Language:
Russian
Year of publication:
2000
Titel der Quelle:
Вестник Еврейского университета
Angaben zur Quelle:
21 (2000) 185-190
Keywords:
Jesus
;
Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich,
;
Antisemitism
;
Jews Folklore
;
Jews
;
Antisemitism
;
Jews Folklore
Abstract:
A study based on data collected during the ethnolinguistic expeditions to Polesie, mainly to its Belorussian part, which took place in 1980-85. Shows that local folklore perceives Jesus and Lenin as mythological doubles: both are construed as itinerant propagandists, both are "the source of life", etc. The fusion of the images is strengthened by the belief that both were killed by Jews (the Jew Judas betrayed the "Russian" Christ, Jewish Fanya Kaplan killed Lenin).
Note:
With an English summary.
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