The Heromartyrs of Cyprus: National Museums as Greek Orthodox Hagiographical Media
In 1961, a "Museum of the Struggle" was created to remember and glorify the heroes of the Greek Cypriot anticolonial war (1955-1959). The museum functions, this article argues, as an apparatus of hagiographical mediation, rendering for local and international publics an aura of sanctificat...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2020]
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Material religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 131-161 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Cyprus (Süd)
/ National museum
/ Independence movement
/ Hero
/ Sacralization
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RelBib Classification: | KBK Europe (East) KCD Hagiography; saints KDF Orthodox Church |
Further subjects: | B
Nationalism
B Holiness B Martyrs B Memory B Media B Hagiography B Museums B Mediation |
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