70 research outputs found
Ignatius the Deacon: on the Sacred Images - the Theology of a Hagiographer
No full textThe author examines the theology of Ignatius the Deacon regarding the holy icons, a Byzantine author who wrote around the cusp of the eighth and ninth centuries. His theological perceptions are found in the lives of George of Amastris, Gregory the Decapolite, and the patriarchs of Constantinople Tarasius and Nicephoros, all of which he composed. These vitae belong to the genre of hagiographies in high style . They are composed using elegant phraseology and are replete with citations and theological argumentations. Thus, they afford the researcher abundant material for refl ection. Ignatius presents a detailed apology for the holy images. He theorizes on the way they act upon those who view them. Most importantly, he introduces the concept of the so called living images of virtue which are created by the saints in their own persons. Ignatius raises various arguments in favor of the veneration of the icons and refers to the imagery employed by the proponents of iconodoulic theology
(Table 1) Concentration of suspended particulate matter in seawater of the Franz Victoria Trough
No full text(Table 1) Concentration of suspended particulate matter in seawater of the Franz Victoria Troug
Ideological confrontation between the Church and imperial authority in Byzantium in the early 9th century according to hagiographical evidence
No full textThe article concerns an iconoclastic definition of the Council of Constantinople of 815, which was proposed by Byzantine Emperor Leo V in the early 9th century. The author returns back to a forgotten discussion that dealt with a reconstruction of the definition made by Paul J. Alexander in 1953. The reconstruction was criticized by other researchers, but hagiography devoted to some contemporaries of the Council makes us to reflect on the Council’s attention to so-called «living images», which were opposed to the pieces of art, and interpretation of Gen. 1, 26. This is an important argument for the image theory, which was emphasized by Alexander. We do not try to make up a fi nal conclusion, but to suggest some reflections for further research
Dragon images in Japanese culture: Genesis and semantics
No full textThe article deals with the genesis, semantics, and functions of the dragon image in Japanese culture. The relevance of the study is due to the increased attention of researchers to the basic values of local cultures, issues of symbolism, inextricably linked to the problems of national self-identification. The methodological basis of the study is the structural-semiotic approach, which was used to analyze the value content of the dragon image, the descriptive-analytical method, and the method of cognitive interpretation of the semantics of linguistic means verbalizing the dragon image in the Japanese language. In contrast to the Western tradition, in the culture of the peoples of East Asia, a dragon is a revered and significant symbol of power, strength, and authority. Stories about dragons are found in ancient texts of both Hinduism and Buddhism. It is established that the formation and evolution of the dragon cult in Japan was influenced by the mythical Chinese dragons, Indian Naga snakes, and the belief in dragons as deities of the water element. The author examines the genesis and evolution of the dragon image in different historical epochs, the influence of cultural-historical, natural, and religious factors on its transformation. It is shown that, in medieval Japan, the dragon was considered the protector of Buddhism, personifying strength, wisdom, prosperity, good luck, and images of these mythical creatures became an organic element of Buddhist culture. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the image of the dragon as a sign of the Chinese zodiacal calendar, the representations of dragons in Japanese mythology, fairy tales and legends, in Hitachi-Fudoki, Kojiki, Nihon shoki. In the mythological picture of the world of the Japanese, the dragon is ambivalent and has both positive and negative features. It is revealed that the image of the dragon occupies an important place in Japanese traditional culture, painting, architecture, arts and crafts, calendar holidays, is widely represented in proverbs and sayings, word combinations and idioms. The reference to Japanese phraseology allowed to expand the base of the study and to reveal the totality of ideas about the dragon in the worldview of native speakers of the Japanese language. The author concludes that, nowadays, the image of the dragon in Japan has lost its sacral significance and is mainly used as tribute to tradition
(Table 2) Concentration of suspended particulate matter, particulate lithogenic material and chemical elements in seawater of the Franz Victoria Though
No full text(Table 2) Concentration of suspended particulate matter, particulate lithogenic material and chemical elements in seawater of the Franz Victoria Thoug
HIEROGLYPHICS CULTURE AS VIZUALIZATION CHANNEL OF JAPAN SOCIETY SOCIOCULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
