Between this World and the Hereafter: a Ritual of Transition
Between this World and the Hereafter: a Ritual of Transition
Author(s): Jan BłońskiSubject(s): History, Sociology
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství
Keywords: coffin portrait; funeral culture; customs and manners in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth;
Summary/Abstract: I will present sources, inspirations, and possible precedents for the coffin portrait, then its characteristics, role in the funeral ceremony and, finally, its modern reception and changing place in Polish culture. It developed when the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was one of the most powerful states in early modern Europe and shared its fate.
Journal: Historie – Otázky – Problémy
- Issue Year: 11/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 43-51
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English