GREGORY PALAMAS ARCHBİSHOP OF THESSALONIKI AND HESYCHASM IN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN TRADITION
In this study, we will examine the mystical movement as known "Palamism" or "Hesychasm" which was appeared undertaken by Gregory Palamas (1296– 1359) a monk of Athos in the fourteenth century. So we can have more information about the functions of monasteries and their theologica...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Trakya University
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Trakya Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/881483 |
| Summary: | In this study, we will examine the mystical movement as known "Palamism" or "Hesychasm" which was appeared undertaken by Gregory Palamas (1296– 1359) a monk of Athos in the fourteenth century. So we can have more information about the functions of monasteries and their theological and political aspects the in Byzantium
world.According to this idea that emerged in the late Byzantine period, Palamas suggested that the recitation of the Jesus Prayer should be accompanied by a psychosomatic technique with the breath, into the heart. But Scholar Barlaam (1290 - 1348) Calabrian objected to
this technique by the Thomas Aquino's ideas. Because he claimed that real knowledge about God could only be reached by reason. Eventually both movements that started at theological level, were supported or opposed later by the politics and church circles. This debate, which coincided with the struggle between the dynasties of "Kantekuzenos" and "Paleologos" in Byzantium, is an interesting example of how monastic monks show their effectiveness in theological and political debates when they are organized. |
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| ISSN: | 1305-7766 2587-2451 |