Rozin Vadim Markovich,
Doctor of Philosophy, Professor,
Leading Researcher,
Institute of Philosophy of
the Russian Academy of Sciences
e-mail: rozinvm@gmail.com

Golubkova Ludmila Georgiyevna,
Head of Practice of Management Consulting
Co Ltd Neokon
e-mail: lgolubkova@mail.ru

Archetypical Characters of Contemporary Culture:
Vampires, Conspirologists, Robots
(Part 1)

Abstract. The first Part of the article discusses an increased interest of modern culture to vampires and characteristics attributed to them. To explain it the authors turn to the concept of new egoism.
Though many of new egoists are Christians and go to church, but in their spare time they enjoy watching vampire films. As a Christian such a person must believe in Christ and survival, not in vampires. But as a new egoist or its potential victim he identifies himself with vampires. On one hand, the modern person knows that vampires are make-believe of writers and screenwriters. On the other hand, he regularly meets people resembling vampires or their victims. Due to works about these characters he explores and develops human relations which exist in reality.

Key words. Vampires, conspirologists, robots, interpretation, culture, schemes, programmes, belief, technology
 

[1] Vampires started to draw people’s attention in 1897, when Dracula by Bram Stoker was published. Vlad Dracul, who lived in 15th century Wallachia, was likely to become the prototype of the main character.
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[4] In The Hunger, 1983, Catherine Deneuve plays a vampire.
[5] The meaning of the world blood in the Dictionary of Symbolism. Blood symbolizes life, soul, energy, youthifying power (which needs sacrifice). Blood is a red solar energy. Blood and wine are interchangeable symbols. In China blood and water are considered as complementary symbols, representing the main principles of Yin and Yang. In Christian symbolism blood and wine imply the life of body and spirit, accordingly. To overstep blood means to acquire fertility. In the Middle East brides overstepped blood of sacrificed sheep. Tyrian purple, symbolizing the highest honour (Plinius), had the colour of clotted blood, blood of purple tone (Homer). To drink somebody’s blood means to become relatives with him, and this is the way to embody absorb the power of one’s enemy and thus secure him after his death. [e-resource]. URL: http://tolkslovar.ru/k11638.html
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