The Old English Lexis of the Religious Sphere as a Reflection of the Mythical World-View
Volume 28 (2020), pp. 179–191
Pub. online: 3 June 2021
Type: Article
Open Access
Open Access
Published
3 June 2021
3 June 2021
Abstract
The article is a study of the ways the mythical concepts of the English mythological conceptual world-view are reflected in the Old English lexis. To explain this, we combine all the concepts under analysis into conceptual segments according to their dominant conceptual features. In the article, we specifically dwell on the conceptual segment of the RELIGIOUS SPHERE, which integrates three sub-segments, GOD (god), DEVIL (deofol), and RELIGIOUS/SPIRITUAL NOTIONS.