New Book: “Intangible Cultural Heritage in Southern Portugal’s Sacred Celebrations: Echoes of Tradition”

New Book: “Intangible Cultural Heritage in Southern Portugal’s Sacred 
Celebrations: Echoes of Tradition”.

By Paulo M. Barroso

Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2025.

DESCRIPTION:

This book explores the field of Marian feasts in Portugal’s Algarve 
region, where Catholic heritage intertwines with local culture. This 
book delves into the 72 traditional feasts dedicated to Our Lady, each 
celebration a profound expression of the Algarve’s unique blend of 
faith, community, and devotion. Following sociological insights, it 
examines how these feasts–integral to the intangible cultural heritage 
of the region–preserve social practices and religious rites, fostering a 
sense of identity and continuity. Drawing on the sociology of religion, 
philosophy, and anthropology, the book takes readers on a journey 
through sacred processions, pilgrimages, and rituals that unite the 
coastal and rural Algarve. Complete with a detailed guide, this visually 
captivating work, illustrated by the author’s own photographs, provides 
a comprehensive look at the devotion and cultural legacy that still echo 
in Southern Portugal’s sacred celebrations.

CONTENTS:

Preface

Introduction

1. Our Lady’s role in cultural traditions

2. Algarve’s hyperdulia: Marian titles and invocations

3. Religious intangible cultural heritage

4. Popular religious feasts

4.1. The festive calendar

4.2. Marian feasts by municipality

4.3. Festive traditions and cultural heritage

5. Celebrating Mary: Guide to Marian feasts in the Algarve

Conclusions

Bibliography

AUTHOR:

Paulo M. Barroso is an integrated researcher at the NOVA Institute of 
Communication, NOVA University Lisbon, Faculty of Social Sciences and 
Humanities (Portugal). He holds a BA, MA, and PhD in Philosophy from the 
University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain). He also holds a BA and MA 
in Communication Sciences and completed postdoctoral research in 
Communication Sciences at the University of Minho (Portugal).

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