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Orthodox monastic culture as a subject of research

Author(s): Olga Olegivna Smolina
Subject(s): Theology and Religion, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: Monastery; monks; monastic culture; cultural studies; cultural studies approach;

Summary/Abstract: Cultural studies of religious phenomena (for example, the Orthodox monastic culture). The article describes the main trends in the study of the phenomenon of Orthodox monastic culture. Apart from taking place by numerous studies of its individual manifestations – architecture, mysticism, asceticism, history, creative writing, music, food, etc., contemporary cultural studies should look at the Orthodox monasticism as a holistic type of culture through its markers.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 29
  • Page Range: 163-169
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Ukrainian