THE TRADITIONAL ROMANIAN VILLAGE AND THE METAMORPHOSES OF SIN
THE TRADITIONAL ROMANIAN VILLAGE AND THE METAMORPHOSES OF SIN
Author(s): Ion Tița-NicolescuSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Customs / Folklore, History of Church(es), Theology and Religion, Comparative Studies of Religion, Religion and science , Culture and social structure , Biblical studies, Eastern Orthodoxy, Sociology of Religion, Psychology of Religion
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: Christianity; archaic communities; divinities; rural beliefs; village
Summary/Abstract: The human being metamorphosed the sin and adapted it to the pressing needs that governed his life, but in a way that did not affect the respect and love for God and His creation. The fear of sin kept alive, in the Romanian village, moral values such as respect, wisdom or care for one's neighbor. The awareness of sin, as an unwanted prospect of punishment in the afterlife, was so present in the Romanian rural space that entire communities were particularized only on the principle of "it's not good, because it's a sin!". The improper fulfillment of some rituals created the premise of sin because people perceived divinity according to their categories of thought, with all its spectrum of sylvatic and agricultural divinities.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2026
- Issue No: 44
- Page Range: 1397-1403
- Page Count: 7
- Language: Romanian
