From the Philosophy of Cult to the Philosophy of History in the Work of Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky (* 1882 + 1937)
P. A. Florensky dedicated nine writings of his rich interdisciplinary work to the phenomenon of cult, which were first published in a censored form in 1977. We turn our attention to one of these writings called <i>Cult, Religion and Culture</i>, published under the common title <i>...
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| description | P. A. Florensky dedicated nine writings of his rich interdisciplinary work to the phenomenon of cult, which were first published in a censored form in 1977. We turn our attention to one of these writings called <i>Cult, Religion and Culture</i>, published under the common title <i>Philosophy of Cult</i>, in which the author elaborates a distinctive concept of the cult as the primary activity of man and at the same time as the gift offered to him for his own sanctification. It is the sacred cult—<i>sacra</i> from where, according to the author, two other human activities originate: namely, the ability to create tools—<i>instrumenta</i>—and the ability to create abstract concepts—<i>notiones</i>. However, both human activities have to be understood as a process of disintegration of the cult—<i>sacra</i>. Thus, by prioritizing one of the three human activities mentioned above, we can recognize three historical periods in history. According to Florensky, the human ability to create tools corresponds to the era of <i>historical materialism</i>, the ability to create concepts corresponds to the era of <i>ideologism</i>, and ultimately, the primary human activity—the life of man in the cult and its culture corresponds to the <i>sacral materialism</i> or <i>concrete idealism</i>. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f38e3649a77242ff859a542a17e3812e2023-11-22T04:49:57ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442021-07-0112753310.3390/rel12070533From the Philosophy of Cult to the Philosophy of History in the Work of Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky (* 1882 + 1937)Daniel Porubec0Greek Catholic Theological Faculty, University of Presov in Presov, Ul. Biskupa Gojdica 2, 08001 Presov, SlovakiaP. A. Florensky dedicated nine writings of his rich interdisciplinary work to the phenomenon of cult, which were first published in a censored form in 1977. We turn our attention to one of these writings called <i>Cult, Religion and Culture</i>, published under the common title <i>Philosophy of Cult</i>, in which the author elaborates a distinctive concept of the cult as the primary activity of man and at the same time as the gift offered to him for his own sanctification. It is the sacred cult—<i>sacra</i> from where, according to the author, two other human activities originate: namely, the ability to create tools—<i>instrumenta</i>—and the ability to create abstract concepts—<i>notiones</i>. However, both human activities have to be understood as a process of disintegration of the cult—<i>sacra</i>. Thus, by prioritizing one of the three human activities mentioned above, we can recognize three historical periods in history. According to Florensky, the human ability to create tools corresponds to the era of <i>historical materialism</i>, the ability to create concepts corresponds to the era of <i>ideologism</i>, and ultimately, the primary human activity—the life of man in the cult and its culture corresponds to the <i>sacral materialism</i> or <i>concrete idealism</i>.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/7/533P. A. Florenskyphilosophy of cultphilosophy of historyreligionculture |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Porubec From the Philosophy of Cult to the Philosophy of History in the Work of Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky (* 1882 + 1937) Religions P. A. Florensky philosophy of cult philosophy of history religion culture |
| title | From the Philosophy of Cult to the Philosophy of History in the Work of Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky (* 1882 + 1937) |
| title_full | From the Philosophy of Cult to the Philosophy of History in the Work of Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky (* 1882 + 1937) |
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| title_short | From the Philosophy of Cult to the Philosophy of History in the Work of Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky (* 1882 + 1937) |
| title_sort | from the philosophy of cult to the philosophy of history in the work of pavel alexandrovich florensky 1882 1937 |
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