REFLEXE KÁZÁNÍ V PAMĚTNÍCH ZÁPISCÍCH ZBOŽNÝCH LAIKŮ V OBDOBÍ KONFESIONALIZACE

• Authors: Prchal Pavlíčková Radmila

Title variants

EN

Reflections on sermons in the memoirs of pious laypeople during the period of confessionalization

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

This study examines how authors of memoirs from the first half of the 17th century reflected on sermons they heard in cities and on the figure of the preacher in their memoirs, diaries, and chronicles. The aim is first to identify the most common circumstances under which authors recorded mentions of sermons in their personal writings and then to analyse how they reflected on sermons during the period of confessionalization, religious transformations, and state-imposed re-Catholicization. A close examination of this historical period – marked by the threats of war, economic uncertainty, and crises of conscience for lay believers – reveals that authors paid considerable attention to sermons in their personal records. They sought to preserve their memory, expressed their own opinions, and often transcribed the content, key message, or specific details of sermons – particularly those that irritated them. In their writings, they frequently aimed to critique, ridicule, or condemn these aspects.

Keywords

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SERMONS; CONFESSIONALIZATION; MEMOIRS; NARRATIVE SOURCES

• Publisher: Institute of Slovak Literature, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Slovenská literatúra (Slovak Literature)
• Year: 2025
• Volume: 72
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 138 – 149

Contributors

author

Prchal Pavlíčková Radmila

• Katedra historie, Filozofická fakulty Univerzity Palackého, Na Hradě 5, 771 80 Olomouc, Czech Republic

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4903-3826

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/slovlit.2025.72.2.4