Apie seno Baltijos podievio Albino Žukausko dievus
LTStraipsnyje bandoma suprobleminti požiūrį į Albino Žukausko poezijoje matomą neapykantą „hierarchiniam krikščionių dievui“ (Sigitas Geda). Tyrinėjant paties Žukausko tekstus, jų recepciją, keliami klausimai, kaip Dievo ir / ar dievų figūros funkcionuoja Žukausko poezijoje, kiek jų (ne)buvimas nulemtas to meto sociokultūrinės situacijos, kaip jos atskleidžia žukauskišką pasaulio ir žmogaus jame interpretaciją. Pasirinkta tema ir aptariamu tekstų korpusu siekiama ne demaskuoti Žukauską kaip prisitaikantį prie sovietinės sistemos, veikiau atvirkščiai – atskleisti jo poezijoje glūdintį santykį su religija, autentiškumo ir saugumo paieškas.
ENAlbinas Žukauskas has claimed a place in the Lithuanian literary history and in the consciousness of many readers as a socially engaged creator of the peasant mentality who continues the tradition of the narrative poetry. Theoretically, religiosity should be an imminent part of such mentality that draws its origins from Christian culture. However, Žukauskas's texts show tense relationship with Catholisism and the clergy, while the fervorous worship of man in today's context seems conformist. The article attempts to make an issue of the approach to hatred towards "the hierarchical Christian god" (Sigitas Geda) that is apparent in Žukauskas's poetry. By flexibly using the basic semiotic concepts and tools, the author analyzes Žukauskas's texts and their reception; she also brings up questions such as, how does God and/or gods figure in Žukauskas's poetry, to what extent their (non)existence is determined by the sociocultural situation back then, how do they reveal Žukauskas's perception of the world and man in it.The selected topic and the discussed texts do not attempt to expose Žukauskas as the one who adapts to the Soviet system; rather, they seek to unveil the inherent controversial relationship with religion, search for authenticity that emerges from reflecting upon man and God in various ways. The analysis shows that in Žukauskas's poetry with the help of religious folk-art figures and playful use of seemingly peasant religiosity an impression of an individual who has separated from God but is still in search for Him is being created; the limitation of deified man and abased God is being raised here as well. Consequently, the theme of social injustice related to the criticism of Catholic clergy gets brought up. It is namely the clergy in this poetic world that becomes one of the incentives to consider the question of the authenticity of faith. A strange juncture of paganism, whose deities are also considered to be dead or at least as guardians of the limited area, and Christianity appears to be determined by space. Authentic vigorous faith of the Dzūkai is being juxtaposed to dogmatic, deceitful pseudo religiosity introduced by foreigners or expatriates.
