Walking to “Jerusalem” from Vienna

Download or read book Walking to “Jerusalem” from Vienna written by Neta Bodner and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Way of the Cross from the heart of Vienna to one of its surrounding villages, Hernals, was inaugurated in 1639 to celebrate the victory of the Catholic Church over Protestantism in the area. The paper first considers this pilgrimage path as a product of the Counter-Reformation and then analyzes its later additions and transformations in light of changing political circumstances in Vienna and its hinterland. It reviews the strategies by which Jerusalem was made present in the local landscape, including a Way of the Cross, a Calvary Mount, and a copy of the Sepulchre of Christ. Finally, the paper explores various aspects of commemoration through the pilgrimage experience in this seventeenth-century representation of Jerusalem in Austria"--publisher's website.