Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaMythologization of the concept of femininity in the russian philosophy and culture of the silver age
This paper deals with different aspects of the mythological concept of femininity in the Russian philosophy and culture in the end of XIX and XX centuries. Special attention is paid to clarification of the culture-forming significance of mythological, ideal femininity in Russian culture. The author...
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| description | This paper deals with different aspects of the mythological concept of femininity in the Russian philosophy and culture in the end of XIX and XX centuries. Special attention is paid to clarification of the culture-forming significance of mythological, ideal femininity in Russian culture. The author considers the peculiarities of femininity nature expression in the Russian culture and philosophy of the Silver age. The analysis revealed that Russian thinkers managed to unite, in the concept of femininity, the philosophical, religious and esthetic notions concerning the female principle as an ideal image that requires adoration and has the ability to inspire creation. The paper describes the basic mechanisms of myth, the process of creation and realization of a mythological image of femininity in the culture of the Silver age. It was established that romantic interpretation of myth played a pivotal role for the representatives of Russian culture of the early XX century. It is noted that mythologization of the concept of femininity allowed Russian thinkers to combine vivid particular content and the sublime elitism of an absolutely abstract form. It is shown that the representatives of Russian philosophy and culture used the syncretic image of “the Eternal Femininity” as a cornerstone of myth formation, simultaneously establishing its new conceptual limits and defining it as an ideal of the epoch. The specific feature of the Russian cultural tradition is developing the phenomenon of femininity in the process of creation through correlation of masculine and feminine principles based on the ideal androgynous nature. It is concluded that the development of the concept of femininity depends on the process of formation of new cultural values. |
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| spelling | clacso-CLACSO618322022-03-18T16:20:48Z Mythologization of the concept of femininity in the russian philosophy and culture of the silver age Mitologização do conceito feminino na filosofia russa e cultura da idade da prata Gutova, Svetlana Georgievna Myth The concept of femininity Eternal feminine Myth creation The Silver Age of Russian culture Mito Conceito de feminilidade Eternidade Feminilidade Sophia “Idade da prata” da cultura russa This paper deals with different aspects of the mythological concept of femininity in the Russian philosophy and culture in the end of XIX and XX centuries. Special attention is paid to clarification of the culture-forming significance of mythological, ideal femininity in Russian culture. The author considers the peculiarities of femininity nature expression in the Russian culture and philosophy of the Silver age. The analysis revealed that Russian thinkers managed to unite, in the concept of femininity, the philosophical, religious and esthetic notions concerning the female principle as an ideal image that requires adoration and has the ability to inspire creation. The paper describes the basic mechanisms of myth, the process of creation and realization of a mythological image of femininity in the culture of the Silver age. It was established that romantic interpretation of myth played a pivotal role for the representatives of Russian culture of the early XX century. It is noted that mythologization of the concept of femininity allowed Russian thinkers to combine vivid particular content and the sublime elitism of an absolutely abstract form. It is shown that the representatives of Russian philosophy and culture used the syncretic image of “the Eternal Femininity” as a cornerstone of myth formation, simultaneously establishing its new conceptual limits and defining it as an ideal of the epoch. The specific feature of the Russian cultural tradition is developing the phenomenon of femininity in the process of creation through correlation of masculine and feminine principles based on the ideal androgynous nature. It is concluded that the development of the concept of femininity depends on the process of formation of new cultural values. O artigo lida com diferentes aspectos mitológicos do conceito de feminilidade na filosofia e cultura russa no final dos séculos XIX e XX. Uma especial atenção é dada à definição de cultura, formando significado mitologico, o ideal de feminilidade na cultura russa. As peculiaridades da feminilidade da natureza expressão na cultura russa e a filosofia da era de Prata são considerados no artigo. A análise revelou que os pensadores russos conseguiram unir as noções filosóficas, religiosas e estéticas sobre o princípio feminino como uma imagem ideal que exige adoração e tem capacidade para ter impacto sobre a criação da feminilidade do conceito. O artigo descreve os mecanismos básicos de mito, o processo de criação e a realização mitologica da imagem da feminilidade na cultura da era de Prata. Foi estabelecido que a interpretação romântica do mito desempenhou um papel fundamental para os representantes da cultura russa do início do século XX. Deve-se notar que o conceito de mitologização da feminilidade permitiu que os pesquisadores russos unissem o conteúdo específico e o elevado elitismo do absoluto, de forma abstrata. Demonstra-se que os representantes russos da filosofia e da cultura utilizaram a imagem sincrética de “a Eterna Feminilidade” como a pedra angular do mito de formação, estabelecendo de sua nova conceitual limites, ao mesmo tempo, definindo-a como um ideal da época. O traço específico da tradição cultural russa é o fenômeno do desenvolvimento da feminilidade no processo de criação através da correlação dos princípios masculinos e femininos, com base no ideal andrógino da natureza. Conclui-se que o conceito do desenvolvimento da feminilidade depende do processo de formação de novos valores culturais. 2017-10-23 2022-03-18T16:20:48Z 2022-03-18T16:20:48Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/letras/article/view/10574 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/61832 eng https://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/letras/article/view/10574/6871 Copyright (c) 2017 Revista de Letras application/pdf Revista de Letras Revista de Letras Revista de Letras; Vol. 56 No. 1 (2016) Revista de Letras; v. 56 n. 1 (2016) 1981-7886 0101-3505 |
| spellingShingle | Myth The concept of femininity Eternal feminine Myth creation The Silver Age of Russian culture Mito Conceito de feminilidade Eternidade Feminilidade Sophia “Idade da prata” da cultura russa Gutova, Svetlana Georgievna Mythologization of the concept of femininity in the russian philosophy and culture of the silver age |
| title | Mythologization of the concept of femininity in the russian philosophy and culture of the silver age |
| title_full | Mythologization of the concept of femininity in the russian philosophy and culture of the silver age |
| title_fullStr | Mythologization of the concept of femininity in the russian philosophy and culture of the silver age |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mythologization of the concept of femininity in the russian philosophy and culture of the silver age |
| title_short | Mythologization of the concept of femininity in the russian philosophy and culture of the silver age |
| title_sort | mythologization of the concept of femininity in the russian philosophy and culture of the silver age |
| topic | Myth The concept of femininity Eternal feminine Myth creation The Silver Age of Russian culture Mito Conceito de feminilidade Eternidade Feminilidade Sophia “Idade da prata” da cultura russa |
| url | https://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/letras/article/view/10574 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/61832 |