The Predestination Functions in the Structure of the Dream in Mitrush Kuteli’s Opus

Authors

  • Alma Dema Department of Literature, Faculty of Education, Aleksander Moisiu University, Rruga Miqesia, Spitalle, Durres, 2009, Albania
  • Risvan Tershalla Department of Sociology, Faculty of Education, Aleksander Moisiu University, Rruga Miqesia, Spitalle, Durres, 2009, Albania

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2024.2.651.664

Keywords:

dream, predestination, biblical, prediction, castigation, Mitrush Kuteli

Abstract

Aim. Dreams are usually understood as a mechanism to transform thoughts into images. We use the lexeme mechanism, because the way this happens is not always identifiable or decipherable, and the level of difficulty depends on the density of the symbols that need to be decoded. Dream is said to be a sequence of images, a vision or a close connection with the reality. Having in consideration these statements this paper, aims to unravel and understand the dream and function of the predestination in the long narrative “Great is the horror of Sin, Tat Tanushi of Bubëtima”, by 30’s Albanian writer Mitrush Kuteli (2011).

Methods. The methods to sort out the aim are the text analysis, interpretive and comparative ones. The text analysis will involve content analysis, thematic analysis, and discourse analysis.

Results. The link between life and death, as depicted through the shifts from dreams to the afterlife, offers a distinct outlook on the world. In Mitrush Kuteli’s prose, the rich transformations both mock the long-standing fear of death and invite the living to keep enjoying life’s pleasures even beyond death.

Conclusions. We have made efforts to assert our thesis that in “Great is the horror of sin, Tatë Tanushi of Bubëtima” (2011) the dream has a warning function as well as a fantastic biblical one. The conclusion is both philosophical and fantastical biblical.

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Author Biographies

  • Alma Dema, Department of Literature, Faculty of Education, Aleksander Moisiu University, Rruga Miqesia, Spitalle, Durres, 2009, Albania

    Holds a Doctorate in Cultural Anthropology. She is a senior lecturer at the Aleksander Moisiu University, Durres (Albania) in the department of Literature, for more than fifteen years now. She is the author of more than 50 scientific publications, including articles, papers and monographs. One of her monographs is published by Verlag Unser Wissen. She is reviewer at Interdisciplinary Journal of Research and Development, in the editorial board of Filologjia International Journal of Human Sciences, reviewer of Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, for the Special Issue, a listed Scopus journal.  She has experience in research projects as an educator and trainer.

  • Risvan Tershalla, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Education, Aleksander Moisiu University, Rruga Miqesia, Spitalle, Durres, 2009, Albania

    Holds a Doctorate in Philosophy. He is a senior lecturer at Aleksander Moisiu University, Durres (Albania) in the department of Sociology. He has been lecturing Introduction to Philosophy, Contemporary Philosophy and Communications and Ethics for more than sixteen years. He has published articles and papers on the area of education, human rights and ethics and politics. He is the member of Albanian Institute of Sociology. He has experienced national and international projects in education and ethics and has a lot of experience as a national trainer.

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Published

2024-09-25

How to Cite

Dema, A. ., & Tershalla, R. (2024). The Predestination Functions in the Structure of the Dream in Mitrush Kuteli’s Opus. Journal of Education Culture and Society, 15(2), 651-664. https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2024.2.651.664