In 2010 , UNESCO declared The chant of the Sybil Intangible Heritage of Humanity. This song, whose origins lie in France around 1000, was well established in the Middle Ages in cathedrals and convents of southern Europe and was subject to successive modernizations, until its ban by the Council of Trent in 1563.
However, in Mallorca and Alghero, a town of Sardinia, the tradition has remained to this day, celebrating the representation each December 24 in their temples.
CaixaForum organizes this series of lectures on The Song of the Sibyl by experts to learn more about this valuable cultural heritage.
Conference Program:
Monday, 9 December
The chant of the Sybil: from the origins to the present. By Maricamen Gómez, professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and coordinator of the cycle.
Wednesday December 11
The Sibyl in the Greco-Roman world. By Eva Castro , professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela.
Wednesday December 18
The Sibyl Live : Mallorca. By Francesc Vicens, professor at the University of the Balearic Islands.
