Visualization of religious image: European discourse

Abstract

The aim of the article is to challenge the problem of the actualization of religious image and its visualization in the public life. The author suggests considering religious image as a reflection of religious self-identification and specificity of the confessional style of life. The otherness of religious image, public demonstration of religious symbols became an object of restrictive and prohibitive acts in a number of European countries. The author examines the present-day situation in the context of European and Lithuanian historical analogues. The problem of cultural adaptation, its borders, and the possibilities of a dialogue and compromise among various cultural traditions is analyzed in the context of European discourse.