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Emotions and Intellect: Representations in Balkan Languages and Cultures Scripta & e-Scripta vol. 25, 2025 floyd Tue, 08/19/2025 - 17:00
Емоции и интелект: представи в балканските езици и култури

The papers in this section we­ re presented at the international con­ ference Emotions and Intellect: Repre­ sen­ta­tions in Balkan Languages and Cultures, which took place from 22–24 January 2025 at Sofia University ‘St. Kliment Ohridski’. The event was or­ ga­ nised by the Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Sofia University ‘St. Kliment Ohridski’, as part of the reintegration programme of the Alexander von Hum­ boldt Foundation. Financial sup­ port was provided by the Bulgarian National Scientific Fund under contract № КП-06- МНФ/42 of 26.09.2024, in accordance with the Memorandum signed in August 2020 between the Foundation and the Fund. No funds from this contract were allocated or used for the publication of the articles in this journal volume.

Subject: Scripta Keywords: emotions Intellect Representations Balkan Languages Cultures
Sense and Sensibility in the Life of St. Eustathius Placidas or on Psychology in the Hagiographic Narrative Scripta & e-Scripta vol. 25, 2025 floyd Tue, 08/19/2025 - 16:57
Разум и емоции в Житието на св. Евстатий Плакида или за психологията в агиографския наратив

This article offers an in-depth analysis of the Life of St. Eustathius, examining three key episodes through the lens of narrative structure, the adaptation of ancient literary models and their expressive richness to new Christian content, as well as the transformation of cultural codes and the development of psychological portraits of the characters. It demonstrates how the main Christian themes are interwoven into the narrative through the interplay of the characters’ emotions and their actions guided by reason. The emotional analysis reveals not only the emotions present in the text and their universality to human nature but also their connection to the characters’ rational choices, acting as a driving factor for the progression of the plot. The article also traces the role of perspective shifts in constructing the narrative and reinforcing the Christian message of the legend. The hagiography achieves its didactic purpose through catharsis, realized through the suffering of the saints, which not only prepares the characters for spiritual elevation but also transforms the audience, inspiring profound faith and empathy. Furthermore, the methodology applied here offers a valuable framework for investigating other hagiographies to analyze how narrative techniques, adapted from ancient genres like the novel, epic, and tragedy, are employed in constructing stories within the context of Christian literature. The Life of St. Eustathius is presented as not only a literary masterpiece but also a narrative landmark in the broader context of martyr hagiography, reaffirming its significance in understanding the evolution of narrative strategies in early Christian literature.

Subject: Scripta Keywords: The Life of St. Eustathius Placidas narrative structure emotions reason narratology psychological analysis of characters Christian hagiography catharsis
Submitted on Thu, 10/03/2024 - 15:58

Славянски заемки в румънски език в семантичното поле на емоциите

Emprunts slaves en roumain dans le domaine du vocabulaire des émotions

  • Summary/Abstract

    The article tries to retrace the paths of the semantic development of some Slavic borrowings, which in the history of the Romanian language designate ‘fear’ at different degrees of this emotion: timidity, dread, fear or fright. Five word families have been examined: groază, a se (în)crâncena, scârbă, a se stidi, a se oțărî. As a result of the etymological analysis, various semantic changes have been established. The research on the semantic evolution of the Slavic loanwords in Romanian in the field of emotional vocabulary shows above all that these particular cases reveal the tendency of mixing emotions. The same tendency can be observed when we analyze the autochthonous words from different Indo-European languages.

    Subject: Scripta
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