No full textHieroglyphic script culture is the object of the paper; the subject is its role in social and cultural transformations visualization taking place in modern Japanese society. Research methodology includes cognitive approach, which considers the language as a means for learning the world and anthropocentric approach, observing the language in the context of “human factor”. Special attention is given to key events and ideas. Characters Day (Kanji Day) is celebrated on December 12 in Japan. The character with the most votes, selected to represent the events of the year, is announced at a special ceremony at Kiyomizu Temple. Since 1994, this is the date for the announcement of the Kanji of the Year, chosen by the Japanese Kanji Proficiency Society. In 2016 the character (kin; kane) meaning «gold», «money», «metal» was chosen as the character-symbol of the year. Kin garnered 6 605 votes, or 4.33% of the 153 162 ballots cast. The linguoculturological analysis of the results of the «Kanji of the Year» competition undertaken in this article allows for the conclusion that the value of hieroglyphic writing is very important to Japanese social development. Hieroglyphics is an integral, organic part of the culture and art; it is the channel of socio-cultural changes’ visualization. The author points out that in the context of globalization in the modern communicative space hieroglyphics can compete successfully with other semantic-symbolic systems
YEAR OF THE DOG IN JAPAN: CULTOROLOGICAL ASPECT
No full textThe aim of the article is to identify and describe ethno cultural features of the semantic of the dog (the eleventh zodiac animal) in Japanese lingvoculture. The relevance of the study is determined by the increasing scientific interest to the symbolic language and by the role of the zodiac in everyday life of the Japanese, including political discourse. The author points out that zodiac calendar serves as one of the means to express different ideas about the world and methodizes various information: temporal, spatial, astronomical. Therefore, every zodiac animal, including the dog, becomes a symbol, a dominant element of Japanese values and culture.The research methodology is based on the typological approach, which allows to determine characteristic features of the culture, methods of cognitive interpretation and historical and cultural description. The dog symbolism is considered in the diachronic aspect by examining of cultural artifacts such as mythical lion-like guardian figures komainu – Korean dogs, stone pillars and Buddhist statuary dedicated to animals, including dogs.Special attention is paid to the role of the fifth shogun, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646–1709), who issued a series of Edicts on Compassion for Living Things which protected dogs from abuse. The study reveals semantic component of the dog’s concept in folklore, mythology and everyday life of the Japanese.The results of the research show that the images of zodiac animals correlate with the zoological code of culture language and have their own cultural and national specifics. In the world view of the Japanese, the symbolism of the dog has not only a mythological, but also an everyday component. The ambivalence of the analyzed sign of the zodiac in mythology is related to the images of the «god dog» inugami and the «escorting dog» okuriinu. In everyday life a dog is regarded as a symbol of extreme loyalty, protection and unconditional love
Прийом онейричного повістування в романі Дж. М. Кутзее «Waiting for the barbarians»
No full textДослідження спрямоване на встановлення семантичного та стилістичного потенціалу онейричного повістування в романі Дж. М. Кутзее «Waiting for the Barbarians». Онейричні епізоди розглядаються в роботі як форми психонаративу, який є не лише засобом розкриття внутрішнього світу персонажа, а й слугує певними смисловим кодом, що зумовлює процес розуміння та інтерпретації зазначеного художнього твору.
(The study aims at revealing semantic and stylistic potential of dream narrative in J. M. Coetzee’s «Waiting for the Barbarians». Dream narrative is regarded as a form of psychonarration. The latter is viewed from two perspectives: as a special narrative technique applied to portray the personage’s inner world, his/her psychological and emotional state thus rendering the author’s perception of objective reality; and as a verbal presentation of situations and events which describe
the character’s inner life. The article suggests an idiogenre approach to the study of psychonarration which puts together two features of a literary text: its genre and the author’s idiostyle. Dream narrative creates the alternative story of the main character’s painful and ambivalent process of personal growth, his desire to disentangle himself from an imperial regime.
Dream narrative is manifested by a sequence of fragmentary, non-linear episodes bound via a montage technique. Montage allows the author to link incongruous or even absolutely different notions, events, and characteristics. Being an expressive compositional device, montage highlights essential and important episodes in the plot structure and links real and unreal
events. Thus, dream narrative performs two key functions in the novel under analysis: on the one hand, it models the image of the character; on the other hand, it serves as a special code which gives the reader an access to the text semantics as well a directs the program of text understanding and interpretation.
Parameter optimization of phase microscope with the interferometer as a spatial phase modulator
No full text2,2′-Bis(9-hydroxy-9-fluorenyl)biphenyl–ethyl acetate (1/1)
No full textIn the title host–guest compound, C38H26O2·C4H8O2, the ethyl acetate molecule (guest), which adopts a fully extended conformation, and the biphenyl derivative (host) are connected via O—H...O hydrogen bonds [H...O = 1.90 (3) Å] into discrete assemblies. The hydrocarbon skeleton of the host molecule deviates only slightly from C2 symmetry. The OH groups of the host are involved in intramolecular O—H...O hydrogen bonding [H...O = 1.83 (3) Å]
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