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Article: Colour symbolism in the folk literature of the Caucasus.(TOPICS, NOTES AND COMMENTS)
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- Folklore
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- December 1, 2006
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Abstract
Colour associations are analysed indirectly by a study of oral traditions and legends, using methods developed in structural anthropology. Colours are considered not in isolation, but mainly in contrasting pairs or in sequences. It has been found that a specific colour could have different associations in different conditions, and that generally the associations are more abstract than concrete.
Introduction
Why use folk literature, and why from the Caucasus? The answers to these questions lie in the quality of the evidence. One method of gathering data about associations of colours in the minds of people is to use some kind of ...