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The Sacral World and the Magic Space of the Trypillian
civilization (Part1)
©Nataliya Burdo
In its article I attempted to brush picture up
of Prehistoric Sacral world and the Magic space of enigmatic Trypillya
civilization. The Reconstructed pictures are not always sufficiently
intelligible, by times even misty, but always majestic. Seemed,
for hundred years about spiritual society life study, which omitted
to us into heritage a Trypillya culture, whatever one can be written.
Only names list learned, which devoted to this theme its labour
brings unanywhere on which respect and horror even to touch it.
Seemed, whether one can be found here something unknown, to say
a new word? That is why by its main aim I put to gather and to systematize
archaeological materials, to do them accessible for further scientific
developments. This labour, however got for time the results outrivaled
most daring expectations.
Application of approaches complex and systematic
study of all without exception artifacts and finds allowed to analyse
them in such scope and combinations, which before were not enabled
in identical studios. This enabled to reproduce a most possible
model, to come in sort around understanding "of Trypillya"
sacral sphere.
On reconstructive stage by major task on elementary
stage stood determination of methodical labour foundations. Being
historiography from study problems of spiritual Trypillya sphere
is by bright reflection ruling in USSR spreaded scientific theories,
in base of which lied brightly expressed economic determinism and
primitive evolutionism, religion role underestimate, as important
factor in the social development
To approach study of asking put into labour after
Trypillya magic, first of all was seen out a reverberation search
of magic organic(regulations) law, laid out in suitable special
books, in precise and analysed by us artifacts and complexes.
Prettily clearly draws unity of Trypillya sacral
space with Mediterranean and sacral space of Old East. In this space
bowed to Big Goddess into different her hypostasis. Her image is
always associated with Moon, Bird and by Cow. This Big Goddess could
adopt offences Goddesses-Birds, Goddesses-Cows, One in two Goddess.
This was Moon Goddess, it with it associated offences snake and
she-bears. Goddess-cow Appearance is, on our thought, by prettily
bright testimony of agrarian civilizations establishing.
By most old sacred image, which resorted to reconstruct,
there is Goddess Bird. It extraordinarily archaic and, that interestingly,
already practically does not fix a milennium posterior to V beginning
to Christ. This image was widespread in Vinca cultures, Krish and
other, that belong to Balkan- Carpathian region. Taking into account
prettily distinct and numerous archaeological data about intensive
contacts and Trypillya intercourses with these regions, this is
by quite appropriate phenomenon.
However in process of time in Trypillya sacral
space takes place union of images of two Goddesses. In Big Goddess
we see Goddess-Cow of traditions Afro-Asian and Indo-European, and
also Prahistoric Goddess-Bird image.
To World Trypillya artifacts resides in anthropomorphism.
Broadly speaking it, possibly, reflects an image of Big Goddess,
which her symbols forward Month and Snake. Among womanish sacral
images exude Woman with baby (Madonna), Goddess-Cortex, Goddess-Matron.
On base of comparative analysis set, that into Trypillya we find
not only artifacts with sufficiently clearly expressed anthropomorphous
lines, but and such, that not quite intelligible and accessible
at first blush. Consequently, by dint of comprasion of the plastic
arts, forms and pottery ornamentic resorted convincingly to lead,
that the numerous handles of Trypillya vessels are by nothing to
other, as anthropomorphous symbol. A Elementary realistic in process
of time conceded schematic image, maintenance of which, possibly
, already was not to sufficiently intelligible peoples, which them
did. This is a bright display of some existed traditions of material
culture in tearing off from their primary sense, which, it is possible,
was forgotten, or half-forgotten.
To Us resorted to express a new sacral image is
offences androgine. This is a divine perfect wight, which is by
embodiment all oppositions.
Masculine image is present, but insufficiently
clearly expressed. It is possible, it is by Goddess-Cortex correlate.
Long prettily the numerous Trypillya artifacts
with bucranies images interpreted, as allegorizing bull. Combination
of bull images and God-Bull womenfolks and Womenfolks-Earth, beginnings
masculine and womanish, Sky and Earth. On our thought these reconstructions
relate to more late times, than Trypillya culture. To Us does not
resort to fix images enumerated above in precise material. The Being
images bucranies in being context somewhat quicker for all symbolize
a bull, as sacrifice. A God-Bull Image found extremely enervated
reverberation into artifact.
In Trypillya ornamental pattern find the numerous
snake images. A snake Image is by exposure of monthly deity. Combination
of snake and Month is by unique image especially Trypillya, developed
namely in this culture. Separately these offences are fixed in mythology,
however their combination can be thought by own Trypillya invention.
Some Trypillya magic artifacts is by straight
accordance to attributes of magic practice, which is described and
explored by anthropologists.. In Trypillya ornaments we find the
replicas of sacral manifestations, which explored in treatise on
religions history Mircha Eliade. Goes about Rising myth, role and
significance of Month, allegorizing living she-bear wights associated
with Month, dog, snakes, shells. Taking into account magic practice
described by anthropologists, there are all of reasons to think,
that animals "processions images ", famous on Trypillya
painted pottery ( in catalogue for us contained such vessel, dug
out by V.Khvoika into Krutoborodintsi-II there are such images on
vessels from Varvarivka -VIII, excavated by V.Markevich ) is not
something else, as by ritual processions, which took place attached
to execution of ceremony offering. Image of dog in Rising stages
on Sky up the endless steps is by image of understanding old to
process gist offering, arriving at immortality in sacral sphere
on the strength of revival after offering. Reminisce interments"
finds "animals, or skulls of them, which reflect a material
side of this ritual.
Resorted to express the definite stages and conformities
to natural laws in forming of Trypillya sacral sphere. On formative
stage (Trypillya A-Precucuteni, Trypillya ²-Cucuteni And, -5400-4400
ÂÑ) prettily perceptible there is influence of sacral cultures images,
which were participial to genesis of investigated cultural complexes.
A Later (begining from ²-²² stage ) Trypillya sacral sphere demonstrates
the parameters of sacral spheres of neighbouring civilizations,
but becomes evident her all-sufficient. A Model, which was, can
consider, as original sacral complex, steady to external influences.
A even population flow from Central Europe (Lengyel-Polgar circle
of cultures ) does not find considerable reverberation, barring
small episode, when in east Trypillya diffusion regions for a some
while (by 4200 4000 ÂÑ) being the magic ceremonies without use of
the plastic arts. Already on ²² stage status- quo was renewed,
and Trypillya magic practice again gives its bright displays.
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