Encratism
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Encratism was an early Christian ascetic movement, associated especially with Tatian, that emphasized strict self-denial, including abstinence from marriage, meat, and wine.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Christian ascetic movement ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tatian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| condemnedBy |
Clement of Alexandria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irenaeus of Lyons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| considered | heresy by many early church fathers ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 2nd century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
asceticism
ⓘ
self-denial ⓘ |
| hasDoctrine |
body as source of sin
ⓘ
world-denial ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Syrian Christian milieu ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Tatian's theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralIdeal | purity through renunciation ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | Greek enkrateia (self-control) ⓘ |
| opposedBy | proto-orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotes |
celibacy
ⓘ
vegetarianism ⓘ |
| regardsMarriageAs | sinful ⓘ |
| regardsSexualIntercourseAs | sinful ⓘ |
| rejects |
consumption of meat
ⓘ
consumption of wine ⓘ marital relations ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
Gnosticism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| teachesAbstinenceFrom |
marriage
ⓘ
meat ⓘ wine ⓘ |
| textualSourceMentionedBy | Eusebius of Caesarea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewedAs | extreme asceticism ⓘ |
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