Аскетизм

Introduction. Christianity, which developed in special historical conditions on the territory of Byzantine Gaza, gradually formed a unique school of spiritual mentoring in the region, associated with the names of outstanding ascetics. At the same time, a regional ascetic literary tradition was developed. Theoretical analysis.

The author proposes to examine a culture space as principally dual and composed of antagonistic opposition of ascetic and humanistic types. That dualism of culture is discovered through fundamental dualism of man itself, simultaneously belonged both to the world of nature, necessity and to the world of freedom, transcendental world.