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The authoress describes some difficulties concerning doing research on contemporary Polish religiosity. Since there are many phenomena occurring throughout the country (e. g. the cult of Our Lady of Czestochowa, popularity of 'Radio Maryja' or pilgrimages to the most famous sanctuaries) it is a kind of a challenge to find a fresh field for research. Happily, Polish anthropologists beloved some regions...
The article proposes an application of a classical, popularized by Victor Turner, idea of communitas on the ground of research on contemporary religiosity. Basing on the example of a church fair of Assumption Day the authoress shows a possibility of applying both categories: existential communitas (describing a type of a religious experience) and normative communitas (describing social relations emerging...
The article describes the relation between humour and religion, using Polish Passion plays as an illustration. The authoress focuses on jokes present in narrations about Easter plays. Although humour is not part of Easter play scenarios, it is a permanent feature of narrations about Passion plays. However, jokes are not about things divine, the holy story depicted in the play, but about the imperfections...
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