Phenomenon of monasticism in the sacred sense context

Abstract

Objective. The work deals with the influence of the Byzantine, and Greek-Orthodox culture, in particular the monastery culture, on the development of spirituality in the history of Ukraine. The specificity and significance of monasticism are studied as spiritually oriented social organization that operates against the background of a complex socio-economic evolution of European society, in the context of sacred sense. The methodology of the study consists in the use of comparative, historical and logical methods. Scientific novelty of the work lies in the socio-philosophical analysis of the influence of the Byzantine, and Greek-Orthodox culture, in particular the monastery culture, on the development of spirituality in the history of Ukraine in the context of sacred sense. Conclusions. Sacred sense is not a set of denominated linguistic units structured by its value. It is a spiritual power, allowing a believer to overestimate, and to live through his or her life, changing the language pattern, and hence the perception of the world. The perspective outlined by the study is to increase the role of the spiritual, not the material part of the life of an individual by examining the mechanisms of functioning of the sacral sense. It will help to update the mechanisms of interaction of personality and religion in the context of the present, enriching the actual material culture with the eternal spiritual values.