Триодни произведения на Константин Преславски (= Кирило-Методиевски студии. Кн. 2)

Author(s): Georgi Popov / Language(s): Bulgarian,Old Bulgarian

This book is about one of the outstadning works of Old Bulgarian religious poetry, a newly discovered cycle of Triodion hymns by Constantine of Preslav. The main body of these hymns (Lenten hymns in three- and fourparts) were written in acrostics. The Old Bulgarian text is in verse and is of considerable length. It is formed by the initial letters of the troparia which compose it, and the first of these letters spell out the author's name — Constantine. The question of the Triodion and its Old Bulgarian translation is thoroughly studied. Brief historical data are given about the individual hymns included in the Triodion and their authors. Special attention is paid to the Triodion hymns of the Byzantine authors Theodore Studites, Joseph the Hymnologist and Clement Studites. The historical review of the Byzantine hymns and their authors is based on the research work of the Russian liturgist, I. Karabinov.The results of studies of the Old Bulgarian translation of the Triodion are followed by a review of the different interpretations of the information given in Theophilactus's Life of Clement of Ochrid, concerning the latter's part in the translation of the Triodion. All attempts made so far to review the work of characterizing and classifying manuscript Slavonic Triodia are considered. Questions concerning the Old Bulgarian translation of the Triodion are studied in the light of the most recent discoveries, and, above all, in the light of the newly discovered original Old Bulgarian part. In resolving the question of authorship, the first thing to be taken into consideration is the content of a troparion in the cycle in which mention is made of the 'driving out' by the trilinguists of the Lord's servants 'who wander over the land.' The contents of the troparion lead directly to the events which set in after the death of Methodius, enlightener of the Slavs (885), when the enemies of church services in Slavonic, the Latin-speaking clergy, drove the disciples of Cyril and Methodius out of Moravia. The same events in almost the same words are spoken of in Methodius's service. At two places in its canon mention is made of 'a flock driven out by heretics', and 'a flock wandering in strange lands'. It is known that Constantine of Preslav, the Old Bulgarian scholar, who left his name in the acrostic of the canon, was the author of the canon in Methodius's service. A comparison of this acrostic with the one in the Triodion cycle in which Constantine's name is also to be found and the similarities noted between Methodius's service and the troparion in the Triodion, leads to the conclusion that the author of the original Old Bulgarian part of the text of the Triodion was Constantine of Preslav, the Old Bulgarian scholar.The recently discovered Old Bulgarian Triodion cycle has led to important methodological conclusions concerning the composition and content of the first Bulgarian hymnals. It was thought so far that they were almost entirely translations. The Triodion hymns of Constantine of Preslav show that, while translating, the Old Bulgarian scholars created works of their own which found a place in the newly translated liturgical books together with the works of the Byzantine religious poets. Works of this kind, also written in acrostics, have been found in the manuscript menaia which have come down to us. A cycle of hymns on The Nativity and The Epiphany are of special interest in this respect, since Clement of Ochrid and Constantine of Preslav both took part in creating them. This cycle appeared at the same time as the original Old Bulgarian part of the text of the Triodion in the period immediately after the death of Methodius, when the disciples of Cyril and Methodius were staying together in the Bulgarian capital of Pliska (886). Brief data are given about the recently discovered cycle of hymns on The Nativity and The Epiphany, and a study is made of the most important conclusions to be drawn about the appearance of the Old Bulgarian translation of the Triodion.The newly discovered acrostic canons of Constantine of Preslav are textologically studied on the basis of the preserved parts of the old Slavonic Triodia which have come down to us. The acrostic canons are described, together with the remaining translations of Lenten three- and four-part hymns. A sup- plement, consisting of lists and comparative tables has been added to the description.Conclusions on the development of Lenten three- and four-part hymns, forming part of the Triodion, are studied. The Greek manuscripts, which have come down to us, show that four cycles of three-part hymns were initially included in the Triodion for the week-days of Lent. They were written by Theodore Studites, Joseph the Hymnologist, author of two cycles, one of which is an acrostic, and Clement Studites. The condition of the text of the Greek Triodia allows the conclusion to be drawn that initially (in the 9th century) the use of Lenten three-part hymns had not been officially established and regulated. This was very probably done in the first half of the 10th century, when, for liturgical use, the three-part hymns of Theodore Studites and the non-acrostic three-part hymns of Joseph the Hymnologist were established. The old Slavonic Triodia, which have come down to us, also show that initially, on Old Bulgarian soil, there were four cycles of three-part hymns for the week-days of Lent: the three-part hymns of Theodore Studites, the nonacrostic hymns of Joseph the Hymnologist, the three-part hymns of Clement Studites and the acrostic three-part hymns of Constantine of Preslav which were written to replace the acrostic three-part hymns of Joseph the Hymnologist. After the three-part hymns of the initial four cycles began to be cut, only Theodore Studites's three-part hymns continued to be used together with the non-acrostic hymns of Joseph the Hymnologist. However, the hymns were not cut simultaneously and in the same way everywhere. That is why in the Triodia, which have come down to us, parts of the other two cycles have also been found, those of Constantine of Preslav and Clement Studites.The acrostic is studied as an independent poetic work. The versified acrostic is examined in comparison with the already known Old Bulgarian poems, Prologue to the Gospels, The Alphabetical Prayer and Eulogy of Simeon. Stress is laid on the great skill shown in composing the acrostic. The importance of the work is pointed out not only for Old Bulgarian, but also for the whole mediaeval Christian poetry. The text of the acrostic is also examined as a direct Old Bulgarian linguistic monument of the 9th century in which are to be found important peculiarities of the Old Bulgarian language and of the Old Bulgarian Glagolitic script evolved by Constantine-Cyril the Philosopher.Almost all certified copies of Constantine of Preslav's acrostic canons in the old Slavonic Triodia which have come down to us have been published.

