| Title of the article: |
Anthropological meaning of eldership as spiritual traditional phenomenon |
| Author(s): |
Zimakova E. V. |
| Section: |
Problems of culturology and philosophy |
| Year: |
2011 |
| Issue: |
№ 4 (XXII) |
| Pages: |
5-12 |
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| Abstract: |
This article analyzes the phenomenon of eldership as a spiritual tradition, its anthropological meaning, which is revealed in comparison with the spiritual practices of various religious systems. The paper also examines the concept of the Christian understanding of human personality and its self-identification in hesychastic asceticism. |
| Keywords: |
ELDERS, HESYCHASM, SPIRITUAL TRADITION, ASCETIC PRACTICE, HOLINESS, DEIFICATION |
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