Heritigization and foreign diplomacy
The article investigates the complex negotiation process regarding the renovation of St Catherine’s church in St Petersburg. Additionally, the goal is to gain novel understanding of how former religious spaces can be transformed and highlight the various significances these structures may possess in...
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Donner Institute
2023-09-01
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| author | Gunilla Gunner Carola Nordbäck |
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| description | The article investigates the complex negotiation process regarding the renovation of St Catherine’s church in St Petersburg. Additionally, the goal is to gain novel understanding of how former religious spaces can be transformed and highlight the various significances these structures may possess in different contexts, particularly at the junction of religion and cultural heritage. Built in 1865, the church served as a place of worship for the Swedish-speaking congregation for nearly eighty years before being repurposed as a sports school. Recently, Sweden has aimed to restore the church and utilize it as a centre for Swedish–Russian relations. The article examines the reasons and arguments for renovation, as well as the progress that has been made to date. Additionally, it explores the role of Sweden in Russia through the perspectives of various stakeholders, including members of the congregation, diplomats, politicians, architects and priests.
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| spelling | doaj.art-e6aaa36572324d9ab4ac99e682caf5722023-09-04T15:16:29ZengDonner InstituteApproaching Religion1799-31212023-09-0113210.30664/ar.126777Heritigization and foreign diplomacyGunilla Gunner0Carola Nordbäck1Södertörn UniversityMid Sweden UniversityThe article investigates the complex negotiation process regarding the renovation of St Catherine’s church in St Petersburg. Additionally, the goal is to gain novel understanding of how former religious spaces can be transformed and highlight the various significances these structures may possess in different contexts, particularly at the junction of religion and cultural heritage. Built in 1865, the church served as a place of worship for the Swedish-speaking congregation for nearly eighty years before being repurposed as a sports school. Recently, Sweden has aimed to restore the church and utilize it as a centre for Swedish–Russian relations. The article examines the reasons and arguments for renovation, as well as the progress that has been made to date. Additionally, it explores the role of Sweden in Russia through the perspectives of various stakeholders, including members of the congregation, diplomats, politicians, architects and priests. https://journal.fi/ar/article/view/126777Heritage studiesChurch historySt. Catherine's ChurchMaterial religionSwedish foreign diplomacy |
| spellingShingle | Gunilla Gunner Carola Nordbäck Heritigization and foreign diplomacy Approaching Religion Heritage studies Church history St. Catherine's Church Material religion Swedish foreign diplomacy |
| title | Heritigization and foreign diplomacy |
| title_full | Heritigization and foreign diplomacy |
| title_fullStr | Heritigization and foreign diplomacy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Heritigization and foreign diplomacy |
| title_short | Heritigization and foreign diplomacy |
| title_sort | heritigization and foreign diplomacy |
| topic | Heritage studies Church history St. Catherine's Church Material religion Swedish foreign diplomacy |
| url | https://journal.fi/ar/article/view/126777 |
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