WORLDVIEW FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF FOOLISHNESS FOR CHRIST IN RUSSIAN ORTHODOX TRADITION
The article outlines worldview senses of foolishness for Christ that is typical only for cultures of the greatest historical Orthodox states, Byzantium and Ancient Rus’ (Russia). Foolishness for Christ is considered by the author as unique phenomenon of the Orthodox East that is a form of expression of basic Christian idea of self-abnegation, self-sacrifice that were commanded by the Jesus Christ Himself. The paper says about genesis of foolishness for Christ rooted from desert-dwellers’ asceticism practices. Also, the analysis of artistic reflection of foolishness for Christ in Russian and world literature of various periods is given.