Between this World and the Hereafter: a Ritual of Transition

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 st...

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Main Author: Jan Błoński
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta 2019-06-01
Series:Historie - Otázky - Problémy
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Online Access:https://historieotazkyproblemy.ff.cuni.cz/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/11/Jan_Blonski_43-51.pdf