Once more on the Symbolic Meaning of the Glagolitic Alphabet. An Interpretation of the Letters азъ and тъ

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Pages: 47-73
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/UHTQ2180

Abstract:

The article defends the hypothesis that in the Glagolitic script, created as an original author’s script for missionary purposes and in the context of Eastern Christian culture, each sign, in addition to its sound and numerical meaning, also has a conceptual meaning. The content plan of the first Slavic alphabet as a system of conceptograms is the Christian dogma and the sacred history, the individual elements of which become signifiable by means of graphic signs that are generated in a complex geometric structure – the so-called Glagolitic matrix. Based on these premises, the author presents her symbolic interpretation of the Glagolitic letters АЗЪ and ТЪ. Previous research on these letters from the point of view of rationalistic science and symbolic interpretations is supplemented by the personal observations and reflections of the Autor based on a thorough theological, philosophical and cultural analysis. The shape of the letters, their names, their numerical value and the symbolism associated with them are discussed, followed by an interpretation of the contextual connections with the other letters of the alphabet. Finally, a visual interpretation of the letter is presented.

Keywords:

semiotics of written signs, missionary alphabets, Glagolitic script.

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