W poszukiwaniu hierofanii – o filmie Góra Sulejmana Jelizawiety Stiszowej
In search of a hierophany: on Elizaveta Stishova’s Suleiman Mountain
Author(s): Justyna CzajaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Theology and Religion
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Suleiman Mountain; Elizaveta Stishova; sacred mountain; Axis mundi; hierophany; shamanism; Mircea Eliade; sacred; profane
Summary/Abstract: The subject of the article is Elizaveta Stishova's film Suleiman Mountain, the action of which focuses on the Kyrgyz mountain, surrounded by religious veneration. The title place is treated as a spatial hierophany, that is, according to Mircea Eliade's concept, a place where and through which the sacred is revealed. The text will analyze the film's space-time and its symbolic dimension, and the characters' relations with the title place, especially the relationship between women and the mountain and its mythical character.
Journal: Images. The International Journal of European Film, Performing Arts and Audiovisual Communication
- Issue Year: 30/2021
- Issue No: 39
- Page Range: 201-216
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Polish