Tag: Poland

Świebodzin’s statue of Jesus: sacred space or tourist destination?

Świebodzin’s statue of Jesus: sacred space or tourist destination?

By Robert Parkin

I have been visiting western Poland for the past quarter of a century and more, partly for personal reasons, partly to do research especially on politics and identity in what until WWII had been a German region. My base while there has been Świebodzin, a small town of about 21,000 people situated roughly in the …

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“European Bodies”

“European Bodies”

By Anika Keinz and Paweł Lewicki

Anika Keinz and Paweł Lewicki reflect on the thematic issue they prepared for the latest AJEC edition (Volume 28, Issue 1). Available open access.