Kilka uwag o dominikańskich kazaniach XVIII wieku

In the article vast possibilities are indicated of using Old Polish sermons to study culture, first of all popular culture. First, a typical collection of Sunday sermons is analyzed, presenting their rich contents and broad possibilities of their pastoral influence. Apart from that the reader's attention is drawn to Marian sermons shaping a peculiar religiousness connected with sanctuaries devoted to the Virgin Mary. In essence sermons of those times formed the faithful's sphere of axiotics, and besides that they shaped a specific image of the world. They also contributed to forming social bonds.