Academic Scientific JournalsThe role of language in the theological framework of Inner Circle by Jerzy Peterkiewicz
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https://doi.org/10.26881/bp.2025.4.10Keywords:
language, Christian theology, Catholic novelAbstract
The article attempts to analyse selected aspects of the novel Inner Circle by a lesser-known Polish émigré writer Jerzy Peterkiewicz in order to argue that the author presents in his work a highly sacramental and liturgical view of language. For this purpose, the article also engages with a number of critical standpoints on the relationship between language and theology. The key narrative elements analysed include the structure, the creation of characters, the role of language and performance of the body, elements of the plot and references to the Christian theological tradition.
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