East-West Dichotomy: gaps, interaction, intercrossing

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  • Olga Zheleznyak Institute of Fine Arts; INRTU;International Academy of Nature and Society Sciences

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https://doi.org/10.7480/projectbaikal.54.1250

Keywords:

East-West, dichotomy, transmutation contact, cultural norm, paradigm of culture, cultural space, tradition, universe

Abstract

The article studies the forms of interaction, gaps and intercrossing between the paradigms of East and West. Interpretation of the dichotomy as a model and value of culture and as a significant component of the worldview is presented in the article as a process of combination of cultural norms within the Whole. The idea of ‘transmutation contact’ is proposed for the discussion of peculiarities of the notion East-West. The mobility of borders and the ambiguity of the notion East-West predetermine different discourses of the discussion in the spaces of rational-irrational, tradition-nontradition, enlightenment and barbarism. It can be explained by the fact that the East-West dichotomy is integrated in the universe, the microspace and macrospace.

How to Cite

Zheleznyak, O. (2017). East-West Dichotomy: gaps, interaction, intercrossing. Project Baikal, 14(54), 54–65. https://doi.org/10.7480/projectbaikal.54.1250

Published

2017-12-26

Issue

No. 54 (2017): eastwest

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Articles

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