Spiritual Space Research Articles

Information security aspects of virtual museums in Russia

Information technologies are entering the life of modern society by leaps and bounds, sometimes radically changing its image. The influence of information technologies on changing the cultural and spiritual space of many countries is perceptible too. A new phenomenon of modern culture has gone into society – the virtual museum, which has faced completely new problems that real museums have not experienced before. These problems are associated with ensuring the cyber security of virtual museums. The article discusses the features of virtual museums, their advantages and disadvantages compared with real ones. Special attention is given to the information security of virtual museums. The author has found a large number of research and publications deals with virtual museums. However, they practically do not touch on issues related to the cyber security of the object under study. Threats of virtual museums and attacks against ones are analyzed in the article. Security variants against threats are offered.

Diagnostics of socio-pedagogical trends in the development of students in a professional educational organization

The article under consideration presents the diagnosis of social and pedagogical trends in the development of students in a professional educational organization. A comparative analysis of the diagnostic experiment is given. The experiment carried out within the framework of the study showed a significant shift in the spiritual, moral and patriotic value orientations of students to a pragmatic orientation. In the pedagogical diagnostics, which was carried out within the framework of the study, the object was the spiritual, moral and patriotic orientations of students, which manifested themselves in various facts of their attitudes and behavior. This made it possible to track the development of students' civic engagement, since the diagnostic procedure is used to detect changes in the cause and disclose their manifestation in pedagogical practice. An experimental analysis of the problem under consideration has shown that modern conditions require the energetic entry of the individual into the spiritual space and the development of spiritual, moral and patriotic orientations, which are associated with the direction of the development of civic activity of the individual, the harmonization of humanity and pragmatism, becomes essential.

Study on the edge space composition of urban living block and the renewal of old city——A case study of the Deshengqiao historic block

The reconstruction of historic district is a hot topic in urban design in recent years. Weighing the interests of all parties, improving the space quality and meeting the use needs has become a century problem. In this paper, the Deshengqiao historic block is taken as an example to investigate by observing and recording the form of the inside and outside of the street and the edge space, people's behavior state, so that we can explore the use and future development of the edge space. According to the demand of the Deshengqiao residents who “want people to come in”, this paper puts forward a solution to present the Deshengqiao bolck’s most characteristic and life-rich articles and buildings in an artistic form, so as to create an attractive Street entrance and a comfortable communication place and spiritual space, enhancing the image of the city and giving play to the functions of edge spaces.

КУЛЬТУРНОЕ ПРОСТРАНСТВО В КОНТЕКСТЕ РОССИИ РУБЕЖА ХХ-ХХI ВВ.

Subject of the article: Cultural space in the context of Russia. Object of the article: the turn of the XX-XXI centuries, the impact of the transformations of society on the cultural space. The goal of the project: to update the information on changes in the cultural space for the scientific and educational world: transformation of the structure of social memory, due to the decrease in the role of the older generation, replacement of the role of everyday experience with narrative knowledge; the growing role of state power in all segments of social relations, as well as the influence of economic factors, the phenomena of poverty and wealth, creative industries in others. Methodology of work: the cultural space in Russia is peculiar and unique. This context of its study is possible with the help of a cultural approach, as well as the method of discourse analysis. Results of the work: the space of culture is not a physical, but a spiritual space of dominant meanings - knowledge, values and ideals, norms and rules of life, fixed at three levels: social, spiritual and technological. Scope of the results: rethinking the phenomena in the cultural space of Russia today is an important step in the development of not only the theory of culture, but also a new multilevel path in the study of today's realities in the information network community, comprehending innovative phenomena in culture, which made it possible to clarify / detail the general patterns of development cultural space in Russia. Conclusion: the scientific novelty of the article consists in a comprehensive analysis of materials associated with the increasing dynamics of changes in the perception of the cultural space of Russia at the turn of the XX-XXI centuries. The inclusion of these materials in scientific circulation contributes to the enrichment of scientific thought. The conclusions presented in the scientific review are reasoned and logical.

A Pilgrimage to Purgatory

Telling the story of the exceptional penance of an Irish knight, the twelfthcentury Tractatus de Purgatorio Sancti Patricii contends that it was possible to go on a bodily pilgrimage to purgatory. The Cistercian monk H. of Saltrey wrote his Tractatus at a historical moment when the fate of souls after death felt particularly urgent and important evidence for the afterlife was provided by spirits traveling back and forth between this life and the next. Insisting on a bodily experience of a spiritual space, rather than a visionary one, the knight Owein provided powerful eyewitness testimony about posthumous penance. This article uncovers how the Latin Tractatus engages the worries of its audience about the feasibility of the knight’s embodied visit to the afterlife by marshaling familiar narrative patterns from vernacular genres, including chansons de geste and romance. It shows that the Tractatus is an intricately designed text that uses these generic features to dispel doubt, thereby positioning Owein’s pilgrimage as a licit and potentially replicable penitential activity.

