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Един комплект бижута между Китай и Европа
A Jewelry Set Between China and Europe

Author(s): Evelyna Hein
Subject(s): Philosophy, Social Sciences, Philosophical Traditions, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: transcultural communication; symbols; Sinology; swastika; Buddhist Art; Double-headed Buddha; Cao Pi; "Discourse on Literature" (Lun Wen)

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the status of the sinologist as a mediator between China and the world. The author tries to illustrate this special modus vivendi with an example from the everyday experience concerning the meaning and the functions of symbols in the transcultural communication.