Index Abba Dorotheus, 31 abstraction, 42, 44, 45, 152 Adam, 15, 21, 49, 53, 131 132, 134, 137 147, 151 159, 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, 131 173, 236, 237 238, 240 241 anchoretis, 11 Andrei Rublev, 34, 78, 116, 128, 161, 173, 179 180, 182, 185, 186, 190, 196, 198 200, 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, 173 174, 179, 180 183, 191 213, 216 218, 238 240 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, 192 193, 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, 166 167, 214 Bulgarian patriarchate, 28 Burning Bush, 101, 103 Byzantine, 1 75, 81 90, 93, 299
Hesychasm and Art 94, 95, 97 100, 103, 105, 106, 108 116, 131 149, 151, 152, 154 162, 173, 178, 180 192, 200, 203, 206, 209, 211 219, 233 236, 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, 215 216, 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, 131 135, 142, 183, 207 208, 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, 113 117, 148 150, 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, 193 300
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, 136 137, 138, 139, 140 143, 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, 188 189, 193 94, 197, 204, 211 212, 216, 234 235, 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, 148 150, 191 193, 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, 150 51, 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, 177 178, 192, 194, 196 197, 200, 201, 207, 216, 233 234, 236, 238 dogma, 7, 19, 57, 59, 95, 99, 148, 159, 173, 176 177, 195, 197, 202, 206 209, 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, 100 102, 104, 108, 109, 110, 113, 115 117, 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, 192 193, 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, 161 162, 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
Hesychasm and Art 112, 115, 143, 146, 148, 149, 150, 154, 192 195, 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, 111 114, 120 126, 131, 139, 140 141, 147, 148, 150 155, 157 158, 161 163, 165 169, 170, 188, 211 212, 215 218, 225, 227 231, 238, 240 General Vigil Service of the Holy Fathers, 177 Genesis, 15, 53, 94, 144, 173 175, 178 179, 182, 184, 191, 194 195, 204, 205, 212, 214 glory, 26, 44 46, 50 51, 54, 57, 81, 82, 83, 84 86, 90, 92, 95 96, 99 101, 108, 111 112, 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, 200 201 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, 150 151, 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, 101 103, 105, 111, 114, 142, 144 147, 149, 150, 160, 192 196, 203 206, 214, 233, 235, 236 Gregory the Great, 18 19 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, 104 107, 109 117, 131, 142 147, 150, 152, 154 157, 159, 161 162, 173, 182, 184, 185, 187 188, 192, 195 196, 198, 200, 201 205, 207 219, 233 240 hesychia, 1 2, 14, 40, 54, 61, 105, 146, 184, 192, 205, 219, 233, 238, 239 302
Index Hesychast controversy, 5, 10, 14, 19, 22 25, 36, 68, 69, 71, 88, 97, 117, 144, 162, 173, 184, 187, 195, 210 211, 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, 192 199, 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, 201 202, 204 208, 210, 215 216, 219 humanism, 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 27, 32, 37, 38, 62, 63 64, 67, 131, 156, 211, 234 235 humanist, 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 24, 27, 36, 41, 65, 69, 70, 187, 233, 235 hypostases, 6, 59, 94 96, 110, 114, 148 150, 173, 176 178, 193 197, 202, 205, 208, 214, 236, 238 239, 240 hypostasis, 46, 58, 71, 95, 99, 112, 142, 144, 148, 193, 195 196, 217, 239 icon, 1, 3, 6, 7, 31, 62 69, 72, 81, 87, 93, 96, 99 101, 104, 106 108, 110, 112, 114 116, 129, 136, 147, 154, 159, 160 161, 173, 177, 179, 180 189, 191 211, 216, 218, 219, 238 240 iconoclastic, 135, 177 Iconoclastic controversy, 87, 136 iconography, 2, 3, 5, 6, 63, 65, 66, 75, 81, 85 88, 92 117, 131 139, 142, 145, 151, 154 155, 159 161, 173, 177, 178 179, 181 182, 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, 105 108, 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, 90 101, 103 129, 131 168, 173, 175 176, 178 179, 181, 183, 185, 188, 191 202, 204, 206 211, 213 214, 216 219, 233 234, 236 241 face, 26, 51, 84, 101 garments, 84, 99, 141 144, 153 154, 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, 105 106, 108, 110, 112, 114 John the Baptist, 141, 145 147, 153, 156 157, 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
Hesychasm and Art 26, 81, 88 91, 95, 99, 110 111, 180, 212 214, 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, 156 158, 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, 193 194, 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, 112 113, 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, 115 116, 136, 142 143, 154, 162, 180 181, 186, 209, 212 214, 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, 101 119, 121, 123-129, 136 137, 149, 179, 181, 183, 186, 209, 212-214, 236 237, 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, 214 304
