Religion in the cosmological ideas in Ukraine (from XI to XVII century)

TL;DR

This paper explores how religious beliefs shaped Ukrainian cosmological ideas from the 11th to 17th centuries, highlighting the historical influence of religion on universe models.

Contribution

It provides a historical analysis of the interplay between religion and cosmology in Ukraine from the 11th to 17th centuries, an area with limited prior research.

Findings

Religion significantly influenced Ukrainian cosmological models.

Changes in religious doctrines corresponded with shifts in cosmological ideas.

The study highlights the close relationship between religious beliefs and scientific views in historical Ukraine.

Abstract

Cosmology, whose object is the Universe, is in contact with the religion closer than any other science. We will try to trace the historical change of views on the universe in Ukraine from XI to XVII centuries and show the influence of religion in the construction of the models of the Universe in that time.