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“Look, You Machame You Dog”: The Story of an Anti-Islamic Inscription on St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna

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  • Ernst Fürlinger

    (Institute for Religious Studies, University of Vienna, and Center for Religion and Globalization, Danube University Krems, Dr.-Karl-Dorrek- Strasse 30, 3500 Krems, Austria)

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After the 1683 Siege of Vienna, an anti-Islamic inscription and sculpture – possibly representing the head of Muhammad – were affixed onto the tower of St. Stephen’s cathedral in Vienna. In the 21st century, this story highlights the difficulties that arise when the collective memory of the former Catholic empire or nation collides with human rights norms of the modern constitutional republic as well with the norms of religious dialogue in the Catholic Church.

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  • Ernst Fürlinger, 2016. "“Look, You Machame You Dog”: The Story of an Anti-Islamic Inscription on St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna," Border Crossing, Transnational Press London, UK, vol. 6(2), pages 337-341, July-Dece.
    • Handle: RePEc:mig:bcwpap:v:6:y:2016:i:2:p:337-341
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