Evil: Concept and Reality. Ethnolinguistics
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Evil: Concept and Reality. Ethnolinguistics Perspective
Evil: Concept and Reality. Ethnolinguistics Perspective

Author(s): Voica Radu
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universității Aurel Vlaicu
Keywords: myth; symbol; folklore; taboo words; folk etymology; spirituality

Summary/Abstract: The research of forms and etymologies of names of mythical can provide a safe and straightforward way to discover the ancient meanings of myths and mythical-religious representations essence named by them.As the main mediator between spirit and substance, between man and reality, language has a very important role in the process of assimilation by man of the surrounding reality, which in the past was an important source of my thologizing process. There is an opinion shared by many linguists and philologists that the myth derives from the names of various deities who personified the forces and phenomenal nature.

  • Issue Year: 7/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 135-145
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English
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