Ivan Stojković i njegovo doba

Author(s): Robert Holjevac / Language(s): Croatian

Ivan Stojković (ca. 1395-1443) was an extraordinary diplomat, multidisciplinary scientist .He was the first among catholic scholars who has written a tractate about the Church, an essay about ecumenical synods and a Biblical hermeneutics.

Negotiating Marian Apparitions. The Politics of Religion in Transcarpathian Ukraine

Author(s): Agnieszka Halemba / Language(s): English

This book concerns the politics of religion as expressed through apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Dzhublyk in Transcarpathian Ukraine. The analysis provides insights into the present position of Transcarpathia in regional, Ukraine-wide, and European struggles for identity and political belonging. The way in which the apparitions site has been conceived and managed raises questions concerning the fate of religious communities during and after socialism, the significance of national projects for religious organizations, and the politics of religious management in a situation in which local religious commitments are relatively strong and religious organizations are relatively weak. The analysis contributes to the ethnography and history of this particular region and of the post-socialist world in general. The changing status of the apparition site over the years allows investigation of the questions concerning authority, legitimacy, and power in religious organizations, especially in relation to management of religious experiences.

Dobro małżonków. Identyfikacja elementu ad validitatem w orzecznictwie Roty Rzymskiej

Author(s): Andrzej Pastwa / Language(s): Polish

“The clarification of […] the bonum coniugum exclusion hypotheses must be carefully studied by the jurisprudence of the Roman Rota” said Benedict XVI in 2011, referring indirectly to the diagnosis of the dean of the Roman Rota, Mario Francesco Pompedda, who stated in 1998 that the legal content of the clause of “the good of the spouses” constitutes one of the most crucial hermeneutic issues, which calls for more in-depth research. Now more than ever, the Pope’s memento appears akin to a compass designed to guide the service of the Apostolic Tribunal, one which makes it possible to determine clear judicial standards in the identification of the said element ad validitatem. Service, it is worth to add, which requires integrity and professionalism since, when it comes to the fundamental issues included in the sphere designated by the 2013 Rota allocution “Marriage and the relationship between faith and the natural order” (which, predictably, is where Benedict XVI situates the issue of “clarifying the essential element of bonum coniugum”), the words of John Paul II, who said that “legal hermeneutics requires […] a vision which encompasses the whole body of the Church’s teachings,” appear to become even more significant. // In such an obvious way John Paul II and Benedict XVI — titans of spirit and intellect, caryphaeuses of humanism, measured with a simultaneous engagement in fides et ratio—refer to the potential of science. It is, thus, difficult to ignore the invitation expressed in those words—which also highlights the role of the creators of the Rota jurisprudence, “the exemplary juridical wisdom”—for the canon law experts searching for the truth de matrimonio in theoretical research. Indeed, the papal thought—bolstered by the severity of the problem, i.e. the risk of proliferation of erroneous interpretations of ordinato ad bonum coniugum (“the danger that threatens the correct application of the norms on incapacity [and exclusions], […] and to transform the simple shortcomings of the spouses in their conjugal existence into impediment”), particularly in the lower tribunals—calls for serious consideration. This, in turn, constitutes an important challenge for the scholars, as well as the judges of the Roman Rota, to transform (in the spirit of paradigmatic harmonization vetera et nova) personalistic ideas, grounded in tradition and conciliar magisterium, into legal praxis. Therefore, the following attempt of a scholarly