“He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble” (Lk 1:52): Transformation of Structures of Power and Violence in F. M. Dostoevsky’s Novel “The Idiot”

In this essay we investigate the link between Nastasya Filippovna in F. M. Dostoevsky’s novel “The Idiot”, on the one hand, and Our Lady in St Luke’s Gospel, on the other hand. In doing so we focus particularly on the “Magnificat” (Lk 1: 46–55). Both the novel and the gospel we interpret with the he...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Priest Stephan Lipke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: St. Philaret’s Christian Orthodox Institute 2021-03-01
Series:Вестник Свято-Филаретовского института
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Online Access:https://psmb-neos-resources.hb.bizmrg.com/target/sfi/a08cbca2ef1c73abe0a37a162d718a2e592370b4/%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA38%2B-124-159.pdf