“Drinking Beer Seems to Be a Necessity for Them”: the Role of Alcohol in the Life of Catholic Monastic Communities in the Belarusian-Lithuanian Lands at the End of the 18th-19th Centuries
Abstract
The purpose of the article is to highlight the main role of alcoholic beverages in the life of Catholic monastic communities on the territory of Belarusian and Lithuanian lands at the end of the 18th–19th centuries. The source base of the article consists of written documentary materials from archives of different countries (Lithuania, Belarus, Poland, Russia). The article includes all types of alcohol: both light (beer, honey, wine) and strong (vodka, rum, arak). The author singles out traditional, consolidating, disintegrating, festive, food, economic, status and
Fields of Study & Subjects
Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland
Food
Nutrition
and Cultural Practices
Polish Historical and Cultural Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Studia Białorutenistyczne
- Volume
- 19
- Pages
- 9–27
- Publication date
- 30 January 2026
- Language
- EN