Meta-concept “language” in the newspaper publication of V. Rasputin of the late 1980s — early 1990s: Cognitive-praxeological aspect

In this article, the manifestants of meta-concept “language” in the problematic articles and essays of V. Rasputin of the perestroika era are correlated with the system of national and spiritual values described in connection with the problems of publications, the author’s intentions and the format of the newspaper Literary Irkutsk of the Irkutsk Regional Writers’ Organization. It is noted that the representatives of meta-concept “language” are included in the historical-philosophical, church-religious, national-cultural analytics and artistic journalism of Rasputin in connection with the educational, ideological, spiritually creative attitudes of the author and the corporate publication. It has been established that mental entities that are conceptually important for the author’s journalism (memory, providence, prediction, conceptually formed ideas) are metonymically objectified using the concepts “word” and “speech”. The elaboration and objectification of the author’s philosophical, moral attitudes occurs through the conjugation of the nuclear, cicumnuclear and peripheral areas of the concepts “word”, “language” with the images of the material world and the objectivity of social relations. The inclusion of spiritual space in the consciousness of the reader and the national picture of the world, the device of metaphysical communicative-semiotic systems and modeling of the monastic language is created in publications using the concept of “language”. Self-awareness and ideological searches of society, intellect and spiritual culture of the people, their creative achievements, ideological attitudes are illustrated by metonymic and metaphorical correlation with the field of auditory sensations of the interpretive field of the concept “sound”. From a praxeological standpoint, the author’s communicative and stylistic techniques as well as pragmatically oriented editorial technologies consisting of the selection of the editorial team and the system of rotation of the editors-compilers were evaluated. It is shown that the model of a joint search for values by the public, the publicist and the publication increased the cognitive potential of newspaper materials and strengthened the reader’s confidence in the local corporate press.

Again to the Question of the Specifics of Humanitarian Knowledge in the Light of the Issues of Comparative Civilizational Studies

The author of the article aims to reveal the content of M. M. Bakhtin's statements about the specificity of the humanities in the light of the problems of comparative civilizational analysis in the context of modern cognitive research. The focus is on Bakhtin's idea that in the humanities the criterion is not the accuracy of cognition, but the depth of penetration. Acording to the author, the sense in which Bakhtin uses the term “depth” is the basis on which a man's process of creating his world unfolds. And this basis is nothing other than dialogical communication, which is treated as an analogue of the life process in the “world of people”. According to the author, the content of this communication is a polylogue of three paradigms of universal (heritage of archaic, the first “axial time” according to K. Jaspers and the second “axial time” - the era of modernization according to Sh. Eisenstadt and others) and local dimensions of any human existence at all levels ranging from the individual to civilization. Revealing the meaning of the second component of Bakhtin's original metaphor, the author emphasizes that we are talking about “penetration” into the spiritual space of the “Other”, i.e. another participant of the dialogue. In this case the depth of penetration into the “other” human reality presupposes the maximum possible completeness of coverage of this reality. Therefore, the criterion of the depth of penetration into the “Other” is the degree of coverage of all the basic dimensions (levels) of its structure. The author analyzes this structure, highlighting its main components.

The Library as a Campus Spiritual Space: Evidence from Student Focus Groups

The Library as a Campus Spiritual Space: Evidence from Student Focus Groups

Congresses of Russian Academic Organizations Abroad on the Problems of Preserving the Historical Memory of the Russian Diaspora

The article analyzes the decisions of the congresses of the Union of Russian academic organizations abroad related to the problems of formation and preservation of the historical memory of the Russian Diaspora. It traces the transformation of the ideas of the emigrant scientific community about the tasks and forms of educational work in different periods of its existence. The author notes that the purposeful work of the scientific community in this direction helped to create a unified spiritual space abroad and contributed to the formation of the phenomenon of Foreign Russia. The article is based on published materials of the congresses of Russian scientists and emigrant periodicals.

