THE IMAGE OF “GARDEN OF PARADISE” IN THE NATIONAL PERCEPTION OF THE WORLD
On the basis of Carl Jung’s psychoanalytic theory about the collective unconscious and archetypes, the authors try to explain the Russian idea of “garden-paradise” and the importance of this concept for the national culture. Based on the work of D. S. Likhachev about the semantics landscaping styles, the authors come to the conclusion about the origin of the eastern art of creating gardens as imitation of paradise on earth. The paper also develops the idea of an undeniable influence on the formation of the East of the Russian culture. Compared features of Catholic and Orthodox monastery gardens. Briefly traces the history of gardening in Russia.
Keywords: garden, paradise, nostalgia, introversion, spirituality, cosmism
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Issue: 5, 2015
Series of issue: Issue 5
Rubric: PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DYNAMICS
Pages: 200 — 204
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