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„Pohled na ně byl strašný, v obličeji zarostlí, na hlavě čáky, jak ti žoldnéři, co Krista Pána ukřižovali“ aneb Víra a konfese ve válce z roku 1866

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Kessler V., Šrámek J.

Studia theologica

2023

vol. 1

107-136

The religious aspect of a conflict like the Prusso‑Austrian War of 1866 may at first sight seem marginal and not very interesting. With pronounced exceptions, the subject has never been the subject of research by many authors who have otherwise literally broken the conflict down into micro‑parts and described in minute detail most conceivable phenomena of a military‑historical nature. Although the conflict could certainly not be classified as a religious or confessional war, the transparent dichotomy between the Catholicism of the Austrian Em pire and the Protestantism of the Prussian Kingdom has inspired – especially in the German‑speaking world – many analyses. These are, however, exclusively structuralist texts, and the analysis mentioned in them tends to be rather quantitative. In our contribution, we would like to focus on an otherwise completely overlooked phenomenon, namely: the personal experience of (dis)belief, the reflection of confessional differences and the (dis)observance of ritual against the backdrop of a dynamic period of wartime conflict. As a source base we will use contemporary memories, memoirs, or chronicle records of ordinary people, soldiers, but also church leaders.

THE GRAVE OF A KNOWN SOLDIER. DE-ANONYMIZATION OF WAR MEMORIALS AND MASS GRAVES AS A MODERNIZATION PROCESS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN EUROPEAN CULTURE

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Kessler V., Michlova M.

Človek a spoločnosť. Internetový časopis pre pôvodné teoretické a výskumné štúdie z oblasti spoločenských vied

2024

vol. 27

issue 1

This article focuses on the perception of anonymity surrounding fallen soldiers in mid-19th-century war memorials in the Habsburg Empire and military funerals in Britain. Researchers working in Central Europe may draw surprisingly different conclusions than Anglo-American works. This article aims to compensate for this lack of research. The study utilizes a comparative approach, analysing historical documents, literature, and visual representations of war memorials and military funerals from the mid-19th century. The article identifies four main factors that contributed to the decline of anonymity in war memorials in the Habsburg Empire: fundamental changes in society, evolving aesthetics reflected in war memorials, differences in the way wars were waged, and changing emotions towards the fallen, the homeland, and family. It also highlights the evolving perception of the fallen soldier in British society, from a mere instrument of war to a human being with emotions and a sense of identity. The findings have implications for our understanding of the evolving role of the fallen soldier in European society.

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1 Človek a spoločnosť. Internetový časopis pre pôvodné teoretické a výskumné štúdie z oblasti spoločenských vied

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1 Michlova M.

1 Šrámek J.

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„Pohled na ně byl strašný, v obličeji zarostlí, na hlavě čáky, jak ti žoldnéři, co Krista Pána ukřižovali“ aneb Víra a konfese ve válce z roku 1866

THE GRAVE OF A KNOWN SOLDIER. DE-ANONYMIZATION OF WAR MEMORIALS AND MASS GRAVES AS A MODERNIZATION PROCESS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN EUROPEAN CULTURE