Paper short abstract:

The topic of this paper is the pilgrimage centre Medjugorje. Examining the construction of topoi of Medjugorje through symbols, narratives and (ritual) practices, the paper explores how those topoi influence renegotiation of identity of those using them

Paper long abstract:

The topic of this paper is the pilgrimage centre Medjugorje, observed through the mutually constituting relations of people and space. The author will examine the construction of topoi of Medjugorje through symbols, narratives and (ritual) practices, and how those topoi influence renegotiation of identity of those using them. Those constituting processes turn Međugorje into a place of simultaneous harmony and conflict, the freedom of its creation being one of its prominent features.