Form is the Essence: The Characteristics of Russian Orthodoxy in the Light of its Liturgy

Abstract

Russian Orthodoxy has the double meanings of Right Faith and Right Worship. In the light of Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches, the relationship between Shamanism or polytheism and Orthodoxy has been overemphasized, and such an opinion will hinder people from understanding the essence of Orthodoxy. The divine beauty, the relationship between worship and theology, and mysticism have been expressed outwardly. The divine beauty of Orthodox churches and icons is the extension of the ceremony of worship, and the Orthodox ceremony of worship is the resource of theology and the revelation of God, and the liturgy of Orthodoxy has been full of mystic imagination.