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1. Hesychasm

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   Historical Development
   While its roots extend deep into the Patristic period, particularly through the writings of Evagrius Ponticus and Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, Hesychasm as a formalized spiritual discipline gained widespread influence during the late Byzantine era. Its primary institutional defense and articulation are attributed to the Hesychast controversy of the fourteenth century.
   The controversy centered on whether the mystical experience described by earlier ascetics—…