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Classification and Symbols of Masses in the Conception of Elias Canetti

Nikolay Angelov Tsenkov * n_tsenkov@abv.bg * ORCID: 0000-0001-9024-1067
South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA

Open Journal for Studies in Philosophy, 2021, 5(1), 33-40 * https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.ojsp.0501.03033t
Received: 3 March 2019 ▪ Accepted: 12 June 2019 ▪ Published Online: 14 November 2021

LICENCE: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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ABSTRACT:

The article focuses on the types of masses and their symbols according to Elias Canetti, which he presents in his large-scale work Masses and Power. The main forms of the masses are classified, according to their functional characteristics. Various natural phenomena and clusters are natural combinations of symbolic significance, carried away from ancient times to the present day through myths, traditions, dreams, speech. Analogies are examined between the natural symbols of masses, which are absorbed and carried by man as attributes of the masses in the social reality.

KEY WORDS: Elias Canetti, masses, classification, symbols.

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
Nikolay Angelov Tsenkov, South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA. E-mail: n_tsenkov@abv.bg.

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