The Image and the Figure : Our Lady of Czêstochowa in Polish Culture and Popular Religion.

The image of Our Lady of Czêstochowa 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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nied1/4wied1/4, Anna
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Polaco
Publicado: Kraków : Jagiellonian University Press, 2010.
Temas:
Mary, > Blessed Virgin, Saint > Devotion to > Poland > Częstochowa > History.
Marie, > Sainte Vierge > Culte > Pologne > Cze̜stochowa > Histoire.
Mary, > Blessed Virgin, Saint
Catholic Church.
Catholic Church
Our Lady of Częstochowa (Icon)
Christianity > Poland.
Christianisme > Pologne.
Christianity
Devotion
Poland
Poland > Częstochowa
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The image of Our Lady of Czêstochowa 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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (208 pages)
ISBN:9788323382782
8323382786

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