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, 110 111, 114, 118, 136, 141, 157 158, 161, 164, 179, 220 Moscow, 2 4, 10, 30 32, 34, 65, 67 69, 79 80, 94, 97, 101, 104, 106, 116, 120, 127 129, 138, 159 161, 170, 176, 179 183, 186 190, 192, 194 197, 199, 200, 202 209, 212 213, 216, 218, 219, 223 227, 234 Moses, 18, 82, 84, 86, 87, 92, 96, 100 104, 108, 109 110, 113, 115 117, 144, 147, 160, 175, 192, 236, 237 Mount Athos, 13 14, 16, 18 20, 22, 26 29, 31 35, 56, 69, 72, 77, 95, 110 113, 122 123, 136 138, 184, 209, 210, 213 215, 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, 101 105, 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, 102 104, 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, 111 112, 115 116, 131, 139, 146, 162, 175, 176, 184 188, 193 194, 202, 204, 209, 211, 214, 217, 234 236 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, 188 189, 202, 204, 207 209, 211, 215, 222, 225, 228, 230 Oak of Mamre, 176, 178, 179, 191, 205, 210 octagon, 93 100, 110, 149, 202, 236, 239 240 oikonomia, 58, 146, 173, 238 Old Testament, 7, 63, 70, 84, 87, 100 103, 108, 113, 137, 146, 154, 173, 175, 178, 182, 184, 189, 191 192, 194 197, 199, 200 202, 204 208, 210, 212, 215, 216, 218, 219, 236, 238 omphalopsychoi, 16, 48, 54 On Baptism, 90 On Discipline in Discourse, 90 On Synesius, 20 305
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, 106 107, 115, 131, 137 139, 152, 154, 157, 159, 162, 173, 180 181, 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, 102 117, 209, 212 214, 229, 236 237, 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, 196 197, 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, 157 158, 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, 170 171, 207 208, 224 psychosomatic, 1, 16, 52, 55, 61, 62, 156, 233 234 Pythagoras, 37, 42, 200 Rabbula Gospel, 86 rays of light, 74, 87, 92 94, 110, 112 113, 115 16, 148 149, 150, 156, 235, 236 Renaissance, 1 3, 9, 14, 19, 23, 25, 64, 158, 178 Resurrection, 45, 54, 83, 98, 101, 103, 133 135, 137, 141 143, 146, 148, 151, 153 154, 159, 160, 168, 183, 192, 206, 210, 234, 236 237 revelation, of God, 38, 42 45, 56, 61, 84 85, 90, 97, 102 103, 132, 173, 175 177, 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, 165 306
Index Rostov, 159, 208 Russia, 1 4, 30 34, 67, 69, 78 80, 88 89, 101, 109, 112, 114, 116, 120, 123, 127 129, 136 137, 159 161, 170 172, 181 187, 190, 192, 199, 201 209, 211 213, 215, 218, 219, 221 228, 230 Santa Sabina, Rome, 86 sarchophagus, 137, 140, 153, 160 Satan, 132 133, 138, 141 142, 148, 150 151, 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, 112 113, 121, 137, 158, 166, 168 169, 214 215, 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, 180 181, 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, 206 207, 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, 102 103, 115, 117, 142, 145 150, 162, 178, 185 186, 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, 109 110, 112, 114 117, 131, 142, 145 146, 148, 154, 155, 161, 175, 184 185, 188, 202 204, 219, 234 236, 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, 132 136, 142 150, 157, 160, 173, 175 179, 180, 185, 191 198, 200, 202, 207, 212, 214, 227, 233 239 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, 146 147, 149, 150 151, 154, 180, 183 184, 196, 229, 233, 236, 237 307
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, 143 146, 155, 161, 165, 184, 192, 204, 218, 227, 235, 237 Thessaloniki, 14, 19 21, 24, 27 28, 48, 68, 107, 109 110, 113 114, 137 156, 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, 235 236, 239, 240 Transfiguration of Christ, 5, 6, 18, 59, 81, 84 87, 90 91, 96, 98, 99, 100 105, 109, 112, 117 119, 120 129, 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, 103 104, 216, 235 trends, artistic, 1 5, 7, 63, 75, 131, 151, 154, 159, 215, 232, 235 236 Treskavac Monastery, Prilep, 73 triangle, 92, 96 97, 100, 104, 107 108, 115, 153 154, 200 201 Trinity, 6, 16, 20, 24, 38 60, 101 102, 105, 142, 145 147, 149, 150, 173, 176, 185, 192 193, 195, 198, 206 Trinity Sergeus s Lavra, 78, 184, 186, 182, 189, 204 205, 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, 101 102, 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, 112 113, 115, 117, 131, 134 145, 149, 151, 155, 162, 173, 175 176, 184 186, 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, 175 176 Visoki Decani, 30 Vita of Sergius, 33 Vita of Theodosius, 28, 29, 33 Vitae, lifes of saints, 27, 29 Wedding of Cana, 217 218 West, 13, 19, 25, 43, 54, 73, 82, 95, 133, 149, 151, 163, 175, 177 178, 180, 183, 195, 196, 225 Zyrian, heritage, 34, 195, 221 308
This text taken from Hesychasm and Art: The Appearance of New Iconographic Trends in Byzantine and Slavic Lands in the 14th and 15th Centuries, by Dr Anita Strezova, published 2014 by ANU Press, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.