Entre espace païen et espace chrétien : les Saintes de Maurice Barrès
Between pagan space and Christian space: the Saints of Maurice Barrès
Author(s): Jin FenghuaSubject(s): History of Church(es), French Literature, Biblical studies, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Religion, Psychology of Religion, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Maurice Barrès; the Saints; Christian space; pagan space; spiritual power;
Summary/Abstract: The Saints of the personal pantheon of Maurice Barrès, notably Joan of Arc, Saint Bernadette and the Sibyl of Auxerre, are important in his religious vision: they represent naivety and force, they also represent the link between the visible world and the Invisible world, between the primordial world and the Christian world. Time and space seem transparent for the Saints of Barrès: the past and the present unite in them, the pagan space and the Christian space open for them. The author tries to mix the two spaces in one, so that the forces of the different worlds form a new power, which is stronger than ever before. His writings on these feminine figures show one of the main axes of his religious thought: the coexistence of two spiritual powers.
Journal: Cahiers ERTA
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 13
- Page Range: 23-40
- Page Count: 18
- Language: French
