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Writings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the Heart
E. Kadloubovsky
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Description for Writings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the Heart
Paperback. This is a collection of texts written between the fourth and fourteenth centuries by spiritual masters of the Orthodox Christian tradition. First published in Greek in 1782, the writings were translated into Slavonic and later into Russian. Editor(s): Kadloubovsky, E.; Palmer, G. E. H. Translator(s): Kadloubovsky, E.; Palmer, G. E. H. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC8; HRCM; HRCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
The Philokalia is an important collection of writings by Fathers of the Eastern Church dating from the fourth to the fourteenth century. It exists in three versions: the Greek, complied in the eighteenth century; the Slavonic; and the Russian. The Russian text, translated by Bishop Theophan the Recluse in the nineteenth century, and consisting of five volumes (with which a sixth is sometimes associated), is the most complete of all three versions. It is the Russian text that has been used in translating into English this selection, which presents a range of Philokalia writings concerning the Jesus ... Read more
The Philokalia is an important collection of writings by Fathers of the Eastern Church dating from the fourth to the fourteenth century. It exists in three versions: the Greek, complied in the eighteenth century; the Slavonic; and the Russian. The Russian text, translated by Bishop Theophan the Recluse in the nineteenth century, and consisting of five volumes (with which a sixth is sometimes associated), is the most complete of all three versions. It is the Russian text that has been used in translating into English this selection, which presents a range of Philokalia writings concerning the Jesus ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
Weight
398g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571163939
SKU
V9780571163939
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About E. Kadloubovsky
Gerald Eustace Howell Palmer (1904-84) studied at Oxford and was the MP for Winchester from 1935 until 1945. He collaborated in many translations, including The Philokalia.
Reviews for Writings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the Heart
One of the most important spiritual treatises ever to be translated into English. - Catholic Herald