Sacralization of History in (contemporary) Eastern Europe. Actors – Networks – Topics

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Sacralization of History in (contemporary) Eastern Europe. Actors – Networks – Topics

Veranstalter
Herder-Institut Marburg
Veranstaltungsort
Virtual
Gefördert durch
Leibniz Research Allicance Historical Authenticity
PLZ
35037
Ort
Marburg
Land
Deutschland
Vom - Bis
28.06.2021 -
Von
Heidi Hein-Kircher, Wissenschaftsforum, Herder-Institut für historische Ostmitteleuropaforschung - Institut der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft

Joint Conference by Herder-Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe, Leibniz-Institute for European History, Catholic University Leuven, University of Amsterdam supported by the Leibniz Research Allicance Historical Authenticity

Sacralization of History in (contemporary) Eastern Europe. Actors – Networks – Topics

Historical memory is playing a central role, especially in Eastern European, in shaping national identities and legitimizing claims to leadership. Remarkably, history is currently not simply politized but history is also being sacralized. Historical evidence, myths and stereotypes are declared “authentic” and therefore beyond doubt or criticism. Secular and sacral rituals, venerated objects and marked spaces are used to strengthen feelings of national identity and belonging. Religious authorities and churches are often involved in the sacralization of historical politics. Populist parties and regimes also make use of history in this manner.

Programm

10.00–10.10 am OPENING REMARKS
Heidi Hein-Kircher (Marburg), Liliya Berezhnaya (Leuven/Amsterdam), Johannes Paulmann (Mainz)

10.10–10.45 am KEYNOTE
Johannes Paulmann (Mainz): Sacralization – Historical Concepts and Practices

Break

11.00–12.30 am SECTION I: INTERCONFESSIONAL AND MNEMONIC CONFLICTS
Moderation: Liliya Berezhnaya (Leuven/Amsterdam)

Radu Nedici (Bucharest): Remembering Religious Dissent Through Its Martyrs: The Orthodox Church and the Appropriation of Historical Memory in Postsocialist Romania
Wiktoria Kudela-Świątek (Kraków): The (Ab)Use of Orthodox Marian Iconography in the Holodomor Visual Culture
Ursula Woolley (London): “Holier Than Thou?” Russian Sacralization of History and Ecclesiastical Politicization in
Ukraine in Discursive Competition Over Ukrainian Autocephaly
Discussion

Lunch Break (1 hour)

1.30–3.30 pm SECTION II: MARTYRS OF FAITH AND NATION
Moderation: Heidi Hein-Kircher (Marburg)

Tatiana Nikonorova (Aprelevka): Nicholas II in Modern Russia: Between Sacralization and Politics
Yuliya Yurchuk (Stockholm), Andriy Fert (Kyiv): Sacralization of Memory of Euromaidan Protests from a Postsecular Perspective
Paweł Duber (Birmingham): Two Coffins: Right-Wing Politics of Memory and the “Sacralisation” of History
in Poland after 2000
Irina Paert (Tartu): Passion According to Nationalists: Martyrs for Faith and Sacralization of History in the Baltic Provinces and Estonia
Discussion

Break

3.45–4.45 pm SECTION III: NEW PAGANISM AND THE SACRALIZATION/INVENTION OF TRADITION
Moderation: Johannes Paulmann (Mainz)

Karin Reichenbach (Leipzig): “Nacjopoganie”? Sacralization and Politicization of the Pre-Christian Past in Polish Modern Paganism and Related Cultural Fields
István Povedák (Budapest): Re-Inventing Sacred Hungarianness: From Grassroots Neo Mythologies to High Politics
Discussion

Break

5.00–5.30 pm CONCLUDING REMARKS
Piotr Kisiel (Erkner)

5.30–6.00 pm FINAL DISCUSSION

Kontakt

PD Dr. Heidi Hein-Kircher
Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe
Institute of the Leibnitz Association
Gisonenweg 5-7
35037 Marburg, Germany

heidi.hein-kircher@herder-institut.de
or Hanna Meisel (forum@herder-institut.de)