Kalinovsky cross. A resonant miracle of 1923 in the context of the folklore narratives
https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-4158-2021-1-120-140
Abstract
The publication considers the main motifs of evidences about the so-called Kalinovka miracle that took place in the summer of 1923 in Ukraine (Podolia province). Analyzing folk stories about the “Kalinovka miracle” that are contemporary to the event, one can show how the evidences of miracles that occurred around the Kalinovsky cross correlate with the traditional plot schemes of folk legends about sacred objects and with ritual practices that arise and develop around venerated holy places. As it is shown in the legends, memorates, and folklore texts of other genres that were popular in 1923, the fact of the “Kalinovka miracle” became significant for society in the context of other phenomena, including rumors generated by the renewal of sacred objects or the general level of religious sentiment in that period of time. The influence of subjects related to the “Kalinovka miracle” not only on the folklore tradition of Podolia and Volyn’, but also on the traditions of other regions of Ukraine and Russia, is confirmed by the fixation of numerous versions of folklore texts that reflect this fact of religious life.
About the Author
O. V. Belova
Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Science
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olga V. Belova, Dr. of Sci. (Philology)
119991, bld. 32A, Leninsky Av., Moscow
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Belova O.V. Kalinovsky cross. A resonant miracle of 1923 in the context of the folklore narratives. Studia Religiosa Rossica: Russian Journal of Religion. 2021;(1):120-140. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-4158-2021-1-120-140
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