Alekseyenko A. Spirituality: essence, evolution, forms of manifestation in ethnos

Object: spirituality as a social and cultural phenomenon. Aim: to carry out philosophical and cultural concept of spirituality, to revel its nature and essence, to analyze formation and development of Ukrainian ethnic spirituality and expression of its features and forms in Ukrainian social and cultural conditions. Methods: integrity analysis, comparative, structural functionalism. Theoretical results and their actuality: the author's philosophical and cultural concept of spirituality as a complete structure is thoroughly proved, that is to say that on the basis of synthesis of methodological approaches concerning revealing of its nature and essence, features of formation and analysis of specificity, contradictions and forms of development of spirituality of ethnos as its basic medium at different stages of cultural and historical development the theoretical model of spirituality is developed within the framework of the expanded dialogue between philosophy, religion and culturolology. Practical application: further development of strategy of Ukrainian society renewal; curriculum in higher educational establishments, scientific work