The scenes of the sacred world in the Ukrainian Diaspora literature for children

Abstract

The article deals with the sacred imagery in works of different genres for children and youth by Ukrainian Diaspora writers of the twentieth century that form the Christian religious discourse literature in general. The whole set of works is divided into two groups. The first group is represented by biblical legends, the second one covers rites and customs during the Ukrainian Christian holidays. In the sacred concept scope are defined their own sacred and sacral and chthonic images