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Athonic Monasticism Today: Identity, Continuity, and Challenges in the 21st Century

Religions
This article explores the contemporary landscape of Athonic monasticism, examining how the Holy Mountain (Ἅγιον Ὄρος) preserves its identity within the framework of modern Christianity.
Ioannis Panagiotopoulos
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Hesychasm and Psychedelics: Altered States, Purgation, and the Question of Authentic Mysticism

Journal of Contemplative Studies
The purpose of this essay is to introduce the reader to the tradition of Hesychasm—a form of monastic asceticism rooted in the tradition of the Desert Fathers and given a systematic articulation by the Byzantine author Gregory Palamas (1296–1359)—and to ...
Thomas Cattoi
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The continuation of hesychasm in the post byzantine period (until the end of 18th century)

, 2017
The aim of present thesis is to show that during the post Byzantine period the substance of Hesychasm is the base of Christian Orthodoxy. This intertemporal unity is confirmed by the bringers and the continuators of the Hesychasm’s tradition (people and ...
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Mission as Ascetic Experience: Hesychasm and the Anthropology of Sergei Horujy for Mission Theology

, 2011
This article traces the development of hesychasm, a common prayer practice in the Eastern Orthodox tradition, from the fourth century A.D. to the present and proposes an understanding of missional theology that is grounded in hesychast theological ...
Curtis Elliott
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Sergius of Radonezh in the ideological confrontation of the Russian past and present

Контуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право, 2014
The article describes the role St. Sergius of Radonezh as a representative of defensive-conciliatory direction of political thought which formed the Holy Russia as a unique agent of social and political life the fight against that is carried out up to ...
N. V. Asonov
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The Orthographic Reform of Patriarch Euthymius as a Manifestation of the Conscious Language Policy of Medieval Bulgaria

Studia z Filologii Polskiej i Słowiańskiej
This article presents the reforming activities of the last patriarch of medieval Bulgaria in the context of the political changes that took place in the Balkans in the fourteenth century.
Mariola Mikołajczak
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Humanism, Hesychasm, and the Fate of Byzantium and Eastern Europe

It is common to speak of a ‘renaissance’ in relation to different moments of the Byzantine millennium, including the Macedonian age, the Comnenian, and the Palaeologan.
Antonio Rigo
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A Comparative Study of the Jesus Prayer of Hesychasm and Samatha-Vipassanā Meditation: Juxtaposing Christian “Watchfulness” with Buddhist “Mindfulness” in Healing [PDF]

The significant growth in the spread of mindfulness meditation and other mindfulness practices over the past few decades has generated excitement and apprehension for many, including Christians.
Simon, Hajati
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Music and Orthodox Theology

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology
The expression of theology by means of music in the Orthodox Church is something that has been discussed and regulated since the Patristic era, which itself takes as its basis the Psalms and the Gospels. The way in which this expression has been achieved
Ivan Moody
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Jesus prayer in hesychasm tradition and mantra in tantric Hinduism: comparative analysis

, 2016
Maģistra darbs „Jēzus lūgšana hesihasmā un mantra tantriskajā hinduismā: salīdzinošā analīze” atspoguļo salīdzinājumu starp Jēzus lūgšanu hesihasma tradīcijā un mantru tantriskajā hinduismā.
Salna, Kaspars
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