Assimilation of holiday and celebratory laughter in space of daily occurrence: reasons, mechanisms, and consequences of the phenomenon

The article evaluates historical changes in sociocultural senses and holiday functions, identifies mechanisms of laughter simulacrization and degenerative transformation of a holiday into "conviviality" in a postmodern situation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Olga Maltseva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ukrainian Center for Cultural Studies 2013-08-01
Series:Cхід
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Online Access:http://skhid.kubg.edu.ua/article/view/16574