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Religions 17 00104 by Sebastian Sidei is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This article explores asceticism in Eastern Orthodox spirituality, particularly within the Philokalic tradition, emphasizing the relationship between the body, emotions, and spiritual freedom. It presents asceticism as a dynamic process of bodily and emotional transformation through divine grace, arguing that true freedom involves a reconfiguration of affectivity rather than the negation of emotions or the body. The study employs a theo-phenomenological approach to articulate how ascetic practices shape spi

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Sebastian Sidei

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EN