SCYTHIAN ANIMAL STYLE AS "LANGUAGE" OF IDEOLOGICAL EXPRESSION OF IDEAS EURASIAN NOMADS Cover Image

СКІФСЬКИЙ ЗВІРИНИЙ СТИЛЬ ЯК "МОВА" ВИРАЖЕННЯ СВІТОГЛЯДНИХ ІДЕЙ ЄВРАЗІЙСЬКИХ КОЧІВНИКІВ
SCYTHIAN ANIMAL STYLE AS "LANGUAGE" OF IDEOLOGICAL EXPRESSION OF IDEAS EURASIAN NOMADS

Author(s): Bogdan Vidma
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: scythian animal style; mythological model of the world; system of signs; "language" of scythian art;

Summary/Abstract: The article studies scythian animal style from the standpoint of semiotic approach – as a kind of system of signs for expressing mythological information. Author is considering the opinion that because of the lack of written language in nomads' culture some of its features could occur in the art of animal style. Also the article defines some characteristics of embodiment of worldview ideas in the "language" of scythian art.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 188-192
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Ukrainian