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2015 | 14 | 71-82

Article title

Kuglarstwo, szarlataneria czy doświadczenie świata nadprzyrodzonego: słownictwo spirytystyczne w "Emancypantkach" Bolesława Prusa

Content

Title variants

EN
Deviousness, charlatanry or an experience of the supernatural world: spiritualist vocabulary in "Emancypantki" by Bolesław Prus

Languages of publication

PL

Abstracts

EN
The article brings up the issues of nineteenth-century mesmerism in the works of Bolesław Prus. It describes the coming out of the phenomenon, views of its rationalization and democratisation both from global and Polish perspective. Moreover, it draws attention to those components of the author’s biography, such as the acquaintance and cooperation with Julian Ochorowicz, which influenced the shape of his outlook on the spiritualism enthusiasts movement, quite popular at that times. The writer’s attitude towards the new phenomenon was ambiguous and traces of his internal dilemmas are easily found in the language of “The New Woman”. The analyzed language which creates spiritualistic discourse is represented by general names i.e. names of the doctrine created by Allan Kardec or the reality it concerned; names of the rituals – meetings of people and spirits as well as the names of people and beings, directly or indirectly engaged in those rituals.

Contributors

  • Uniwersytet KAzimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy
author

References

  • Bodanko A., Julian Ochorowicz (1850-1917) ojciec polskiej psychologii naukowej, „Nauczyciel i Szkoła” 2011, nr 2.
  • Krzywicki L., Nieco wspomnień o Bolesławie Prusie, w: Wspomnienia o Bolesławie Prusie, zebrał i opracował Stanisław Fita, Warszawa 1962.
  • Seanse warszawskie, „Gazeta Poranna 2 Grosze” 1917, nr 110.
  • Sołowianiuk P., Jasnowidz w salonie czyli spirytyzm i paranormalność w Polsce międzywojennej, Warszawa 2014.
  • Tomasik W., Ochocki Julian, w: Leksykon „Lalki”, red. A. Bąbel, A. Kowalczykowa, Warszawa 2011.
  • W nieznane światy, „Gazeta Poranna 2 Grosze” 1917, nr 127.

Document Type

Publication order reference

Identifiers

ISSN
1730-4180

YADDA identifier

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