The transformations of the concept of fate in literature
In the course of time the literary idea of fate has been subject to a series of transformations which may also be of some interest from the point of view of comparative religion. The primary point of departure is man's dualistic experience of coming up against an exterior power stronger than hi...
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| description | In the course of time the literary idea of fate has been subject to a series of transformations which may also be of some interest from the point of view of comparative religion. The primary point of departure is man's dualistic experience of coming up against an exterior power stronger than himself, which thwarts his actions and intentions. This is supposedly the basic element in all primitive religion: the observation of an external power which decisively controls human life. The first phase, then, is religious, whether this power is conceived to be a plurality of spirits or deities or—most primitive of all, according to a recent trend in comparative religion—as a single 'high god'. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-30a27f405a8d4664a7cbc95c89e572b12022-12-22T01:55:41ZengDonner InstituteScripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis0582-32262343-49371967-01-01210.30674/scripta.67016The transformations of the concept of fate in literatureMogens BröndstedIn the course of time the literary idea of fate has been subject to a series of transformations which may also be of some interest from the point of view of comparative religion. The primary point of departure is man's dualistic experience of coming up against an exterior power stronger than himself, which thwarts his actions and intentions. This is supposedly the basic element in all primitive religion: the observation of an external power which decisively controls human life. The first phase, then, is religious, whether this power is conceived to be a plurality of spirits or deities or—most primitive of all, according to a recent trend in comparative religion—as a single 'high god'.https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67016Fate and fatalismFate and fatalism in literatureConceptsCategoriesGenre (Literature) |
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| title_short | The transformations of the concept of fate in literature |
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