ARKAIM PHENOMENON IN A MYTHOLOGICAL FIELD OF CONTEMPORARY CULTURE Cover Image

ФЕНОМЕН АРКАИМА В МИФОЛОГИЧЕСКОМ ПОЛЕ СОВРЕМЕННОЙ КУЛЬТУРЫ
ARKAIM PHENOMENON IN A MYTHOLOGICAL FIELD OF CONTEMPORARY CULTURE

Author(s): Elena Sozina
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Archaeology, Cultural history, Regional Geography, Environmental Geography, Culture and social structure , Rural and urban sociology, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Издатель Наталья Докучаева
Keywords: ancient protocity; mythmaking; mass culture; sacred geography; national idea; transformation of the image;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the evolution of the theme of Arkaim in the cultural consciousness of Russia of the last decade. There are three groups of approaches to this topic: scientific analysis of Arkaim’s phenomen and its sharp criticism, apologetics and mythological interpretation, attempt to understand what constitutes Arkaim (this is the most rare and difficult position). Hence we see the different images and ideologies created around this historical and archaeological monument of South Urals. Arkaim embodies the idea of a special status of the Urals, or the idea of Aryan civilization, or the national idea of Russia. The analysis involves the materials of Internet resources and different genres of essays by contemporary scholars, ideologues, journalists, critics.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 80-90
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Russian