Категория видимого / невидимого в цикле Д. А. Емца «ШНыр»

Abstract

Introduction. In Christian fantasy, the visible/invisible dichotomy is closely related to such a religious and philosophical concept as knowledge and corresponds to the Christian concept of the universe. The purpose of our article is the need to analyze the features of the perception of Christian doctrine, implemented within the framework of the above category on the example of fantasy prose. The choice of the Russian writer Dmitry Alexandrovich Yemts as the material of the “SHNyr” cycle is justified by the presence of Christian aesthetics and philosophy in his novels, as well as their relative lack of study. Results and conclusions. The article concludes that the category of the visible / invisible in the D. Yemts cycle “Shnyr” is associated with such a religious and philosophical concept as knowledge, and corresponds to the Christian concept of the universe. The visible/invisible dichotomy defines the specifics of an artistic space composed of three worlds: superdense, material and subtle. In the center of the superdense dvushka (two-room apartment) there is God, the only invisible one in the true sense of the word. All other characters and things belonging to other worlds can only be considered conditionally invisible. The category of the visible / invisible in the “SHNyr” cycle, first of all, is not related to the object of vision, but to how perfect the subject of action is, i.e. how perfect the one who sees them is. Above all, the absolute is God, then His likeness are the people with varying degrees of perfection/ holiness, and below all fallen beings are the Elbs. The categories under study are closely linked to the idea of the cycle — the desire of people to know (see) the divine grain in each other and in everything around them.