BIBLICAL NAMES IN SACRAL SPACE OF RUSSIAN NORTH

This article explores the process of biblical names hierotopy of the objects located in sacral space of Russian North. The research is connected with the increasing interest to the cultural heritage of Valaam and Solovki monasteries, part of that is formed by toponyms – names of objects of surroundi...

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Main Author: Mikhailova, L.V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Marina Sokolova Publishings 2020-12-01
Series:Russian Linguistic Bulletin
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Online Access:http://rulb.org/wp-content/uploads/wpem/pdf_compilations/4(24)/105-110.pdf
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Summary:This article explores the process of biblical names hierotopy of the objects located in sacral space of Russian North. The research is connected with the increasing interest to the cultural heritage of Valaam and Solovki monasteries, part of that is formed by toponyms – names of objects of surrounding landscape, saving memory about the past and being an interlink with the present of regenerating monasteries. The aim of this article is to study the objects of Valaam and Solovki archipelagos having the biblical names. The research tasks are meant to identify and classify the toponyms based on a biblical and Orthodox vocabulary.
ISSN:2313-0288
2411-2968