The Sermon as a multimedial instrument of communication in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the reformation and counter-reformation

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Document Type:
Straipsnis / Article
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
The Sermon as a multimedial instrument of communication in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the reformation and counter-reformation
In the Journal:
Forum for modern language studies. 2020, Vol. 57, No. 1, p. 99-113
Keywords:
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16 amžius; 17 amžius; Komunikacija / Communication; Krikščionybė. Teologija / Christianity. Theology; Bažnyčia / Church.
Summary / Abstract:

ENAt the end of the sixteenth century, during the Christianization of Lithuania, sermons became one of the most important means of communication. As a medium, the sermon functioned through systems of codified sounds and symbols, as well as representing the institution of the Church for which it served as a means of broadcasting. Increased attention to the sermon was prompted by the desire of the Catholic Church to resist the Reformation and to preserve its spiritual monopoly. Martin Luther and Erasmus of Rotterdam underlined the importance of preaching, claiming that preaching the Gospels could improve society. The Jesuits instructed preachers not to limit themselves to religious matters alone but also to pay attention to social and political problems. There were two kinds of sermon: one for churchmen, preached in Latin; the other for lay people, in the vernacular. The Jesuits trained priests to preach in Lithuanian. Keywords: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; sermon; medial communication; Reformation; Counter-Reformation; Council of Trent; Wolfenbuttel Postilla; Bretke’s Postilla; Piotr Skarga’s ‘Parliamentary Sermons’. [From the publication]

DOI:
10.1093/fmls/cqaa027
ISSN:
0015-8518; 1471-6860
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