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From glory to oblivion? Changes of the site of pilgrimage Křemešník in the 20th century
CHALUPOVÁ, Jana
The submitted work aims to clerify changes of the image of the site of pilgrimage called Křemešník in social memory during the dynamic 20th century. Author leans on her bachelor's thesis, which was focused on Křemešník in the first thirty years of the 20th century. Now she tried to describe rivalry of ecclesiastic and touristic segment in the first half of the 20th century, replaced by establishment of the communist dictatorship. The reports of the church secretaries helped to find out the attitude of ruling power to Křemešník, means of changing or deleting the memory of the site and the success rate of this effort. Attention was also paid to perception of Křemešník by ordinary people, compared with contemporary state using a questionnaire. Extant written sources were supplemented with memories of contemporary witnesses.
Site of pilgrimage Křemešník. Changes of the realm of memory in 1918-1948
CHALUPOVÁ, Jana
The aim of the bachelor thesis is to clerify changes of the site of pilgrimage called Křemešník in social memory during the first thirty years of the 20th century. At first, the study captures ecclesiastic history in Bohemia and in the Pelhřimov district as well as older history of Křemešník. Next, commemorative books written by local priests are analysed to document the main events of the observed period. Emphasis is also put on everyday life and on the personalities of the priests and their relations to the site of pilgrimage. Next part is dedicated to the pilgrimages, because the memory of the site was created especially by them. Attention is also paid to legends and miracles, which are connected with the spring on Křemešník. Popularity of the site is backed up by the following chapters, which deal with marriages and christenings in the pilgrimage church and with old publications about Křemešník. The bachelor thesis is summarized in the conclusion, which also provides additional options for further research.

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