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,...

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Subtitles:The Image & the Figure
Main Author: Niedźwiedź, Anna (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Krakow Jagiellonian University Press 2010.
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
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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Print version: 9788323329008