Mikhail Bulgakov's Azazello, Behemoth and Abadonna, Viewed Against the Background of Their Onomastic Prototypes

Three of the demonic characters from Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita bear names derived from the biblical and later Jewish and Christian literary tradition. They are: Azazello, Behemoth and Abadonna. Are traces of these traditions visible in Bulgakov's literary creations, despi...

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Main Author: Dekert, Tomasz (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Dep. 2022
In: Religion & literature
Year: 2022, Volume: 54, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 95-115
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
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KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
NBH Angelology; demonology
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