Open AccessWhat was Nikon guilty of, or the Role of modern narratives of Raskol in the maintaining the Old Believers’ identity
Author(s) -
Natalia Dushakova
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
slavânskij mir v tretʹem tysâčeletii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2782-442X
pISSN - 2412-6446
DOI - 10.31168/2412-6446.2018.1.2.01
Subject(s) - confessional , narrative , betrayal , persecution , schism , identity (music) , faith , mythology , religious studies , history , gender studies , sociology , literature , theology , philosophy , aesthetics , art , political science , law , politics , classics
Based on oral narratives of the Raskol (schism) recorded among the Old Believers of the North-Western Black Sea Region in 2008–2017, the article analyses inner versions of the topical historical past and the way they influence the delineation of group boundaries «from within» the communities. Narratives about Patriarch Nikon are viewed as mythological historical narratives. They are characterized by the non-linearity of time, inclusion of significant motives (distortion / betrayal of faith, persecution of the Old Believers) and indications of ethno-confessional features Old Believers themselves find significant.