Published: 2015-12-31

Sacrum in the urban space –urban shrines of Warsaw Prague

Agnieszka Wołk

Abstract

Warsaw Prague, placed in the central part of right side of Warsaw is regarded a very fashionable district recently. It has been often marginalized, but also considered a “real” part of the capital that brings together tradition and culture of Warsaw. Part of this culture and tradition is religion. Prague has always been more religious than other districts of Warsaw. In the public space, it is noticeable mainly by the presence of religious objects. They are more of them in the Prague than anywhere else in Warsaw. These are not only churches, most visible in the city, but also shrines and crosses, often found in backyards of old Prague's houses or on street corners. They are less visible for tourists, visiting today’s Prague, but important for residents. The phenomenon is the fact that they still exist in the urban space that someone cares about them. That would indicate, that they are objects of symbolic value, bound to tradition, history, culture and religion for the inhabitants of Prague. It also would indicate, that the sacrumsphere is always present in the urban space, despite some radical thesis in sociology of religion, connecting urbanization with secularization.

Keywords:

urban space, sacrum, shrines, Warsaw, Prague

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Wołk, A. (2015). Sacrum in the urban space –urban shrines of Warsaw Prague. Academic Journal of Sociology, 13(4). Retrieved from https://czasopisma.uksw.edu.pl/index.php/ucs/article/view/3072

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