Petar II Petrović Njegoš’s Work as an Inspiration to Twentieth-century Serbian Historiosophical Conceptions Cover Image

Twórczość Petara II Petrovicia Njegoša jako inspiracja dla serbskich koncepcji historiozoficznych XX wieku
Petar II Petrović Njegoš’s Work as an Inspiration to Twentieth-century Serbian Historiosophical Conceptions

Author(s): Dorota Gil
Subject(s): Serbian Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Petar II Petrović Njegoš; Serbian historiosophy; inheritance of sins; collective responsibility;

Summary/Abstract: The idea of the bond with ancestors, along with the categories of sin, suffering and redemption (in the soteriological interpretation) is one of the crucial ones in Petar II Petrović Njegoš’s poem “The Mountain Wreath” and constitutes the fundamental point of reference for the contemporary Serbian historiosophers (among others, R. Samardžić and V. Jerotić) as well. Updated and somewhat modified in the first half of the 20th century by bishop N. Velimirović, also at the beginning of the 21th century, this idea characterises a unique collectivistic thinking about Serb’s “historical curse” which stems from the collective responsibility and “inheritance of sins”.

  • Issue Year: 17/2022
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 163-173
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish