Eight Logismoi in the Writings of Evagrius Ponticus

By (author) Leszek Misiarczyk

Book cover: Eight Logismoi in the Writings of Evagrius Ponticus

Extent: 313, 313 pages

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Subjects: Religious Studies

Series: Studia Traditionis Theologiae

Series volume number: 44

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(July 2021)

ISBN: 9782503594941

Price: $88.00

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This book presents the teaching of Evagrius of Pontus (345-399) about eight passionate thoughts (logismoi), i.e. gluttony, impurity, avarice (greed), sadness, anger (wrath), acedia, vanity and pride. The study first reconstructs cosmology, eschatology, anthropology and spiritual teaching of the monk of Pontus in order to show the nature, dynamics and ways of combating against the eight passionate thoughts as proposed by Evagrius. His teaching in this regard became the basis for later Christian teaching on the Seven Deadly Sins and an inspiration in the future for some currents of modern psychology.

  • By (author) Leszek Misiarczyk