Research of phenomenon of syncretism in various areas of culture

Abstract

The article describes the characteristics of the phenomenon of syncretismin the areas of culture as religion, psychology and art. The basic features of religious syncretism, defined syncretism in child psychology as a property of perception of the world and art as syncretism artistic imagery. Religious syncretism it the process of connection of different elements, beliefs and cults, during their cooperating of one with other and formation of the new, integral system of world view. One of the known examples of religious syncretism there is heathen syncretism of epoch of antiquity and christian syncretism. Heathen syncretism foremost finds out itself in an ellinistichniy period of greek culture which shows by itself the synthesis of different religious and philosophical presentations of Greece and orients. Christian syncretism shows up during an origin and becoming of christianity. It is combination of heathen and christian world view. Syncretism in psychology it is property of child's system of the world perception, which consists in combination in one unit quite the different phenomena of reality without their detailed analysis. This period takes place in life of everybody. Maiden attempts to be delivered from syncretism arise up for a child on 7-8 year of life – exactly in this period it begins not only to react on opinions of society but also master them. Exactly in society a child is gradually delivered syncretism thought. In an art syncretism brighter all finds out itself as syncretism of artistic vividness, which unites the different categories of artistic creation – space, time, appearance of author, aesthetically beautiful ideal of epoch, genre, subject and others like that. The origin of artistic work is impossible without the origin of image. Birth of image is related to perception of reality. However foremost an image is long matured and formed in presentation of artist. Syncretism of artistic vividness consists in that the internal subjective world often does not appear the exact reflection of reality, but is the invented fantastic vision. In presentation of artist the real world can acquire high-quality new lines and to combine in itself different, and sometimes and opposite things.