Semiotic mimicry in syncretic religious organizations on the example of the st. Michael’s monastery in Penza

Fedyashkin (hieromonk Tikhon) Mikhail Vladimirovich

The article describes the author's personal experience in the study of semantic mimicry in syncretic religious organizations, gives an example of the study of mimicry in the Mikhailovsky Monastery, operating on the territory of the Penza diocese, and the peculiarities of adapting this organization to the conditions of existence in different periods of its activity. An assessment of the activities of such structures for the life of society is given, and a justification for the definition of such organizations as extremist. In the context of the study, the author proposes a deeper study of extremist pseudo-religious organizations in order to develop adequate social measures to counter this phenomenon in society.

Keywords:semantic mimicry, syncretic religious organizations, religious extremism, Mikhailovskaya monastery, marginal religious movements.