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The Library of Paradise A History of Contemplative Reading in the Monasteries of the Church of the East

The Library of Paradise A History of Contemplative Reading in the Monasteries of the Church of the East
David A. Michelson, "The Library of Paradise: A History of Contemplative Reading in the Monasteries of the Church of the East "
English | ISBN: 0198836244 | 2023 | 368 pages | PDF | 4 MB
Contemplative reading is a spiritual practice developed by Christian monks in sixth- and seventh-century Mesopotamia. Mystics belonging to the Church of the East pursued a form of contemplation which moved from reading, to meditation, to prayer, to the ecstasy of divine vision. The Library of Paradise tells the story of this Syriac tradition in three phases: its establishment as an ascetic practice, the articulation of its theology, and its maturation and spread. The sixth-century monastic reform of Abraham of Kashkar codified the essential place of reading in East Syrian ascetic life. Once established, the practice of contemplative reading received extensive theological commentary. Abraham's successor Babai the Great drew upon the ascetic system of Evagrius of Pontus to explain the relationship of reading to the monk's pursuit of God. Syriac monastic handbooks of the seventh century built on this Evagrian framework. 'Enanisho' of Adiabene composed an anthology called


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