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The Library of Paradise - A History of Contemplative Reading in the Monasteries of the Church of the East (Hardcover)
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The Library of Paradise - A History of Contemplative Reading in the Monasteries of the Church of the East (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Early Christian Studies
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Contemplative reading is a spiritual practice developed by
Christian monks in sixth- and seventh-century Mesopotamia. Mystics
belonging to the Church of the East pursued a form of contemplation
which moved from reading, to meditation, to prayer, to the ecstasy
of divine vision. The Library of Paradise tells the story of this
Syriac tradition in three phases: its establishment as an ascetic
practice, the articulation of its theology, and its maturation and
spread. The sixth-century monastic reform of Abraham of Kashkar
codified the essential place of reading in East Syrian ascetic
life. Once established, the practice of contemplative reading
received extensive theological commentary. Abraham's successor
Babai the Great drew upon the ascetic system of Evagrius of Pontus
to explain the relationship of reading to the monk's pursuit of
God. Syriac monastic handbooks of the seventh century built on this
Evagrian framework. 'Enanisho' of Adiabene composed an anthology
called Paradise that would stand for centuries as essential reading
matter for Syriac monks. Dadisho' of Qatar wrote a widely copied
commentary on the Paradise. Together, these works circulated as a
one-volume library which offered readers a door to "Paradise"
through contemplation. The Library of Paradise is the first
book-length study of East Syrian contemplative reading. It adapts
methodological insights from prior scholarship on reading,
including studies on Latin lectio divina. By tracing the origins of
East Syrian contemplative reading, this study opens the possibility
for future investigation into its legacies, including the
tradition's long reception history in Sogdian, Arabic, and Ethiopic
monastic libraries.
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