Domesticating a Marian Apparition and Pilgrimage Site: A Case of Mount Živčák in Slovakia

This article covers the development of a Marian apparition and pilgrimage site called Mount Živčák, located near Turzovka in northwest Slovakia. Since its inception in 1958, the site has undergone shifts in status, social function, and ritual behavior, culminating in its domestication by the Catholi...

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Main Author: Bahna, Vladimír (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: Numen
Year: 2025, Volume: 72, Issue: 4, Pages: 372-396
Further subjects:B Apparitions
B Pilgrimage
B Ritual
B Domestication
B Virgin Mary
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