Phenomenon of Fasting in the Early Christian Anglo-Saxon Tradition

: The Old English poem Seasons for Fasting was written in the X century and consists of 230 lines. This article describes it through prism fasting tradition. Like any other Christian sermon, focused on moral rules life. It represented first procedures seasonal fasts. author translated performed an interdisciplinary study phenomenon against background indisputable position faith Anglo-Saxon culture. New Testaments, as well Indo-European myths, showed deep cultural interconnection archaic traditions. A detailed idea divinely revealed truth reflected already earliest texts where references to commandments from Testament intertwined with principles Testament. goal determine complex nature traditional methods used philological analysis semiotic approach texts. view food sacred profane manifested at early stages religious consciousness development. Traditionally, issues were considered part prayer appeals. stressed that sinners could not enter Kingdom God without repentance awareness their unrighteous paper highlights symbolism fire, mountains, cosmos, sacrifice, submersion, burial, Heaven. also provides a list variant addresses poem: period saw well-developed tradition, which had no direct naming devil.