NAMES OF RELIGIOUS DISSENTERS IN JAKUB WUJEK’S IUDICIUM (1570)

Abstract

The paper aims to answer the question whether designations for religious dissenters used by Jakub Wujek reflect the actual multiplicity of reformed confessions existing at the time. The material has been excerpted from the first edition of Iudicium (Cracow, 1570). Considering the theme of the work, it could be said that Wujek’s dissenting adversary is primarily an adherent of a Reformation denomination. The text features 49 names of religious followers and nearly one-third is related to the Reformation. More general names, such as heretyk [heretic], represent a particular group.