Siberian Federal University 
- Issue
- Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2025 18 (1)
- Authors
- Vildanova, Guzel A.
- Contact information
- Vildanova, Guzel A.: Kazan Innovative University named after V. G. Timiryasov (IEML) Kazan, Russian Federation; ; ORCID: 0000-0002-4423-5341
- Keywords
- kurai; cultural symbol; ethnocultural symbolic meaning; cultural connotation; cultural metaphor; visual metonymy
- Abstract
The present paper focuses on the peculiarities of symbolic meanings development drawing on the example of the Bashkir national symbol. The author turns to kurai, the traditional musical instrument of the Bashkir ethnos, with the aim to trace the national symbol development from an ethnic artifact into a meaningful emblem of a nation representing its culture and identity. The theoretical framework includes the scholarly considerations on culture code symbols representation, symbolic meanings and cultural connotations generation process. The methodological approach is critical and interdisciplinary benefiting from the contributions of Semiotics, Literature, Music and Art History, Cultural Anthropology and Linguistics. The paper is designed to highlight the types of cultural connotations the notion of kurai has developed. Thus, kurai manifestation is considered in the following aspects: auditory, visual and verbal. Drawing on the results of the multi-dimensional research undertaken, the author comes to the conclusion that kurai presents a pivotal cultural metaphor of the Bashkir nation conveying a distinct cultural message, giving insight into the cultural values and traditions of the nation under study and encapsulates the meanings fundamental to the Bashkir mindset and culture
- Pages
- 45–55
- EDN
- EUVRYA
- Paper at repository of SibFU
- https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/154375
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