TY  - JOUR
AU  - Weaver, Eric Beckett
TI  - The Crucified Madonna. A semiotics of motherland imagery in Hungary
TS  - A semiotics of motherland imagery in Hungary
JF  - SLOVO-LONDON
J2  - SLOVO-LONDON
VL  - 14
PY  - 2002
IS  - március
SP  - 54
EP  - 76
PG  - 23
SN  - 0954-6839
UR  - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/1491062
ID  - 1491062
AB  - In post-Trianon Hungarian irredentist imagery, the use of the 
Christian symbolism of crucifixion is hardly exceptional and 
is common to self-pitying nationalist imagery in much of the 
Christian world. However, Hungary's unique historical 
development left irredentist image creators unable to use the 
crucifixion of a male figure. Nevertheless, although 
restricted to gender-neutral or female representations, 
Hungarian nationalists were compelled to evoke the Passion of 
Christ, while also stressing the Mary-like nature of the 
country. As the paper shows, they created a powerful, if 
blasphemous set of images placing the motherland in the role 
of Christ. This continues to be evoked in Hungarian 
nationalist discourse today.
LA  - English
DB  - MTMT
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