Structural anthropology and philosophical hermeneutics as theoretical bases of research of art's phenomena in the context of spiritual culture

In the article some questions of application of slants of structural anthropology and philosophical hermeneutics in practice of the scientific analysis of art works are considered. In the center of author's attention are philosophical aspects of the analysis methodology and also its practical use. The author analyzes the experience of western and Russian scientists in application of cognitive means of hermeneutics.