The library collection of the monastery in Wojnowo includes books which were used during funeral ceremonies and prayers for the dead. These texts registered non-verbal activities which accompanied prayers and which can be categorised as non-verbal rituals. The author managed to trace rituals which are repeated in different texts, thus they can be seen as characteristic of funeral ceremonies. There are two kinds of rituals described: either of prescriptive or prohibitive nature.
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