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This chapter analyzes the processes of identification and conceptualization of the borders of the state and the nation through the establishment of a cult to the Virgin Mary in one Ukrainian region. First, it introduces the reader to the history of Transcarpathia, reflecting on why some today believe that the intervention of divine powers, especially of the Virgin Mary (through her apparitions), was called upon to provide a commentary on the relations of this region to the Ukrainian national idea. At a recent apparition site at Dzhublyk, the Virgin Mary as a symbolic figure is instrumentalized in discussions concerning national identification processes. Nevertheless, the apparition cannot be reduced to its political significance.
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Halemba, A. (2016). The Virgin Mary, State, and Nation in Transcarpathian Ukraine. In: Di Stefano, R., Ramón Solans, F. (eds) Marian Devotions, Political Mobilization, and Nationalism in Europe and America. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43443-8_8
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