Fenomen i paradoks crnog i belog

Abstract

Temeljita prožetost civilizacije fenomenom crno-belog i paradoksima koji proizilaze iz njega razmatrana je kroz primere koji čine osnov svakodnevnog iskustva. Navedeni su primeri paradoksa crnog i belog u odevanju, gastronomiji, antropologiji, psihologiji, ornitološkoj simvolici i jeziku. Demonstrirani su i objašnjeni paradoksi u primerima srpskih narodnih izreka. Upotpunjujući kompleksna i višedisciplinarna istraživanja izvršen je etimološki pregled termina za crno i belo u evropskim jezicima, posebno slovenskim, te pokazan zajednički koren reči za crno i belo.

The thorough permeation of civilization with the phenomenon of black and white and the paradoxes that arise, is discussed through examples from the basis of everyday experience. Examples of the paradox of black and white in clothing, gastronomy, anthropology, psychology, ornithological symbolism, and language are given. The paradoxes in the examples of Serbian sayings are demonstrated and explained. Complementing complex and multidisciplinary research, an etymological review of the terms for black and white in European languages, especially Slavic, was performed, and the common root of the words for black and white was shown.