The image and the figure: Our Lady of Częstochowa in Polish culture and popular religion
The image of Our Lady of Częstochowa is the most famous and the most venerated holy image in Poland. In contemporary Poland the image is a kind of a cultural icon, instantly recognizable and connected with popular symbolic and mythological meanings. Presented in this book is an analysis of beliefs,...
| Subtitles: | The Image & the Figure |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Krakow
Jagiellonian University Press
2010.
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Basilika Cze̜stochowa
/ Church building
/ Furnishing
/ Schwarze Madonna von Tschenstochau
/ Icon painting
/ Marian devotion
/ History 1382-2010
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| Further subjects: | B
Our Lady of Częstochowa (Icon)
B Mary Blessed Virgin, Saint Devotion to (Poland) (Częstochowa) History B Mary ; Blessed Virgin, Saint ; Devotion to ; Poland ; Częstochowa ; History B Mary Devotion to History Poland Cze̜stochowa B Our Lady of Cze̜stochowa (Icon) B Mary |
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Table of Contents Review Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Print version: 9788323329008 |
| Summary: | The image of Our Lady of Częstochowa is the most famous and the most venerated holy image in Poland. In contemporary Poland the image is a kind of a cultural icon, instantly recognizable and connected with popular symbolic and mythological meanings. Presented in this book is an analysis of beliefs, narratives (great and small stories), myths and rituals. This analysis reveals that for its devotees the image is not merely a material object and a picture - it is perceived, lived and experienced as a real person - figure of Mary - Queen and Mother. |
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| Item Description: | "This book is a changed and abbreviated edition of the original Polish version ... Obraz i postać. Znaczenia wizerunku Matki Boskiej Częstochowskiej"--Title page verso. - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 31 May 2016) Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 31 May 2016) |
| ISBN: | 8323382786 |