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      Sterilization and Re-sacralization of the Places of Secular Pilgrimage
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      Sterilization and Re-sacralization of the Places of Secular Pilgrimage

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      Moving Monuments, Meanings and Crowds in Estonia

      Sterilization and Re-sacralization of the Places of Secular Pilgrimage

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      Moving Monuments, Meanings and Crowds in Estonia
      ByPolina Tšerkassova
      BookPilgrimage, Politics and Place-Making in Eastern Europe

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      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2014
      Imprint Routledge
      Pages 15
      eBook ISBN 9781315600505
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      ABSTRACT

      This chapter takes secular pilgrimage as a point of departure for exploring state politics and for gaining a more profound understanding of the interconnectedness between pilgrimage and politics as well as the processes of sacralization, sterilization and re-sacralization of certain public places of commemoration. It traces the nation-making process in Estonia, which is shaped by politically or ideologically informed decisions and actions. The controversies surrounding the Unknown Soldier in Tallinn can be explored through the movements of the commemorative pilgrims and as a means of place-making. Thus, it allows us to see the other connections which are often overlooked in the analysis of the war of monuments in Tallinn. Visits to the Unknown Soldier monument enable people to traverse distance and time, and reanimate metaphorical relations with their distant or deceased family members and a far-off homeland ac.

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