The Globalization of Hesychasm and the Jesus Prayer: Contesting Contemplation (Continuum Advances in Religious Studies)

by Christopher D . L . Johnson (Author)

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  Paperback
  2012

  $45.49

  Exploration of the global spread of Eastern Orthodox practices from local settings and the resulting divergence of interpretations as a struggle over larger issues.

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  Hardcover
  2010

  $228.91

  The meditative prayer practices known as Hesychasm and the Jesus Prayer have played an important role in the history of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. This book explores how these prayer practices have spread from a primarily monastic setting within Orthodox Christianity, into general Orthodox Christian usage, and finally into Western culture.