ORTHODOX BROTHERHOODS OF UKRAINE IN HISTORIOGRAPHY OF THE XIX ‒ EARLY XXI CENTURY: SOURCE STUDY ASPECT

Abstract

Summary. The purpose of the research is to show the historiographical source base of the study of Orthodox brotherhoods in Ukraine in the historical science of the XIX ‒ early XXI century. Show that the source base of the study is characterized by a sufficient variety of materials and comprehensive coverage of the subject, is representative. Prove that the historiographical source materials provide sufficient grounds for a reasonable assessment of the work on the study of various aspects of the genesis of the Orthodox brotherhoods of the Kyiv Metropolis of the XVI‒XVIII centuries, the legal basis of their existence and the main activities. The research methodology is based on the application of general scientific and special-historical methods. The principles of historicism, objectivity and value approach to the studied phenomena are observed. The scientific novelty is that for the first time the classification of historiographical sources for the study of the historiography of the Orthodox brotherhoods of Ukraine was carried out. Conclusions. The historiographical source base of the study of the Orthodox fraternities of Ukraine is characterized by a sufficient variety of materials and comprehensive coverage of the subject of study. In general, the source base is quite representative and able to ensure the implementation of the goal and solve research problems. Historiographical source materials provide sufficient grounds for a reasonable assessment of the work on the study of various aspects of the genesis of the Orthodox fraternities of the Kyiv metropolitanate, the legal basis for their existence and the main activities.