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Defended PhD theses in Bulgaria in the field of linguistics, literature, history, folklore, ethnography and art studies
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Defended PhD theses in Bulgaria in the field of linguistics, literature, history, folklore, ethnography and art studies
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The introductory part of the report focuses on the complexity of the Renaissance processes, infiltrated with authentic values, which help to reveal the specific historical and cultural manifestations of the literary traditions in the Southwestern Bulgarian lands, to whose development contributed significantly generations of Renaissance figures. The author makes a brief overview of the biblical, mostly New Testament (Gospel translations) by P. Bozhigrobski, P. Zografski, as well as of literary works concerning the biblical problematics in the work of D. and K. Miladinovi, Grigor Parlichev and other authors, made in the relevant local vernaculars (dialects) of the translators and compilers. Among them is outlined the literary and educational profile of K. Shapkarev, with one of the forms of manifestation being the attitude of the scholar to the Cyrillo-Methodian problematics as a projection of the biblical theme in his literary work. The report emphasizes the fundamental, institutional role of the Bulgarian Orthodox church as leading the most progressive ideological movements, based on the traditionally strong religious and ethnic identity and its educational functions through the subjects of church history and biblical texts from the wider liturgical literature, which were included in the educational system in the entire ethnic territory of Bulgaria during that period. O. Parlicheva makes a detailed analysis of the content structure and nature of the printed books and collections of Shapkarev, with incorporation of biblical texts – „Brief Sacred History of the Old and New Testament and Brief Sacred Proselyte” – 1868, „Handbook of Holy Annunciation or a Collection of Gospel readings” – 1869–1870, and „Handbook of Holy Poslanichnik or a Collection of Apostolic Readings” – 1870. The selected festive readings from the Apostle or the Gospels of the Four Evangelists are a direct biblical borrowing of the Church-Slavic language, identified by the Revival scholars with the Old Bulgarian language, and the translations are made in modern Bulgarian (Ohrid vernacular or a „dialect more understandable for the Macedonian Bulgarians”) according to Shapkarev himself. In conclusion, the author makes the conclusion that both the biblical, mostly evangelical translations in the local Bulgarian dialects, and the consistent trend of the so-called „Bulgarization” of the cult to the teachers of the Slavs and their direct disciples of the image of the „Seven Saints” in the analyzed translations – an act of ecclesiastical and canonical honor and glory, represent an antagonistic reaction to the Hellenistic expansion in the spiritual life during the Bulgarian Revival period.
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Congregation for Propagation of the Faith (Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda Fide) was founded by Pope Gregory XV in 1622. After that the Catholic Church intensifies its attempts to influence the Balkans and particularly Bulgaria. In the XVII century the primary catholic center is Chiprovtsi and its vicinity, where opened schools and training was conducted in “Illyrian” language. The literature, created by Bulgarian Catholic writers in the XVII century – Petar Bogdan Bakshev, Philip Stanislavov, Petar Parchevich and others, strongly differs linguistically by Paulician literature (literature of Bulgarian Catholics in modern language) emerged a century later, in the vicinity of Plovdiv, and which is defined as a separate stage of Catholic literature in Bulgaria. Paulicians, who are concentrated around two main centers – Plovdiv and Nikopol, were the main strategic goal of the Catholic missionaries. The article will examine the prerequisites for the emergence of Paulician literature (literature of Bulgarian Catholics in modern language).
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The text is following the pros and cons in the printed media of the Bulgarian national revival regarding the appearance of the theatre among Bulgarians. Opponents and supporters give respectively expression of fears or ambitions of the society towards European models of culture. The opposition to the theatre in fact is a nostalgia for the changing patriarch models of the community.
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The article discusses the modern sensation of complete enslavement. It offers an in-depth analysis of Emiliyan Stanev’s short story Lazarus and Jesus (Lazar i Isus; 1977) in the context of relevant entries from the author’s diaries. The article centres on the presentation of Judas as a debunker of Christ’s teaching. Stanev presents his vision of a permanent rift between spirit and reason that is not only a clear expression of the tragedy of agnosticism, but also, paradoxically, an indication that the state of ignorance is blessed, albeit impossible to achieve. Stanev’s story can be interpreted as a deeply ambiguous polemic not only with Christian religion understood as an “irrational” truth about transcendence but also with ideology, i.e. a doctrine that promises future happiness but is just as oppressive as formal secular power.
More...Крейчова, Е., Сталянова, Н. & Сорока, О. (2016). Кратък тематичен речник на българския, чешкия, полския и украинския език. София: Парадигма
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This paper focuses on various interpretations of travelling to the Greek capital, Athens, presented in Bulgarian interwar literature. In its second section, the paper concentrates on Dreams near Acropolis (1938) by Dimitar Shishmanov, which presents journey of modern man through time to previuous culturual epochs.
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