POWIDOKI OF EVERYDAY LIFE. CUSTOMS OF POLES AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE 21ST CENTURY - ROCH SULIMA

Immerse yourself in a fascinating journey through Polish customs at the turn of the century. The book "Powidoki of Everyday Life" is a reflection on the changing cultural landscape of Poland, where tradition intertwines with modernity, and everyday rituals take on new meaning. Discover how popular culture influences our perception of reality and how customs shape our identity.

• Analysis of the changing customs of Poles
• Reflection on the influence of popular culture on everyday life
• Interpretation of customs as a "hidden language" of culture
• Essays addressing issues from classic "descriptions of customs"
• Memory of custom as an element of identity
• Hybrid form of traditional areas of culture

"Powidoki of Everyday Life" is a continuation of the reflections contained in "Anthropology of Everyday Life" from 2000. The author analyzes how the torment of gray everyday life disappears, and popular culture gives it the charm of something unusual and desirable. Everyday life becomes fashionable, noticed in conversations and visualized in advertisements, becoming a variant of everyday reflexivity.

The essays collected in the book address issues that could be found in classic "descriptions of customs". The author wonders whether one can speak of a "fall into everyday life" in the context of a reality oriented towards novelty and prefabricated. Everyday life undermines the sanctions of custom, but also revives its memory, perceiving it as a "hidden language" in which the premonition of the irremovability of the world is expressed.

The book "Powidoki of Everyday Life" is a must-read for anyone interested in culture, customs and social changes in Poland. It is an invitation to reflect on your own life and the reality that surrounds us. Allow yourself a moment of reflection and discover how much is hidden in the seemingly ordinary moments of everyday life.

Iskry Publishing House presents this publication in 156x220 mm format, in paperback, which makes it ideal for reading on the go or in the comfort of your own home. Year of publication: 2022.