Interpretation of Canons in the Discourse of Marginal Orthodoxy

Autor: Sychev Andrey
Rok vydání: 2022
Zdroj: TECHNOLOGOS. :86-102
ISSN: 2687-0258
2687-0266
DOI: 10.15593/perm.kipf/2022.1.07
Popis: Characteristics of the interpretation of the concept of "canon" in the marginal Orthodox discourse have been considered in the article. Marginal Orthodoxy is understood by the author as a set of ideas and practices characteristic of non-institutionalized movements and groups declaring their orthodoxy and accusing representatives of official Orthodoxy for the departure from tradition. The relevance of the study is stipulated by the need to establish an intra-confessional dialogue in a situation of increasing heterogeneity of Orthodoxy in Russia. The purpose of the article is to determine the role of the canons in the construction of the discourse of marginal Orthodoxy. To attain it the author reveals the features of marginal Orthodoxy discourse; compares the cases of appeal to canons in marginal and official discourses; outlines the specifics of understanding the canons in marginal Orthodoxy. The novelty of the work is conditioned by the examination of the religious space of modern Orthodoxy through the concepts of center and periphery and their relationship. Due to the insufficient theoretical development of the problem, the most resonant texts of its representatives of the first two decades of the 21st century (open letters, recordings of sermons, interviews, video speeches, journalistic articles, etc) served as the basic material for researching the discourse of marginal Orthodoxy. The official and marginal versions of Orthodoxy are considered in the article as competing discursive modes of truth production. Within the framework of the hermeneutic method, using content, discourse, and comparative analysis, the main characteristics of the discourse of marginal Orthodoxy are revealed. It is shown that the texts of marginal Orthodoxy appeal to the canons so often that in fact the entire discourse can be considered as a set of statements about the canonicity or non-canonicity of certain theories, actions and practices. The results of the study show that in marginal discourse the canon is interpreted as non-historical dogma and unconditional prohibition, which allows using it for discrediting official Orthodoxy and mobilizing supporters. The myth-making and ideological grounds of the appeal to the canons are revealed. It is proved that the concept of "canon" is organizing for the discourse of marginal Orthodoxy and without a detailed analysis of its use it is impossible to understand the specifics of this discourse.
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