hesychasm

contemplative prayer in the Eastern Orthodox Church
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hesychasm

Summary

hesychasm is a Christian ascetism[1]. hesychasm draws 1,871 Wikipedia views per month (christian_ascetism category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • hesychasm's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodoxy[3].
  • hesychasm's instance of is recorded as Christian ascetism[4].
  • hesychasm is a type of religious behaviour[5].
  • hesychasm is a type of religious movement[6].
  • hesychasm's Commons category is recorded as Hesychasm[7].
  • hesychasm's country of origin is recorded as Byzantine Empire[8].
  • hesychasm comprises asceticism[9].
  • hesychasm comprises Jesus Prayer[10].
  • hesychasm comprises confession[11].
  • hesychasm comprises keeping silent[12].
  • hesychasm comprises Palamism[13].
  • hesychasm comprises artistic creation[14].
  • hesychasm comprises meditation[15].
  • hesychasm comprises self-cultivation[16].
  • hesychasm's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hesychasm[17].
  • hesychasm's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[18].
  • hesychasm's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19].
  • hesychasm's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • hesychasm's has goal is recorded as Theosis[21].

Body

Definition and Type

hesychasm's instance of is recorded as Christian ascetism[4]. Recorded subclass of include religious behaviour[5] and religious movement[6].

Use and Application

Components include asceticism[9]; Jesus Prayer[10], a Christian prayer[22]; confession[11], a rite[23]; keeping silent[12]; Palamism[13], a Christian doctrine[24]; and artistic creation[14].

Why It Matters

hesychasm draws 1,871 Wikipedia views per month (christian_ascetism category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] hesychasm has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] hesychasm is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . philosophy.by. Retrieved . philosophy.by. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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