ИНТЕРПРЕТАЦИЯ РИГВЕДЫ ХРИСАНФОМ (В.Н. РЕТИВЦЕВЫМ)

Abstract

The paper analyzes the conception of the history
of ancient Indian religion of Rigvedic epoch by pre-revolutionary
Russian theologian Chrisanf (V.N. Retivtzev). The scholar
thought that the authors of Rigveda were objective naturalists,
i.e. they worshiped divinized physical phenomena, and
not subjective naturalists, i.e. they did not deify psychic phenomena.
In accordance with Biblical historiosophic tradition
Chrisanf traced the passing from monotheism to polytheism
in the Rigvedic religion. The theologian was an advocate of
Aryan Invasion Theory and racial and professional understanding
of Varna social division.