Mysticism in Mikhail Bulgakov’s Short Story The Heart of a Dog and its Universality in the Context of Eastern Philosophical and Religious Systems Cover Image

Мистицизм в повести М.А. Булгакова Собачье сердце и его универсальность в контексте восточных философских и религиозных систем
Mysticism in Mikhail Bulgakov’s Short Story The Heart of a Dog and its Universality in the Context of Eastern Philosophical and Religious Systems

Author(s): Magdalena Jędrzejuk-Witek
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Russian Literature, Sociology of Religion, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: mysticism; spirituality; Eastern religions; Mikhail Bulgakov; The Heart of a Dog;

Summary/Abstract: The subject of this article is the mystical elements in Mikhail Bulgakov’s short story The Heart of a Dog that present the author’s views on spirituality and ethics. As the study shows, the writer’s views resemble ideas from various spiritual teachings – especially Eastern ones, like Taoism, Hinduism and Buddhism. Taking into consideration that in the contemporary world many people strive for more universal spiritual approaches, this research portrays Bulgakov as a timeless thinker whose ideas can still inspire people nowadays.

  • Issue Year: 2/2023
  • Issue No: XXV
  • Page Range: 93-105
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Russian