Ritual: to the issue of origin of culture forms

The article gives analysis of existing interpretations of ontological nature of ritual. This enables to reveal a number of typical for empiric mind delusions and contradictions in it, which can be explained by their common methodological basis - non-historic understanding the nature of social phenomena. The author takes an attempt to reveal common shapes of ‘neo-historical method model’ as typical symptom of empiric mind. This provides an opportunity in each separate case not only to accurately determine whether we deal with scientific and theoretic concept of ritual’s nature or only with a perception of empiric mind, but it also lets us use scientific approach in investigating the issue of culture forms’ origin. It gives the researcher a guiding line for investigation and analysis of initial embryo form of culture.