approach to the title identification of the ad validitatem element in the Roman Rota jurisprudence is predominantly inscribed into the doctrinal and judicial context delineated above. // The methodical ordering of the variety of judicial stances, valorizing the bonum coniugum formula, has been facilitated by the process of distinguishing, within the broad research area, particular premises: genetic and historical as well as epistemological and methodological, which resulted in the formulation of research hypotheses, formulated in the conclusions of the first part of the monograph and then verified (it could be said: successfully) in the following parts. // Regarding the hypotheses, it should be noted that there exists a documented fact (included in hypothesis II-2), which proves that a special Papal magisterium, included in his speeches addressed to the Roman Rota, authorizes an optimal methodology of the judicial approach towards essentialia in matrimonio, which consists in leading the discourse along the axis: anthropological realism—judicial realism. Search query of all published (as well as unpublished) sentences pronounced by the Rota, which highlight the bonum coniugum formula to a greater or lesser extent, consciously directed toward the analysis of the two aforementioned surfaces: anthropological and stricte legal, confirmed the validity of that perspective. Thus, it demonstrated that a sine qua non condition for an appropriate selection (according to hypothesis II-3) of consistent jurisprudence with regard to bonum coniugum—both in “non-autonomous” as well as “autonomous” configurations—is the affirmation of the paradigm of the “realism” of the new matrimonial doctrine. // The conclusions, presented as a summarizing comparison between the paradigmatic depictions of bonum coniugum: (I) depictions which appear to have been an instrument of the past (the good of the spouses understood exclusively in nonautonomous configurations); (II) depictions which are open to further developments (the good of the spouses understood in autonomous configurations)—must remain open to discussion, for a lack of a better option. This particular scholarly approach: that of a constant search for the “signs of times,” is grounded in the teachings of Benedict XVI (see: hypothesis II-1) when he says, “Cases in which there is failure to recognize the other as spouse or in which the essential ordering of the community of conjugal life to the good of the other is excluded are [today – A.P.] quite exceptional. The clarification of these hypotheses of exclusion of the bonum coniugum must be attentively assessed by the jurisprudence of the Roman Rota.”

Narodno Pravoslavlje

Author(s): Dušan Bandić / Language(s): Serbian

Dr Dušan Bandić (1938-2004) bio je profesor etnologije na Filozofskom fakultetu u Beogradu i jedno vreme šef Katedre za nacionalnu etnologiju i antropologiju. Bavio se istraživanjem religije Srba. Objavio je oko pedeset naučnih radova i četiri knjige: Neke novije promene u životu i kulturi stanovništva okoline Beograda (Etnografski institut SANU, 1979), Tabu u tradicionalnoj kulturi Srba (Biblioteka XX vek, 1980), Carstvo zemaljsko i carstvo nebesko (Biblioteke XX vek, prvo izdanje 1990, drugo, dopunjeno izdanje 1997) i Narodna religija u sto pojmova (Nolit, prvo izdanje 1991, drugo 2004.) Dobitnik je nagrade „Tihomir Đorđević” Etnološkog društva Srbije za 1980. i Nolitove nagrade za 1991. godinu. Narodno pravoslavlje sadrži Bandićeve radove koji nisu ušli u sastav drugih njegovih knjiga, a koje je prikupila i za štampu priredila dr Lidija Radulović. Sadržaj: I deo – NARODONO PRAVOSLAVLJE : O narodnom pravoslavlju danas, Tajni život kosovskog mita, O đavolu u narodnom pravoslavlju, Verski identitet savremenih Srba,Sveti Sava kao srpski Prometej, O narodnoj religiji. II deo – IZ ISTORIJE PROUČAVANJA NARODNE RELIGIJE I FOLKLORA: Sima Trojanović kao istraživač narodne religije, Erdeljanovićev rad na proučavanju religije,Milenko Filipović kao istraživač, Narode religije Južnih Slovena. DODATAK: O izboru direktora u jednoj naučnoj ustanovi, Ispit kao ritualni čin.

