RT Article T1 Apoftegmaty Ojców Pustyni. O pamięci oralnej w zapisanych tekstach JF Przegla̜d religioznawczy IS 3/281 A1 Łeńska-Bąk, Katarzyna LA Polish PB Polskie Towarzyrtwo Religioznawcze YR 2021 UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1851010076 AB The paper analyzes selected apophthegms that are part of two collections: alphabetical and systematic. These texts had initially circulated in oral transmission between 330-460 AD and were written down in the mid-fifth century. In this form they are available up until today. The purpose of the analysis at hand is to try to find traces of oral transmission in the apophthegms, which has been attempted by considering the rather rich literature on oral cultures and oral transmission. The studies by E. A. Havelock, J. Goody, and W. B. Ong have proven most useful here. Oral memory in the recorded apophthegms was discerned at the level of the text itself, its form, structure, composition, the subject matter taken up, the importance of the spiritual guide, etc. K1 Desert Fathers K1 apophthegm K1 Monasticism K1 monk K1 Orality