Between this World and the Hereafter: a Ritual of Transition

• Authors: Błoński Jan
• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

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.

Keywords

EN

coffin portrait; funeral culture; customs and manners in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts, Czech Republic
• Journal: Historie – Otázky – Problémy (History, Issues, Problems)
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 43-51

Contributors

author

Błoński Jan