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1 Index Abba Dorotheus, 31 abstraction, 42, 44, 45, 152 Adam, 15, 21, 49, 53, , 134, , , 160, 174, 237 Adamites, 28 agape, 62, 218 Akathistos Hymn, 4, 70, 73, 80, 106, 139, 235 Akyndinos, 24 Alexander Svirsky, 185 Alexios Apokaukus, 22 Ambrose of Milan, 134, 175, 177 Anastasis, 4, 5, 6, 75, 93, , 236, , anchoretis, 11 Andrei Rublev, 34, 78, 116, 128, 161, 173, , 182, 185, 186, 190, 196, , 202, 205, 206, 210, 219, 227, 238 Andreopoulos, A., 96, 99 Andronicus II, III (Palaelogoi), 9, 13, 21, 22, 30, 66, 139 Andronikov Monastery, 182, 183 Angel of the Great Council, 69, 216, 217 angels, Old Testament Trinity, 45, 69, 70, 84, 99, 135, 144, 161, , 179, , , , anitnomy of God, 37, 41, 54, 57, 61, 96, 149, 176, 192, 195, 234, 239, Anna of Savoy, 27 Anne of Savoy, 22, 25 Annunciation Cathedral, Kremlin, 79, 128, 183, 187, 225 Anonymous Dialogue with Jews, 176 anthropology, 11, 49, 52, 62, 146, 234 anti-trinitarian, 207, 208 apatheia, 18, 50, 51 Apocalypse of Peter, 82, 83 apocatastasis, 133 Apocryphal text, 32, 82, 132 apodictic, 17, 38, 42 Apparition of the Virgin to Sergius of Radonezh, 204, 205, 222 Aristotle, 1, 20, 25, 37, 39, 61, 139, 234 Arsenius of Crete, 14 Arsenius, Bishop of Tyre, 24 Ascension of Christ, 93 ascent, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18, 41, 49, 50, 52, 61, 64, 93, 96, 103, 142, 143, 147, 188, , 233, 236, 240 ascetic, 4, 11 15, 18, 19, 21, 33, 37, 41, 145, 184, 188, 189, 206 Athanasius of Alexandria, 134 Athanasius of Sinai, 177 Augustine of Hippo, 44, 134, 177 Baptism, 16, 21, 32, 40, 53 54, 61, 90, 98, 146, 183, 191, 236 Barlaam and Iosaphat, 4, 69, 78, 235 Barlaam of Calabria, 2, 4, 5, 9 10, 19 24, 36 39, 40, 42 45, 48, 49, 50, 52, 54, 57 59, 61 62, 69, 70, 78, 85, 111, 205, 233, 234 Basil the Great, 41, 58, 70, 84, 101, 235 Basilica of St Apollinaire in Classe, Ravenna, 86 Bdinski Sbornik, 27 Bogomilism, 28, 106, 109, 111, 151, 183, 207, 229 Boyana Church of St Nicholas and St Panteleimon, Sofia, 125, 166 British Museum, 135, 181 Bulgaria, 2, 4, 14, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 67, 112, 113, 125, 126, 137, 165, , 214 Bulgarian patriarchate, 28 Burning Bush, 101, 103 Byzantine, 1 75, 81 90, 93, 299

2 Hesychasm and Art 94, 95, , 103, 105, 106, , , 151, 152, , 173, 178, , 200, 203, 206, 209, , , 238, 240 Byzantine art, 2, 3, 6, 63, 65, 67, 71, 94, 100, 105, 115, 145, 155, 180, 188, 211, 219, 238 Byzantium, 1 6, 9, 10, 13, 18, 22, 26, 30 32, 35, 36, 48, 63, 64, 70, 74, 101, 105, 106, 108, 110, 131, 136, 139, 140, 161, 187, 203, 207, 211, 212, , 234, 235 Cappadocian, 12, 56, 58, 90, 192, 202 cartography, 98, 99, 100 catacombs, 178 catharsis, 18 Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello, 137 Cathedral of the Dormition, Kremlin, 80, 123 Cathedral of the Transfiguration, Mirozhsky Monastery, Pskov, 136, 170 Cathedral Pereslavl-Zaleski, Yaroslavl, 101 chora, meaning, 139 Christology, 12, 69, 71, 173 Church feast, 17 18, 59, 81 84, 88, , 142, 183, , 217 Church of Holy Apostles, Thessaloniki, 107, 158 Church of Hosios Loukas, Phocis, 137, 142, 151, 164 Church of Nea Moni, Chios, 137, 151, 164 Church of Our Savior in the Woods, Kremlin, 129 Church of Panagia Phorbiotissa, Asinou, 75 Church of St Clement (Church of the Virgin Peribleptos), Ohrid, 69, 72, 74, 76, 89, 104, 107, 110, 155 Church of St George, Kurbinovo, 121, 137, 155, 156, 158, 163 Church of St George, Staro Nagoricane, 113, 124, 155 Church of Joachim and Ana, Studenica, 156 Church of St Nikita, Banjani, 155, 215, 229 Church of St. Nikolas Orphanos, Thessaloniki, 156, 158 Church of the Annunciation, Kremlin, 79, 128, 183, 187 Church of the Deposition of the Robe, Kremlin, 69, 120, 226 Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, Suzdal, 2, 181, 182 Church of the Protaton, Karyes, 67, 69, 111, 137, 154, 163 Church of the Resurrection of Christ, Veroia, 20, 27, 68, 138, 168 Church of the Saviour, Chora, 6, 25, 72, 107, 131, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 144, 146, 147, 150, 151, 152, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 238, 240 Church of the Virgin Misericordiuse, Prespa, 113 Church of Theodore Tyro and Theodore Stratelates, Dobarsko, 126, 137, 167 Church of Tokali Killise, Goreme, 106 Church of Virgin Mary, Gračanica, 77, 104, 113, 138, 155, 215, 216, 217, 230 circle, 73, 92 97, 99, 100, 106, 107, 109, , , 181, 191, 197, 200, 201, 202, 205, 206, 209, 211, 216, 236, 238, 239, 240, 241 circumscription, of Christ, 68, 131, 135, 178, 214, 215 Clement of Alexandria, 84 communicatio idiomatum, 82,

3 Index communion, with Christ, 26, 37, 40, 48, 53, 55, 57, 59, 105, 147, 149, 151, 185, 191, 199, 205, 207, 210, 217, 240 Comnenian era, 161, 180 Constantine the Philosopher, 30, 86 Constantinople, 9, 14, 19, 20 22, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31 33, 36, 48, 56, 67, 68, 72, 81, 88 89, 94, 95, , 138, 139, , 146, 148, 150, 151, 161, 181, 193, 211, 234 contemplation, 3, 11, 13, 14, 16 17, 19, 34, 35, 37, 39, 40 42, 46, 47, 49, 50, 52, 56, 61, 62 64, 71, 142, 159, 176, , , 197, 204, , 216, , 239 Councils Ecumenical, 27 hesychast, 9, 89 Stoglav, 186, 195 Cyril of Alexandria, 83, 134, 175, 176 Czar John Alexander, 14, 27 Descent into Hell, 132, 136, 137, 151 Demina, N., 195 demons, demonic, 16, 41, 50, 61 dialectic, 39, 61, 104 diastema, 59, 234 Dionysius the Areopagite, 36, 59, 93, 