In bar GRAIVER, Asceticism of the Mind: Forms of Attention and Self-Transformation in Late Antique Monasticism, Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, 2018
In bar GRAIVER, Asceticism of the Mind: Forms of Attention and Self-Transformation in Late Antique Monasticism, Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, 2018

Summary/Abstract: This book is a brilliant study dedicated to the theme of self-formation inthe late antique monasticism. Although it is deals with the demonology,monastic self and spiritual exercises as elements implicated in the asceticdiscipline, the core of the book is the mental exercise of attention asprerequisite to achieve a purified mind. Moreover, this mental trainingis correlated with the notions of cognitive research of attention. Strictlyspeaking, Inbar Graiver' book seeks to promote a useful debate on therelationship between cognitive psychology and late antique monasticism.From this perspective, this volume marks a valuable and originalcontribution to theological studies.

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