Inscriptions on roadside memorials in Poland

Bibliographic Data

ID14809296
AuthorsLucyna Przybylska (0000-0001-9003-9467, University of Gdańsk, corresponding author), Justyna Liro (0000-0001-8874-5661, Jagiellonian University), Grażyna Holly (Science and Education Centre, Bieszczady National Park, Ustrzyki Górne, Poland), Ewa Klima (0000-0002-9188-0271, Lodz University of Technology)
Year2020
Volume44
Issue7
Pages419-429
Publication date2020-07-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDeath Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0748-1187 • E-ISSN: 1091-7683
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07481187.2019.1626944
PMID31210579
OpenAlexW2950371695
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited17

This paper focuses exclusively on inscriptions on roadside memorials. We conducted a review of studies of roadside memorial inscriptions and a field study of 29 inscriptions found on 156 roadside memorials in Poland to understand the similarities and differences between these inscriptions and those in other countries. The uniqueness of Polish inscriptions is their religious meaning. They reflect the inscription authors' and/or the deceased's relationship with Catholicism. We proposed a typology of inscriptions (limited and developed) that may be useful in further comparative studies on roadside memorialization

History · Literature, Language, and Rhetoric Studies · Medieval European History and Architecture · Psychology · Urban Development and Cultural Heritage

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