The analysis of Licheń's Holy Icon as a case study in semiotic fortition

Lubos-Kozieł, Joanna; Haładewicz-Grzelak, Małgorzata

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“…This reflects a very significant attitude: In the multifaceted relations of Catholicism to the Polish state, there has always been one national hub and a centre for the Catholic Polish tradition: the Częstochowa Monastery, founded in 1382. However, the saliency test run in 2012 and reported in Lubos-Kozieł and Haładewicz-Grzelak (2013) showed that, at present, among students, there is not much difference in the recognition rate for the two centres: the Pauline monastery in Częstochowa and the Licheń basilica (completed in 2004) (see Figure 4). The hypo-heritage slant in the Licheń centre might thus be interpreted as one of the strategies of ‘an arriviste’ to establish itself and claim priority to encapsulate and epitomize the Polish tradition against the existing pilgrimage centre.…”

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“…The work forms part of a larger project on the cultural semiotics of the Licheń centre (cf. for example, Lubos-Kozieł and Haładewicz-Grzelak, 2013; Haładewicz-Grzelak and Wilson, 2013). The analysed texts of the epigraphs are English glosses – translated by M.H.G.…”

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“… 9. On this topic, see our work (Lubos-Kozieł and Haładewicz-Grzelak, 2013), where we report an analysis of the formative processes of the Licheń Icon. …”

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This article examines the topic of 'heritage' in the context of the skyrocketing development of a Catholic pilgrimage centre in Licheń (Poland). Using photographic documentation of local memorabilia, gathered during joint fieldwork done on the premises of the centre in September 2010, we posit that Licheń is an instance of lieu de mémoire (cf. Nora, 1996), prepared for pilgrims/tourists as a pedestrian walk (cf. Plate, 2006;Urry, 2002). Along these lines, we explore pervasive and instrumental references to the past in Licheń, as well as the superficial status of such references. We highlight the crucial relevance of this study to the body of work devoted to the sacrosanct and exclusive aspect of heritage as opposed to history (cf., for example, Lowenthal 1996). We find strong evidence for positing referring to heritage as a means of in-group mobilization of Polish nationality. In particular, we focus on strategies of avoiding conflict between heritage references and other values, such as novelty, modernity, luxury and so on, as well as on strategies of exposing the past without being subject to any limitations connected with the presence of relics of such a past. We also focus on the national dimension of the religious code in Licheń, that is, how typical units of identity such as 'nation' are re-negotiated and fortified in contemporary society.

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