Front matter

Abstract

Vol. 78K contains materials from the Department of History and Theory of Culture, Sofia University. R. Yordanova shares her observations and interpretations of zoomorphic stone sculptures from the medieval Bulgarian cities of Pliska and Preslav. N. Genchev publishes statistical data on the Bulgarian medieval intelligentsia. In an extensive study, Aks. Dzurova examines the formation of two main types of culture—Eastern Orthodox and Catholic—as well as their role in Bulgarian cultural development. D. Avramov analyzes the problem of national identity in Bulgarian art from the 1920s. At. Natev highlights the multidimensional project reality in the work of A. Lunacharsky. In his study, Iv. Znepolski focuses on the main postulates in the work of Walter Benjamin and the discussion on the nature of contemporary culture. El. Nikolov examines the social prerequisites and the formation of the concept of comparative cultural studies. D. Ginev traces the historical dynamics of non-Marxist cultural studies. R. Miteva's article draws important information from foreign travelogues about urban culture during the Bulgarian Renaissance. In a short study, R. Daskalov clarifies the main points of Weber's interpretation of religions. T. Vucheva offers an interesting parallel between the work of Tintoretto and the natural philosophy of Francesco Patizi of Venice in the 16th century. Vl. Nestorov publishes an article devoted to problems related to the ontology of artistic culture.