THEORIES OF THE ORIGIN OF THE ART IN STUDIES OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE XIX – THE FIRST HALF OF THE XX CENTURY

Abstract

A comparative analysis of theories of the origin of art in the research of the second half of the ХІХ th – the first half of the ХХ th century is made. The dependence of the development of their main ideas on the worldview positions of their authors, as well as on the accumulation of archaeological artifacts, the analysis of which allowed us to make the corresponding theoretical conclusions, is traced. Their significance for the further study of primitive art as a reflection of the initial stage of the spiritual evolution of mankind is determined