„Nie pojawia się w pismach ani w ewangeliach”. O czułości, miłości i ich religijnych kontekstach w twórczości Olgi Tokarczuk.
“Does Not Appear in the Scriptures or the Gospels:” On Tenderness, Love, and Their Religious Contexts in the Works of Olga Tokarczuk

Summary/Abstract: Love and mercy are concepts that in great philosophical, worldview, and religious systemshave been functioning in the world for two thousand years. In some sense, tendernessis tiny in comparison” – with these words Piotr Gliński the former Polish Minister ofCulture and National Heritage reacted to Olga Tokarczuk’s Nobel Speech. Gliński’s chargeagainst Tokarczuk stems from a misunderstanding of her intentions. It was precisely thelack of rooting in the history of philosophy, the impossibility of embedding tendernessin a specific religious system, and freedom from ascribed meanings and associationsthat made Tokarczuk choose tenderness. Understanding tenderness as empathy andrecognizing fellow sufferers in oneself reflects how Tokarczuk makes literary use ofEastern philosophy.

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