History, prayer book, children, young adult, 1945-1949, Poland

Journal Title: Z Badań nad Książką i Księgozbiorami Historycznymi - Year 2016, Vol 10, Issue

Abstract

The article presents in details prayer books for children and young people published in Poland in the period 1945-1949. The bibliography contains 36 such items. Most of them (22) were published in the period 1947-1948. Texts were published mainly by Jesuits’ Publishing Houses in Warsaw and Krakow (Publishing Apostolate of Prayer) and St. Wojciech Publishing in Poznan. They were active in Silesia publishing, bookstore St. Jack in Katowice and publishing St. Cross in Opole. A characteristic feature of this species is versatility, it combines various forms of media. The entire collection has been divided due to recipients: 1. general prayer books for all children (the largest group of texts), 2. prayer books for special audiences - eg. the acolyte, members of church organizations and associations, for example Sodalicja Mariańska, 3. distinguish prayer books published separately for boys and girls, 4. as the last group there are described two prayer books for children ages 3 and 4-6 years.

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Grażyna Lewandowicz-Nosal

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Grażyna Lewandowicz-Nosal (2016). History, prayer book, children, young adult, 1945-1949, Poland. Z Badań nad Książką i Księgozbiorami Historycznymi, 10(), 251-278. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-248977