4. Evagrius Ponticus and the Eastern Monastic Tradition on the Intellect and the Passions
- Sarah Coakley
Published Online: 16 AUG 2012
DOI: 10.1002/9781118321997.ch4
Copyright © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title
Faith, Rationality, and the Passions
Additional Information
How to Cite
Stewart, C. (2012) Evagrius Ponticus and the Eastern Monastic Tradition on the Intellect and the Passions, in Faith, Rationality, and the Passions (ed S. Coakley), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781118321997.ch4
Publication History
- Published Online: 16 AUG 2012
- Published Print: 10 SEP 2012
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781444361933
Online ISBN: 9781118321997
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- Evagrius Ponticus and Eastern monastic tradition, on intellect/passions;
- philosophical and theological used by monastic thinkers position;
- Evagrius Ponticus;
- Life of Antony, showcasing Athanasius's monastic agenda;
- diagnostic/therapeutic technique, that Antony proposes;
- Evagrius's development, of the Egyptian monastic tradition;
- Evagrius, model of monastic life of three stages, asceticism, creation and theology;
- legacy of Evagrius's teaching on the passions;
- twentieth-century rediscovery of Evagrius, by textual scholars
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introducing Evagrius
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The Egyptian Monastic Background to Evagrius's Work
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Evagrius's Development of the Egyptian Monastic Tradition
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Beyond the Passions
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The Legacy of Evagrius's Teaching on the Passions