Emotions of Fear in Narratives about the Plague and the Contemporary Pandemic

Q3 Social Sciences

Studia Mythologica Slavica Pub Date : 2022-10-12 DOI:10.3986/sms20222501

Monika Kropej Telban

引用次数: 1

Abstract

Narratives about the plague and other pandemics essentially induce fear and predict death and hunger, triggering a variety of emotions among people, particularly anxiety. The paper discusses how the motifs of plague narratives – despite being ancient, traditional and old – resurface from the collective memory and the subconscious as people now have experiences comparable to those endured by humanity centuries ago. Although the COVID-19 pandemic that confronted the planet from 2019 to 2022 is not as deadly as the plague, it is still an ongoing existential threat. A discussion is also presented of the ways that old traditions and social constructs re-emerge in contemporary narratives and discourses about COVID-19, and how the atmosphere of fear affects the emotional and social lives of the people, along with their narratives, jokes, fake news, and the conspiracy theories that have been circulating online.

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瘟疫与当代大流行病叙事中的恐惧情绪

关于鼠疫和其他流行病的叙述基本上会引发恐惧，预测死亡和饥饿，引发人们的各种情绪，尤其是焦虑。这篇论文讨论了鼠疫叙事的主题——尽管是古老的、传统的和古老的——是如何从集体记忆和潜意识中重新浮现出来的，因为人们现在的经历与几个世纪前人类所经历的经历相当。尽管2019年至2022年全球面临的COVID-19大流行不像瘟疫那样致命，但它仍然是一个持续的生存威胁。还讨论了旧传统和社会结构如何在关于COVID-19的当代叙述和话语中重新出现，以及恐惧气氛如何影响人们的情感和社会生活，以及他们的叙述、笑话、假新闻和网上流传的阴谋论。

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Studia Mythologica Slavica Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

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期刊介绍： Studia mythologica Slavica is international scientific journal on the mythology, spiritual culture and tradition of Slavic and also other nations and people. It is published by the Institute of Slovenian Ethnology of the Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and by the Dipartimento di Lingue e Letterature Straniere, Università degli Studi di Udine. The journal is dedicated to interdisciplinary studies, and one of the main aims of this journal is to present comparative research that defines and determines (i.e. establishes) Slavic culture in the context of the wider European and non-European world (cultures). The journal intends to throw light on the belief systems and religions of older Slavic, Eurasian, and other civilisations. Moreover, it encourages the research of contemporary phenomena in the field of spiritual, social and material culture, and their transformation. The character of the publication is both international and interdisciplinary, covering the themes from the field of ethnology, anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, religious studies, history of literature and philosophy. It also brings new interpretations of historical sources and presents new discoveries, material, and field research. The journal was first published in 1998, and since then it has been published once a year in a multi-language edition, in print and on the internet. Each year, it is distributed in exchange for hundred scientific publications from around the world. The articles are published in English, Italian, German and all Slavic languages. All articles have long summaries and an abstract in the English language.