Gregory Palamas’ Metaphysics of Light: The ‘Absorption’ of the Body by the Spirit

Front Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Notes on the Translation of Technical Terms
Introduction
	1 The Problem and Its History
	2 Gregory Palamas
	3 Hesychasm
	4 Monasticism
	5 Controversy with Barlaam of Calabria
	6 The Works of Palamas and the Controversy
	7 Philosophy and Theology
	8 Energeiai
	9 Metaphysics of Light
	10 Questions and Paths to Be Developed
1 The Contemporary Reception of Palamas
2 Genesis of the Palamite Controversy
	1 Procession of the Holy Spirit
		1.1 Filioque
	2 The Criticism of the Latin Position on the Procession of the Holy Spirit
	3 The Demonstration in Theology
	4 First Critiques to the Theory of Illumination
3 Light and the Psychophysical Method
	1 Components of the Method
		1.1 The Formula
		1.2 Position of the Body and Breathing Technique
	2 Descriptions of the Method
		2.1 Μέθοδος τῆς ἱερᾶς προσευχῆς καὶ προσοχῆς Attributed to Symeon the New Theologian
		2.2 Nicephorus the Hesychast’s Λόγος περὶ νήψεως καὶ φυλακῆς καρδίας
		2.3 Gregory of Sinai’s Περὶ τῶν δύο τρόπων τῆς προσευχῆς
		2.4 Kallistos and Ignatios Xanthopoulos’ Μέθοδος καὶ κανὼν ἀκριβής …
		2.5 Nicodemus the Hagiorite’s Ἐγχειρίδιον συμβουλευτικόν
		2.6 Palamas: Method to the Inexperienced
4 Light and the Place of the Heart
	1 The Natural Center
		1.2 Location of the Intellect within the Body
	2 The Metaphysical Center
		2.1 Precedents for Palamas’ Conception of Heart
		2.2 To Circumscribe the Incorporeal within the Body
5 Light and Corporeality
	1 The Body as the Completeness of the Image of God
	2 Impassibility
	3 Anticipated Eschatology of the Body
6 Light and Deification
	1 The (Super)Natural Character of Deification
7 Light and Vision
	1 Intellectual Perception or Spiritual Senses
	2 Modes of “Perception” of Light
		2.1 Perception by the Intellect
			2.1.1 Itinerary of the Hesychast
		2.2 Perception by the Bodily Eyes
		2.3 Vision of Light in the Future Life
	3 Vision and Epektasis
8 Light and Knowledge
	1 The Faculties of the Human Being
	2 Natural Knowledge
		2.1 Natural Knowledge of Finite Beings
		2.2 Natural Knowledge of God
	3 Supernatural Knowledge
		3.1 Theory of Illumination
		3.2 A Secret Knowledge
9 Metaphysics of Light
	1 Transfiguration: From the Light of the Logos to the Hesychast Light
		1.1 Brief Summary of the Interpretations of the Transfiguration of Christ
		1.2 Palamas on the Transfiguration
	2 The Nature of Light
		2.1 Light as God’s Energy
			2.1.1 Energies and Aristotle’s Categories
			2.1.2 Essence
		2.2 The Enhypostatic Character of Light
		2.3 Light and “Essence” and “Energy”: Questions That Remain
Concluding Remarks
Bibliography
	Sources
		Works of Gregory Palamas (Critical Editions and Translations)
		Other Sources
	Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern Authors
	Studies
	Lexicons and Dictionaries
Index of Ancient, Medieval, and EarlyModern Authors
Index of Concepts
Index of Modern and Contemporary Authors
Back Cover