Mondi sconosciuti. La scoperta della miniera nelle storie di vita dei minatori sardi

Francesco Bachis

2018-01-01

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Abstract

Starting from a multi-year ethnographic research on the memories of the miners of Sulcis-Iglesiente (Sardinia), the article presents some fragments of life histories concerning the 'discovery' of the mine. Analyzing the narratives about the admittance to the mines and the encounter with unknown underground worlds, we will see how different geographical origins of the miners significantly influences their relationship with the mining work. The article show how the different cultural capital of the miners is involved in their interpretation of encounters with unknown environments. Different conception of work produce different conception of mining world, influencing the way in which the miners feel the risk and the domestication of mining space.