Eastern rite and eastern civilization

[Kielbasi]

How has the different spiritualities of the east and the west affected civilization and civil government and traditions?

The civilizations of England, France, Italy, Poland are different from those in Russia , Syria, Greece or other eastern rite areas. What secular differences in law and tradition, do you see as reflective of ,or caused by,the differences in the 2 spiritual traditions.

 

[East_and_West]

How has the different spiritualities of the east and the west affected civilization and civil government and traditions?

The civilizations of England, France, Italy, Poland are different from those in Russia , Syria, Greece or other eastern rite areas. What secular differences in law and tradition, do you see as reflective of ,or caused by,the differences in the 2 spiritual traditions.

Another interesting question might be: how have the civilizations of the east and west affected their respective spiritualities?

 

[Aramis]

Another interesting question might be: how have the civilizations of the east and west affected their respective spiritualities?

Both questions are indissoluble from each other, since religion and culture affect each other.

Language, Culture, and Religion all intertwine to guide a culture’s growth and a religion’s growth, and also a language’s growth.

As they pray, so they believe: the basic axiom of the liturgical churches.

As they believe, so they legislate: the basic premise of democracy (and also greco-roman theories of governance… ) and of the churches about governmental leaders.

 

[lak611]

How has the different spiritualities of the east and the west affected civilization and civil government and traditions?

The civilizations of England, France, Italy, Poland are different from those in Russia , Syria, Greece or other eastern rite areas. What secular differences in law and tradition, do you see as reflective of ,or caused by,the differences in the 2 spiritual traditions.

Couldn’t Poland be considered to be eastern, rather than western?

 

[Irish_Melkite]

Couldn’t Poland be considered to be eastern, rather than western?

Ah, wonderful question and more than somewhat a sore point. I shall leave discussion of it to the wisdom of my brother and friend, Michael, who has posted eloquently on this topic previously.

Many years,

Neil

 

[lak611]

Ah, wonderful question and more than somewhat a sore point. I shall leave discussion of it to the wisdom of my brother and friend, Michael, who has posted eloquently on this topic previously.

Many years,

Neil

Great. I will see what he has to say. I actually went to some adult education classes at my parish (Latin Catholic) about 6 years ago, and the priest mentioned that many Poles are Eastern, so that is why I asked my question when I read the OP in this thread.

 

[mardukm]

How has the different spiritualities of the east and the west affected civilization and civil government and traditions?

The civilizations of England, France, Italy, Poland are different from those in Russia , Syria, Greece or other eastern rite areas. What secular differences in law and tradition, do you see as reflective of ,or caused by,the differences in the 2 spiritual traditions.

What differences in civilization do you perceive which form the basis for your question? When you say civilization, do you mean “culture”?

The delineating factor seems to be Slav (east) and non-Slav (west), which would lump Poland with the East. Further, the Mediterranean region (which would include the near-East, Italy, and Greece) would be an entity all its own, having been a cradle of civilization AND religion for the rest of the world.

Blessings,
Marduk

 

[kitkatty]

What differences in civilization do you perceive which form the basis for your question? When you say civilization, do you mean “culture”?

The delineating factor seems to be Slav (east) and non-Slav (west), which would lump Poland with the East. Further, the Mediterranean region (which would include the near-East, Italy, and Greece) would be an entity all its own, having been a cradle of civilization AND religion for the rest of the world.

Blessings,
Marduk

Hi Marduk, in your delineating dont forget Hungary. We Magyars arent Slavs but Hungary wouldn`t really be considered Western Europe.

 

[lak611]

The delineating factor seems to be Slav (east) and non-Slav (west), which would lump Poland with the East.

That was what I suspected. I have always associated Poland as an Eastern European country, not a Western European country, and I am part Polish. It appears that my Latin Rite priest was correct about this in his class on Church history. In terms of culture, many of the same types of foods are popular in Poland and other eastern countries such as Ukraine and Russia. For instance, the Ukranian Orthodox and the Ukranian Catholic parishes sell pyrohy that is prepared by parishioners; the Latin Catholic Polish parishes also sell pierogi. The food tastes the same. The only difference I’ve noticed is how the name of it is spelled. I have a friend who is Russian, and he said that Russians have the same food too.

 

[Woodstock]

That was what I suspected. I have always associated Poland as an Eastern European country, not a Western European country, and I am part Polish. It appears that my Latin Rite priest was correct about this in his class on Church history. In terms of culture, many of the same types of foods are popular in Poland and other eastern countries such as Ukraine and Russia. For instance, the Ukranian Orthodox and the Ukranian Catholic parishes sell pyrohy that is prepared by parishioners; the Latin Catholic Polish parishes also sell pierogi. The food tastes the same. The only difference I’ve noticed is how the name of it is spelled. I have a friend who is Russian, and he said that Russians have the same food too.

What culture doesn’t have a form of the dumpling? If they exist, they are terribly deprived.