Dante Alighieri and Risorgimento: Religious Aspect of Historical Connection

Abstract

<p>Religious viewpoints occupied a special place in the revolutionary-democratic theory of Giuseppe Mazzini, a well-known political and social activist considered to be among the chief ideologues of Risorgimento. La Giovine Italia<em> («Young Italy»), </em>the organization established by Mazzini, had as its slogan «Dio e Libertà!» — <em>«God and Liberty!». </em>To demonstrate how important it is to study the religious aspect of the Italian unification concept in this article, the author made a brief excursion into the history and etymology of the word that named the era in question, with the following corollary: <em>Risorgimento </em>is synonymous with <em>Rinascimento, </em>it is a vague allusion to Jesus Christ’s Resurrection. Additionally, the historical personage of 13<sup>th</sup>-century Italian poet Dante Alighieri had a profound influence on the formation of national thought about a free and unified state: Dante’s so-called cult has been evolved. His philosophical treatises «The Convivio» and «De Monarchia» are used when analyzing Dante’s views on the idea of Italy’s unification. Such concepts — both Mazzini’s and Alighieri’s — are concluded to be seen in a utopian context.</p>

Philosophy of Culture — Psychology — Linguistics Triad: Bronisław Malinowski’s Conception as regards Interdisciplinarity

“…Так, британский антрополог польского происхождения Бронислав Каспер Малиновский (1884-1942) полагал, что основной функцией любой культуры является удовлетворение психологических и биологических потребностей личности. Экспрессивный компонент культуры -религия [8], магия, искусство, игра -и тот анализируется с позиций утилитаризма. По мнению Малиновского, магию можно назвать прагматической попыткой человека исполнить свои желания либо удовлетворить потребности; но все же, утверждал он, полноценно понять суть ряда магических обрядов/ритуалов невозможно без хорошего знания местного языка.…”