Sredstva harmonizacije v religioznem diskurzu

Povzetek

Means of harmonization of religious discourse are considered by studying communicational behaviour (verbal and nonverbal) between the religion institution and believers. The following factors defining specificity of realization of harmonization in Orthodox and other religious texts are taken into account: the communication channel between the author and the reader, a defining speech genre, the command of language (communication code), and extra-linguistic factors. It is shown that sharing the general social, historical and national experience, as well as a lexical overlapping of actors on both sides of the communication channel are the deciding elements of the harmonization process. The analysis also shows that usage of rational argumentation is more likely to lead to harmonisation in comparison to other rhetoric tools (i. e. affective ones or story-telling). Rational and unemotional sermonic discourse is perceived as a sign of respect (namely, for the listener's intelligence). Another successful and much-applied way seems to be evoking a feeling of equality, unity and/or identity between clerics and their flocks.