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Dzhabrailova Asiyat Shamil'evna
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Dagestan State University
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The concept of archetype, introduced by Swiss
psychoanalyst Karl G. Jung, eventually went beyond
psychoanalytic research area. The concept of archetype
was represented in philosophical and cultural context
and in each of them, it has acquired a specific
connotation. Being the structural elements of the
human mentality, archetypes take key position in the
culture. Their formative functions contribute to the
expression of archetypes on the level of mythology
and religion. These eternal symbols, originated from
the depths of consciousness, are implemented
universally and spontaneously, being manifested
largely in religious culture. The article is devoted to
the peculiarities of the functioning of the archetypes
and identification of their main functions. In addition
to that, this article marks the problem of choosing
methodology for archetype research. This research
allowed to identify the main function of archetypes
such as regulative, integrative, protective and
communicative