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Doświadczenia wizji i ekstazy w pismach ojców pustyni

Publication date: 20.12.2011

Studia Religiologica, 2011, Volume 44 , pp. 109 - 120

https://doi.org/10.4467/20844077SR.11.008.0252

Authors

Marta Höffner
Institute for the Study of Religions, Jagiellonian University, Grodzka 52 31-044 Kraków
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Doświadczenia wizji i ekstazy w pismach ojców pustyni

Abstract

Experiences of visions and ecstasy in the writings of the Desert Fathers

In this article the author, based on selected early-monastic texts (apophtegmata, biographies of monks and historical/travel reports), analyses issues of visions and ecstasy at the beginning of early Christian monasticism. The main problem tackled in the text is the approach of monks to the phenomenon of ecstasy and visions. This issue is inseparably linked with the socio-geographical context of the lives of the fi rst monks, who mostly lived in the desert. Ecstasy is something which goes beyond the established order of affairs, and the visions sent by Satan to the monks are tests, the next stages on the way to the transformation of the human being, but also stigmata of holiness.

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Information: Studia Religiologica, 2011, Volume 44 , pp. 109 - 120

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:

Doświadczenia wizji i ekstazy w pismach ojców pustyni

English:

Experiences of visions and ecstasy in the writings of the Desert Fathers

Authors

Institute for the Study of Religions, Jagiellonian University, Grodzka 52 31-044 Kraków

Published at: 20.12.2011

Article status: Open

Licence: None

Percentage share of authors:

Marta Höffner (Author) - 100%

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Polish