Testament Invocations as a Manifestation of the Religiosity of Kraków Burghers in the 17th and 18th Centuries Cover Image

Testament Invocations as a Manifestation of the Religiosity of Kraków Burghers in the 17th and 18th Centuries
Testament Invocations as a Manifestation of the Religiosity of Kraków Burghers in the 17th and 18th Centuries

Author(s): Marcin Gadocha
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Social Sciences, Economy, Cultural history, Geography, Regional studies, Economic history, Ethnohistory, History of ideas, Local History / Microhistory, Social history, Gender history, Modern Age, Theology and Religion, 16th Century, 17th Century
Published by: Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach
Keywords: Testament; Kraków; 17th century; 18th centuriy; Invocation;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to provide an overview over the last wills as the historical sources. The first part of this work consists of the overview of published relevant works; it also summarised the well-known facts about purpose and creation of the last wills. The paper describes its form, possible use as well as their development. The emphasis is put on the concrete manuscripts originated from the region of Kraków from the 17th and 18th century. The last part of paper is dedicated to specific section of testament – the invocation.

  • Issue Year: 1/2012
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 106-115
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English