Книга на Енох. Етиопска версия. Славянска (Българска) версия

Author(s): Borjana Hristova / Language(s): Bulgarian,Old Slavonic

This book is presenting for the first time in full the two main variations of the famous Book of Enoch – the Ethiopian, and the Slav. The style is more popular than academic and helps the reader to get in touch with this mysterious ancient work.

PŁEĆ W INSTYTUCJE UWIKŁANA

Author(s): Katarzyna Leszczyńska / Language(s): Polish

Katarzyna Leszczyńska podejmuje temat ważny i właściwie zupełnie nierozpoznany. Jej publikacja wnosi szczególnie potrzebny wymiar naukowego namysłu nad problemami nie tylko budzącymi emocje, lecz także otoczonymi stereotypami i uprzedzeniami. Chodzi mianowicie o właściwe rozumienie problemów płci obecnych w instytucjach kościelnych. Najciekawszym jej wymiarem jest zderzenie założeń teoretycznych i doktryny Kościoła rzymskokatolickiego z praktyką, a dokładniej ze świadomością świeckich katolików pracujących w kościelnych instytucjach.

Csodaszarvas III.

Author(s): / Language(s): Hungarian

Csodaszarvas IV.

Author(s): / Language(s): Hungarian

Календарски празници и обичаји у подавалским селима

Author(s): Milina Ivanović-Barišić / Language(s): Serbian

Droga Szymona Budnego do krytycznego wydania Nowego Testamentu z 1574 roku

Author(s): Arleta Łuczak / Language(s): Polish

This work is devoted to the translations of the New Testament by Szymon Budny – an eminent sixteenth-century Polish writer, and outstanding linguist and biblical scholar of the Reformation. At first a Calvinist, Budny then became an Arian activist. The book's its purpose is to describe the changing progression taking place in the three editions of Budny’s translations of the New Testament from 1570, 1572 and 1574. To this end, I perform a philological analysis of these texts in comparison to other biblical Polish translations of the 16th century (mainly to the Calvinist Brest Bible of 1563 and to the 1568 New Testament, which was modelled on it) as well as to Greek and Latin texts. The dynamic process of shaping the changes in succeeding translations of the New Testament, which Budny constantly improved and perfected, is most evident in his critical edition of the New Testament from 1574. Here, the author was able to present the results of his search for the authentic, i.e. correct and error-free, original text, a search which he based on multiple sources. He also expressed his position regarding the method of translation and theological interpretation (which corresponded to his confession).

Bogomilism. The Afterlife of the “Bulgarian Heresy”

Author(s): Grażyna Szwat-Gyłybowa / Language(s): English

This study in history of ideas looks at the hitherto unstudied subject matter of adaptations of the medieval gnostic movement known as Bogomilism to the needs of modern and postmodern discourses of Bulgarian identity. A wide range of texts of Bulgarian culture relevant for the revitalisation of Bogomilism is analysed, from the first works of writers of the national revival movement, to school textbooks, journalism, essays, fine literature, and esoteric books of the turn of the 20th century. The result is the establishment of connections between different strategies of mythologizing Bogomilism in modern Bulgarian culture and the projects of modernitas preferred by their (often mutually conflicted) authors.

