MEMENTO MORI – KRESŤANSKÉ PAMIATKY ZBOŽNÉHO TRIBEČSKÉHO SPOLOČENSTVA. DROBNÉ SAKRÁLNE OBJEKTY ZÁPADNÉHO TRIBEČSKÉHO PODHORIA V OTVORENEJ KRAJINE

• Authors: Bönde Gogová Stanislava , Bešina Daniel , Sabol Radomír

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Memento mori – Christian memorials of the Christian Tribeč society. Small sacral objects of the western Tribeč foothills in the open landscape

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

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A particularly important segment of the historical landscape structures in the Tribeč foothills is represented by small sacral objects situated in the open landscape, or placed as solitaires in the historical cores of towns or villages. In addition to being a kind of memento mori – so that humans do not forget the transience of their own lives, they also served as a profane topographical object in defining land boundaries and as a landmark at crossroads. The various chapels, crosses, wayside shrines, bell towers, statues of saints are new challenges for the expansion of research and a “hidden” potential for the construction of national and European identity. Their meaning and symbolism has changed over time, but their overall genius loci and their memory in the country persists to the present day. Although they are often overlooked, they deserve special attention in terms of presentation, protection and targeted heritage care. The study deals with the cultural content of small Christian sacral monuments of folk objects as well as their typology based on a sample of the objects under study (roadside crosses, wayside shrines) in the open modern landscape of the western Tribeč foothills.

Keywords

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TRIBEČ SOCIETY; SACRAL OBJECTS; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; MODERN AGES; CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS

• Publisher: Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre
• Journal: Konštantínove listy
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 87 - 121

Contributors

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Bönde Gogová Stanislava

• Constantine the Philosopher University, Faculty of Arts, Hodžova 1, 949 01 Nitra, Slovak Republic

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9703-5514

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Bešina Daniel

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6068-9159

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Sabol Radomír

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0960-5690

Identifiers

DOI

10.17846/CL.2024.17.1.87-121