Everyday religious life in canonical visitations for the territory of Syrmia in the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century / Vjerska svakodnevica u kanonskim vizitacijama za područje Srijema u 18. i prvoj polovici 19. stoljeća

Abstract

Based on the data from canonical visitations to the dioceses in the territory of Syrmia in the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century, this paper analyses the determinants of the religious life of Catholics with a view to describing the basic characteristics of everyday religious life. The analysis and interpretation focus on determining the degree of acceptance of church regulations concerning cult and service issues, on religious practice, forms of popular piety, believers’ morality and behaviour, as well as religious disciplining and conformism. It determines the relation between the Catholic and other religious communities, particularly in the context of religious identity building. The paper also estimates the value of canonical visitations as a source for the history of everyday religious life.

Keywords

• canonical visitations
• Syrmia
• 18th century and the first half of the 19th century
• religious history
• everyday life history
• Catholics