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Shamanism in "Manfred" and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

dc.contributor.advisor Irizarry Rodríguez, José M.
dc.contributor.author Valle, Alan
dc.contributor.college College of Arts and Sciences - Art en_US
dc.contributor.committee Batra, Nandita
dc.contributor.committee Haydock, Nickolas
dc.contributor.department Department of English en_US
dc.contributor.representative González, Michael
dc.date.accessioned 2019-08-16T18:40:37Z
dc.date.available 2019-08-16T18:40:37Z
dc.date.issued 2019-07-11
dc.description.abstract The American and French Revolutions spurred class-consciousness across Britain, which caused a political division that resulted in the persecution and condemnation of radicals. Under these dangerous circumstances, Byron and Coleridge avoided condemnation while expressing their radical philosophies through stories. Manfred and “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” feature shamanic protagonists whose interactions with God and spirits are a narrative device that allowed their authors to question religious and political orthodoxy while avoiding condemnation. However, Manfred and the Mariner are not shamans because they do not fulfill Mircea Eliade’s criteria for shamanic election. Their initiations failed because the protagonists could not find teachers or spirits that shared their values. In this sense, society fails them because the social structures that can help these candidates succeed, have been driven underground by centuries of political oppression. en_US
dc.description.abstract Las Revoluciones francesa y estadounidense estimularon la conciencia de clase en Gran Bretaña y causaron una división política que resultó en la persecución y la condena de los radicales. Bajo estas circunstancias peligrosas, Byron y Coleridge evitaron la condena expresando sus ideas a través de sus cuentos. Manfred y “La balada del marinero de antaño” cuentan con protagonistas chamánicos cuyas interacciones con Dios y los espíritus son un dispositivo narrativo que les permitió cuestionar la ortodoxia religiosa y política mientras evitaban la condena. Sin embargo, Manfred y el Marinero no son chamanes porque no cumplen con los criterios de Mircea Eliade para la elección chamánica. Sus iniciaciones fallaron porque los protagonistas no lograron encontrar maestros o espíritus que compartieran sus valores. En este sentido, la sociedad les falla porque las estructuras sociales que pueden ayudarlos a tener éxito han sido llevadas a la clandestinidad por siglos de opresión política. en_US
dc.description.graduationSemester Summer en_US
dc.description.graduationYear 2019 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/2524
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2019 Alan Valle Monagas en_US
dc.subject Shamanism en_US
dc.subject Romanticism en_US
dc.subject Religion en_US
dc.subject Neuroepistemology en_US
dc.subject Literature en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Shamanism in literature en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Byron, George Gordon, Lord en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Byron ,George Gordon, 1788-1824 - Manfred en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Byron, George Gordon, Lord, 1788-1824 -- Criticism and Interpretation en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834 - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834 -- Criticism and interpretation en_US
dc.title Shamanism in "Manfred" and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline English Education en_US
thesis.degree.level M.A.E.E. en_US
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