The Yershalaim chapters from The Master and Margarita:
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an anatomy of possession
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Terence Dawson
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Leiden
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Brill
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The Yershalaim chapters from Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita (1996/1965-1966) illustrate the three fundamental forms of possession. Kaifa and Levi Matvei respond to Yeshua in apparently opposite ways: the High Priest represses his experience of possession, while Levi Matvei surrenders himself to his. Both lose their footing in reality and begin to live in a fantasy world of their own devising. In contrast, Pilate engages with his experience of possession. He seeks the company of Yeshua not to become his disciple, but to engage him in a dialogue between equals. The Yershalaim chapters from Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita (1996/1965-1966) illustrate the three fundamental forms of possession. Kaifa and Levi Matvei respond to Yeshua in apparently opposite ways: the High Priest represses his experience of possession, while Levi Matvei surrenders himself to his. Both lose their footing in reality and begin to live in a fantasy world of their own devising. In contrast, Pilate engages with his experience of possession. He seeks the company of Yeshua not to become his disciple, but to engage him in a dialogue between equals.