Yurodivy
E795918
Yurodivy refers to the Russian tradition of "holy fools," ascetic individuals who feign madness to challenge social norms and express spiritual truths.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
holy fool
ⓘ
religious role ⓘ social type ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
challenge social norms
ⓘ
denounce injustice ⓘ express spiritual truths ⓘ rebuke the powerful ⓘ |
| hasBehavior |
performing shocking acts
ⓘ
publicly acting insane ⓘ rejecting material possessions ⓘ speaking in riddles ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
extreme poverty
ⓘ
feigned madness ⓘ moral criticism ⓘ prophetic speech ⓘ public humiliation ⓘ social nonconformity ⓘ spiritual insight ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
early modern Russia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medieval Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfTerm | Russian ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPluralForm | Yurodivye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPractice | asceticism ⓘ |
| hasRelatedConcept |
ascetic saint
ⓘ
fool for Christ ⓘ holy fool ⓘ |
| hasReligiousTradition | Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSocialStatus |
marginalized
ⓘ
sometimes revered ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalBasis |
imitation of Christ
ⓘ
kenosis ⓘ paradox of wisdom and folly ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
foolishness for Christ
ⓘ
marginality ⓘ paradoxical behavior ⓘ sanctity ⓘ street preaching ⓘ voluntary suffering ⓘ |
| isDepictedIn |
Russian hagiography
ⓘ
Russian literature ⓘ Russian religious art ⓘ |
| isViewedAs |
holy person
ⓘ
prophet ⓘ social critic ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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