MA Thesis by Povilas Dikavičius
Baroque urban funerals were festivities which made use of religious signs in a multiconfessional ... more Baroque urban funerals were festivities which made use of religious signs in a multiconfessional environment. This kind of manifestation of difference might have presented a pretext for violent outbreaks, however, most of the time these ceremonies ended without causing additional turmoil. The present thesis aims to explore the possible causes which allowed for these morbid festivities to remain peaceful and the effects that they might have had on the urban community.
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Thesis was awarded the Peter Hanák Prize, as the best thesis in the department of History during the academic year and won the prize of the best thesis in the advanced specialization program of Religious Studies.
Papers by Povilas Dikavičius
Thanatos, 2020
The present article examines the political significance of funeral processions in a multifaith en... more The present article examines the political significance of funeral processions in a multifaith environment. Seventeenth century Vilnius presents a rich case study for such research as it was home to five Christian denominations, whose coexistence was not always peaceful. Religious disagreements were often brought forward by public ritual action and prior historiography tends to view ritual as a liability. This article argues that under certain conditions funeral processions furthered civic belonging. In order to do so, the article begins with exploring occasions of religious violence in 17 th century Vilnius and describes the interdenominational relationship among the inhabitants of the city. It continues by reconstructing the form of funeral processions by analyzing last wills and post-mortem registers. Lastly, these occasions are interpreted through the lens of semiotic anthropology, showing the binding potential of funeral processions on the civic community of 17 th century Vilnius.
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MA Thesis by Povilas Dikavičius
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Thesis was awarded the Peter Hanák Prize, as the best thesis in the department of History during the academic year and won the prize of the best thesis in the advanced specialization program of Religious Studies.
Papers by Povilas Dikavičius
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Thesis was awarded the Peter Hanák Prize, as the best thesis in the department of History during the academic year and won the prize of the best thesis in the advanced specialization program of Religious Studies.