Світло і темрява як шифри трансцендентного в проекції «Буття в краху» К. Ясперса
The Light and the Darkness as Keys of Transcendence within the Scope of “Being in Collapse” by K. Jaspers

Summary/Abstract: Purpose of Research. The purpose of the work is to obtain cultural knowledge about the light and the darkness as keys of transcendence within the scope of “Being in Collapse” by K. Jaspers. Methodology. The methodology of the study includes the applying of axiological, semiotic, hermeneutic, phenomenological and theological methods. Methodological instruments of cultural studies allow us to reveal metaphorical, myth and poetic potencies of the light and the darkness in the anthropological discourse of the Orthodoxy in semantic, transcendental parallels with the “Being in Collapse” by K. Jaspers. Scientific Novelty. The scientific novelty consists in determining the role of the light and the darkness as the sense modelling and seminal elements of the sacral field of asceticism which, appealing to the ideological web of the keys, outline variability in perception and realization of transcendental reality by an individual. The interpretation of symbolism of the light and the darkness in relation to existential “being in the collapse” opens the prospect of expanding and deepening analytical possibilities of cultural studies in philosophical anthropological discourse. Conclusions. The comparison of semantic meaning of the light and the darkness with “Being in Collapse” by K. Jaspers allowed to identify the ways of forming a special type of transcendent personality. The study of semantic formants of the light and the darkness in the ontology of transcendence through the lens of realities of ascetic deeds allow us to reveal the features of formation not only of the ascetic consciousness but also of the Christian religious culture as a whole.

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