Customs and Culture in Poland under the Last Saxon King : : Selections from Opis obyczajów za panowania Augusta III by father Jędrzej Kitowicz, 1728-1804 /

Customs and Culture in Poland under the Last Saxon King : : Selections from Opis obyczajów za panowania Augusta III by father Jędrzej Kitowicz, 1728-1804 / / Jędrzej Kitowicz.

Jędrzej Kitowicz was a parish priest in central Poland with a military and worldly past. In his later years, after putting the affairs of his parish in order, he composed a colorful chronicle of all aspects and walks of life under King August III. He seems to have written mostly from memory, creatin...

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VerfasserIn:
Kitowicz, Jędrzej,
MitwirkendeR:
Swan, Oscar E.,
Place / Publishing House:Budapest ;, New York : : Central European University Press, , [2019]
©2019
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (412 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Glossary of Commonly Used Terms
  • Jędrzej Kitowicz: To the Reader
  • I. Religious Beliefs and Institutions of Piety
  • 1. Religious Denominations in Poland
  • 2. On Piety
  • 3. The Hospital of the Baby Jesus
  • 4. The Maiden Canonesses
  • II. Religious Customs and Ceremonies
  • 5. On Manger Scenes
  • 6. Floral Sunday
  • 7. Ash Wednesday. Dark Matins
  • 8. The Passion Service and the Flagellants
  • 9. Easter Processions and the Entombment Ceremony
  • 10. The Resurrection Ceremony and Corpus Christi Procession
  • 11. Easter Monday and St. John’s Eve
  • III. Child-Rearing and Early Education
  • 12. Child-Rearing
  • 13. The Education of Children Past the Age of Seven
  • 14. Public Schools
  • 15. On Student Privileges
  • 16. How Dąbrowski Lost His Head
  • IV. Legislature and the Judiciary
  • 17. On the Sejms
  • 18. Eating and Drinking at the Sejmiks. Vetting Delegates
  • 19. The Marshal’s Courts
  • 20. On Torture
  • 21. The Crown Tribunals
  • 22. The Singlesticks Circle
  • 23. Deputival Honors and Parades
  • 24. The Conclusion of the Tribunals
  • 25. The R adom Commission
  • V. The Military
  • 26. The Crown Foot Guard
  • 27. The Company Circle
  • 28. The Company Deputation for Tax Collection
  • 29. The March of the Hussar and Armored Regiments
  • 30. Foreign-Style Regiments
  • 31. The Hetmans
  • 32. The Sich and the haidamakS
  • 33. On Orders
  • VI. Lives and Entertainments of the Nobility
  • 34. Old-Fashioned Cookery
  • 35. New-Fashioned Cookery
  • 36. Noble Tables and Banquets
  • 37. On the Potato
  • 38. Of Beds and Bedding
  • 39. On Noble Palaces and Homes
  • 40. On Costume or Dress
  • 41. Women’s Wear: Headgear, Mantles, and Hoop Skirts
  • 42. Of Snuff and Snuff Boxes
  • 43. Of Bags and Watches, R ings and Pins
  • 44. Household Entertainments
  • 45. Of Carnivals and Kuligs
  • 46. Masked Balls
  • 47. Of Drinks and Drinking
  • 48. On the More Famous Drunkards
  • 49. Of Carriages and Conveyances
  • 50. Public Convocations
  • VII. On Peasant Customs
  • 51. On Peasant Customs
  • Appendix: Reading Kitowicz in Context
  • Appendix: List of Texts Not Included
  • Index
  • Figures

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