“To spill blood, to lay down life and all the riches.” The Evolution of the Relationship to Homeland, as Seen in Old Polish Thought
Arkadiusz M. STASIAK
Department of History and Historiography and East-Central and Eastern Europe, Institute of History, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Al. Racławickie 14, 20-950 Lublin, Poland , Polandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1828-8199
Abstract
The text analyzes selected Old Polish sources to identify the ways in which their authors defined the relationship to homeland. Over three hundred years, descriptions of the relationship in question have markedly evolved. Initially, the evolution was underpinned by the tension between the categories of community-based homeland and state-based homeland. At the beginning of the eighteenth century, however, the emphasis was placed on the definitions of the common good and the private good considered as values. In consequence, at the close of 18th century, patriotic ideas were expressed in a complex way, being influenced, on the one hand, by traditional ideas and, on the other hand, by John Locke’s philosophy of state.
Keywords:
history of Poland, Old Polish culture, patriotism, homeland, common goodSTASIAK, A. M. (2023). „Krew lać, życie łożyć i fortuny wszelkie”. Ewolucja relacji do ojczyzny w myśli staropolskiej. Ethos. Kwartalnik Instytutu Jana Pawła II KUL, 36(2 (142). https://doi.org/10.12887/36-2023-2-142-14
Arkadiusz M. STASIAK
Department of History and Historiography and East-Central and Eastern Europe, Institute of History, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Al. Racławickie 14, 20-950 Lublin, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1828-8199
Department of History and Historiography and East-Central and Eastern Europe, Institute of History, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Al. Racławickie 14, 20-950 Lublin, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1828-8199
