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Miklós Telegdi, a Roman Catholic bishop of the reformation period, was an important figure of his generation. The confessional guide of his Agendarius, first published in 1583 in nagyszombat (Trnava, now in Slovakia), is particular as to its structure and content. in Hungary, this is the first penitential guide that was written in a unique style, including vernacular parts and containing exhortations in a large number. The confessional includes a text discussing the strict obligation on the seal of confession as well as a confession mirror which, according to its genre, is a tool of individual self-examination. In my paper, I attempt to answer the question whether Telegdi’s confessional guide is only unique from a national point of view or also in a wider, international context.

A feladat nem is olyan egyszerű: az elnevezések keverednek, sokszor még az sem bizonyos, hogy azonos elnevezés az adott szövegekben ugyanazt az állatot jelöli. Így hát nem árt – már az alapoknál – egy kis nyelvészkedés. Már az általános görög név is (ἡ γαλή) jelenthet menyétet és (erdei) nyestet egyaránt.