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The Globalization of Hesychasm and the Jesus Prayer: Contesting Contemplation - Continuum Advances in Religious Studies Dr Christopher D.L. Johnson 1st edition
The Globalization of Hesychasm and the Jesus Prayer: Contesting Contemplation - Continuum Advances in Religious Studies
Dr Christopher D.L. Johnson
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.
224 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 16, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9781441125477 |
| Publishers | Continuum Publishing Corporation |
| Pages | 224 |
| Dimensions | 162 × 233 × 21 mm · 476 g |
| Language | English |
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