Зазеркалье. Предметный мир примет и поверий (Свадебный цикл)
Through the Looking Glass. The World of Objects in Predictions and Tales (The wedding rites)

Author(s): Piotr Czerwiński
Subject(s): Anthropology, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Customs / Folklore, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Special Branches of Philosophy, Cognitive linguistics, Russian Literature, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Language, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: semantics; beliefs; prophecies; folk signs and predictions; mentality; consciousness; understanding of the world
Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the Russian folk tales and predictions describing the wedding rites and roles of their participants with regard not only to the ceremony itself but also to its meaning. These elements, i.e. roles, action, meaning are reflected via the present and future states that the participants are and will be in. The fiancée is presented as a key character from the point of view of her role and meaning in the stages of the ceremony. The world of objects is described as a special one with regard to the reality and the impact this world has upon a human being and vice versa. The author suggests a number of attitudes towards the potential, virtual typologies connected with the meanings of the paradigmatic units. The units are presented with regard to their structure and position in general semantics.

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