Concerning application of “evidential paradigm” in the reconstruction of macro-historical concepts of being

This article deals with heuristic resources of the “evidential paradigm" in the reconstruction of human representations of world history, formed at the level of worldview in the context of a particular culture. The article describes the main features of the evidential paradigm and overviews the principle theories excelling as an example of its application in the study of macro-historical concepts of the world in ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary cultures.