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History of the Holy Years Through Mass Media (1900-2015): Media Jubilees

History of the Holy Years Through Mass Media (1900-2015): Media Jubilees

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ISBN10: 3031944178
ISBN13: 9783031944178
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Aug 29 2025
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.00 Depth: 2.80
Language: English

As soon as Jubilees, or Holy Years, appeared on the 14th century historical stage, they became the papal monarchy's most relevant political and economic instruments. Since the 20th century, jubilee celebrations have also proved to be extraordinary moments of confrontation, though not always easy or unambiguous, between the papacy and the rapidly developing mass audiovisual media. On the one hand, the jubilees have served as catalysts for attention towards the Vatican, amplifying the traditional reasons behind the attraction of the Eternal City as a destination for imposing pilgrimages and as a theater for spectacular liturgical ceremonies. On the other hand, the Holy Years have provided the opportunity for the Holy See to experiment through audiovisual media with new ways of interpreting and unfolding the universal mission of the papacy, finally freed from temporal concerns.

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