RT Article
T1 Fleeing the Stadium: Recovering the Conceptual Unity of Evagrius’ Acedia
JF Heythrop journal
VO 62
IS 1
SP 7
OP 20
A1 Aijian, J. L.
LA English
PB Wiley-Blackwell
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1744705070
AB The definition of acedia presents unique conceptual problems among the eight Evagrian logismoi. Its descriptions are so complex and varied as to render the concept seemingly incoherent. This article argues that the conceptual unity of acedia has been obscured by the translation of Evagrian logismoi into the ‘deadly sins’ tradition, resulting in a category error. Acedia is more properly understood, not as a psychological state or a sin, but rather as an array of demonic temptations with the unifying end-goal of interrupting the anchoritic ideal of sustained contemplation.
DO 10.1111/heyj.13175