TYPE, SYMBOL, TOPOS IN UMBERTO ECO’S THEORY. AN APPLICATION ON BIBLICAL AND ROMANIAN FOLKLORE’S SYMBOLS
TYPE, SYMBOL, TOPOS IN UMBERTO ECO’S THEORY. AN APPLICATION ON BIBLICAL AND ROMANIAN FOLKLORE’S SYMBOLS
Author(s): CORINA MATEISubject(s): Semiotics / Semiology, Customs / Folklore, Semiology, Hermeneutics
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: archetype; mythology; symbol; topos (topoi); type;
Summary/Abstract: This paper presents some semiotic and hermeneutic concepts belonging to renowned authors in the field of symbol studies; the goal is to emphasize the universal vocation of symbol as a main explanatory element both to Semiotics and Hermeneutics, in areas where the symbolic thinking replaces the rational thinking. In this respect, I try to highlight the parallelism between symbols in Romanian folklore and in Biblical mythology. The upper goal of this approach is to emphasize a way of understanding human creation and human condition by means of the explanatory potential of symbol, the most complex cultural phenomenon and the best instrument of mankind’s cultural awareness.
Journal: Cogito - Multidisciplinary research Journal
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 21-27
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English