Place of Worship as Capital Space: The Relationship between Masjid Raya Bandung and Shopping Centers

The mosque is generally known as a place of worship for Muslims. Besides being seen as a physical and spiritual space, a mosque is also a cultural space. The culture is manifested through the everyday life of people who are connected to the mosque. The economy is part of the everyday life that will connect the mosque with other economic sectors such as shopping centers. This research will show the relationship between the mosque and shopping centers that contribute to the development or production of capital space in the city. Masjid Raya Bandung (MRB) is the focus of research to uncover the formation of capital space and its relationship with shopping centers around the MRB. The method used is observation and in-depth interviews with people visiting the mosque and shopping centers. The theory used to look at this case is the production of space from Henri Lefebvre. The results showed that the mosque was not only seen as a place of worship, but also a capital space. The formation of this capital space can be seen from the relation of MRB with the shopping places around it and the relations of the activities of visitors who presuppose these two spaces: the mosque and the shopping centers. That way, the mosque is used as a means of perpetuating the economic process or consumerism in the surrounding spaces, including in shopping centers.

Wolność, nieskończoność, wzniosłość: przestrzeń duchowa w doświadczaniu muzyki religijnej w perspektywie fenomenologicznej

W poszukiwaniu fenomenologicznego ujęcia muzycznego doświadczenia religijnego autorka nawiązuje do analizy doświadczenia religijnego Williama Jamesa oraz do pism Edmunda Gurneya, a wreszcie do pracy Maxa Schelera. Sięgając do opisu doświadczeń religijnych i mistycznych, stara się naszkicować podobieństwo między doświadczeniem mistycznym, wsłuchiwaniem się a praktyką religijną opisywaną w literaturze filozoficznej. Odwołując się do muzyki, która bez względu na styl, wyznanie kompozytora oraz tekst liturgiczny, prowadzi do doświadczenia mistycznego lub religijnego, określa doświadczenie muzyki religijnej poprzez odwołanie się indywidualnego zaangażowania, emocjonalnej pełni oraz duchowej przestrzeni wyznaczanej m.in. przez wysiłek wsłuchiwania się.

Современный молдавский театр: возвращение к истокам

The article examines one of the trends in the development of modern Moldavian theatre. Being complex and multifaceted phenomenon, it is generally influenced by the direction of society's development. At the present stage its development is based on the influence of two simultaneously existing and opposing directions. One is directed outwards, expanding the range of his contacts with theaters of other countries and reflecting the principle of transculturalism. Since the 90s of the previous century, the art of actors in the Moldovan theater, the specificity of their expressiveness appeals to the experience of world's theatrical art in all its integrity, where archaic and modernity, East and West, complementing each other, serve mutual development. Another vector of development, fundamental, is directed inward. It is connected with the deep processes that affected the dramatic art of Moldova. The theatre rushed to its inner support, to the origins, from the depths of which the national theatrical tradition grows and where myth, ritual, archetype reign inseparably. At the junction of archaic and modernity, the theatre is looking for an opportunity to reveal the spiritual space of the people, the world of ancestral archetypes, the authentic unconscious. Through the art of acting to express the enduring features of the soul, the «ethnic cosmos». Research methods: theoretical analysis, generalization of scientific researches, Internet materials, systematic analysis of theatrical practice. Author concludes that modern Moldovan theatre develops under the influence of two interrelated vectors of development, existing simultaneously and oppositely directed.

The Role of Classical Literature in The Formation of a Personality’s Worldview

In this article, it was tried to describe the role of reading classical literature in the spiritual space of modern man. The features of the state of reading in the conditions of social changes are analyzed; the main functions of fiction contributing to the formation of the worldview of the individual are highlighted. This article analyzes the features of the state of reading in the conditions of social changes in Kazakhstan. Using structurally functional and valuable approaches to research of the designated problem, the author represents reading as one of the highlights in the difficult process of socialization. The purpose of research consists in the judgment of the role of classical literature reading in the spiritual space of a person. To achieve this goal, we analyzed the features of the current state of reading, including overseas ones. Besides, we highlighted the basic functions of classical literature promoting the formation of personal outlook: cognitive, educational, communicative, esthetic, creative.

