The Mask Explains the World. Review of: Kirillova N. B. The cult of the mask: a historical context. — Yekaterinburg : Ural University Press, 2020. — 324 p.

Abstract

The article is a review of the book by N. B. Kirillova, the Doctor of Cultural Studies, Professor, Head of the Department of Cultural Studies and Socio-Cultural Activities of the Ural Federal University. The book was published by the Publishing House of this university at the very end of 2020. The object of the research is a mask, the main ability of which, according to the author of the analysed scientific publication, is the ability to be a mediator between an individual and society.