“НОВЫЙ ИЗРАИЛЬ” И “СВЯТАЯ РУСЬ”: ЭТНОКОНФЕССИОНАЛЬНЫЕ И СОЦИОКУЛЬТУРНЫЕ АСПЕКТЫ СРЕДНЕВЕКОВОЙ РУССКОЙ ЕРЕСИ ЖИДОВСТВУЮЩИХ
SUMMARY: The article explores the history of the Judaizers’ heresy, situating it in the broader context of the religious tradition of medieval Rus’. The author maintains that the Judaizers movement was not just a Christian heresy fed by the anticipation of apocalypses, but also a fact of Judaic proselytism. In order to understand why such proselytism was possible in Rus’ and virtually impossible in other Christian countries, the author scrutinizes specific features of the Rus’ Christian tradition. He suggests the centrality of the Old Testament concepts and tropes for the medieval Russian religious tradition due to the specificity of the reception of Christianity, the relationship between Byzantium and Rus’, and the overlapping of confessional and political boundaries in the ancient Russian state. The impact of the Old Testament culture on Russian Orthodox Christianity and the closure of Russian culture in the XIV century laid the groundwork for the particular receptivity to the Judaic proselytism.
РОЛЬ РЕЛИГИИ В РАЗВИТИИ ЭТНИЧЕСКОГО САМОСОЗНАНИЯ ЛИЧНОСТИ
РОЛЬ РЕЛИГИИ В РАЗВИТИИ ЭТНИЧЕСКОГО САМОСОЗНАНИЯ ЛИЧНОСТИ В статье рассматривается значение религии в становлении и развитии этнического самосознания личности как на современном этапе, так и ретроспективно. Вероисповедание является одним из важнейших компонентов этнонационального самосознания. Автор приводит примеры различных типов развития отношений этнического и религиозного компонентов в формировании национальных идеологий, анализирует значение религии в сохранении этнической уникальности. Адрес статьи: www.gramota.net/materials/3/2015/9-2/18.html
Athenian Democracy at War
Classical Athens perfected direct democracy. The plays of this ancient Greek state are still staged today. These achievements are rightly revered. Less well known is the other side of this success story. Democratic Athens completely transformed warfare and became a superpower. The Athenian armed forces were unmatched in size and professionalism. This book explores the major reasons behind this military success. It shows how democracy helped the Athenians to be better soldiers. For the first time David M. Pritchard studies, together, all four branches of the armed forces. He focuses on the background of those who fought Athens' wars and on what they thought about doing so. His book reveals the common practices that Athens used right across the armed forces and shows how Athens' pro-war culture had a big impact on civilian life. The book puts the study of Athenian democracy at war on an entirely new footing.