94, 97, 101, 102, 103, 104, , , 200, 207, 240 ditheism, 21 divine darkness, 18, 39, 46, 94, 103, 148 divine essence, 3, 21, 23, 25, 37, 39, 44, 57 59, 61, 70, 84, 143, 149, 193, 216, 240 divine-human, nature of Christ, 6, 17 18, 41 44, 52, 57, 59, 64, 71, 82, 84 85, 94, 99, 100, 131, 133, 143, , 175, 177, 192, 196, 214, 237 doctrine, 2, 4, 9, 11, 14 15, 17, 23 25, 28, 31, 34, 36, 48, 51, 53, 57, 59 62, 64, 66, 69, 71, 73, 74, 81, 82, 85, 89, 90, 91, 95, 97, 102, 105, 115, 117, 131, 135, 146, 151, 156, , 192, 194, , 200, 201, 207, 216, , 236, 238 dogma, 7, 19, 57, 59, 95, 99, 148, 159, 173, , 195, 197, 202, , 216, 238, 239 dogmatic, 1, 14, 21, 179, 213, 233 Dormition of the Virgin, 75, 76, 77 78, 93, 113, 187 Ecclesiology, 13, 26, 28, 30, 32, 36, 49, 83, 90, 97, 102, 133, 149, 211 ego-transcendent, 62 Eight Tome[s] of the Idiometa, 133 Elijah, 18, 84, 86 87, 92, 96, , 104, 108, 109, 110, 113, , 144, 236, 237 emperor, 9, 10, 21 22, 24, 26, 91, 95 96, 134, 145, 212, 214 empirical, 20, 54 energies, of God, 2, 6, 12 13, 21 25, 32, 37, 40, 43, 46, 52, 54, 56 62, 70, 74, 81, 84, 89, 92 93, 97, 98, 102, 104, 112, 115, 143, 146, 149, 150, , 202, 206, 216, 234, 239 enhypostatic nature, 46, 60, 112, 145 symbol, 46, 145 Ephraim the Syrian, 188 eros, 42 eremitic, 14, 32 Eschatology, 26, 45, 46, 54, 57, 84, 86, 98, 101, 148, 151, , 234, 236, 237 essence, 2 3, 12 13, 21, 22 25, 28, 37 39, 43, 44, 45, 47 48, 52, 56, 57 59, 61, 62, 64, 70, 84 85, 89, 94, 96 97, 102, 104, 301

4 Hesychasm and Art 112, 115, 143, 146, 148, 149, 150, 154, , 197, 216, 234, 239, 240 essence and energies, 12 13, 22, 24, 37, 56, 57, 89, 97, 149, 216, 234 eternal glory, 85, 150 Eucharist, 25, 48, 53, 74, 86, 131, 134, 146, 185, 191, 201, 206, 210, 216, 218, 240 Eulogia Choumnaina, 20 Eusebius of Caesarea, 83, 176 Euthymius, 29, 30, 66 Eutychios and Michael Astrapas, 76, 124 Fall of Troy, 27 filioque, 20, 38, 73, 95, 173, 195, 207, 216, 234 First Letter of Gregory the Theologian to Kledonio, 90 Five Discourses on the Taboric Light, 47 fresco, 4, 6, 69, 75 78, 106, , , 131, 139, , 147, 148, , , , , 170, 188, , , 225, , 238, 240 General Vigil Service of the Holy Fathers, 177 Genesis, 15, 53, 94, 144, , , 182, 184, 191, , 204, 205, 212, 214 glory, 26, 44 46, 50 51, 54, 57, 81, 82, 83, 84 86, 90, 92, 95 96, , 108, , 131, 133, 135, 137, 143, 150, 154, 187, 193, 236, 237 gnosis, gnostic, 11, 49, 56, 66, 133 Godhead, 16, 43, 48, 85, 90, 97, 99, 112, 131, 143, 146, 175, 178, 19, 196, 198, 203, 216, 217 God s commandments, 7, 15, 16, 18, 22, 51, 53, 58, 103, 151, 192 God, as creator, 41 43, 51, 56, 58, 104, 144, 151, 192, 194, 206, 209, 240 golden ratio, Gospel, 3, 56, 82, 84, 194 grace, of God, 6, 11 12, 15 16, 