SIMBOLURI RELIGIOASE ÎN OPERA LUI VALERIU ANANIA "CERURILE OLTULUI"
RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS IN THE WORK OF VALERIU ANANIA ”THE HEAVENS OF OLT"

Summary/Abstract: The interference between theogony and mysticism is the very point of juncture between the literary and theological aspects of Valeriu (Bartolomeu) Anania's oeuvre. The theology surrounded by symbolism means experience, as symbols bring in a timeless space. The story of the monk Archbishop Bartolomeu (Valeriu Anania as a writer) is in line with the thoughts expressed by the philosopher and dogmatist Dumitru Stăniloae. Valeriu Anania, the writer, does not tend to minimize his artistic condition but accepts it bravely, regardless what the monk Bartolomeu, his religious being, might think. The writer is older than the monk. The writer is the the only provider and weaver of evocative themes and tools, where message and light seem to meet with the intertextual development and utterances. The two selves, the writer Valeriu Anania (Val), respectivey the Archbishop Bartolomeu (Bart) are in a playful dialogue throughout the book. The opposing narratives between the two instances do not overwhelm the reader, but on the contrary, they reinforce different inner explanations, shedding light on the limits of theology, national history, philology, ethnology and folklore. The symbols outlined by the author in the extensive work entitled ”Cerurile Oltului” fulfil the role of a national legacy.

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