Russian Language Studies (Dec 2008)

From ritual and mith to metafor

  • E V Stoyanova

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 0, no. 4
pp. 27 – 36

Abstract

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The article is based on the problems of studying the metaphor. Metaphor is perceived as a form of continuation of the existence of ritual and myth, which are a way of rationalization of the world by people devoted to traditional culture, who can be found in the domination of mythological thinking. Metaphor is based on the mythological ideas of man and hands down the traditional archetypes from generation to generation.