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РЕЛИГИЈСКА КУЛТУРА ТРАДИЦИОНАЛНИХ ПРАВОСЛАВНИХ ВЕРНИКА
Religious Culture of Traditional Orthodox Believers

Author(s): Žikica Simić
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Универзитет у Нишу
Keywords: Serbian Orthodox Church; Orthodox Culture; Orthodox Faith; Tradicional Orthodox Believer; Sekularization

Summary/Abstract: In this article author is dealing with a problem of a low level of religious culture of a so called traditional, ritual, Serbian (orthodox) believer, partially caused by atheization and secularisation which lasted for almost half of a century, not to mention nonconfessional believer and not christianized enough. The author pays attention especially to the understanding of cognitive, emotional and ritual expression of religion. The article is focused on the relation between the quality of perception or consciousness of traditional orthodox believer of his church (knowledge of catechisis, religious duties and his role in SOC) and way of practicing faith, trough special subtopics such as: the way of perception of authentic, churchgoing orthodox believers looking from the perspective of ritual orthodox believers; their awareness of their own moral-ascetic duties (liturgy, baptizing, confession, Saint΄s day, fast), spiritual kinship, religious and profane celebrations, the perception of an orthodox priest etc.

  • Issue Year: 2005
  • Issue No: 01+02
  • Page Range: 55-76
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Serbian
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