WALKA O DUSZE W CULTURA INGENIORUMANTONIO POSSEVINA SJ
THE BATTLE FOR SOULS IN CULTURA INGENIORUM OF ANTONIO POSSEVINO SJ

Summary/Abstract: The article announces and discusses the first Polish edition of Cultura ingeniorum, the work of Antonio Possevino SJ, based on the contemporary translation of this text by Krystyna Remerowa, from the edition of the first book of Bibliotheca selecta, from the year 1604. It focuses on historical contexts, describes main threads, announces controversies related (inter alia) to understanding of monastic censorship as a regulator of written communication. At the turnout of the 16th and 17th centuries father Possevino was a participant of the historical events that turned the path of history, mostly the picture of the society of that time. He wanted to influence these changes by (among others) adequate (in his opinion) and recommended (by the Society of Jesus), particularly after the Trident Council, orientation of the youth, their education with carefully selected reading and physical exercises, development (paideia) of talents as far as possible, always for God’s glory. In this perspective, it can be interpreted in the perspective of media education paradigms. The article presents Possevino’s work as the one reflecting dilemmas of that time, resulting also from the orders of the controversial church and monastic authorities. This is the text of the spiritually mature author, convinced about doing right things, sometimes supporting counter reformation absolutely.

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