The Way of a Pilgrim
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The Way of a Pilgrim is a 19th-century anonymous Russian spiritual classic that recounts a wanderer’s journey to learn and practice continuous prayer through the Jesus Prayer.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Way of a Pilgrim canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century book
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Christian spiritual classic ⓘ Russian literature ⓘ anonymous work ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Russian Orthodox spirituality
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hesychast tradition ⓘ |
| audience | Christians seeking deeper prayer life ⓘ |
| author | anonymous ⓘ |
| centralPractice | Jesus Prayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
hesychasm
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inner spiritual life ⓘ unceasing prayer ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of pilgrim’s travels
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dialogues with spiritual elders ⓘ quotations from the Philokalia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
humility in prayer
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obedience to spiritual direction ⓘ repentance and contrition ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
practice of the Jesus Prayer
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teaching on interior prayer ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian devotional literature
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mystical literature ⓘ spiritual autobiography ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Pilgrim Continues His Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century contemplative writers
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modern Christian spirituality ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Eastern Orthodox monastic tradition
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Philokalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
ascetic struggle
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prayer of the heart ⓘ spiritual guidance ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | classic of Eastern Christian spirituality ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| narrator | anonymous pilgrim ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Eastern Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | series of journeys by a wandering pilgrim ⓘ |
| teaches | method of continuous prayer ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 19th century ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Greek ⓘ multiple modern languages ⓘ |
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