Ruski starci in starčevstvo = Starets and Spiritual Guide in the Russian Orthodox Church
The paper outlines the historical background of the phenomena of starets (starchestvo) in monasticism, which has its roots in the early days of monastic life in Egypt and is primarily linked to the education of young monks under the guide of an experienced teacher. Particular attention is paid to th...
| Subtitles: | Starets and Spiritual Guide in the Russian Orthodox Church |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Slovenian |
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Inštitut za ekumensko teologijo in medreligijski dialog pri Teološki fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani
2023
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Edinost in dialog
Year: 2023, Volume: 78, Issue: 2, Pages: 211-236 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirche
/ Monasticism
/ Spiritual life
/ Hesychasm
/ Starets
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KDF Orthodox Church |
| Further subjects: | B
monastery in the world
B ruski starci B duhovno življenje B spiritual accompaniment B Monasticism B Spiritual Life B samostan v svetu B jurodivji B meništvo B russian starets B hesihazem B Hesychasm B duhovno vodstvo B yurodiviy (fool for christ) |
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| Summary: | The paper outlines the historical background of the phenomena of starets (starchestvo) in monasticism, which has its roots in the early days of monastic life in Egypt and is primarily linked to the education of young monks under the guide of an experienced teacher. Particular attention is paid to the development of the phenomena in Russia, which, although with a time lag, initially imitated the Byzantine tradition, but nevertheless in the 18th and 19th centuries developed original traits, especially around the monastery of Optina Pustyn and the figure of the starets Macarius, who opened the monasticism "outwards" and became a spiritual guide of the laity – the intelligentsia and the common people. The monastery's connection with the world later led to specific forms of elderhood in which also diocesan priests and even lay people, men and women, were recognised as starets. Of course, this was largely connected with the historical situation in Russia, with the communist persecution of monks and the closure of monasteries. Particularly outstanding are the so-called "yurodiviy" (fools for Christ), who are an unique embodiment of God's wisdom and its redemptive power. The paper attempts to present the basic traits of the spirituality of the starets and the relationship with his spiritual sons and daughters from the perspective of Russian scholars. We can see a deeply Trinitarian and Christologically rooted spirituality, which presupposes a kenotic attitude of the starets in order that the person who is led by him reach God through him. Far from any spiritual manipulation and domination, the unique aim of the starets is to lead the spiritual son or daughter to theosis, divinisation, i.e., to freely accept the grace of salvation. Razprava oriše zgodovinsko ozadje starčevstva, ki ima svoje korenine že na začetku meništva v Egiptu in je povezano v prvi vrsti z vzgojo mladih menihov pod okriljem izkušenega duhovnega učitelja. Poseben poudarek je namenjen razvoju starčevstva v Rusiji, ki je sprva, čeprav z nekakšnim časovnim zamikom, posnemalo bizantinsko izročilo, v 18. in 19. stoletju pa izoblikovalo izvirne poteze, posebej okrog samostana Optina pustinj in lika starca Makarija, ki je starčevstvo odprl »navzven« in postal tudi duhovni spremljevalec laikov – inteligence, pa tudi preprostih ljudi. Povezanost samostana s svetom je pripeljala do posebnih oblik starčevstva. Kasneje so kot starce prepoznali tudi škofijske duhovnike in celo laike, moške in ženske. Seveda je bilo to v veliki meri povezano z zgodovinskimi razmerami v Rusiji, s komunističnim preganjanjem menihov in zapiranjem samostanov. Posebej izstopajo t. i. jurodivji (sveti norci), ki so svojsko utelešenje Božje modrosti in njene moči. Razprava skuša predstaviti tudi osnovne poteze duhovnosti starcev in odnosa z duhovnimi sinovi in hčerami, ki jo starčevstvo predpostavlja, in sicer s perspektive ruskih raziskovalcev. Gre za globoko trinitarično in kristološko zasidrano duhovnost, ki zahteva notranje izpraznjenje starca, da bi oseba, ki jo vodi, lahko preko njega dosegla Boga. Daleč od kakršnekoli duhovne manipulacije in oblastnosti je edini cilj starca voditi duhovnega sina ali hčer k pobožanstvenju, torej k svobodnemu sprejetju milosti odrešenja |
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| ISSN: | 2385-8907 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Edinost in dialog
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.34291/Edinost/78/02/Arko |