Semnificații teo(antropo)logice în „Învățăturile lui Neagoe Basarab”
Theo(Anthropo)logical Meanings in The Teachings of Neagoe Basarab
Author(s): Dorin ȘtefănescuSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Philosophy, Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Philosophical Traditions, Special Branches of Philosophy, History of ideas, Theology and Religion, Romanian Literature, Philosophy of Religion, Eastern Orthodoxy, Hermeneutics
Published by: Editura Nicodim Caligraful
Keywords: “The Teachings of Neagoe Basarab”; body and soul; theocentric anthropology; symbolism of garments; Hesychasm;
Summary/Abstract: Dorin Ștefănescu’s article examines the ontological status of the body in relation to the soul, drawing on The Teachings of Neagoe Basarab. Moving beyond the Platonic notion of the “body as prison”, the study argues that the Wallachian ruler embraces a theocentric anthropology rooted in the Byzantine and Hesychast tradition. Within this framework, the body is not an intrinsic evil to be rejected but rather something to be purified of the passions so that, together with the soul, it may become a “temple of the Holy Spirit”. A central motif is the symbolism of “garments”: the body’s externality, subject to corruption (the garment of the material world), is contrasted with the invisible interiority (the shirt of the virtues, the garment of the soul). In order to attain salvation, the body must put off its worldly visibility, becoming transparent and still, capable of participating in divine repose and dispassion.
Journal: Caietele de la Putna
- Issue Year: XVIII/2026
- Issue No: 19
- Page Range: 655-660
- Page Count: 6
- Language: Romanian
