SACRED COMMUNICATION AS A SPECIFIC TYPE OF COMMUNICATION: MAIN CHARACTERISTICS, STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL FEATURES

Abstract

The study presents the results of a systematic analysis of the structure of sacred communication. A necessary element for defining communication as sacred is the belonging of one or more subjects to a supernatural power. Sacred signs are a means of communication, they can be verbal and nonverbal. Signs can be endowed with magical power, thereby performing the function of supernatural power. A sacred communicative act will be a relatively integral unit of sacred communication, and its main component will be a sacred text. The study clarifies the terms associated with this type of communication. Temporal and locative specificity of functioning, elements of semantics (opposition sacred / profane, doubling of worlds) and the role of precedent are characterized. The reason and purpose of sacred communication are singled out, possible variants of their correlation are described. Achievement or non-achievement of the goal, which is due to a number of specific factors, determines the success of communication.