The Pirita Convent in Estonian Historical Memory: Not Just in the Forest behind the Convent Cover Image
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Pirita klooster Eesti ajaloomälus: Mitte ainult kloostri taga metsas
The Pirita Convent in Estonian Historical Memory: Not Just in the Forest behind the Convent

Author(s): Linda Kaljundi
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts
Published by: Eesti Kunstiteadlaste Ühing
Keywords: Pirita convent; medievalism; realms of memory; Estonian historical memory

Summary/Abstract: The Pirita convent is one of the best known symbolic and visual signs of the Middle Ages in Estonia. At the same time, its role in our historical memory has been both remarkable and unusually diverse, uniting a number of different narratives, and also visual and performative layers. This article examines the shaping of Pirita as an Estonian ’realm of memory’, paying special attention to the contrast between its alienation and domestication.

  • Issue Year: 16/2007
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 111-140
  • Page Count: 30
  • Language: Estonian