Autour de l’axis mundi. De la notion théorique à la mise en image littéraire dans l’œuvre de Jules Verne (Voyages et aventures du capitaine Hatteras et Le Sphinx des glaces)

• Published in: Quêtes littéraires
• Main Author: Adam Jarosz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: French
• Published: The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin & Werset Publishing House 2013
• Subjects: imaginary; imagination; island; axis mundi; the North Pole; the South Pole; Literature (General); PN1-6790; French literature - Italian literature - Spanish literature - Portuguese literature; PQ1-3999; Arctic; Jules; North Pole; South Pole; Sphinx; Verne; South pole
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.31743/ql.4610; https://doaj.org/article/a09248994e3140108f654ec6563f6bab

The symbolism of axis mundi constitutes an integral part of cultural and religious systems across the world. Such symbolism appears clearly and precisely in all forms of religious life. As it is stressed by Eliade, many a time, axis mundi is an intersection of three varied ontological zones (the int...