Abstract
The article is devoted to the theme connected with population mentality aspects' investigation, which exists under conditions of Russian-Chinese transboundary relations at the territory of Transbaikalie. The author reveals the essence of such notions as, «mentality of Transbaikal citizens» and «mythological image»; he also investigates the peculiarities of perception of Chinese images and image of China by mass consciousness of non-Chinese peoples of this transboundary region. The aim and novelty of the work is defined by the fact that it is the first attempt of complex investigation of the phenomenon mythology study in respect to China at the territory of Transbaikalie. The author's allocation of the main construction and reproduction factors of mythological Chinese images spreading is the result of the work. The author suggests the phenomenon «culture boundaries of China» as an aspect of Chinese culture influence, which not only creates an obstacle, but simultaneously serves the point of contact between different nations, cultures and languages, creating thereby an active zone of mythology study on China.
Highlights
The interest to China is very actual today as these territories are in direct contact, more than that the presence of a powerful civilization with its five thousand history and the richest cultural traditions is specially felt there
That’s why the image influence on them related with China has deep roots and connection which finds itself in regional archetypes and traditions of world perception
The subject of our analyses is mental constructions distributed among the Russian population of Transbaikalie which includes information about China and Chinese people regarded as mythological images
Summary
The interest to China is very actual today as these territories are in direct contact, more than that the presence of a powerful civilization with its five thousand history and the richest cultural traditions is specially felt there. The subject of our analyses is mental constructions distributed among the Russian population of Transbaikalie which includes information about China and Chinese people regarded as mythological images. Why the population of Transbaikalie has a peculiar tradition of this nation’s perception?. The leading method of research is the factorial analysis which represents a technique of complex studying and the analysis of impact of factors on formation of features of mythological perception of China by the population of Transbaikalia. The typological method is the basis for identification of the basic mythological types which are the center of images of perception of China. By means of the comparative and comparative analysis the common and peculiar features of reproduction of mythological elements in consciousness of the population of Transbaikalia at different stages of its development come to light. The researchers point out the presence of permanent interconnection of mentality with language systems used by a population because language is the reflection of mentality’s development in memory [7, p. 37]
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