Open AccessInspired topos: places of natural space belonging to the genii loci
Author(s) -
Lyudmila Vinogradova
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
slavânskoe i balkanskoe âzykoznanie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2658-3372
DOI - 10.31168/2658-3372.2019.2.11
Subject(s) - etiquette , topos theory , mythology , natural (archaeology) , locative case , space (punctuation) , demonology , antithesis , schema (genetic algorithms) , linguistics , aesthetics , sociology , epistemology , literature , history , art , philosophy , computer science , archaeology , machine learning
The article is devoted to the locative code of folk culture. It examines the speci c loci of natural space, seen as demonic ones, which belong to the genii loci. Signs of spirituality and personalization of natural places are: naming of the locus by demonic terms; axiological interpretation of the space (bad-good places); behavior of a person who has entered into a “not himself” locus: keeping a number of prohibitions, use of etiquette forms of treatment, greetings, requests, thanks, which are addressed to the spirits. Key-words: Slavic mythology, locative code of culture, the category of space, folk demonology, mythological genii loci.