{"product_id":"origins-of-eastern-christian-mysticism-9781433167447","title":"Origins of Eastern Christian Mysticism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrigins of Eastern Christian Mysticism\u003c\/em\u003e asserts that the thinkers between Basil of Caesarea and Symeon the New Theologian were important mainly for their role in the formation of Hesychasm, a fourteenth-century mystical movement in the Eastern church. The book surveys previous research on Proto-Hesychasm and sets forth eight Hesychastic trends in its practitioners: monasticism, dark and light mysticism, and an emphasis on the heart, \u003ci\u003etheosis\u003c\/i\u003e, the humanity of Christ, \u003ci\u003epenthos\u003c\/i\u003e, and unceasing prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheodore Sabo integrates detailed and carefully researched accounts of the lives and thought of the foundational figures of Hesychasm into a compelling narrative of the movement's origins. The Cappadocian fathers established monasticism as the predominant milieu of Proto-Hesychasm and emphasized both \u003ci\u003etheosis\u003c\/i\u003e and dark mysticism. Dark mysticism would come into conflict with the light mysticism of their contemporary Pseudo-Macarius, but both currents wo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface – Introduction – The Hesychasts: Beginning at the End – Basil the Great – Gregory of Nazianzus – Gregory of Nyssa: The Divine Darkness – Pseudo-Macarius: Towards the Hesychastic Light – Macarius’ Epigones – Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite – Maximus the Confessor – Isaiah of Scetis – The School of Gaza – John Climacus – Isaac of Nineveh – The Circle of John Climacus – Symeon the New Theologian – Symeon’s Circle – Conclusion – Chronology – Glossary of Semitic Words.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039653658967,"sku":"9781433167447","price":72.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433167447.jpg?v=1750944390","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/origins-of-eastern-christian-mysticism-9781433167447","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}