List of issues > Series «Political Science and Religion Studies». 2023. Vol 46
Interpretation of Spirituality in Chinese Philosophy
Author(s)
N. S. Kondakova,
N. A. Emikh,
M. A. Yuishin
Abstract
The article attempts to analyze the problem of spirituality in the works of Chinese authors.
The authors emphasize that in the studies of Chinese philosophers, ethnographers, historians, the
problem of spirituality is presented in two aspects. Chinese authors explain spirituality as a spiritual
culture that determines the degree of human spiritual activity in the study of Chinese culture. This
explains the following fact. Chinese philosophers view Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism as the
spiritual activities of the great sages. We see a different attitude towards the concept of spirituality
when they interpret Russian Orthodoxy in China and its role in the formation of Russian culture. In
the first case, we are talking about the role of the Orthodox Church in China directly. Therefore,
Chinese authors focus on Orthodoxy as a liturgical activity in the context of their research. When
they analyze the role of the Orthodox faith in Russian culture, they write about it as a factor that
shapes the Russian character and mentality. An analysis of the works of Chinese authors led to the
following conclusion. The interpretation of spirituality in the works of Chinese authors is presented
as a spiritual social activity. The article presents the works of Chinese philosophers who have not
been addressed in Russian studies.
About the Authors
Kondakova Natalia Sergeevna, Candidate of Sciences (Philosophy), Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Trans-Baikal State University, 30, Aleksandro-zavodskaya, Chita, 672039, Russian Federation, e-mail: ntlz@list.ru
Emikh Natalia Alexandrovna, Doctor of Science (Philosophy), Professor, Department of Philosophy, Trans-Baikal State University, 30, Aleksandro-zavodskaya, Chita, 672039, Russian Federation, e-mail: natali_emikh@mail.ru
Yushin Maxim Aleksandrovich, Postgraduate, Department of Philosophy, Trans-Baikal State University, 30, Aleksandro-zavodskaya, Chita, 672039, Russian Federation, e-mail: waxcox@gmail.com
For citation
Kondakova N.S., Emikh N.A., Yuishin M.A. Interpretation of Spirituality in Chinese Philosophy. The Bulletin of
Irkutsk State University. Series Political Science and Religion Studies, 2023, vol. 46, pp. 154-163. https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2023.46.154 (in Russian)
Keywords
spirituality, spiritual culture, spiritual activity, Orthodox Christianity, Russian Orthodox
Church in China, Russian literature and spirituality, Russian philosophy.
UDC
124.5+128+248+142
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2023.46.154
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