Pregledni rad
Rosary in Croatian war if independence. A sign of religious war or of faith in the war?
Silvana Burilović
orcid.org/0000-0002-1723-3404
; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet, Sveučilište u Splitu
Mladen Parlov
; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet, Sveučilište u Splitu
Sažetak
In this work we want to present the relation between the Rosary
and the Croatian Independence War. The first part deals with the
causes, beginning and consequences of the War. Then the War will
be examined in the light of theology, i.e. we will try to fathom the
war as such by theological criteria, and then in the light of these
criteria the Croatian War of Independence will be evaluated. Then
follows the presentation of the role and meaning of the Rosary as
a symbol of peace, but also spiritual force in the life of Croatian
soldier, defender of his Homeland, as well as what the church
dignitaries said about the Rosary in the course of the Croatian War
of Independence itself.
Although in everyday use of religious symbols some believers
are not devoid of certain taboo and magic infiltrations, yet, in our
opinion, for most participants of the Croatian War of Independence
the Rosary is not a weapon directed against the other, but the means
of communication with the living God and the Mother of God, power
and help in the most difficult situations on the battlefield, comfort
in pain, a symbol of faith and hope in the defensive victory, but
often a barrier against hate, violence, humiliation and inhumane
treatment of enemy.
Ključne riječi
Croatian War of Independence; “righteous war”; prayer of the Rosary; faith and religious symbols
Hrčak ID:
104990
URI
Datum izdavanja:
4.7.2013.
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