The Spiritual Senses in the Conception of Diadochus of Photike

Huian, Georgiana (19 November 2022). The Spiritual Senses in the Conception of Diadochus of Photike (Unpublished). In: International Conference „Holiness, Prayer and Hesychast Spirituality in Orthodox Tradition“. West University Timișoara, Romania. 18.-19. und 28. November 2022.

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Diadochus of Photike remains a remarkable father in the history of ascetic and mystical writings for his profound teaching on the inner senses. Although it is not clear to which extent he might have been influenced by Origen or Gregory of Nyssa, he certainly inherits the considerations on inner sensibility put forward by Evagrius and the Macarian corpus. This communication will examine the different ways of naming and describing the experience of the inner senses in the Hundred Chapters on Spiritual Perfection: as senses of the intellect, of the soul, of the spirit or of the heart. The variety of these denominations show a complex conception on spiritual potentialities, when they regain their unity illuminated by the knowledge of God. The examination of the spiritual senses in Diadochus of Photike offers interesting insights in the anthropology of Diadochus, which has an important influence on the hesychastic tradition.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Division/Institute:	01 Faculty of Theology > Institute of Old Catholic Theology 01 Faculty of Theology > Institute of Old Catholic Theology > Systematic Theology, Ecumenical Theology, Practical Theology
UniBE Contributor:	Huian, Georgiana
Subjects:	200 Religion > 280 Christian denominations 200 Religion > 230 Christianity & Christian theology 200 Religion > 270 History of Christianity
Language:	English
Submitter:	Georgiana Huian
Date Deposited:	05 May 2023 15:30
Last Modified:	05 May 2023 15:30
Uncontrolled Keywords:	spiritual senses, Diadochus of Photike, heart, intellect, spirit, soul
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/182322