Pogranicza i punkty wspólne – historia Kościoła, historia społeczna i historia kultury w epoce staropolskiej: możliwości badań (wybrane przykłady)
Borderlands and Common Points – the History of the Church, Social and Cultural History in the Old Polish Era: Research Prospects (Selected Examples)

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to show common points in the history of the Church and social and cultural history on the example of the Old Polish era as well as diversified research perspectives. The starting point is the history of the Church and ecclesiastical historical sources of a certain type, which may, with the new approach, create many non-traditional research opportunities. Interdisciplinarity and referring to sociology and cultural anthropology is crucial. Due to the complexity of the issue, it has been presented on a few selected examples. The possible use of visiting books, confraternity books or baptism books when describing social and cultural history was shown. The results include, among others, the reconstruction of institutions and particular social groups, their structure, interactions, hierarchy, values, system of control and forms of action. Culture is a common ground of those many layers (ideas, mentality, and religiousness among others). A bridge between history of the Church and social and cultural history allows for a better understanding of the society, its character and functioning in the Old Polish era.

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