Correlation of Sacred Architecture and Painting in Western Ukraine

This article highlights some of the results of the scientific work conducted under the direction of the Institute of Architecture and Design of the National University “Lviv Polytechnic” together with the Department of Fine Arts and Design of Ternopil National Pedagogical University, Kremenets Regional Humanities and Pedagogics Academy, Lesia Ukrainka Eastern European National University, Department of Fine Arts. Scientists are exploring sacred arts in Western Ukraine as one of the highest achievements in the work of Ukrainian architects. In particular, the article is about the Ternopil region. The aim of the article is to cover the work of architects of the Ternopil region, correlation in their creativity of architecture and painting; the introduction into the scientific circulation of data on some temples - architectural monuments and modern churches. The territory of Western Ukraine occupies a special place in the cultural and spiritual space of the state. It is located at the crossroads of European roads, has long been noted for its multinational character and wealth of faiths. Temples of different denominations are the decoration of cities and villages and enrich their architectural landscape, and in terms of potential and value of architectural heritage, it is one of the richest regions of Ukraine. One of the spiritual symbols of the city of Ternopil is a temple built in the eighteenth century - a monument of late European Baroque architecture. The building was many times on the verge of destruction; it was burned and destroyed by wars and the communist regime, but with the declaration of independence of Ukraine the shrine was revived. Modern paintings, sculptural groups, stained glass windows and other works of sacred art have transformed the sanctuary into a city beauty, attracting visitors with its grandeur and splendor. Scientists do not often turn to the creative personality of architects. Among the renowned architects of Ukraine, who have designed projects for more than 200 temple complexes, is Ternopil artist Mykhaylo Netrybyak. He combines the work of the architect with the work of the teacher, and the creative nature of the artist is reflected in the paintings. The famous painter of Ternopil with professional architectural education is Mykhaylo Kuziv, who also combines artistic work with pedagogical activity. His works are known far beyond Ukraine and are exhibited in state and public institutions, in private collections of Ukraine and in many countries of the world. Thus, as a result of the research, the data on some contemporary architects and artists of Ternopil region were put into scientific circulation; their role in the process of revival of temple construction of Ukraine is defined; it describes some of the temples – architectural monuments and modern architectural buildings.

PRAGMATIC CONCEPTUALIZATIONS OF HISTORICAL MEMORY IN THE PROBLEM FIELD OF POLITICAL EDUCATION

Summary. The purpose of the article is to outline the functional potential of historical memory and analyze its role in the practices and strategies of political education of youth. The methodological basis of research serve as key principles of scientific knowledge: scientific, systematic, historical and pluralism. The article uses such methods as: problem-chronological, systemic and structural, logical and analytical, empirical and theoretical. The scientific novelty. It has been proved that recourse to historical memory can be an effective tool for political education and upbringing of young people, but it directly depends on the goals set by the state and government. Conclusions. The article identifies the features of political education in Ukraine and analyzes the impact on this process of the main components of historical memory, its socio-cultural and spiritual space. The process of political education is multifaceted in purpose, objectives, content, forms, methods and techniques. The implementation of political education, taking into account the pragmatism of historical memory as its relevant component, requires updating the content and methods of studying social sciences and humanities and creating a system of political education and upbringing in the state. Among the characteristic features of historical memory that determine its pragmatic conceptualizations are its emotional coloration and selectivity. The pragmatic orientation of historical memory determines the choice of current historical figures and events. In this way, the heroes of the national-state version of history are personalities who are a kind of symbols of the formation and establishment of statehood.

Artistic appearances in the novel Al-Barjas Candies

Literature is one of the means that a person uses to express what he has in mind, including thoughts, feelings, and a spiritual space that he uses in search of experiences that mimic his life experiences. In Arab literature there are elements and components that underpin and in its entirety this art, and the novel is formed from the arts that contain many elements without which the novel loses its value and its ability to communicate ideas. The novel (Candies of Burgess) by Salem Salih Sultan is one of the conductive narratives that abounds in many coherent artistic aspects, including (description, dialogue, and personality), and this has made it a wide field for interesting and accurate research. The writer has made the city of (Mosul) a place for the events of his novel, and made the war that Iraq witnessed after the year (2003) a time for the conduct of these events. The various elements of the novel, especially the characters, were mostly simple socially and culturally.

Place and space in relation to childbirth: a critical interpretive synthesis

ABSTRACT Background: In nursing and midwifery, the concept of environment is considered a meta-concept. Research findings suggest that the location is not the only important factor, as both place and space influence the practices of midwives. Moreover, research on the geography of health suggests a connection between place and health that could be extended to reproductive health. Therefore, to move beyond and expand traditional research expressions, it is beneficial to illuminate the concepts of place and space in relation to childbirth. Purpose: This study was undertaken to produce a synthesis of previous qualitative research of issues in childbirth in relation to the concepts of place and space. Method: In this Critical Interpretive Synthesis (CIS), four electronic databases; CINAHL, Medline, PsycINFO and Sociological abstracts, were used for the literature search. In total 734 papers were screened, and 27 papers met the final inclusion criteria after assessment. Results: The synthesis reveals a need to create a space for childbirth underpinned by four aspects; a homely space, a spiritual space, a safe space, and a territorial space. Conclusion: Findings from this review will provide a basis for useful dialogue in midwifery education and in clinical settings.

