Isten dicsőségére állíttatta… Szempontok, észrevételek, gondolatok a szakrális kisépítmények vizsgálatához
Erected for the glory of God… Aspects, observations, thoughts for examining small sacral structures

Author(s): Mónika Bodnár
Subject(s): Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Fórum Kisebbségkutató Intézet
Summary/Abstract: The study mainly summarizes the author’s observations based on her research in the Bódva Valley. During the fieldwork, she encountered small sacral monuments that could not be fitted into any of the existing categories. In addition to the World War II monuments, such were the statues that commemorate recent church personalities – priests, nuns. Moreover the choice of location where they were built is sometimes inexplicable at first glance – so the text also mentions a location that is different from the classic ones. The research also revealed that a significant part of the small sacral monuments in Torna County, especially the chapels, crosses, and statues built in the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, are somehow connected to American emigrants.

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