METHODS OF STUDY AND CLASSIFICATION OF RELIGIONS (ON THE WORKS BY PROFESSOR-PROTOIEREUS A.V. SMIRNOV (1857-1933))
Keywords:
The history of religions, Classification of religion, Kazan Imperial University, Kazan Theological Academy, The history of religious studiesAbstract
The article describes the initial stage of scientific knowledge development about the religion in Russia at the turn of the XIX - XX centuries. They highlighted the features of training course development on the history of religion in the Russian Empire and the fields of research approaches to the history of religion in theological academies. They describe the scientific and creative path of the Archpriest, Professor A.V. Smirnov at the Kazan Imperial University. Based on the analysis of the work "The Course on the History of Religion", the article highlights and characterizes the methodological principles that guided Professor A.V. Smirnov in the study of the history of religion, provides a detailed analysis of religion classification principles and morphological analysis of religion.
