Taras Shevchenko how religious language personality in the study of Ivan Ohiienko

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the place and role of Ivan Ohiienko in the development of a number of linguistic sciences, in particular linguistics and theolinguistics – a relatively new scientifi c fi eld that outlines issues related to the interaction of language and religion.It is shown that Ivan Ohiienko was at the origins of domestic theolinguistics, devoting his work to a detailed study of a number of diverse issues applicable to the global problem of «Language and Religion» in general and aimed at teaching Ukrainian in particular, the development of Ukrainian religious language.Ivan Ohiienko made a signifi cant contribution to the study of the peculiarities of verbalization of the religious picture of the world by Taras Shevchenko. He was one of the fi rst to loudly question, moreover, he arguably debunked one of the dogmas of Soviet ideology about Taras Shevchenko as a God-fi ghter and atheist. Turning to the analysis of Kobzar’s poems, his diary, the scientist proves that Taras Shevchenko was a sincere believer, a religious linguistic person who did not consider himself a materialist or apostate. Ivan Ohiienko connects his episodic complaints about the Almighty with the temporary despair caused by the diffi cult fate of the poet, as well as the infl uence of the small religious environment of St. Petersburg.Metropolitan Hilarion gives a number of practical tips on writing some bibli-cal studies in capital letters, which, in his opinion, will signifi cantly improve the perception and, most importantly, understanding of Kobzar’s works.Metropolitan Hilarion draws attention to Shevchenko’s biblical nature, namely to the numerous biblical allusions, which he, as a priest, perfectly «read» in Kobzar’s texts.