The Function of Confessional Differentiation of the Old Believers’ Religious Discourse (on the Example of  Sinodik from Wojnowo) Cover Image

ФУНКЦИЯ КОНФЕССИОНАЛЬНОЙ ДИФФЕРЕНЦИАЦИИ РЕЛИГИОЗНОГО ДИСКУРСА СТАРООБРЯДЦЕВ (НА МАТЕРИАЛЕ ВОЙНОВСКОГО СИНОДИКА)
The Function of Confessional Differentiation of the Old Believers’ Religious Discourse (on the Example of Sinodik from Wojnowo)

Author(s): Joanna Orzechowska
Subject(s): History, Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: The Old Believers; religious discourse; the function of religious differentiation; Sinodik from Wojnowo

Summary/Abstract: The function of confessional differentiation reveals itself in juxtaposing one’s own religion with other religions as well as in unity with members of one’s own belief. The way this function took shape among Old Believers is presented on the example of Sinodik from Wojnowo. Juxtaposing is realized as an opposition against other non-Orthodox believers and supporters of Patriarch Nikon’s reforms. The feeling of unity with members of one’s own community is formed by memorizing facts (names, places and dates) of Old Believers’ martyrology, developing a sense of duty towards ancestors and paying the debt through prayers, love and respect towards them.

  • Issue Year: 1/2012
  • Issue No: XIV
  • Page Range: 129-137
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Russian