Репрезентація міфологеми світла й темряви крізь призму солярного символізму християнської традиції
Representation of Light and Darkness Mythologema in the Light of Solar Symbolism of the Christian Tradition

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the work. The research is related to cultural understanding of variability of light and darkness mythologema modification in the light of solar symbolism of the Christian spiritual tradition. Research methodology is to use axiological (to identify the value component of light and darkness and the semantic range of their transformations), semiotic (to characterize light and darkness as carriers and broadcasters of cultural codes) methods and hermeneutical analysis (to interpret space of myth as a special cultural practice). The scientific novelty of the work consists in the study and analysis of axiosphere of hagiographical literature of the Orthodoxy and determination of its culture forming mechanisms. This study allows examining light and darkness in the context of the value system of the myth which should be considered as a separate type of cultural memory. Conclusions. Understanding the mythologema of light and darkness in the profile of solar symbolism enables separation of formative arteries of numinous continuum of the Christendom. Engaging cultural tools allows to distinguish light and darkness as mythopoetic constructs in shaping the dogmatic foundations of the Christian culture. In the light of hagiographic narrative they serve as evaluating metaphors the axiological potentiality of which form the ethical and humanistic orbit of hagiographical literature.

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