
	Philosophy and Culture Reference: Chesnokova, L.V. Gemütlichkeit (coziness) as one of the key concepts in German culture // Philosophy and Culture. 2013. № 8. P. 1121-1130. URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=63103 Chesnokova, L.V. Gemütlichkeit (coziness) as one of the key concepts in German culture Abstract: The article contains analysis of one of the key German concepts: the concept of coziness (Gemütlichkeit). Much attention is paid to the etymology of this term and history of its use in the German culture. The author provides for the key characteristic features of this concept, namely, the connection with the inner world and soul of a person (Gemüt) and the material conditions of the surrounding atmosphere. The article includes analysis of the social element of this phenomenon and comparison of this term and similar terms in other cultures and languages. Keywords: cultural studies, concept German culture, Gemütlichkeit (coziness), Gemüt (soul, inner world), home, hearth, Angst (existential fear), individualism, bourgeois culture. This article can be downloaded freely in PDF format for reading. Download article This article written in Russian. You can find original text of the article here . References 1. Vysokovskiy A.A. Uyut — ne geroy // Zhilishche v Rossii: vek XX — arkhitektura i sotsial'naya istoriya / pod red. U. Brumfil'da i B. Rubla. M.: Tri kvadrata, 2002. S. 162-183. 2. Gachev G.D. Natsional'nye obrazy mira. Ellada, Germaniya, Frantsiya: opyt ekzistentsial'noy kul'-turologii. M.: Logos, 2008. 3. Zaliznyak A.A., Levontina I.Yu., Shmelev A.D. Shiroka strana moya rodnaya // Otechestvennye zapiski. 2002. № 6. S. 176-186. 4. Losev L.V. Stikhi o romane. [Elektronnyy resurs]. — Rezhim dostupa: http://lib.ru/POEZIQ/LOSEW_L/ stihi.txt (data obrashcheniya: 30.10.2012). 5. Stepanov Yu.S. Konstanty: Slovar' russkoy kul'tury. M.: Akademicheskiy Proekt, 2004. 6. Bausinger H. Typisch deutsch. Wie deutsch sind die Deutschen. München: Beck, 2009. 7. Duden. Das Bedeutungswörterbuch (hrsg. von M. Wermke) 3., neu bearb. und erw. Aufl., Bd. 10. Mannheim: Dudenverlag, 2002. 8. Duden Herkunftswörterbuch: Etymologie der deutschen Sprache: Der Duden in zwölf Bänden. Bd. 7. Mannheim: Dudenverlag, 2001. 9. Gelfert H.-D. Was ist Deutsch? München: Beck, 2005. 10. Gorski M. Gebrauchsanweisung für Deutschland. München: Piper, 2002. 11. Ingold F. P. Russische Wege. Geschichte — Kultur — Weltbild. München: Fink, 2007. 12. Romeo A. Die Gemütlichkeit // Ihr lieben Deutschen! (hrsg. von A. Troni). München: Ullstein, 2008. 13. Schmidt-Lauber B. Gemütlichkeit: eine kulturwissenschaftliche Annäherung. Frankfurt: Campus, 2003. 14. Wahrig G. Deutsches Wörterbuch (hrsg. von R. Wahrig-Burfeind). Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Lexikon, 2001

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