Medical Metaphors in Byzantine Spiritual Direction
John of Sinai, better known as John Klimakos (sixth or seventh century), wrote two enormously popular works: the Ladder of Divine Ascent, and its short sequel, To the Shepherd. In these he frequently invoked medical, pedagogical, and judicial metaphors to articulate a synoptic view of monastic spiri...
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2022
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The journal of religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 102, Issue: 4, Pages: 529-554 |
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