RT Article
T1 Hesychasm and Politics in Late Byzantium
JF Journal of early Christian history
VO 10
IS 1
SP 4
OP 20
A1 Bolanakis, Panos
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1752293894
AB This study examines the relationship between the Byzantine state and church, presents an overview of the Hesychastic method, and analyses the political ramifications of this method. Hesychasm was a philosophical and mystical movement that became popular during the tumultuous final centuries of Byzantium. The Hesychast movement might appear to be purely theological, but its flourishing necessarily involved politics. Adopting Hesychasm provided the church with a role that extended beyond its merely being a pillar within a God-protected state.
K1 Prayer
K1 Ecstasy
K1 divine light
K1 Grace
K1 Theocracy
K1 Byzantium
K1 Hesychasm
DO 10.1080/2222582X.2020.1760724