Betwixt and Between: The Cult of Living Saints in Contemporary Bulgaria

Ivanov, Petko; Izmirlieva, Valentina

doi:10.17161/folklorica.v8i1.3733

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“…After their death, they continue to function as mediators between man and the divine realm, and it is believed that they can intervene directly in people's lives, thus becoming their active advocate before God and their helper in times of crisis. This leads to the transformation of these people into objects of mass veneration, around which cults form (Ivanov & Izmirlieva 2000;Romano 1965: 1157-1158, Graziano 2006).…”

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The Rupite Protected Area, Bulgaria: Construction of a Landscape

Periklieva

2023

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By examining the different layers and roles of related actors, this study aims to reveal the ways in which the local people view the locality of Rupite in southwest Bulgaria and in which the landscape is constructed. The construction of Rupite as a landscape and tourist destination is mainly happening from the bottom up, through separate initiatives of different actors rather than following a certain vision or development plan created by the responsible institutions. Rupite is being constructed as a multi-layered landscape of sacred, cultural, historical and natural significance, on which different actors draw to develop various forms of tourism: religious, cultural and historical, spa. The inextricable connection, which was built between the image of the prophetess Vanga and Rupite, leads us to think about the locality as an extremely sacred place. Vanga and the sacrality form the main layer of the landscape. The rest of the elements (cultural, historical and natural) characterising the landscape, on the one hand serve as additional ‘evidence’ of the sacrality, and on the other, win recognition by means of the image of Vanga. Each actor related to Rupite constructs the place in a specific manner. However, all of them use one main mechanism and draw symbolic capital (and thus legitimise their positions and activities, even though these are often contradictory) from one main source – the image of Vanga.

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The Rupite Protected Area, Bulgaria: Construction of a Landscape

Periklieva

2023

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“…Vanga kui selgeltnägija ja ravija oli laialt tuntud alates 1960. aastatest. Ta kuulus valitsenud kommunistidest juhtide soosingusse ja oli nende usaldusisik (lähemalt Iliev 2000;Ivanov & Izmirlieva 2003). Vanga erakordseid võimeid uuriti lausa ametlikult mitme eriala esindajate koostöös (Valchinova 2007).…”

Section: Rupite -Vanga Kiriku Ja Kloostri Külastamineunclassified

“…Selle tekkimisel on aga oluline roll konkreetsel religioossel isikul ja tema initsiatiivil. Kiriku rajamine on olemuselt lähemal kristluse varasematele perioodidele, ent pole võõras ka 20. sajandi Bulgaaria õigeusule, samas kui rajaja isiku ja elukäigu esitlemine on lähemal uutele usuliikumistele, siis arenev hauakultus lähendab teda teistele Bulgaaria naisprohvetitest ravijatele (Ivanov & Izmirlieva 2003).…”

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Sakraalsed paigad – rännakute ja palverändude sihtkohad

Kõiva¹,

Kuperjanov²,

Vesik³

2015

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60.pilgrim http://www.folklore.ee/tagused/nr60/pilgrim.pdf Teesid: Artikkel vaatleb Bulgaarias asuvaid palverännakute sihtkohti, millest enamik on Bulgaaria õigeusu kiriku või islamiga seotud pühapaigad (mõned pühakohad on mõlemale poolele pühad; külastajaiks erinevate religioonide järgijad); juudid korraldavad rahvusvahelisi käike kuulsate rabide haudadele. Uus-vaimsetest liikumistest on tähtsaimad prohvet Baba Vanga kirik ja klooster, iidse traakia usundi taasloomine ja 20. sajandi algul Peter Dunovi rajatud Valge Vennaskond, mille puhul on olulisel kohal looduslikud pühapaigad. Kaasaegsete palverännakuteekondade ja pühakohtade külastamisega on seotud nii mitmed kitsaskohad kui moevoolud. Märkimisväärne on üksikisikute roll pühakohtade ja palverännakute elustamisel, mitme religiooniga seotud pühakohade esilekerkimine, majanduslikud ja kultuurilised seosed palverännakute sihtpunktidega.

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Betwixt and Between: The Cult of Living Saints in Contemporary Bulgaria

Cited by 2 publications

References 15 publications

The Rupite Protected Area, Bulgaria: Construction of a Landscape

The Rupite Protected Area, Bulgaria: Construction of a Landscape

Sakraalsed paigad – rännakute ja palverändude sihtkohad

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