[ Giornale delle osservazioni fatte ne’ viaggi in Egitto, nella Siria, nella Nubia / Giovanni Battista Brocchi ] Giornale 3. Viaggio in Siria anno 1823-1824 / Giovanni Battista Brocchi
Travel of Giovanni Battista Brocchi

56. Use of the word interdict for the monks of the convent

Hammana - Lebanon
Title
Use of the word interdict for the monks of the convent
Short description
Giovanni Battista Brocchi says that at the Mar-Hanna convent the Novices are banned from using speech for two years.
Text on source
Ai Novizi è interdetto l'uso della parola per lo spazio di due anni, e si governano come i muti, facendosi intendere coi gesti, e questa disciplina fu suggerita dalla vista che non siano subordinati conversando coi loro parenti, o con altre persone estranie.
English translation
Folios/Pages
p. 273
Date
1823 12 11
Observations on the events description
The dots on the map indicate the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent travel stages.
Participants
No other participants in this event description.
Narrator
1
Place
1
Sounds
1
How to quote
Murarotto E., "Use of the word interdict for the monks of the convent" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2023 02 28.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.25

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