21 22, 24 25, 37 38, 41 43, 45, 47 53, 56, 58 59, 60, 64, 70, 84, 90, 93, 105, 131, 143, 146, , 162, 173, 188, 193, 196, 201, 210, 233, 237, 238 Greco-Roman, 49 Gregory Akindynos, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 38, 39, 43, 52, 54 Gregory of Nyssa, 11, 41, 101, 102, 147, 192 Gregory of Sinai, 5, 12 19, 26 28, 30 33, 35 36, 55, 73, 93, 101, 103, 105, 111, 214, 233 Gregory Palamas, 2 5, 9 10, 12, 14, 16 26, 31, 32, 34, 35 62, 64, 68, 69, 70, 71 73, 77, 85, 89, 91, 93, 97 98, 99, , 105, 111, 114, 142, , 149, 150, 160, , , 214, 233, 235, 236 Gregory the Great, Gregory the Theologian, 68, 70, 89, 90, 98, 103, 150, 176, 193, 196, 197, 235 Gregory the Wise, 18 Gregory Tsamblak, 30 hagiography, 36, 90, 99, 102, 106, 213, 215, 237 Hellenism, 1, 3, 6, 9 10, 27, 32, 38, 49, 114, 145, 235 hesychasm, 1 102, , , 131, , 150, 152, , 159, , 173, 182, 184, 185, , 192, , 198, 200, , , hesychia, 1 2, 14, 40, 54, 61, 105, 146, 184, 192, 205, 219, 233, 238,

5 Index Hesychast controversy, 5, 10, 14, 19, 22 25, 36, 68, 69, 71, 88, 97, 117, 144, 162, 173, 184, 187, 195, , 216, 233, 234, 236, 238 hierarchy, Dionysian, 93, 103, 104, 147, 149, 93, 204 Holy Spirit, 12, 20, 38, 40, 44, 47, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 60, 70, 84, 96, 112, 143, 144, 148, 150, 154, 173, , 201, 204, 207, 209, 211, 214, 216, 217, 219, 233, 239, 240 Homily on the Passion, 133 Hospitality of Abraham, composition, 7, 173, 178, 182, 189, 192, 195, 197, 199, 200, , , 210, , 219 humanism, 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 27, 32, 37, 38, 62, 63 64, 67, 131, 156, 211, humanist, 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 24, 27, 36, 41, 65, 69, 70, 187, 233, 235 hypostases, 6, 59, 94 96, 110, 114, , 173, , , 202, 205, 208, 214, 236, , 240 hypostasis, 46, 58, 71, 95, 99, 112, 142, 144, 148, 193, , 217, 239 icon, 1, 3, 6, 7, 31, 62 69, 72, 81, 87, 93, 96, , 104, , 110, 112, , 129, 136, 147, 154, 159, , 173, 177, 179, , , 216, 218, 219, iconoclastic, 135, 177 Iconoclastic controversy, 87, 136 iconography, 2, 3, 5, 6, 63, 65, 66, 75, 81, 85 88, , , 142, 145, 151, , , 173, 177, , , 196, 207, 209, 210, 212, 219, 235, 238 iconostasis, 4, 109 ignorance, ignoratio, 37, 38, 50, 56, 150 illumination, book, 1, 88 89, 93, 95 image and likeness, 12, 15, 37, 38, 52, 53, 151, 191, 195, 233 Incarnation, 15, 42, 43, 47, 57, 59, 71, 73, 81, 90, 133, 134, 196, 198, 210, 214, 219, 233, 234 Ioasaph, 88 89, 91, 106, 213, 229 Iosif Volotsky, 32, 205 Isaac the Syrian, 31, 33 Isidore, future patriarch, 14, 24, 31 Islamic, 99, 100 James, 82 87, 90, 92, 94, 103, , 110, 112, 114, 143 Jesus Christ, 2, 4, 5, 6, 12 13, 15 18, 20, 26, 32, 37 38, 40, 43 46, 48 49, 51, 53 54, 57 