Semantics of the imagery of the human hand in the petroglyphs of Chechen ancestral towers
Abstract
Semantics of the imagery of the human hand in the petroglyphs of Chechen ancestral towers
Incoming article date: 22.05.2019The symbolic meaning of the petroglyph in the form of human hand, distributed on the territory of the Chechen Republic is explored in detail in the presented article. For the first time it is made an attempt to associate the interpretation of the values of the petroglyph with its location on the ancestral tower. Among the main meanings are the following: the possession, the creative activity, as well as the strength and the protection. The specific residential and military towers with a description of the petroglyph and its location are considering. Besides the common images of the hand the unique petroglyphs are explored (such as: the hand in the circle, the hand with the arrow and also the image with the hypertrophic sizes of the hands). The traditions and the rites, the way of the life and the religious beliefs which are prevalent in the territory of the Chechen Republic, are used as a basis for the interpretation of the meaning of the petroglyph. Based on the comparison with the usage examples of a similar symbol in the world cultures and religions it is concluded that the picture of the human hand carries in itself, mainly, protective and benevolent function. The article was published in the framework of the program of the International Forum ""Victorious may 1945"".
Keywords: concrete, centrifugation, uniformity of structure, layer-by-layer introduction of components, compaction, water absorption at capillary suction, strength