hesychast tradition
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The hesychast tradition is an Eastern Christian mystical practice centered on inner stillness, continual prayer, and the direct experience of God, especially associated with Byzantine monasticism.
Aliases (4)
- Hesychasm ×6
- Byzantine monasticism ×1
- Hesychast tradition ×1
- hesychasm ×1
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian mystical tradition
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spiritual practice → |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine Empire
→
Byzantine monasticism → Mount Athos → |
| contrastsWith |
purely intellectual theology
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| controversy |
Hesychast controversy
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| coreConcept |
direct experience of God
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inner stillness → unceasing prayer → |
| developedInCentury |
13th century
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14th century → |
| emphasizes |
asceticism
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contemplative prayer → repentance → silence → watchfulness (nepsis) → |
| goal |
theosis
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union with God → |
| influenced |
Russian monasticism
→
later Orthodox spirituality → modern Orthodox contemplative renewal → |
| influencedBy |
Desert Fathers
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Evagrius Ponticus → John Climacus → Symeon the New Theologian → |
| linkedDoctrine |
essence–energies distinction
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| practicedIn |
Eastern Catholic Churches
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Eastern Orthodox Church → Oriental Orthodox contexts (to a lesser extent) → |
| practiceElement |
attention to the heart
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bodily stillness → fasting → regulated breathing (in some forms) → repetitive invocation of the name of Jesus → solitude → vigil → |
| recognizedBy |
Palamite councils of Constantinople
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| religiousBranchOf |
Eastern Christianity
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| requires |
spiritual guidance by an elder (geron or starets)
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| seeksExperienceOf |
uncreated light
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| textualSource |
Philokalia
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Sayings of the Desert Fathers → writings of Gregory Palamas → |
| theologicalDefenseBy |
Gregory Palamas
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| usesPractice |
Jesus Prayer
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| viewedAs |
path of inner purification
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Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Dionysiou Monastery
("Hesychasm")
→
Great Lavra ("Hesychasm") → Xeropotamou Monastery ("Hesychasm") → hesychast tradition ("Byzantine monasticism") → |
associatedWith |
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Gregory Palamas
("Hesychasm")
→
St. Theophan the Recluse ("Hesychasm") → |
movement |
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Jesus Prayer
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closelyLinkedTo |
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Eastern Christianity
("hesychasm")
→
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hasSpiritualTradition |
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St. Isaac the Syrian
("Hesychast tradition")
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influenced |
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St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite
("Hesychasm")
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theologicalTradition |