Ways of formation and dissemination of symbols of iron in the traditional culture of the Eastern Slavic peoples in the light of linguistic and archaeological data. Narodna tvorchist ta etnografiya

Author

Tupchiyenko Mykola

a Ph.D. in History, an associate professor at the Department of History, Archaeology, Information and Archival Affairs of the Central Ukrainian National Technical University

Ways of formation and dissemination of symbols of ironWays of formation and dissemination of symbols of ironin the traditional culture of the Eastern Slavic peoples in the light of linguisticand archaeological data. Narodna tvorchist ta etnografiya

Abstract

The linguistics achievements in the issues of history of the origin of Slavic denominations of iron and steel are extended in the article. The attainments of archaeology in the issues of Indo-Europeans origin and metallurgy development are also taken into account. The possibilities of their use to establish the ways of formation of the myth-ritual aspects of iron symbolism in the traditional culture of Eastern Slavic people from the time of borrowing (the third millenary BC) and up to the period of mass dissemination of German metallurgic terms, tools and technologies (16–18 centuries) are considered. Besides, the primary symbolic meaning of the iron as a sacred metal of celestial origin is determined.

Keywords

metal, iron, copper, silver, gold, furnace, symbolism, sign, meaning.

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