Ars moriendi: Protestantská pohrebná homiletika a umenie umierať na Slovensku v 18. storočí
Ars Moriendi: Protestant Funeral Homiletics and the Art of Dying in Slovakia in the Eighteenth Century

Summary/Abstract: This study examines the transformation of ars moriendi in Protestant funeral homiletics in eighteenth century Slovakia, analysing the shift from Catholic to Protestant interpretations of “a good death”. Through an analysis of funeral sermons and ars moriendi manuals, the research demonstrates how Protestant theology reconceptualized funeral homiletics from focusing on the afterlife to emphasising living audiences and didactic functions. The study reveals disparities between idealized “good death” representations and empirical reality, examining the dualistic perception of illness and the relationship between medical and spiritual care. The research traces how homiletic rhetoric transformed during the Enlightenment period, manifesting in changing attitudes toward medical care and declining traditional ars moriendi concepts, while demonstrating the role of funeral homiletics in Protestant social disciplining.

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