Possible Interrelations of the Proto-slavic Concept of “Fool” with Initiation Rites and Magic Fairy Tales
In a series of publications, the second of which is this article, the author attempts to explore the phenomenon of conceptual memory as a type of collective memory and cultural memory, as well as a way of accumulating significant meanings. The theory of conceptual memory resonates with the lingui...
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V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
2024-12-01
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| description | In a series of publications, the second of which is this article, the author attempts to explore the phenomenon of conceptual memory as a type of collective memory and cultural memory, as well as a way of accumulating significant meanings.
The theory of conceptual memory resonates with the linguistic theory of etymological (or cultural) memory of the words, which investigates the connections between the etymological and historical projections of a linguistic unit and its modern semantics. It seems that such connections can be observed between the original and ancient meanings of words and the concepts that they subsequently verbalize, tracing how language and culture preserve universal and unique meanings.
To illustrate the theory of conceptual memory, the article demonstrates the interconnections of the hypothetical Proto-Slavic concept of “fool”, reconstructed in a previous work, with the initiation ritual and fairy tales. According to our hypothesis, the ancient concept of “fool” reflects the features of the initiation ritual and denotes the initiate himself. This is evidenced by the overlap of core and peripheral conceptual meanings with key moments of the initiation rite. Over time, the ritual is captured in initiation myths and other cultural texts, such as fairy tales.
In new social realities, the tale gradually loses the understanding of its magical meanings of the ritual and presents a simplified and reinterpreted narrative of initiation, in which the concept of “fool” correlates primarily with the corresponding character. The conceptual meanings gradually take the form of a set of traits of the main fairy-tale hero, and the “fairy-tale background,” which reflects the features of the original ritual, ceases to be perceived as related to the concept. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3c8eccdce44f4ddb946b3b637079f5d52025-01-10T11:17:36ZengV. N. Karazin Kharkiv National UniversityВісник Харківського національного університету імені В. Н. Каразіна. Серія Філологія. Vìsnik Harkìvsʹkogo nacìonalʹnogo unìversitetu ìmenì V.N. Karazìna. Serìâ Fìlologìâ.2227-18642024-12-0195748210.26565/2227-1864-2024-95-1124755Possible Interrelations of the Proto-slavic Concept of “Fool” with Initiation Rites and Magic Fairy TalesOlena Masliy0V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National UniversityIn a series of publications, the second of which is this article, the author attempts to explore the phenomenon of conceptual memory as a type of collective memory and cultural memory, as well as a way of accumulating significant meanings. The theory of conceptual memory resonates with the linguistic theory of etymological (or cultural) memory of the words, which investigates the connections between the etymological and historical projections of a linguistic unit and its modern semantics. It seems that such connections can be observed between the original and ancient meanings of words and the concepts that they subsequently verbalize, tracing how language and culture preserve universal and unique meanings. To illustrate the theory of conceptual memory, the article demonstrates the interconnections of the hypothetical Proto-Slavic concept of “fool”, reconstructed in a previous work, with the initiation ritual and fairy tales. According to our hypothesis, the ancient concept of “fool” reflects the features of the initiation ritual and denotes the initiate himself. This is evidenced by the overlap of core and peripheral conceptual meanings with key moments of the initiation rite. Over time, the ritual is captured in initiation myths and other cultural texts, such as fairy tales. In new social realities, the tale gradually loses the understanding of its magical meanings of the ritual and presents a simplified and reinterpreted narrative of initiation, in which the concept of “fool” correlates primarily with the corresponding character. The conceptual meanings gradually take the form of a set of traits of the main fairy-tale hero, and the “fairy-tale background,” which reflects the features of the original ritual, ceases to be perceived as related to the concept.https://periodicals.karazin.ua/philology/article/view/24755collective memorycultural memoryconceptual memoryproto-slavic concept of theory of etymological (cultural) memory of wordsinitiation ritualfairy tale |
| spellingShingle | Olena Masliy Possible Interrelations of the Proto-slavic Concept of “Fool” with Initiation Rites and Magic Fairy Tales Вісник Харківського національного університету імені В. Н. Каразіна. Серія Філологія. Vìsnik Harkìvsʹkogo nacìonalʹnogo unìversitetu ìmenì V.N. Karazìna. Serìâ Fìlologìâ. collective memory cultural memory conceptual memory proto-slavic concept of theory of etymological (cultural) memory of words initiation ritual fairy tale |
| title | Possible Interrelations of the Proto-slavic Concept of “Fool” with Initiation Rites and Magic Fairy Tales |
| title_full | Possible Interrelations of the Proto-slavic Concept of “Fool” with Initiation Rites and Magic Fairy Tales |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Possible Interrelations of the Proto-slavic Concept of “Fool” with Initiation Rites and Magic Fairy Tales |
| title_short | Possible Interrelations of the Proto-slavic Concept of “Fool” with Initiation Rites and Magic Fairy Tales |
| title_sort | possible interrelations of the proto slavic concept of fool with initiation rites and magic fairy tales |
| topic | collective memory cultural memory conceptual memory proto-slavic concept of theory of etymological (cultural) memory of words initiation ritual fairy tale |
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