The Reception of Evagrian Psychology in the Ladder of Divine Ascent: John Cassian and Gregory Nazianzen as Sources and Conversation Partners
Greek monastic spirituality owes much to Evagrios Pontikos (d. 399), despite his implication in the Second Origenist Controversy. Perhaps his most influential and best-received contribution was the system of eight 'thoughts' or 'demons' that could attack monastics, and to which a...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Oxford University Press
[2018]
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The journal of theological studies
Année: 2018, Volume: 69, Numéro: 2, Pages: 674-713 |
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Evagrius, Ponticus 345-399
/ Sept péchés capitaux
/ Cassianus, Johannes 360-435
/ Gregorius, Nazianzenus 329-390
/ Réception <scientifique>
/ Jean, Climacus 575-650, Scala paradisi
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| RelBib Classification: | AE Psychologie de la religion KAB Christianisme primitif KAD Haut Moyen Âge NBE Anthropologie |
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| Résumé: | Greek monastic spirituality owes much to Evagrios Pontikos (d. 399), despite his implication in the Second Origenist Controversy. Perhaps his most influential and best-received contribution was the system of eight 'thoughts' or 'demons' that could attack monastics, and to which a whole range of sinful behaviours was traceable. Evagrian psychology finds a particularly important reception in the Ladder of Divine Ascent, a seventh-century work of spiritual direction by John (c.579-649), abbot of St Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai. The Ladder is a synthetic work which weaves Evagrian ideas together with various patristic and monastic literature to present a unique, and highly influential, portrait of monastic spiritual life. Among John's sources are reputed to be John Cassian and Pope Gregory I. This essay will demonstrate that John read only the Greek epitomes of Cassian; that these, and not Evagrios, were his primary source for 'Evagrian' psychology; and that the Gregory in question is not the Great, but the Theologian-Gregory Nazianzen. It will further demonstrate how John develops his own position as one of creative fidelity to tradition, by exploring the specific dynamics of his engagement with traditional authorities like Cassian and Nazianzen. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/fly125 |