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Suffering Souls: The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead: A Live, Illustrated Zoom Lecture by University Lecturer and Author Ivan Cenzi of Bizzarro Bazar

Admission: $8 - Tickets and more info HERE

Naples has always been recognized as a liminal city, both by foreigners and by its citizens: a strange edgeland enclosed between a looming volcano and the sea, between urban stratification and deep underground tunnels. Since the existence of Purgatory was established, its cult found its ideal grounds here. This highly visual lecture will explore the unique way in which the relationship with the dead developed in Naples, through places that best represent this unorthodox yet touching expression of faith.