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«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «POLITOLOGIYA. RELIGIOVEDENIE»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «POLITICAL SCIENCE AND RELIGION STUDIES»
ISSN 2073-3380 (Print)

List of issues > Series «Political Science and Religion Studies». 2023. Vol 43

Elements of Polish National Mythology in the Modern Religious Context

Author(s)
J. G. Matushanskaya, T. R. Khusnutdinov
Abstract
In this article, the author highlights various elements of modern Polish national mythology in religious context, which are presents in different forms in Polish society and also relate to discussion around Polish national identity. Attention is paid to the difference between their manifestation in the past, and the present. The author points out, that these elements are part of special narrative and ideology constructed today, for the most part, by conservative political forces, based on values formed by a Christian, especially Catholic, tradition.
About the Authors

Matushanskaya Julia Grigorievna, Doctor of Sciences (Philosophy), Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 35, Kremlyovskaya st., Kazan, 420111, Russian Federation, e-mail: jgm2007@yandex.ru

Khusnutdinov Timur Renatovich, Postgraduate, Department of Religious Studies, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 35, Kremlyovskaya st., Kazan, 420111, Russian Federation, e-mail: husnutdinov.timur@mail.ru

For citation
Matushanskaya J. G., Khusnutdinov T. R. Elements of Polish National Mythology in the Modern Religious Context. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Political Science and Religion Studies, 2023, vol. 43, pp. 108-115. https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2023.43.108 (in Russian)
Keywords
national mythology, Catholic Church in Poland, catholic narrative, Polish national myth, Polish nationalism, messianism, Polish Romanticism.
UDC
261.6
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2023.43.108
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