From Evagrius of Pontus to St. John Cassian. Aspects of transmission of Egyptian monastic’s experience to the West

Translation from English into Russain by N. Kazakov

Authors

  • Koenig Yvan Catholic Institute of Paris

Keywords:

Eastern monasticism, hesychasm, Western monasticism, Jesus Prayer, mystical teaching, Evagrius of Pontus, John Cassian

Abstract

Professor’s Ivan Koenig article presents a historical review and comparative analysis of the mystical and ascetic teachings of two primary East’s and West’s monastic writings fi gures in the IV–V centuries — Evagrius of Pontus and Saint John Cassian. The latter transferred and spread the ideas of Eastern monasticism in the West, borrowing many crucial ideas about ascetical teaching from Evagrius of Pontus. However the mystical teaching by Saint John Cassian diverges from the Evagrius of Pontus’ teachings, Saint John adheres to the church tradition refi ned from origenistic and evagrian ideas what was done also by himself, and thereby stands at the origins of the hesychast movement in the Church.

Author Biography

Koenig Yvan, Catholic Institute of Paris

Ph D in Oriental studies. Master degree in Greek.
Member of the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS).
Lecturer in the Practical School for High Studies (EPHE IV).
Invited Profesor in the Orthodox Institute Saint- Serge in Paris.
Professor in the Dumitru Staniloae Institute in Paris
Professor in the Catholic Institute of Paris (ELCOA).

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Published

2024-02-03

Issue

No. 1(9) (2021)

Section

Researches