Unseen Warfare
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Unseen Warfare is a classic Eastern Orthodox spiritual manual on inner spiritual struggle and ascetic life, traditionally attributed to St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Unseen Warfare canonical | 2 |
| The Unseen Warfare | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T963561 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Unseen Warfare Context triple: [St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite, workAuthored, Unseen Warfare]
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A.
The War You Don't See
The War You Don't See is a documentary film by journalist John Pilger that critically examines how the media shapes public perception of war and conflict.
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B.
Council of War
The Council of War was a key military-administrative body of the Catholic Monarchy responsible for overseeing war policy, army organization, and strategic decision-making.
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C.
Blowback
Blowback is a political nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic actions abroad can provoke unintended and often violent consequences.
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D.
War As I Knew It
"War As I Knew It" is a posthumously published memoir by U.S. General George S. Patton Jr. that recounts his World War II campaigns and military philosophy.
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E.
The Spearhead
The Spearhead is the nickname of the U.S. 5th Marine Division, a World War II Marine Corps unit renowned for its pivotal role in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Unseen Warfare Target entity description: Unseen Warfare is a classic Eastern Orthodox spiritual manual on inner spiritual struggle and ascetic life, traditionally attributed to St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite.
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A.
The War You Don't See
The War You Don't See is a documentary film by journalist John Pilger that critically examines how the media shapes public perception of war and conflict.
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B.
Council of War
The Council of War was a key military-administrative body of the Catholic Monarchy responsible for overseeing war policy, army organization, and strategic decision-making.
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C.
Blowback
Blowback is a political nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic actions abroad can provoke unintended and often violent consequences.
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D.
War As I Knew It
"War As I Knew It" is a posthumously published memoir by U.S. General George S. Patton Jr. that recounts his World War II campaigns and military philosophy.
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E.
The Spearhead
The Spearhead is the nickname of the U.S. 5th Marine Division, a World War II Marine Corps unit renowned for its pivotal role in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian spiritual classic
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Eastern Orthodox spiritual text ⓘ ascetical work ⓘ spiritual manual ⓘ |
| addressesAudience |
lay Christians
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monastics ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite
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surface form:
Nikodemos the Hagiorite
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| associatedWithPlace | Mount Athos ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Spiritual Combat ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 18th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
ascetic discipline
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humility ⓘ inner purification ⓘ repentance ⓘ unceasing prayer ⓘ watchfulness ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ascetic life
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inner spiritual struggle ⓘ spiritual warfare ⓘ |
| genre |
ascetical theology
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spiritual guidance literature ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Unseen Warfare
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surface form:
The Unseen Warfare
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| hasAuthorRole |
editor Nikodemos the Hagiorite
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St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite ⓘ
surface form:
reviser Nikodemos the Hagiorite
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| hasKeyConcept |
guarding the mind
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inner watchfulness (nepsis) ⓘ unseen battle of the soul ⓘ warfare against demons ⓘ |
| hasNotableEditor |
St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite
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surface form:
Nikodemos the Hagiorite
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| hasNotableInfluenceOn |
Philokalic tradition
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later Orthodox spiritual writers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Christian perfection
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cooperation with divine grace ⓘ spiritual vigilance ⓘ struggle against passions ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Unseen Warfare self-link ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Lorenzo Scupoli
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Roman Catholic spiritual tradition ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
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| teaches |
detachment from worldly things
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methodical struggle against temptations ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ trust in God ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo |
St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite
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surface form:
Nikodemos the Hagiorite
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| usedIn |
Eastern Orthodox monastic formation
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Eastern Orthodox spiritual direction ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
The Unseen Warfare