This book examines the part played by monks of Mount Athos in the diffusion of Orthodox monasticism throughout Eastern Europe and beyond. It focuses on the lives of outstanding holy men in the history of Orthodoxy who have been drawn to the Mountain, have absorbed the spirit of its wisdom and its pr...

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1. Verfasser:	Speake, Graham 1946- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2018
Schlagworte:	Geschichte Geschichte 1000-2000 Orthodox Eastern monasteries / Greece / Athos / History Orthodox Eastern monasticism and religious orders Orthodox Eastern monasteries / History Orthodoxe Kirche Kirchliche Erneuerung Rezeption Ordensleben Geistliches Leben Mönchtum Athos (Greece) / History Athos
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Zusammenfassung:	This book examines the part played by monks of Mount Athos in the diffusion of Orthodox monasticism throughout Eastern Europe and beyond. It focuses on the lives of outstanding holy men in the history of Orthodoxy who have been drawn to the Mountain, have absorbed the spirit of its wisdom and its prayer, and have returned to the outside world, inspired to spread the results of their labours and learning. In a remarkable demonstration of what may be termed 'soft power' in action, these men have carried the image of Athos to all corners of the Balkan peninsula, to Ukraine, to the very far north of Russia, across Siberia and the Bering Strait into North America, and most recently (when traditional routes were closed to them by the curtain of communism) to the West. Their dynamic witness is the greatest gift of Athos to a world thirsting for spiritual guidance
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Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (xv, 294 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781108349222
DOI:	10.1017/9781108349222