Authors
- Tatarenko Maria A. Russian Federation Volgograd
Annotation
The relevance of the research is due to the growing interest of modern philosophy in the phenomenon of culture of participation as a key mechanism of interaction
between society and cultural institutions. Within the framework of this approach, a mass holiday is considered not only as a historically stable form of collective action, but also as an important space for symbolic production, the transfer of values and the formation of a community. The study of historical forms of celebration — from archaic rituals to medieval spectacles — makes it possible to identify stable principles of collectivity, complicity and community, which creates a methodological basis for a philosophical analysis of modern festive practices through the prism of a culture of participation. The purpose of the study is to identify the principles of collectivity and community in mass celebrations in historical retrospect, from their origins in archaic societies to their further development in the cultures of Ancient Egypt, Antiquity, and the Western European Middle Ages, as a prerequisite for extrapolating participatory culture to the philosophical analysis of contemporary celebrations. This article uses the method of scientific source analysis, as well as the method of hermeneutical analysis, to interpret the meanings and functions of festive rituals, ceremonies, and the scripted course of holidays that unite the celebrating community to proclaim and reinforce the values that have been declared in the collective consciousness. The study has shown that in a holiday, as one of the oldest cultural phenomena, the key principles of participatory culture, such as collectivity and shared action, are manifested and preserved. During a holiday, the individual “I” of each participant merges into a collective “we,” allowing not only to form a strong connection with society, but also to become a unified community.
How to link insert
Tatarenko, M. A. (2026). HISTORICAL ORIGINS OF PARTICIPATORY CULTURE: MASS FESTIVALS FROM ANCIENT EGYPT TO THE MIDDLE AGES Bulletin of the Moscow City Pedagogical University. Series "Pedagogy and Psychology", № 3 (59), 94. https://doi.org/10.24412/2078-9238-2026-359-94-107
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