The Battle of Mohács, Re-remembered History, and Hungary’s “Christian” Identity

Tür:

Kitap Bölümü

Yazar:

Paul Shore

Yayın yılı:

2023

Dil:

en

This essay scrutinizes the symbols and language employed to articulate the emerging identity of a pan-Christian Hungary, a nation often contrasted with liberal Enlightenment values and non-European cultures attempting to settle or transit through the central European state. Hungary’s liberation from Soviet rule in 1989 left it with a population largely disconnected from institutional Christianity’s rituals and ideologies. Hungary’s cultural memory has been profoundly influenced by its catastrophic defeat in the 1526 Battle of Mohács against the Ottomans and its subsequent subjugation by foreign powers, notably the Ottoman and Austrian rulers. The author conducts a detailed analysis of the predominant symbols and rhetoric employed by contemporary Hungarian nationalist movements. He illustrates how these elements have been repurposed and transformed into integral components of a distinctive neo-Christian identity. The author argues that this evolving “Christian democracy” encompasses “pan-Christian” symbols and messages, drawing parallels with the pan-Indian trends observed in North America.

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