“Unholy Exclamations”
This paper looks at how biblical scripture interwoven with folk belief functions as a form of fetishism in Far From the Madding Crowd (1874). Written in the wake of Edward Tylor’s Primitive Culture (1871), which popularized the concept of fetishism for a Victorian audience, the novel’s fetishized sc...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:fathom_214 https://doi.org/10.4000/fathom.214 urn:doi:10.4000/fathom.214 en https://journals.openedition.org/fathom/214 2013-10-23T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/gahd All rights reserved “Unholy Exclamations” FATHOM Association française sur les études sur Thomas Hardy info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2270-6798 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/fathom Dillion, Jacqueline roman Bible langage folklore fétichisme Tylor (Edward) Comte (Auguste) novel language Bible folklore fetishism Tylor (Edward) Comte (Auguste) This paper looks at how biblical scripture interwoven with folk belief functions as a form of fetishism in Far From the Madding Crowd (1874). Written in the wake of Edward Tylor’s Primitive Culture (1871), which popularized the concept of fetishism for a Victorian audience, the novel’s fetishized scriptural words are used in a variety of ways: to “magically” open doors, to threaten or curse – even to determine the spiritual state of these characters’ souls. Consistently, it is the uttering of the words themselves, rather than the spiritual or figurative message of the scripture that holds sway in Far From the Madding Crowd. While this novel lacks some of the more overt fetishistic practices such as waxen effigy burning found in Hardy’s later novel The Return of the Native (1878), its use of words as fetish is important to consider in the development of Hardy’s own concept of fetishism, which will become further realized in his later writings. Cet article explore la façon dont les écrits bibliques et les croyances populaires se mêlent dans Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) pour constituer une forme de fétichisme. Écrit juste avant la parution de Primitive Culture d’Edward Tylor (1871), qui popularisa le concept de fétichisme pour le public victorien, le roman de Hardy emploie des termes bibliques fétichisés de diverses manières : « mots magiques » qui ouvrent des portes, menaces ou malédictions, ils vont jusqu’à déterminer l’état spirituel des personnages. Plus que le message qu’ils contiennent, c’est le fait même de prononcer ces mots qui importe dans Far from the Madding Crowd. Si le roman ne fait pas apparaître les pratiques fétichistes explicites qui marquent d’autres œuvres comme The Return of the Native (1878), l’utilisation des mots comme fétiches telle qu’elle y figure occupe une place non négligeable dans la façon dont Hardy élabore sa propre vision du fétichisme. |
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This paper looks at how biblical scripture interwoven with folk belief functions as a form of fetishism in Far From the Madding Crowd (1874). Written in the wake of Edward Tylor’s Primitive Culture (1871), which popularized the concept of fetishism for a Victorian audience, the novel’s fetishized scriptural words are used in a variety of ways: to “magically” open doors, to threaten or curse – even to determine the spiritual state of these characters’ souls. Consistently, it is the uttering of the words themselves, rather than the spiritual or figurative message of the scripture that holds sway in Far From the Madding Crowd. While this novel lacks some of the more overt fetishistic practices such as waxen effigy burning found in Hardy’s later novel The Return of the Native (1878), its use of words as fetish is important to consider in the development of Hardy’s own concept of fetishism, which will become further realized in his later writings. |
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