SIMILАRITIES AND DIFFERENCES OF CONCEPTS "ΗEАVEN" AND "ΗELL"

Abstract

The article determines the image of heaven and hell in fiction, similarities vs. differences of concepts "heaven" and "hell". It was also a study of the expression of these concepts in languages and religions. To achieve this goal, two abnormal place concepts were analyzed and an explanation was created for each concept. Comparison of accepted explanations consists of two parts: componential analysis and text analysis. The semantic and lexical analysis of these images is in the form of a table, and as a lexical semantic analysis, it is expressed in such forms as "quality", "types of religion", "place", "space".
The componential analysis of the concepts of heaven and hell is given in the form of an analysis of the content, common or individual aspects of the fragments. The result of the research conducted in this article is very interesting; the differences of images in works of art are clearly noticeable. That is, in one work, the image of the sky is given in a separate section, and the layers of the sky are described with pictorial expressions, and the image of hell is described in the form of different layers similar to the image. It shows the sky and how the people are located in each layer. In the next, heaven is represented by the presence of beauty, grace and refinement, and hell is represented by suffering, various torments, punishing beings and fire. A lack of similarity in terms of images and expressions is expected.
The article talks about the work "What Dreams May Come", which has a high place in world literature due to its depth of spirit and depth of form. The following conclusions can be drawn from the discussion in the article. First of all, these two concepts, componential analysis and text analysis, facilitate the task of explaining abnormality in literary works. This can be effectively shown in the data presented in the table. Second, it makes it easier to compare the abnormality associated with concepts in different languages. Third, it reveals the devices and concepts embodied in notions of supernatural place, and also allows people to easily access these complex concepts.