60, 67 74, 81 87, , , , 173, , , 181, 183, 185, 188, , 204, , , , , face, 26, 51, 84, 101 garments, 84, 99, , , 158, 160, Jesus Christ, Logos, 17, 59, 84, 146, 176, 194, 197, 209, 210, 217, 240 Jesus Christ, the King of Kings, 73 Jesus prayer, 13, 16, 48, 53, 54, 55, 56 Joannes Kyparissiotes, 21 John, apostle, 90, 92, 103, , 108, 110, 112, 114 John the Baptist, 141, , 153, , 160 John Chrysostom, 28, 68, 70, 82, 83, 102, 134, 176, 187, 235 John Climacus, 12, 28, 51 John Damascus, 177 John Kantacuzenos, 4, 10, 21 24, 303

6 Hesychasm and Art 26, 81, 88 91, 95, 99, , 180, , 229, 236 Judaising Christians, 28 Kalekas, 21, 22, 23, 24 Kalistos of Constantinople, 21 Karanlik Killise, Göreme, 137, 162, 228 Kilifarevo, 27, 28 King Milutin, 107, , 169, 215 Kirillo-Belozerskii Monastery, 32, 34, 69 knowledge, of God, 12, 15, 24 25, 37, 38, 40 42, 45 46, 48 49, 51, 53, 57 58, 61, 117, 150, 154, 156, , 233, 234, 240 koinonia, 105, 240 ladder, of divine ascent, 12, 51, 52, 56, 191 Lectionary of Koutloumousi, 89 Last Judgment, 26, 140, 183 Lazarev, V., 194 liturgy, 25, 28, 33, 56, 69, 71, 74, 96, 135, 138, 185, 235 Lossky, V., 95, 234 Macarius the Great, 11 Macarius Zheltovodsky, 185 Macedonia, 2, 4, 71, 76, 110, , 121, 124, 138, 158, 163, 167, 215, 229 macrocosm, 100 mandorla, 92, 94, 96, 97, 100, 107, 109, 110, 115, 117, 179, 181, 199, 201, 209, 236 hesychast mandorla, 95, 109, 144, 236 octagon, 95, 97, 99, 100, 240 star-shaped, 93, 97, 111, 113, 115, 148, 149, 157 Manuel Eugenicos, 4, 67, 68 Manuel Kalekas, 21 Manuel Kantacuzenos, 110 Manuel Panselinos, 67, 111, 154 manuscript, 5 6, 12, 56, 66, 75, 81, 88 90, 94, 100, 104, 106, , 136, , 154, 162, , 186, 209, , 236 maps, 99 Maximus the Confessor, 85, 86, 103, 134, 176, 192, 194 Messialinism, 28, 207 metaphysic, 12, 37, 40, 60, 66, 192, 283 microcosm, 100, 176, 194 miniature, 6, 27, 81, 83, 85, 87 91, 95, 97, 99, , 121, , , 149, 179, 181, 183, 186, 209, , , 240 Millet, G, 73, Monastery of Chilandar, Mt Athos 34, 35, 138, 213, 214 Monastery of Christ Pantokrator, Vladaton, 68 Monastery of Daphne, Athens, 95, 137 Monastery of Decani, Kosovo, 30, 74, 158 Monastery of Ferapontov, Vologda 161, 218 Monastery of Hodegon, Constantinople, 88, 89, 111, 213 Monastery of Lesnovo, Probishtip, 70, 72, 112, 113, 124, 235 Monastery of Marko, Markova Sušica, 138, 158, 167 Monastery of St John the Theologian, Patmos, 227 Monastery of Studenica, Serbia, 137, 156, 157, 158, 169 Monastery of Vatopedi, Mt Athos, 18, 68, 77, 209, 210, 211, 214, 227 Monastery of Xenophon, Mt Athos, 110, 122 Monastery of Zographou, Mt Athos, 29, 34,

