The Healing Spirituality of Eastern Orthodoxy
A Personal Journey of Discovery
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16901982 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kyriacos C Markides (University of Maine, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 109 |
| Publication date | 2017-06-08 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel8060109 |
| OpenAlex | W2622289884 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
It is generally assumed by western scholars and spiritual seekers that mystical, experiential religion and spirituality are primarily a hallmark of the far East, as exemplified by Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and tribal religions like native American shamanism. In this overview, based on thirty years of field research as a sociologist, I have tried to show that such mystical practices and spiritual approaches exist in Eastern Christianity among groups of lay people, as well as in ancient monasteries like those found on Mt. Athos in northern Greece. It is argued that these thousand-year-old practices in the Christian East may contribute to what some thinkers have called the “eye of contemplation”, namely the cultivation of the intuitive, spiritual side of human beings that has been repressed over the centuries because of the dominance of rationalism and scientific materialism
Aesthetics · Buddhism · Christianity · Contemplation · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Experiential learning · Hinduism · Karma · Materialism · Mysticism · Orthodoxy · Shamanism · Sociology · Spirituality · Taoism · Theology · History · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Religious Tourism and Spaces
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |