The narrative imaginary of the abandoned wall: eliade’s puzzle and the romanian ‘dualist’ legends
The narrative imaginary of the abandoned wall: eliade’s puzzle and the romanian ‘dualist’ legends

Summary/Abstract: In Comments on the Legend of Master Manole, Eliade expressed his perplexity in what concerns Romanian voivode’s obstinate quest for an abandoned unfinished wall as a place for his new revered edifice. Indeed, there is a widespread traditional belief all over the world according to which the place chosen for a new building must be free of the suspicion of a sinister past. My aim is to suggest a mythological solution that is likely to untangle Eliade’s dilemma by resorting to his very own explanative theory of ritual conduct.

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