Трансгуманістичні аспекти міфологеми штучного життя в казковому фольклорі премодерну
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2021
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Гоц, Людмила
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Статтю присвячено дослідженню трансгуманістичної міфологеми в казковому фольклорі премодерну. Критерієм відбору сюжетів для аналізу стала категорія штучного життя, створеного за
допомогою технологій, на противагу народженню чи оживленню істоти виключно наказом деміурга. Дослідження показало значну поширеність мотиву створення штучного життя людиною
в традиційному казковому фольклорі. Отже, можна зробити припущення, що трансгуманістичні
інтенції є культурною універсалією. Виявлено особливості репрезентації проблематики штучного
життя, розкрито міфологічні й архетипові патерни уявлень про сутність людини – Творця та
межі людських повноважень у казковому фольклорі. Експліковано уявлення про онтологічний статус штучних створінь та неоднозначні давні культурні меседжі, що перетворює їх на доступні для
раціонального аналізу й залучає в поле актуалізованої культурної пам’яті.
The purpose of the article is to study mythological transhumanism in the context of the problem of artificial life in the folktales of premodern. The research methodology in the field of cultural studies is based on the comparative mythology, genetic method, as well as structural, semiotic, hermeneutic, and axiological analysis. The criterion for selecting plots for analysis in this article is the category of artificial life created with the help of technology (everyday household practices, craft, magic, etc.), as opposed to birth or revival solely by the order of the demiurge. This paper argues that transhumanistic intentions of humanity are already represented in mythological and traditional thinking. The study showed a frequent use of the motive of the creation of artificial life by a person in folktales. This suggests that transhumanistic thinking may be universal in culture. The peculiarities of the representation of the problems of artificial life in the traditional consciousness are revealed. It was found that folktales about the creation of artificial life from natural materials are related with animism, totemism, and magical ideas. It was found that the mythological creation of artificial life by a demiurge has an invariant in the folk tales. It is the implementation of the transhumanistic act of human creation of artificial life with the help of technologies (everyday household practices, craft, magic). The image of an ordinary head of the household, artisan, master reflects the archetype of the demiurge-creator, the Magician, while the image of an artificial creation reflects the archetype of the Doll who Came to Life. The "man–god" and "alive–dead" binary opposition is blurred in traditional thinking. Quasi-parents treat their artificial creations resemble ordinary children. At the same time, the status of a quasi-child is interpreted ambiguously: as a blessing for quasi-parents, as a curse, or in a neutral way. We found out the reasons why folktales about the creation of artificial life often have a negative ending.
The purpose of the article is to study mythological transhumanism in the context of the problem of artificial life in the folktales of premodern. The research methodology in the field of cultural studies is based on the comparative mythology, genetic method, as well as structural, semiotic, hermeneutic, and axiological analysis. The criterion for selecting plots for analysis in this article is the category of artificial life created with the help of technology (everyday household practices, craft, magic, etc.), as opposed to birth or revival solely by the order of the demiurge. This paper argues that transhumanistic intentions of humanity are already represented in mythological and traditional thinking. The study showed a frequent use of the motive of the creation of artificial life by a person in folktales. This suggests that transhumanistic thinking may be universal in culture. The peculiarities of the representation of the problems of artificial life in the traditional consciousness are revealed. It was found that folktales about the creation of artificial life from natural materials are related with animism, totemism, and magical ideas. It was found that the mythological creation of artificial life by a demiurge has an invariant in the folk tales. It is the implementation of the transhumanistic act of human creation of artificial life with the help of technologies (everyday household practices, craft, magic). The image of an ordinary head of the household, artisan, master reflects the archetype of the demiurge-creator, the Magician, while the image of an artificial creation reflects the archetype of the Doll who Came to Life. The "man–god" and "alive–dead" binary opposition is blurred in traditional thinking. Quasi-parents treat their artificial creations resemble ordinary children. At the same time, the status of a quasi-child is interpreted ambiguously: as a blessing for quasi-parents, as a curse, or in a neutral way. We found out the reasons why folktales about the creation of artificial life often have a negative ending.
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трансгуманізм, постгуманізм, штучне життя, фольклорні казки, міфологія, архетип Творця, архетип Мага, архетип Ожилої ляльки, культурні універсалії, стаття, Transhumanism, Posthumanism, Artificial Life, Folktales, Mythology, the Creator archetype, the Magician archetype, the Doll Who Came to Life archetype, Human Universals
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Гоц Л. С. Трансгуманістичні аспекти міфологеми штучного життя в казковому фольклорі премодерну / Людмила Гоц // Наукові записки НаУКМА. Історія і теорія культури. - 2021. - Т. 4. - С. 5-10.