ROMANIAN COSMOGONIC LEGENDS
ROMANIAN COSMOGONIC LEGENDS
Author(s): Florentina Cristina Stănciulescu (Guran)Subject(s): Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: God; Devil; mediators; legend; darkness;
Summary/Abstract: Cosmogonic legends are often followers in the idea that the world was not conceived as a result of the work of a single being, instead they process the idea that the world is the result of a dialogue between God and Devil, of course mediators and advisers are added. These mediators are not part of the human race, and the new world will replace wickedness and enmity with its beauty. We cannot deny the fact that cosmogonic legends recall the birth of God from the foam of the sea in the midst of the whirlwind in which he placed a candle to fight the darkness that surrounded him.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 27
- Page Range: 674-678
- Page Count: 5
- Language: Romanian