7 Index monasticism, 2, 20, 25, 17, 32, 33 34, 102, 147, 184, 205, 209, 219, 233, 236 monochrome, 75, 150, 187, 188, 212, 236 Monothelites, 58, 134, 135 Moravia, Moravian school, 35, 215 mosaic, 63, 64, 86 87, 95, 104, 107, , 114, 118, 136, 141, , 161, 164, 179, 220 Moscow, 2 4, 10, 30 32, 34, 65, 67 69, 79 80, 94, 97, 101, 104, 106, 116, 120, , 138, , 170, 176, , , 192, , 199, 200, , , 216, 218, 219, , 234 Moses, 18, 82, 84, 86, 87, 92, 96, , 108, , 113, , 144, 147, 160, 175, 192, 236, 237 Mount Athos, 13 14, 16, 18 20, 22, 26 29, 31 35, 56, 69, 72, 77, 95, , , , 184, 209, 210, , 227, 236 Mount Horeb, 18, 101, 237 Mount Sinai, 5, 12 19, 26 28, 30, 31 33, 35 36, 55, 73, 84, 86 87, 93 94, 95, , 111, 116, 118, 120, 131, 136, 148, 177, 214, 233, 236 Mount Tabor, 6, 17, 18, 20 21, 32, 34, 43 47, 53, 59, 62, 81 83, 85 90, 99, 100, , 107, 109, 110, 113, 115, 117, 142, 147, 203, 236, 237, 240 Musee du Louvre, Paris, 99, 119 Museum of Castillo, Milan, 135 mysticism, 1, 4, 9, 16, 18, 19, 24, 28 29, 32, 34, 40 41, 45, 47, 50, 52 54, 57, 61, 64 66, 72, 74, 75, 85, 93, 96, 97, 101, 103, 104, , , 131, 139, 146, 162, 175, 176, , , 202, 204, 209, 211, 214, 217, three stages of mystical journey, 39, 82, 84, 93, 96, 103, 113, 148, 203 Mystra, 72, 88, 89, 95, 104, 107, 110, 236 natural contemplation, 17, 37, 62 negative theology, 12, 13, 39, 42, 43, 61, 85, 102, 103, 148, 157, 234, 240 nekrosis, 50 Neoplatonic, 206 Neoplatonism, 1, 11, 56, 61, 150, 207, 234 nepsis, 20, 55 New Testament, 15, 33, 34, 43, 82, 86, 101, 132, 140, 217 Nicene Creed, 173 Nicodemus Hagiorite, 83 Nikephoros Gregoras, 9, 18, 24, 25, Nikon, 182, 189 Nil Sorsky, 26, 31, 33, 34, 161, 209 noetic, 20, 49, 52, 54, 55, 60, 237 nous, 12, 16 17, 26, 38, 40, 41, 44, 48 51, 55 56, 60 62, 162, Novgorod, 2, 116, 136, 182, 186, , 202, 204, , 211, 215, 222, 225, 228, 230 Oak of Mamre, 176, 178, 179, 191, 205, 210 octagon, , 110, 149, 202, 236, oikonomia, 58, 146, 173, 238 Old Testament, 7, 63, 70, 84, 87, , 108, 113, 137, 146, 154, 173, 175, 178, 182, 184, 189, , , 199, , , 210, 212, 215, 216, 218, 219, 236, 238 omphalopsychoi, 16, 48, 54 On Baptism, 90 On Discipline in Discourse, 90 On Synesius,

8 Hesychasm and Art On Stillness and Two Methods of Prayer, 16 ontology, 43, 51, 59, 60, 151, 173, 194, 202, 205, 207, 239 Origen, 84, 103, 133, 134, 175, 194 ousia, 148, 178, 216 Ouspensky, L., 95 Pachomius the Serb, 18, 34, 189 painter, Theodosius, 225 painter, Dionysius, 172 Palaeologan art, 4, 63, 64 era, 1 5, 7, 9, 25, 36, 63 66, 71, 88, 95, , 115, 131, , 152, 154, 157, 159, 162, 173, , 215, 233, 235, 238, 240 Palamism, 21, 173, 188, 192, 193, 195 Pantokrator, 68, 93, 110, 123 parekklesion, 6, 139, 140, 141 Parisinus Graecus, 6, 81, 88 91, 99, , 209, , 229, , 240 Paroria, 14, 19, 27 parousia, 58, 60, 62, 81, 97, 203, 207 participation, 