Людина та її доля в народних казках Українських Карпат

Abstract

Concept of fate is researched in the article providing the examples of the Ukrainian Carpathians folk tales. This concept is one of the most important in the universal vision of the world for people. Binary oppositions (such as fate/cruel fate, luck/bad luck, fortune/misfortune etc.) are typical for structure of folk tales, which is based on dichotomy of the good and the evil. They are visualized in the instructive plots and proverbs. The following conclusion is made. Folk tale creates philosophical viewpoint system of person and his fate with expressive deductive and pragmatic guidelines. These points of view have much in common with other anthropocentric, philosophical, religious and mystical versions.