Christomimésis. Habsburkové jako Kristovi následovníci v 17. a 18. století

• Authors: Jiří Hrbek

Title variants

EN

Christomimesis. The Hapsburgs as Imitators of Christ in the 17th and 18th Centuries

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

in the 17th and 18th Centuries In the Early Modern Age the legitimacy of monarchy was linked to kings being the chosen ones of God. The unique position of a king in society simultaneously called for the ruler to identify himself with the role of being an imitator of Jesus Christ. Parallels with his life were already expressed during the ruler’s coronation, yet also on the occasion of royal entries to towns, during processions (such as the feast of Corpus Christi) and especially during the period of Easter when the connections between the life and death of Christ; the treatment of consecrated bread (hostia) and the temporarily transformed royal ceremonial can be observed. The author of the study researches these occasions on the example of the 17th and 18th century Austrian Hapsburgs in the context of other European monarchies.

Keywords

EN

coronation; Easter ceremonials; the Hapsburgs; 17th and 18th centuries; royal piety

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Český časopis historický (The Czech Historical Review)
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 114
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 32-63

Contributors

author

Jiří Hrbek

• Historický ústav AV ČR, Prosecká 809/76, 190 00 Praha 9, Czech Republic