СВЕТИ ИВАН РИЛСКИ ОТ ВАРОВИТЕЦ
ST. IVAN RILSKI FROM VAROVITETS
Author(s): Ivanka IvanovaSubject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Cultural history, Ethnohistory, Theology and Religion, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Асоциация за антропология, етнология и фолклористика ОНГЬЛ
Keywords: St. Ivan Rilski; legend; desacralization; reputation management;
Summary/Abstract: The paper is an attempt to trace the grounds of a legend stating that St. Ivan Rilski had dwelled a cave near the Varovitets waterfall in the vicinity of Etopole before settling in the Rila Mountains. Although the legend’s lack of veracity has been proven, the community in the mining region and the Holy Trinity monastery make their best to keep it alive and exploit the popularity of the Saint to gain economic and political benefits.
Journal: Годишник на Асоциация за антропология, етнология и фолклористика »Онгъл«
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 19
- Page Range: 200-207
- Page Count: 8
- Language: Bulgarian
- Content File-PDF