Культура «мови тіла» у християнському ритуалі
The Culture of “Body Language” in the Christian Ritual

Summary/Abstract: Purpose of the article is to study the culture of “body language” in the Christian ritual. The methodology of the research on the use of system-structural and semiotic scientific methods in the representation of the Christian ritual as an integral structure and the disclosure of individual examples of the culture of “body language” by the structural-semantic interpretation of religious symbolism is based. Scientific novelty. For the first time to introduce the concept of “body language” and “idioms of the body” in the general structural-communicative and semiotic study of religious ritual, using the example of traditional Christian rituals and liturgical services is proposed. The understanding of the culture of the “body language” of the Christian ritual is an important component of the conscious and actualised perception of the doctrinal and cultural content in religious practices is proved. Conclusions. The ritualised “body language” in religious practices turns out to be one of their main emotionally-sensual, artistic-creative and theological-cultural means of information transfer, contributing to community reintegration, affirming an internal confessional identity, a sense of solidarity based on an understanding of common non-verbal communication resources. Interpretations of the general nature of the symbolic “body language” in religious ritual, in particular in the Christian liturgy, make participation in it conscious through an understanding of meaning and significance.

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