Geoinformatyka w badaniach nad identyfikacją słowiańskich miejsc kultu – przykład polskich Karpat

Bibliographic Data

ID8131008
AuthorsCyryl Konstantinovski Puntos (0000-0001-8500-7348, Jagiellonian University, corresponding author), Aleksandra Madej (0009-0004-9127-1486)
Year2026
Volume58
Issue3
Pages219
Publication date2026-02-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudia Religiologica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0137-2432 • E-ISSN: 2084-4077
PublisherUniwersytet Jagiellonski - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4467/20844077sr.25.014.23229
OpenAlexW7130321311
LanguageEN
References cited11

In Upper Silesia, Polish, German, and Czech influences have intertwined for centuries. In the 19th century, when Upper Silesia transformed into a highly urbanised and industrialised region, this process accelerated significantly. This article presents an analysis of the Upper Silesian imaginarium and an attempt to reconstruct the contemporary model of how four selected demonic entities were understood: the utopiec (drowned spirit), the devil, the skarbnik (mine spirit), and the bebok (boogeyman), chosen due to their significance in regional folklore. The utopiec, the devil, and the skarbnik appear frequently in folk narratives, while the bebok, despite a relatively small number of accounts, is a visually iconic element of Upper Silesian folklore. The analysis is based on available printed materials, including ethnographic studies as well as historical sources, particularly texts from the 19th and 20th centuries

Czech · Ethnography · Historical anthropology · Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland · Language and Culture · Linguistic and Cultural Studies

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