THE MYTHOLOGEM WORLD MOUNTAIN AS THE CULTURE-FORMING CONCEPT OF THE ALTAI SACRED LANDSCAPES
The article is devoted to the culturogical analysis of one of the key mythologems of traditional culture of the peoples of the Altai - mythologeme World Mountains, revealing the axial nature of the phenomenon of the sacred landscape in spatial, temporal and space-creation aspects. Specificity of the geographical area of the Altai breeds especially the mentality of the local population (indigenous people and old-residents) perceiving space of their residence as the temple, which, in turn, actualizes the spiritual constants of traditional culture - Center of the World, the World Axis. On the basis of a large factual material, attracted to the study, it was conducted semiotic analysis of the concept of "World Axis", being the semantic kernel of the named mythologem. In the study, the author concludes that in the territory of Altai The World Axis concept is embodied in the geographic locations of the sacred peaks, still revered by the local population (indigenous and old-residens), and is implemented through the cult of Ancestral Mountain, is a variation of mythologem World Mountain.