ARTISTIC AND PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE INITIATION RITUAL IN THE STORY BY Z. KANKULOV "LOST IN THE CITY"
Kazharova Inna Anatol'evna
Kabardino-Balkarian Institute of Humanitarian Researches of the Government of Kabardino-Balkarian Republic and Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Abstract. The article explicates the initiation ritual artistically transformed in the story by Z. Kankulov "Lost in the City". The author identifies the motive features tracing back to this ritual. Among the most evident features the researcher mentions passing the initiation levels, the presence of a guide, the initiation sign, the image of a road, experiencing the metaphysical death.
Key words and phrases: трансформация, мотив, образ, герой, сюжет, инициация, transformation, motive, image, hero, plot, initiation
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