THE REFORM OF THE CHURCH CALENDAR AS A MARKER OF TRANSFORMATION OF THE ORTHODOX SEGMENT OF THE RELIGIOUS FIELD OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the specifics of constructing a system of semantic coordinates with the help of the symbolic potential of socio-cultural practices. An urgent scientific problem is to understand the impact of symbolic violence practices on the development of the religious sphere. In this context, it is of particular interest to clarify the dynamics of the development of Ukrainian Orthodoxy at the present stage in connection with the transition of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine to the New Julian calendar and the practices associated with this process. The purpose of the article is to analyse the calendar reform of the OCU as a marker of the transformation of the Orthodox segment of the religious field of Ukraine. It is determined that the content of the use of symbolic violence in the religious field is the competition of religious instances for a monopoly on symbolic capital - authority, reputation, status. The lack of unity in the Orthodox segment of Ukrainian society leads to competition between jurisdictions for recognition and dominance in the confessional environment and society as a whole. The OCU's introduction of a new church calendar and proposal for a dialogue to achieve the unity of Ukrainian Orthodoxy around the Kyivan throne on the basis of the Tomos of Autocephaly is a manifestation of the competition for symbolic capital. The rivalry between the OCU and the UOC-MP for the creation and use of religious capital is accompanied by a mutual denial of the legitimacy of symbolic power. On the one hand, the religious organisations opposed to the OCU, the UOC MP and the UOC (KP), compete with each other, and on the other hand, they differ in the ways they express their ambitions for the role in Ukrainian Orthodoxy. The struggle of Orthodox jurisdictions for public recognition ensures pluralism and competition in the religious field.