CULTURAL TRADITION AS BASIS AND POTENTIAL FOR THE CIVILIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CULTURAL TRADITION AS BASIS AND POTENTIAL FOR THE CIVILIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Summary/Abstract: The article researches the essence of the concept of “tradition” and “cultural tradition”, provides examples of traditions in theatrical culture, explains the concept of “Ukrainian tradition”, as well as presents existing types and structures of tradition. Approaches and the depth of understanding of the aforementioned terms by scientific representatives from different nations living in different cultural and historical times have been investigated. The relevance of the article lies in thorough understanding of tradition and its role in the civilizational development, as the past is always connected with the present with Ukrainian theatre being one of the manifestations of such connection. Traditions found in theatre are exemplary of how national culture is preserved and developed. The aim of the article is to cover the scale and relevance of the question of culture in learning about the development of society as well as specific cultural objects. Research methodology: The method of cultural concepts, comparative-historical and systematic methods, as well cross-disciplinary approach have been applied in the given work. The cultural innovation of the research is based on the fact that the materials of the article allow us to trace a necessary cultural object (e.g. theatrical culture, music culture, technical culture among others), distinguish its specific elements, and in the process of the investigation rediscover peculiar features, which are a repeated succession. Thus, the article outlines traditions that have characterised a chosen object throughout its existence, as well as reveals moments of innovation.

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