Еластичен (пост)секуларизъм

Author(s): Anna Krasteva / Language(s): Bulgarian

Szkice o antyku. T. 4: Lingua coloris

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish,Italian

The fourth volume of The essays on the antiquity, which is devoted to Lingua coloris, contains nine articles which discuss (from various perspectives) the problem of colour in the antiquity, both in the works of art (sculpture, painting, pottery etc.), as well as in literature – the subject is presented by means of comprehensive analyses of references to specific colours and a discussion of a rhetorical term. // The publication is intended for people who are engaged in the study of and who are interested in the ancient world – classical philologists, experts in the field of literary studies, philosophers, historians, historians of art, archeologists or the experts in the field of religious studies.

Scientia Moralitas Conference Proceedings

Author(s): / Language(s): English

These proceedings represent the work of contributors to the Scientia Moralitas Conference held online on April 18-19, 2021. The objective of this conference is to promote multidisciplinary research on ethics, social sciences, and humanities, and stimulate dialogue on current issues affecting the real world.

Pamięć represji. Świadkowie Jehowy w Związku Radzieckim

Author(s): Tomasz Bugaj / Language(s): Polish

[an excerpt from a review] “The monograph showing the narrative aspects of Jehovah's Witnesses' memory significantly complements memory studies by showing how culture and religion influence images of traumatic events from the past. Analysing the narrations of the respondents, the author draws attention to the mechanisms of evaluation (e.g. of torturers) and taming the trauma of the past, and these mechanisms result – as the reading of the book shows – from the religion and the values transmitted in it.The monograph is therefore an interesting, valuable and necessary study. It is an erudite work, the author refers not only to the works of culture scholars, but also sociologists, including the sociologists of religion, which I think is justified and necessary. It is based on a large, representative, and what should be appreciated, independently collected material, which includes narratives of members of the examined community living previously in the borderlands, as well as those living on the territories of several former republics of the USSR”.

Church Caritas Ministry in the Perspective of Caritas-Theology and Catholic Social Teaching

Author(s): Jakub Doležel / Language(s): English

The focus of this publication is the Church's charitable ministry in relation to Catholic social teaching. The authors of this collaborative monograph provide answers to the questions of the forms and reasons for their mutual estrangement, how the position of charitable service has changed with the publication of the encyclical Deus caritas est and especially Motu proprio Intima ecclesiae natura, how and why a theology of charitable service can be legitimately conceptualized, how and where such a theology is being developed in the world, and how the two strands of the Church's socio-pastoral mission can be brought into balance in an integral model of charitable practice today.

Ślad Rzeczy. Dhammapada

Author(s): Joanna Jurewicz / Language(s): Polish

An original translation of Dhammapada, one of the most well-known Buddhist texts, believed by the followers to be words of Buddha himself. It contains teachings on good and noble life. The text is supplemented with the translator’s philological and cultural commentary.

4. Türkiye Sosyal Bilimler Sempozyumu Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı

Author(s): / Language(s): Turkish

The 4th Turkish Symposium of Social Sciences: The Books of Abstracts

Values, education, responsibility. Pedagogical research

Author(s): / Language(s): English

This volume includes a selection of the papers presented at the International Conference "Education in the Perspective of Values", the XVIth edition, held at the "1 December 1918" University of Alba Iulia - Romania, on October 9 - 11, 2024. The organizers of this edition were: "1 December 1918" University of Alba Iulia (Romania), "Saint Clement of Ohrid" University of Sofia (Bulgaria), University of Belgrade (Serbia), University of Helsinki, UNESCO Chair on Values, Dialogue and Human Rights (Finland), “Babes-Bolyai” University of Cluj-Napoca, the Doctoral School “Didactics. Tradition. Development. Innovation” (Romania) and Moldova State University (Republic of Moldova). The International Conference "Education in the perspective of values" remained a generous and fruitful environment for debate this year, in which research ideas were presented and models and paradigms were supported, aiming to answer research questions relevant to educational problems. Research results were presented that aimed to bring conceptual clarifications and offer praxiological suggestions to pressing problems, such as the valorization of educational resources of different types in formal and non-formal contexts, the identification and promotion of educational models that help pupils and students in selecting and assuming authentic values, and the development of solutions to the challenges that changes in society bring to education systems.