Object structure
Title:

“Communion with the Saints” as an area of gift exchange in folk religiosity

Subtitle:

Ethnologia Polona 28 (2007)

Creator:

Chomicka, Ewa

Publisher:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2007

Description:

24 cm

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

gift exchange ; popular religiosity ; communion with the Saints ; Catholicism

Abstract:

The article focuses on relations between faithful here on earth and those deceased. It describes the relations in categories of gift exchange since people who are alive have some obligation towards the departed. They should help them achieve Salvation. According to the teaching of the Catholic Church, all believers form a religious community which includes the earthly reality, souls in Purgatory and the community of the redeemed dwelling in heaven. All three ecumenes remain in deep contact, supporting each other by prayers. Spiritual solidarity between the community of the Church on earth and those members who are redeemed or are awaiting salvation is called "communion with the Saints" and it especially in folk religiosity it becomes a field for a gift exchange

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Relation:

Ethnologia Polona

Volume:

28

Start page:

61

End page:

73

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

0137-4079

Source:

IAiE PAN, call no. P 366 ; IAiE PAN, call no. P 367 ; IAiE PAN, call no. P 368 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Restricted Access

Terms of use:

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Digitizing institution:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

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