Modlitwy i inne praktyki religijne w listach i pamiętnikach chłopów Království Polskiego na przełomie XIX i XX w.
Prayers and other religious practices in the letters and memoirs of peasants in the Kingdom of Poland at the turn of the 20th century

Summary/Abstract: This article examines prayers and other religious activities performed by peasants in the Kingdom of Poland at the turn of the 20th century with the aim of connecting with God. Sacraments, as well as extra-liturgical services and private prayers, are described. Attention is also given to unorthodox practices such as witchcraft and curses. Considerations on the motivation of the peasants' religious practices and the nature of their prayers are presented. Letters and diaries written by the group under study form the basis for research. They already constitute a considerable corpus of sources for the period under discussion, yet unfortunately largely omitted in the literature.

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