Open AccessChurch in the process of national self-determination of Ukrainians
Author(s) -
Anatolii M. Kolodnyi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
ukraïnsʹke relìgìêznavstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2617-9792
pISSN - 2306-3548
DOI - 10.32420/2009.50.2049
Subject(s) - ethnic group , national identity , context (archaeology) , national history , identity (music) , sociology , process (computing) , social psychology , social identity theory , psychology , political science , social group , history , law , anthropology , aesthetics , computer science , art , politics , archaeology , operating system
In human history, religion manifests its social presence and functionality primarily through its national context. In doing so, it aims to form a meaningful idea of their national identity among representatives of certain ethnic groups, to protect it, because ignoring the latter leads to disorientation of a person in his or her social life, and even to social instability.