Editing Szlachta (section)

=== Sarmatism ===
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[[file:Jan Zamoyski.PNG|thumb|[[Jan Zamoyski]], [[Hetman]], [[Chancellor (Poland)|Grand Crown Chancellor]] and a representative of [[Sarmatism]] ]]
The ''szlachta''{{'}}s prevalent ideology, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries, was manifested in its adoption of "Sarmatism", a word derived from the legend that its origins reached back to the ancient tribe of an Iranic people, the [[Sarmatians]]. This nostalgic belief system embracing chivalry and courtliness became an important part of ''szlachta'' culture and affected all aspects of their lives. It was popularized by poets who exalted traditional village life, peace and pacifism. It was also manifested in oriental-style apparel, the ''[[żupan]]'', ''[[kontusz]]'', ''[[sukmana]]'', ''[[pas kontuszowy]]'', ''[[Delia (clothing)|delia]]'' and made the [[scimitar]]-like ''[[szabla]]'' a near-obligatory item of everyday ''szlachta'' apparel. Sarmatism served to integrate a nobility of disparate provenance, as it sought to create a sense of national unity and pride in the szlachta's "[[Golden Liberty]]" ''złota wolność''. It was marked furthermore by a linguistic affectation among the ''szlachta'' of mixing Polish and Latin vocabulary, producing a form of Polish [[Dog Latin]] peppered with "[[Macaronic language|macaronism]]s" in everyday conversation.<ref>Wasko, Andrzej. (2006) "Sarmatism or the Enlightenment, The Dilemma of Polish Culture". ''The Sarmatian Review''. http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~sarmatia/497/wasko.html. Retrieved 2018-11-12.</ref>