Динамика на научната гледна точка в изследването на Мадарския релеф
Dynamics of the Scholarly Point of View in The Studies on Madara Relief

Summary/Abstract: The text discusses the stages in the studies on the Bulgarian early medieval monumental composition situated in the National Historic and Archaeological Reservation Park “Madara” known as the Madara rider. The opinions of leading scholarly authorities who have expressed their attitude on the details of the relief are surveyed, as well as the main directions of interpretation depending on the different angles of the working hypotheses. They reflect the points of view and the estimations of scholars of several generations referring the problems of the genesis and character of the earliest Bulgarian culture, manifested conceptually and visually in Madara relief. Some latest perspectives which propose new interpretations regarding the level of the meaning of composition are also included.

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