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<journal-id>2218-3620</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Universidad y Sociedad]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Universidad y Sociedad]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2218-3620</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial "Universo Sur"]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2218-36202023000300404</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Tree cult in the mythology of the peoples of the world]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Culto al árbol en la mitología de los pueblos del mundo]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mammadov]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Avtandil &#304;srafil]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Sumgayit State University  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Azerbaijan</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>15</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>404</fpage>
<lpage>412</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2218-36202023000300404&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2218-36202023000300404&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2218-36202023000300404&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The article examines the tree cult, which occupies a large place in the mythology of the peoples of the world using a historical-comparative approach. It is substantiated the idea that in the mythological thinking of most peoples, the tree has various mythical features, such as a means of connecting heaven and earth, a sacred being that acts as a parent, saviour and other functions. It is analyzed how the tree cult still preserves many common features of human culture, regardless of language, religion, race, or place of residence, and combines its sacred essence at the same point in the mythological system of thought of different ethnic groups, performing similar functions. According to the mythical space, these similar functions were created, improved and have survived to the present day due to certain beliefs. Also, early primitive ideas, versions and variants that played a role in the formation of general and specific features of the world tree cult were reviewed and compared. In this sense, various mythological subjects and images created by different ethnic groups living in distant geographical areas (Jewish, Scandinavian, Turkish, Indian, Chinese, Greek, Azerbaijani, Hindu, Slavic, Yakut, etc.) have been analyzed highlighting similar and different features related to the tree cult.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El artículo examina el culto al árbol, que ocupa un lugar importante en la mitología de los pueblos del mundo desde un enfoque histórico-comparativo. Se fundamenta la idea de que, en el pensamiento mitológico de la mayoría de los pueblos, el árbol tiene diversas características míticas, como medio de conexión del cielo y la tierra, ser sagrado que actúa como padre, salvador y otras funciones. Se analiza cómo el culto al árbol aún conserva muchos rasgos comunes de la cultura humana, independientemente de la lengua, religión, raza o lugar de residencia, y combina su esencia sagrada en un mismo punto del sistema mitológico de pensamiento de las diferentes etnias, realizando funciones similares. Según el espacio mítico, estas funciones similares fueron creadas, mejoradas y han sobrevivido hasta nuestros días debido a ciertas creencias. Además, se revisaron y compararon las primeras ideas, versiones y variantes primitivas que jugaron un papel en la formación de las características generales y específicas del culto al árbol del mundo. En este sentido, se han analizado diversos temas mitológicos e imágenes creadas por diferentes grupos étnicos que viven en áreas geográficas distantes (judíos, escandinavos, turcos, indios, chinos, griegos, azerbaiyanos, hindúes, eslavos, yakutos, etc.) destacando similitudes y diferencias relacionadas con el culto al árbol.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Mythology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Tree cult]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Symbolism]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Primitive imagination]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Mitología]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Culto al árbol]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Simbolismo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Imaginación primitiva]]></kwd>
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