Mountain as an Archetype of »the Supreme« in Magomet H. Mokaev’s Work

Abstract

The article is the first attempt to study the mythologeme “mountain” in the works of the Karachay-Balkar writer Magomet Kh. Mokaev. The goal is to identify the functional features of the mythologeme as one of the dominants of the text structure in the artistic space of the Balkar author. The mythologeme mountain, in addition to the main (universal) concept, includes emotional and cultural components, reflects the author’s worldview, and has additional semantic increments. The mountain, as an element of the material world, is the Supreme archetype, a power source, a vital and creative power that embodies the idea of spiritual elevation.

Keywords

• Magomet H. Mokaev
• poetry of the “thaw” era
• myth
• archetype
• vertical space