Niebezpieczeństwa w podróżach a modlitwy dla Żydówek (z połowy XIX wieku) – teksty, konteksty, kody kulturowe i ich przemiany
Dangers in Travel and Prayers for Jewish Women (mid-19th century) – Texts, Contexts, Cultural Codes, and their Transformations

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to present the results of the analysis of travel prayers and the dangers mentionedtherein, drawn from prayer books for Jewish women published in the mid-19th century. In thecontext of Jewish religion and prayers, the most important source is the Hebrew Bible, whichcarries cultural codes. Its text serves as a framework for analysing multilingual travel prayers anddiscussing the dangers inherent in them. The awareness of threat and the accompanying negativeemotions can be described as universal phenomena, although the motives for travel, preferred des-tinations, and means of transport changed. On the other hand, the attitude of entrusting travellersto God, verbalised and preserved in the form of travel prayers, constitutes a behavioural model anda phenomenon of a universal nature.

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