Author(s)

Oleksandr Zavalii, Dmytro Bazyk

Department of Religious Studies of H. S. Scovoroda Philosophy, Institute of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

The publication takes the example of one of the native faith religious movements of modern Ukraine. It highlights the peculiarities of its spontaneous emergence, development, self-identification, and guidelines for religious activity. The article also briefly examines the origins of this community, the sources of its doctrine and name, the peculiarities of searching for its own religious identity, the main points of reflection on the sphere of the sacred, understanding the “idea of God”, the representation of religious symbols and art, the organization of ritual and cult practice, and the directions of religious activity. At the same time, the peculiarities of forming such a religious community are considered not in isolation, but in the context of interaction and mutual influence with other native faith confessions of Ukraine.

Institutionalization, Neo-Paganism, Paganism, Natural Faith, “Religion of Trypillia”, Trypillia Culture, Native Faith, Ukraine

Zavalii, O. and Bazyk, D. (2024) “The Religion of Trypillia”: Peculiarities of the Formation of an Original Religious Community in the Context of the Processes of Institutionalization of the Native Faith in Ukraine. Open Journal of Philosophy, 14, 244-260. doi: 10.4236/ojpp.2024.142018.