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ON THE SCIENTIFIC POTENTIAL OF THE METHODOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF CLASSIFYING SUPERSTITIONS
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Any classification that claims theoretical significance should be based on signs reflecting the essence of the classified objects. Ideal classifications have heuristic potential, reveal new links between the already known objects, suggest the existence of previously unknown objects. The objective of this paper is to analyze the classification methods of superstitions and assess their scientific potential. The classification of superstitions remains the central problem of the minor folklore. Alphabetic classifications refer to artificial, as they rely on secondary, external reference points. Structural and semantic, functional and thematic classifications are close to natural ones. They consider the essential (semantic, syntactic, thematic, functional), but superficial features available for direct observation. Structural-logical methods are effective in classifying proverbs and sayings, but they neglect the peculiarities of the superstitions. Structural-semiotic classification method helps open the deep, cognitive models of superstitions and establish their belonging to a particular semantic-functional class.
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