Scenarii apocaliptice în imaginarul culturii tradiţionale româneşti
An analysis of apocalyptic scenarios articulated in traditional Romanian culture

Summary/Abstract: This text proposes an analysis of apocalyptic scenarios articulated in traditional Romanian culture, from beliefs, superstitions and myths, notes in archives, ethnographic studies and popular literature. The eschatological image of Romanian traditional culture is dominated by pictures of fire (rain of fire), but the apocalypse can take place by land subsidence or by the installation of cosmic night. A very important aspect of Romanian eschatology is the possibility of postponing the end with 100 years, equivalent to the life of a generation.

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