Академик Е. Е. Голубинский в интерьере эпохи

E. E. Golubinsky, one of the most prominent natives of the Kostroma land, the largest historian of the Russian Orthodox Church, the first of the professors of the Moscow Theological Academy, elected as an ordinary academician of the Imperial Academy of Sciences. Through the prism of the milestones of the historian’s biography, the article examines the general trends in the socio-cultural development of Russia in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries The specific features in the culture of everyday life of the Orthodox clergy are analyzed, the problem field of church educational institutions is structured, the portrait characteristic of the theological and academic corporation is personalized, its role in the historical and cultural development of Russian society is revealed. The amazing fate of E. E. Golubinsky, his intellectual honesty, commitment to the religious, moral and institutional reorganization of the historical church are updated in the context of contemporary problems of Russian education and society as a whole. The problematic connotations in the development of theological and academic corporations are revealed — the lack of a single intellectual and spiritual space in their coexistence, a certain disconnectedness of their position in the socio-cultural development of society, the need to deepen their interaction with representatives of secular intelligentsia. The necessary consequence of the synergy of scientific knowledge and spiritual faith is the construction of the Orthodox philosophy of history, which in the context of the crisis that is being experienced today, essential discourse is of practical importance in the inevitability of dialogue and the inevitability of creative transformation of personality in the modern world.

ТРАДИЦИИ «ПОЧИТАНИЯ КНИЖНОГО» КАК ЦЕННОСТНЫЙ ОРИЕНТИР СОВРЕМЕННОГО ФИЛОЛОГИЧЕСКОГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ

A thousand-year tradition of «honouring the bookish» is one of the most important components of the educational system and social enlightenment, which is moved, among other things, by intellectual and spiritual reflection of the educators Cyril and Methodius. However, despite the fact that the national holiday of Slavic Alphabet and Culture has been present for twenty years, in modern conditions of weakening the historical memory and the significance of Christianity, there is a serious lack of information about the lives and activities of Konstantin the Philosopher, Methodius and their followers in the spiritual life of Slavdom and establishment of Russian mentality. That is why the great educational endeavor of the brothers of Thessaloniki, appropriately valued only in modern times, requires support from educational systems. Elaborating the details of historical and cultural preconditions to the appearance of the first Slavic ABC books, Bible translations and their existence in the Slavic world is extremely important to the future teachers of the Russian language and literature, and especially in the conditions of wide spread misinformation and decreasing amount of academic hours for studying the disciplines of historical and linguistic sciences, which, in one way or another, touch upon the problems of the origin of the ancient literary and scriptory language of the Slavic and its establishment under the influence of Russian literary language. Such position presupposes the need of providing a number of scientific and educational events in association with Memorial Day of Slavic Teachers and other dates, dedicated to language and book-learning. These events aid to redeeming the lost educational opportunities in bachelors’ philological training, as they help to build up beneficial cultural, educational and spiritual space, which is based on the traditions of «honouring the bookish», dating back to the Slavic enlighteners. A seventeen-year experience of holding such events helps not only to generalize existing study material, but also to introduce a system of extracurricular communication among educators, students and schoolchildren, contributing to integration of educational and disciplinary processes with scientific research work.

Fi Ra Wali: Revitalisasi Folklor “Saguku Hidupku” Sebagai Identitas Kultural dalam Kosmologi Masyarakat Sentani-Papua

This article aims to describe and explain how the philosophy of fi ra wali (in English: my sago my life) shapes the identity of Sentani people. The objective is to explain this notion (fi ra wali) features as the cultural identity of the Sentani people whichconstructed in everyday engagement (daily interactions) of the Sentani communities. Data for the study was obtained through ethnographic research and phenomenology techniques including participant observation, interviews and literature study. Identity is usually constructed institutionally based on juridical and normative agreements collectively. This article reveals that identity can be constructed narratively, in daily interactions in society. Everyday angagement (daily life) gives birth to authentic experiences that are sacred in social relations, both in physical space and spiritual space of the Sentani people. Identity shapedfrom cosmic-cultural reality that exists in cosmology, is able to integrate society in sui generis (clans), in order to face modernization, which has caused social changes in Sentani society. This article concludes that the fi ra wali as a cultural identity has important contribution to deal with multicultural contexts.