Epifanie Doniosłej Tajemnicy. Zapiski z peregrynacji traktem wiodącym z Aten do Emaus

Abstract

EPIPHANIES OF SIGNIFICANT MYSTERY: NOTES FROM THE PEREGRINATION ALONG THE ROUTE FROM ATHENS TO EMMAUS In the presented article, I discuss the relationship between the Greek tragedy of the classical epoch and the medieval liturgical drama. They are commonly regarded as the roots of European theater. The ritual of Dionysus, present in the Greek tragedy, and the soteriological sacrifice of Christ, present in the liturgical drama, have the power of purification/redeeming of the human being. Aristotle described it as catharsis (κάθαρσις). Tragedy and liturgical drama also testify to the dialogical and dramatic relationship between God and Man. This cultural and religious experience is anthropological in nature, it is an important element of human existence. The article also discussed the nature of theater in early Christian writings, and focuses on how the barriers to performative activity were broken, and liturgical drama became an important element of the religious culture of the Latin Middle Ages. During the Resurrection Mass, it served as a visualization of the Significant Mystery, the essence of the Christian drama of Salvation.