17th century model of antropology of human body in Sermon from the Dead to the Living by Eleutery Zielejewicz (1651)

Małgorzata Krzysztofik

Abstract

The article discusses some images of the human body described in the 17th century funeral sermon by E. Zielejewicz: living, dead and resurrected. The preacher condemns all the signs of taking care of beauty of one’s living body. He describes a process of decay of a corpse with an anatomical precision. He tells about a mystery of resurrection using symbols (such as a bee or a palm tree). The author looks at different categories of human bodies from theological and religious perspective. His eschatological perspective of seeing humans imposes a specific understanding of aesthetical categories. Anthropology of the human body in Sermon from the Dead to the Living is directed to the eschatological dimension of human existence.

Keywords:

antropologia ciała, kazanie XVII-wieczne, kazanie pogrzebowe, ciało żywe, ciało martwe, ciało zmartwychwstałe