As igrejas dos católicos de Goa

• Paulo Varela Gomes ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidade de Coimbra

     Universidade de Coimbra

     Coimbra (Sé Nova), Portugal

     
• Localización: Ler história, ISSN-e 2183-7791, ISSN 0870-6182, Nº. 58, 2010, págs. 47-60
• Idioma: portugués
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Catholic Churches from Goa
  • Églises catholiques de Goa
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• Resumen
  • português

    Os católicos de Goa e de outros antigos territórios portugueses na Índia criaram igrejas e casas que são únicas na história mundial da arquitectura. Estes edifícios apareceram em Goa e são conhecidos desde meados do século XX como arquitectura indo-portuguesa.A originalidade desta arquitectura tem sido atribuída ao resultado de uma síntese entre a arquitectura e a arte portuguesas e a influência indiana. O presente artigo olha para o problema de outra maneira, examinando a conjuntura cultural em que surgiram as igrejas de Goa do século XVII, sugerindo que estas são a mais importante manifestação do aparecimento de uma cultura própria dos católicos de Goa.

  • English

    The Catholics from Goa and other former Portuguese territories in India created churches and houses which are unique in the world history of architecture. These buildings appeared in Goa and are known since the mid 20th century as Indo-Portuguese architecture. The singularity of this architecture is usually attributed to it being the result of a synthesis between Portuguese architecture and art, on the one hand, and Indian influence, on the other. The present article discusses these churches from a different point of view, examining aspects of the religious situation in which they appeared and suggesting they were the more important early manifestation of an autonomous culture of Goan Catholics.

  • français

    Les catholiques de Goa et des autres anciens territoires portugais de l’Inde ont créé des églises et des maisons d’un type unique dans l’histoire mondiale de l’architecture. Apparus à Goa, ces bâtiments furent connus dès le milieu du XXe siècle sous la dénomination d’architecture indo-portugaise. On considère habituellement que l’originalité de cette architecture serait d’être le résultat d’une synthèse entre l’architecture et l’art portugais d’une part, et l’influence indienne d’autre part. Cet article propose un autre point de vue en examinant la conjoncture au cours de laquelle les églises de Goa sont apparues. Il suggère l’hypothèse que ces églises furent la plus importante manifestation de l’avènement d’une culture propre des catholiques de Goa.