Daiana MENTI

Daiana MENTI is a Research Fellow at the Department of Humanities, Ca' Foscari University of Venice. Her academic work focuses on historical and anthropological studies, particularly the intersection of religion and culture.

• University: Ca' Foscari University of Venice
• Department: Humanities
• Rank: Research Fellow

Research Interests:

• History of Christianity
• Religious culture in Italy (post-Unification to Economic Miracle period)
• Catholic missions as cultural laboratories
• Popular religious culture production
• Publications of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME)

Funding: Participates in the MUR-PRIN project "Cultural Laboratories of Faith," analyzing Catholic missions' role in shaping religious culture (2022-2025, 36 months).

Collaborations: Works with researchers Valentina CICILIOT and Giovanni VIAN.