Deturnarea mitului biblic la Michel Tournier
The diversion of the biblical myth of Michel Tournier

Summary/Abstract: Relations between myth, literature and lived experience are not at all simple, sometimes producing astonishing twists. First, there is a difference between the novel and the mythological character. Many are the legends and myths that have enjoyed the attention of great writers who cast their glances at the latest or classical times they have rewritten. There are very few modern myths masterfully rewritten at least once and replayed later with the same craftsmanship, but in a new vision. The myth of Cain and Abel is one of the founding myths of human civilization: it talks about crime and violence, but also about the civilizing hero who became Cain. The fascination with this myth is due in part to the white spaces from the biblical text, the lack of explanatory details, which led to an abundance of interpretations, both theological and cultural. The Jewish, Christian and Muslim writings have tried to fill the void in the book of Genesis and issue the divinity from the idea of arbitrary choice of Abel by God through various justifications. Quibble is maintained regarding the figure of Cain, the first murderer in the history of mankind is the one who set up the first city, establishes the arts and technology, is therefore the origin of human civilization as a whole. If the traditional reading see spiritual Abel, his pure relationship with divinity, favored by the condition of the wandering shepherd and material Cain, a man linked to earthly possessions, subsequent interpretations, like that of Michel Tournier, attempted to recapture the character of Cain. Especially romantic writers of the 19th century saw Cain as a symbol of dignity and freedom, a man who rebels against the order imposed by the deity, as Lucifer, the fallen angel.

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