Sociologist Dr Savio Abreu SJ has focussed some of his work on Merces (which otherwise, doesn't seem an area "fashionable" for too many academic studies). See: Abreu, Savio. *Heaven’s Gates and Hell’s Flames: A Sociological Study of New Christian Movements in Contemporary Goa*. Oxford University Press, 2019. FN
On Sat, 18 Nov 2023 at 23:31, Joao Paulo Cota <[email protected]> wrote: > I am not too familiar with Aquem village, but would had thought that Alto > and Baixo relates to landscape topography and not to demographics. Aquem > alto is quite a hilly area... much higher above sea level than Aquem baixo. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] < > [email protected]> on behalf of Themistocles D'Silva < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* 18 November 2023 16:55 > *To:* [email protected] <[email protected] > > > *Subject:* Re: [GRN] Villages names > > Grande and Pequeno may reflect the demographics of the village, just like > Aquem Alto and Aquem Baixo in Salcete. > > > > On Sat, Nov 18, 2023, 11:42 AM John de Figueiredo <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Does anyone know the Konkani (pre-Portuguese) name of Mercês? Or was this > name created by the Portuguese? > John M. de Figueiredo > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 18, 2023, at 6:49 AM, Andrew Pereira <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Dear John, > > As far as I know, Morombi O Grande and Morombi O Pequeno are the > comunidade villages in Merces. > > Regards, > Andrew > > On Sat, Nov 18, 2023 at 11:23 AM John de Figueiredo < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I would be grateful if someone would clarify for me the relationship of > Morambi (Morambim) o Grande and Morambi (Morambim) o Pequeno to Mercês. Are > they the same village? > Thank you > John M. de Figueiredo > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/0716A92A-D292-440B-8B93-64110999287F%40sbcglobal.net > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAHtH-LCfEgEfexHwYjHGCLvgHmKrisu_qypvj69%3DXXsZ7uRq8g%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAHtH-LCfEgEfexHwYjHGCLvgHmKrisu_qypvj69%3DXXsZ7uRq8g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/40B475BA-9FEB-43E3-A6D6-D6522DA0678B%40sbcglobal.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/40B475BA-9FEB-43E3-A6D6-D6522DA0678B%40sbcglobal.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAO578N%2BPJcP6k8UzOLB%2BFT0ins0OCnPmS-%2B1x4dwdsxQOS3n6Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAO578N%2BPJcP6k8UzOLB%2BFT0ins0OCnPmS-%2B1x4dwdsxQOS3n6Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/GV2P195MB2161A80FE077D2D32A6A687382B6A%40GV2P195MB2161.EURP195.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/GV2P195MB2161A80FE077D2D32A6A687382B6A%40GV2P195MB2161.EURP195.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAMCR53%2BAGcY6Qz6VW5ot11bfthhv0Y%3Dw8t%3DNhyVFOt6pFRdXoQ%40mail.gmail.com.
