Letters with prayer intentions  sent to Kalwaria Zebrzydowska in the 1970s.  A testimony of religious and social attitudes Cover Image

Listy z intencjami modlitewnymi nadsyłane do Kalwarii Zebrzydowskiej w latach 70. XX wieku. Świadectwo postaw religijnych i społecznych
Letters with prayer intentions sent to Kalwaria Zebrzydowska in the 1970s. A testimony of religious and social attitudes

Author(s): Bartłomiej Gapiński
Subject(s): Theology and Religion, Sociology of Religion, History of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: Kalwaria Zebrzydowska; mysteries; prayer request letters; communism; Saint John Paul II

Summary/Abstract: The author interprets prayer letters sent to Kalwaria Zebrzydowska in the 1970s. He presents them as a historical source, although he takes into account the perspective of ethnology and sociology. He presents the origins and features of the sanctuary. He characterizes the content of the letters. He describes social pathologies he writes about the importance of the Catholic Church for the faithful. He quotes a number of letters. She emphasizes that they mainly represented women's point of view. He concludes by emphasizing that the religious attitude, among other things, reflected the dilemmas of everyday life and was far from the so-called "big story." Which is not to say that this religious attitude in the future did not influence the social changes initiated by the second conclave in 1978.

  • Issue Year: 30/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 219-261
  • Page Count: 43
  • Language: Polish
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