Cross purposes catholicism and the political imagination in Poland
$Habilitationsschrift, Universität Hamburg, 2021
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2024
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| Ausgabe: | First paperback edition |
| Schriftenreihe: | New studies in European history
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| Schlagworte: |
European history
> Europäische Geschichte
> HISTORY / Europe / General
> Katholizismus, römisch-katholische Kirche
> Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church
> Social & cultural history
> Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte
> Poland
> Polen
> Hochschulschrift
> Politische Identität
> Religiöse Identität
> Geschichtsbild
> Kreuz
> Politisches Symbol
> Geschichte
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| Zusammenfassung: | $Habilitationsschrift, Universität Hamburg, 2021 Introduction; 1. The ascendance of the cross; 2. Colonization in the shadow of the cross; 3. Female and furious: the invention of the 'defense of the cross'; 4. Solidarity's sacred politics; 5. The transformation crusades; 6. Religious populism and its opponents; Conclusion. No other symbol is as omnipresent in Poland as the cross. This multilayered and contradictory icon features prominently in public spaces and state institutions. It is anchored in the country's visual history, inspires protest culture, and dominates urban and rural landscapes. The cross recalls Poland's historic struggles for independence and anti-Communist dissent, but it also encapsulates the country's current position in Europe as a self-avowed bulwark of Christianity and a champion of conservative values. It is both a national symbol - defining the boundaries of Polishness in opposition to a changing constellation of the country's Others - and a key object of contestation in the creative arts and political culture. Despite its long history, the cross has never been systematically studied as a political symbol in its capacity to mobilize for action and solidify power structures. Cross Purposes is the first cultural history of the cross in modern Poland, deconstructing this key symbol and exploring how it has been deployed in different political battles |
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| Beschreibung: | Habilitationsschrift erschien unter dem Titel: A cultural history of the cross in the polish political imagination Bibliography: Seite 319-372 |
| Beschreibung: | 376 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781009230971 978-1-009-23097-1 |