Miracle. Identification, description, attitude
https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-4158-2020-3-11-39
Abstract
The idea of a miracle is the most important, and sometimes even the main component of religious cultures: “faith” and “miracle” in many cases are closely connected, and even identical. Unusual, amazing events leave an indelible imprint on the emotions and consciousness of the people involved and can be the basis for emerging beliefs. Belief in miracles, as well as miracles as the faith basis, is found in almost all the peoples of the world, although they are differently recognized, described and explained. What is a miracle, what is its mechanism, and how should it be treated?
Supporting agencies: The publication is prepared within the plan of research work of S.I. Ryzhakova at N.N. Miklukho-Maclay Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of RAS. Field researches were carried out in 2018–2020 under S.I. Ryzhakova̓s project, The Russian Foundation for Basic Research no. 18–09–00389 “Obsession, service, acting: about the borders and interrelation of an individual trance, religious worship and artistic principles in the Indian artistic traditions”.
About the Author
S. I. Ryzhakova
Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Science
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Svetlana I. Ryzhakova, Dr. of Sci. (History), 199991, bld. 32A. Leninsky Av., Moscow, Russia
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Ryzhakova S.I. Miracle. Identification, description, attitude. Studia Religiosa Rossica: Russian Journal of Religion. 2020;(3):11-39. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-4158-2020-3-11-39
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