SIGN AND SYMBOLIC SPACE OF TRADITIONAL CULTURE OF ALTAIANS: SYMBOLS AND SENSES
The paper describes a set of key symbols-images of Altaian tradition mythology, such as personified images of Fire and Water in a woman’s guise. The author reveals the main aspects and peculiarities of mythological idea of relations between earth and heaven, togetherness of these two worlds in human day-to-day life. A role of fire and water that are considered in Altaians tradition mythology as mediums between the human world and spirits’ world is outlined. The author notices: the main idea of Altaians’ traditional beliefs are cult of macrocosm, a mother’s original, and life as an absolute sacred precious.