Obituaries as a source for studying the corporate culture of church historians of the XIX - first quarter of the XX centuries

The article is devoted to the study of obituaries as sources for researching the corporate culture of church historians of the second half of XIX - early XX century. Obituaries are valuable informative historical sources, in which the principles of the existence of an academic corporation were discussed. Obituaries allow us to see the principles of relations with colleagues and students adopted by church historians, views on the purpose of the scientist, assessment of his moral and professional qualities. Among the valuable qualities were social activity, objectivity, diligence, thrift, the ability to create their own scientific schools. In addition to biographical information, the authors of obituaries paid attention to the personal qualities of those to whom they were dedicated. The obituaries summed up the activities of the deceased, its evaluation from the standpoint of the norms existing in the academic community, shared beliefs. Obituaries allow us to see the principles of relations with colleagues and students adopted in the context of church historians, views on the profession, the mission of the scientist, the evaluation of his moral and professional qualities, and other components of corporate culture.

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