{"title":"Mnemotope of Zion and Theopolitical Chronotopes in Ottoman Macedonia","authors":"Sofija Grandakovska","doi":"10.11649/CH.2020.003","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Mnemotope of Zion and Theopolitical Chronotopes in Ottoman MacedoniaThe discussion in the text, through the intersection of the disciplines of literature and history, oral poetry and ethical sermons from the period of the Enlightenment process in Ottoman Macedonia, aims to affirm the comparative relation between two questions. The first one is: How does one reach Zion (understood as a mnemotope) in the absence of a political identity of the Sephardim of Monastir (Bitola) within the framework of the Ottoman millet system? The second question is: How is the theo-messianic desire for Zion (understood as a vertical history) possible and accomplishable in the linearity of history, in the context of existing political chronotopes, or so-called Christian-Orthodox nationalisms in Ottoman Macedonia? In this complex historical period, the image of Zion does not have a real political place, but it still remains to emanate significant meaning about the homeland as a spiritual space. Mnemotyp Syjonu i teopolityczne chronotopy w osmańskiej MacedoniiZaprezentowana w niniejszej pracy dyskusja ma na celu potwierdzenie związków pokrewieństwa między dwoma pytaniami: jak dotrzeć do Syjonu (rozumianego jako mnemotyp) przy braku politycznej tożsamości Sefardyjczyków z Monastyru/ Bitoli, w ramach systemu osmańskiego milletu? Drugie pytanie postawione w tekście brzmi: w jaki sposób teomesjanistyczne pragnienie Syjonu (rozumiane jako historia wertykalna) jest możliwe i osiągalne w historii linearnej, w kontekście istniejących politycznych chronotypów lub tak zwanych chrześcijańsko-prawosławnych nacjonalizmów w Macedonii osmańskiej? W artykule posługuję się analizą komparatystyczną w kluczu interdyscyplinarnym, który stwarza podstawy do połączenia literatury i historii, poezji ustnej i etycznych kazań z okresu oświecenia w Macedonii osmańskiej. ","PeriodicalId":53744,"journal":{"name":"Colloquia Humanistica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1000,"publicationDate":"2020-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Colloquia Humanistica","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.11649/CH.2020.003","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Mnemotope of Zion and Theopolitical Chronotopes in Ottoman MacedoniaThe discussion in the text, through the intersection of the disciplines of literature and history, oral poetry and ethical sermons from the period of the Enlightenment process in Ottoman Macedonia, aims to affirm the comparative relation between two questions. The first one is: How does one reach Zion (understood as a mnemotope) in the absence of a political identity of the Sephardim of Monastir (Bitola) within the framework of the Ottoman millet system? The second question is: How is the theo-messianic desire for Zion (understood as a vertical history) possible and accomplishable in the linearity of history, in the context of existing political chronotopes, or so-called Christian-Orthodox nationalisms in Ottoman Macedonia? In this complex historical period, the image of Zion does not have a real political place, but it still remains to emanate significant meaning about the homeland as a spiritual space. Mnemotyp Syjonu i teopolityczne chronotopy w osmańskiej MacedoniiZaprezentowana w niniejszej pracy dyskusja ma na celu potwierdzenie związków pokrewieństwa między dwoma pytaniami: jak dotrzeć do Syjonu (rozumianego jako mnemotyp) przy braku politycznej tożsamości Sefardyjczyków z Monastyru/ Bitoli, w ramach systemu osmańskiego milletu? Drugie pytanie postawione w tekście brzmi: w jaki sposób teomesjanistyczne pragnienie Syjonu (rozumiane jako historia wertykalna) jest możliwe i osiągalne w historii linearnej, w kontekście istniejących politycznych chronotypów lub tak zwanych chrześcijańsko-prawosławnych nacjonalizmów w Macedonii osmańskiej? W artykule posługuję się analizą komparatystyczną w kluczu interdyscyplinarnym, który stwarza podstawy do połączenia literatury i historii, poezji ustnej i etycznych kazań z okresu oświecenia w Macedonii osmańskiej.
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The journal “Colloquia Humanistica” was founded as an interdisciplinary annual forum for discussion between researchers, who represent the different fields of the humanities. Each issue provides a main theme, presented from diverse perspectives. Thanks to this we are trying to get the most complete picture of the subject matter because we are aware of the value of cooperation between representatives of the various disciplines of humanity. Therefore, we devote a lot of attention to the consistency of the texts entrusting the editorial duties to scholars of high standing. Every main theme is inspired by the cultural studies with a special attention to issues previously marginalized or dominated by any ideological influence. In focus are topics most often overlooked by official cultural and national narratives, uncomfortable for them, or treated instrumentally. So far, we suggested topics such as the question of continuity and discontinuity in the culture (first issue), the so called minor languages, minor literatures, minor cultures (second issue), multiple biographies (third issue). We invite cooperation and contributions from scholars representing cultural studies, linguists, historians, ethnologists, philosophers, and others, as it is not a complete list of disciplines represented in the journal.