15, 25 26, 37, 40, 42, 47, 48, 51, 56 57, 60 61, 67, 70 71, 96, 103, 105, 108, 117, 142, 150, 188, 193, , 207 Paschal Homily of John Chrysostom, 134 Patriarch Arsenus, 3 patristic, 15, 17, 19, 25, 31, 39, 40, 48, 51, 57, 59, 61, 84, 96, 101, 132, 196, 214 perichoresis, 175, 193, 198, 201, 202 personhood, 59 Peter of Damascus, 31 philosophy, 1, 3, 10, 15 17, 20, 24, 30, 36 40, 42, 49, 57, 61, 70, 94, 102, 139, 155, , 175, 185, 197, 200, 206, 208, 212, 234, 243, 251, 252 Pneumatology, 173 positive theology, 12, 42, 61, 103, 147, 193, 234, 237, 240 praktike-physike-theologia, 11, 15 17, 37, 50, 52, 142, 233 praxis, 11, 17 18, 51, 52, 142 pre-renaissance, 1, 63 pre-sinaitic, 86 Prochoros, 25, 26 Proclus, 42, 192 Prophet Samuel, 158 prosopon, 99 Protaton Church, Mt Athos, 67, 69, 111, 137, 154, 163 protopsalts, 133, 156, 157, 160, 161 prototype, 84, 173, 179, 181, 204, 215 Pskov, Pskov school, 2, 159, 160, , , 224 psychosomatic, 1, 16, 52, 55, 61, 62, 156, Pythagoras, 37, 42, 200 Rabbula Gospel, 86 rays of light, 74, 87, 92 94, 110, , , , 150, 156, 235, 236 Renaissance, 1 3, 9, 14, 19, 23, 25, 64, 158, 178 Resurrection, 45, 54, 83, 98, 101, 103, , 137, , 146, 148, 151, , 159, 160, 168, 183, 192, 206, 210, 234, revelation, of God, 38, 42 45, 56, 61, 84 85, 90, 97, , 132, 173, , 184, 192, 194, 202, 212, 214, 234 reverse, perspective, 109, 115, 134, 153, 173, 199, 237 rigorism, 1 Romaike Historia, 18 Rock-hewn churches of Ivanovo, 4, 67, 113, 114, 125,

9 Index Rostov, 159, 208 Russia, 1 4, 30 34, 67, 69, 78 80, 88 89, 101, 109, 112, 114, 116, 120, 123, , , , , , 190, 192, 199, , , 215, 218, 219, , 230 Santa Sabina, Rome, 86 sarchophagus, 137, 140, 153, 160 Satan, , 138, , 148, , 156, 161, 237 scribe, Ioasaph, 91, 106, 229 senses, 15, 26, 41, 44, 45, 46, 47, 52, 56, 61, 62, 85, 98 Serbia, 2, 4, 27, 30, 34 36, 76 77, , 121, 137, 158, 166, , , 217, 231 Slavic art, 1, 5, 93, 156 lands, 1 7, 9, 13 14, 19, 26, 30, 63, 65, 67, 70, 116, 187, 213, 238, 240 renewal, 30, 32, 161 Sol Domini Imperii Romani, 149 Sophia, wisdom, 21, 69 70, 73, 79, 97, 110, 136, 154, , 217, 231 composition, 216 Soteriology, 12, 82, 84 85, 135, 151, 157, 173 sphere, od mandorla, 14, 40, 63, 71, 93, 94, 96 97, 157, 161, 200, 201, 202, 218 spiral, of mental ascent, 96, 98, 191, , 216, 240 St. Nikita, Cucer, 155, 215, 229 Stefan Lazarevic, 30 Stephan Dushan, 26, 35 Sunday of Orthodoxy, 4 syllogism, 22, 25, 37, 39, 61 symbol, 44, 46, 48, 66, 74, 86, 95 97, 99, , 115, 117, 142, , 162, 178, , 191, 199, 200, 202, 204, 207, 210, 217, 219, 234, 236, 239, 240 Symeon the New Theologian, 12, 13, 68, 89, 202, 234, 235 synergia, 52, 54, 62, 68, 143, 156, 198, 234, 237 Syrian, 13, 31, 33, 83, 101, 132, 180, 188 