Elements of the magical-religious universe, specific for the architectural ornaments in the traditional societies
Elements of the magical-religious universe, specific for the architectural ornaments in the traditional societies

Summary/Abstract: The architectural ornaments are characterised by certain symbols and signs, an interconnection that generate elements specific to the magical-religious universe, belonging to the traditional societies. Between sign/symbol, in its quality of bearer of magical-religious significations, and the sign-ornament, which includes aesthetical functions exclusively, there are established specific relations that generate the originality of the architecture or the inside of the traditional peasants’ house. In Oltenia, it is well-known the use of the specific architectural ornaments such as: the circle, the wheel, the five or six sides rosette, the cross, the rope, the tree of life, the motif of the snake. The persistence of certain symbols along hundreds or even thousands of years, and the fact that they have been used for generations, by different communities, do not reflect an ethnical continuity, but an archetypal one.

• Details
• Contents