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ic and semiotic analyses, offering well-founded lights how travelers’ sensory experiences connect
arguments while effectively integrating sensori- the present to the medieval past, making Mount
al and art historical perspectives. Ćirić explores Athos a unique form of living heritage.
how the tactile, auditory, and visual elements of Instead of a paper by Mojca Ramšak, who
brickwork patterns, layered arches, and intricate presented at the EAA session, this Special Is-
sculptures engage viewers’ senses and influence sue includes a review of her book Anatomy of
cognitive processes. Smell, written by Alenka Janko Spreizer. The
Bojana Beuk’s contribution, ‘Analysis of review is highly positive and incisive, capturing
the Sense Perception in the Fresco Painting the book’s relevance in addressing the socio-cul-
of the Dečani Monastery’, delves into how the tural aspects of smell and olfactory heritage. As
14th-century frescoes of this UNESCO World the reviewer notes, experiencing COVID-19, the
Heritage Site engage viewers’ senses. Beuk ana- sense of smell has gained substantial attention.
10 lyzes eight scenes from the frescoes, accompa- This book significantly contributes to the study
nied by relevant biblical quotes, to reveal how of smell, highlighting its relevance in medieval
they create sensory imagery that bridges the ma- sensory systems and beyond. The review pro-
studia universitatis hereditati, letnik 12 (2024), številka 2 / volume 12 (2024), number 2
terial and spiritual realms. Her study examines vides an engaging hook for both academic and
the frescoes’ ability to immerse viewers through general audiences.
tactile interactions, the strategic use of light, This Thematic Issue and the EAA 2024
and the auditory imagery of angelic trumpets, session were supported by the CULT-AURAL
conveying profound emotional and spiritual project, Aural Culture: Decoding the Sacred
narratives. Soundscapes of Medieval Europe, funded by
The multidisciplinary research team led by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program
Zorana Đorđević presents the study ‘Unveil- under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agree-
ing the Historical Significance of Santa Maria ment No. 101064323.
d’Àneu: Can Soundscape Studies Illuminate Its
Role within the Medieval Ecclesiastical Struc- Uvodnik
ture?’ This article integrates archaeology, his- Druga številka revije Studia Universitatis He-
tory, and acoustics to explore the propagation reditati iz leta 2024 je posvečena raziskova-
of bell sounds across the Catalan landscape. By nju čutnih izkušenj, povezanih s srednjeveško
combining Geographic Information System versko in umetniško dediščino. Ta tematska
(GIS)-based sound maps with visibility analy- številka temelji na letnem srečanju Evropske-
sis, the study demonstrates the significance of ga združenja arheologov (European Associa-
medieval soundscapes and the role of bells in tion of Archaeologists – EAA), ki je potekalo
long-distance communication. This research un- avgusta 2024 v Rimu. Srečanje z naslovom Sre-
derscores the value of collaboration between the dnjeveški senzorij: raziskovanje arheologije ču-
humanities and natural sciences. tov je združilo znanstvenike z različnih podro-
Jean-Michel Sourd’s article, ‘Perceptions of čij, ki so predstavili svoje najnovejše raziskave.
a “Journey to the Past” in Some Viatical Stories Namen srečanja je bil raziskati zapleteno pre-
at Mount Athos’, examines the sensory experi- pletanje čutov v prostorskih kontekstih, pri-
ences described in travel accounts by French vis- kazovanje čutnih izkušenj v likovni umetnosti
itors to Mount Athos from the 19th to early 21st in čutnih srečanj, ki so obogatila življenje sre-
centuries. Sourd characterizes Mount Athos as dnjeveških skupnosti. Osrednja tema razpra-
“a living relic of the Byzantine peninsula” due ve je bila, kako so srednjeveške skupnosti do-
to its preservation of medieval Orthodox ritu- jemale, razumele in uporabljale svojo čutno
als and way of life. By analyzing visual, audito- resničnost. Srečanje je obsegalo predstavitve ši-
ry, and olfactory impressions, the study high- rokega spektra čutnih doživetij, tako na pros-