tetramorphous, 96 the tripartite stage, 142 the Uncreated light, 3 6, 12, 13, 17 18, 21, 25, 32 34, 43, 45 46, 48, 52, 55, 59, 62, 64 67, 75, 81, 83 84, 90, 92 95, 97, 99, 102, 105, , 112, , 131, 142, , 148, 154, 155, 161, 175, , 188, , 219, , 237, 240 theandric, 194 Theodore Methochites, 139, 140, 152 Theodosius of Trnovo, 27, 30 Theoleptus, 13, 14, 21 Theophanes the Cretan, 123 Theophanes the Greek, 4, 34, 67, 89, 101, 109, 114, 127, 182, 183, 186, 189, 228 theology, 1 29, 31, 34, 36 43, 45, 47, 49 98, 109, 11, 114, 116, , , 157, 160, 173, , 180, 185, , 200, 202, 207, 212, 214, 227, theologia, 11, 52, 58, 62, 142, 173, theophania, 173 theophany, 18, 81, 84, 99, 149, 173, 176 theoptia, 173 theosis, 1, 6, 11 12, 15, 17 18, 25, 37 39, 42 45, 47, 51 52, 55 57, 60, 62, 67, 81 82, 84, 90 91, 93, 102, 104, 106, 111, 115, 131, 134, 144, , 149, , 154, 180, , 196, 229, 233, 236,

10 Hesychasm and Art Theotokos, iconography Life-giving Spring, 41, 71, 72, 73, 79, 181, 207, 235 Light-emitting lamp, 74 Orans, 110 Theotokos, Mother of God, 71 74, 78, 79, 82, 86, 93 94, 113, 125, 139, 140, , 155, 161, 165, 184, 192, 204, 218, 227, 235, 237 Thessaloniki, 14, 19 21, 24, 27 28, 48, 68, 107, , , , 158 three apostles, 86 three stages of spiritual life, 17 transcendence, 23, 37, 41 43, 46, 53 56, 58, 61 62, 66, 94, 97, 103, 117, 153, 162, 194, 205, 217, , 239, 240 Transfiguration of Christ, 5, 6, 18, 59, 81, 84 87, 90 91, 96, 98, 99, , 109, 112, , , 142, 234 Treatise on Christ and Anti- Christ, 133 Treatise on the Soul, 133 Trebizond, 136 trends, spiritual, 1 2, 5 6, 10, 63, 65, 70, , 216, 235 trends, artistic, 1 5, 7, 63, 75, 131, 151, 154, 159, 215, 232, Treskavac Monastery, Prilep, 73 triangle, 92, 96 97, 100, 104, , 115, , Trinity, 6, 16, 20, 24, 38 60, , 105, 142, , 149, 150, 173, 176, 185, , 195, 198, 206 Trinity Sergeus s Lavra, 78, 184, 186, 182, 189, , 209, 222, 223 Triodion of the Liturgy of Holy Week, 133 tripartite representation, Mt Tabor, 6, 81, 88, 240 Trnovo, 26, 27, 29, 30, 180 typology, , 135, 143, 216 unknowable, God, 42, 94, 102, 176, 205 Vatican Gospel, 89 vision, 12, 16, 19, 25 26, 36, 41 43, 55, 59, 61 62, 64, 66, 72 73, 81 85, 90, 92, 95, 98, 99, 100, 102, 105, 108, 109, , 115, 117, 131, , 149, 151, 155, 162, 173, , , 195, 199, 204, 205, 212, 218, 219, 234, 235, 237 vision, of Ezekiel, 4 vision, of God, 11, 17, 18, 23, 26, 36 38, 40, 42 46, 48, 53, 57, 84, 101, 103, 142, 144, 150, Visoki Decani, 30 Vita of Sergius, 33 Vita of Theodosius, 28, 29, 33 Vitae, lifes of saints, 27, 29 Wedding of Cana, West, 13, 19, 25, 43, 54, 73, 82, 95, 133, 149, 151, 163, 175, , 180, 183, 195, 196, 225 Zyrian, heritage, 34, 195,

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