The Virgin of Luján: sacred source of legitimation of the heroes of the Malvinas War

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  • Laura Marina Panizo CONICET/IDAES-UNSAM

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https://doi.org/10.34096/cas.i37.1340

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The Virgin of Luján, sacred source of legitimation of the heroes of the Malvinas War Abstract The loss of a loved one in war, as in the extraordinary losses in general, produces a break in the usual ways of facing death. In this article we will see how

Abstract

The loss of a loved one in war, as in the extraordinary losses in general, produces a break in the usual ways of facing death. In this article we will see how relatives of fallen in the Malvinas War were adapted to these changes in a creative way, reformulating conventional models to understand them, through a framework of interpretation of losses where the Virgin of Luján, sacred source of legitimation of the dead and the bereaved, becomes the instrument through which occurs the communion of all Argentineans, both living and dead, and strengthening the national identity.

 

 

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Author Biography

  • Laura Marina Panizo, CONICET/IDAES-UNSAM
    Doctora de la UBA con mención en antropología social. CONICET/IDAES-UNSAM. 

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Published

2013-07-01

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Espacio Abierto - Artículos Originales

How to Cite

The Virgin of Luján: sacred source of legitimation of the heroes of the Malvinas War. (2013). Cuadernos De antropología Social, 37, 61-84. https://doi.org/10.34096/cas.i37.1340