Holy mountains of the Byzantine East and mystical experience (ninth-fourteenth c.)
Stephanos Euthymiadis
June 18, 2026 DOI: 10.30687/979-12-5742-071-0/002 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Historical analysis |
|---|---|
| Topics | Mysticism Mystical experience |
| Keywords | Byzantine architecture Christianity Action physics Islam Ancient history Eurasian exchange networks |
| Key points | Argues that Byzantine holy mountains were integral to the development of Eastern Christian mystical experience through their unique combination of physical isolation and spiritual symbolism. |
Abstract
Salta al contenuto principale Byzantine Studies Collana | Byzantine Studies Miscellanea | Holy Mountain(s) in Byzantium and Beyond Capitolo | Holy mountains of the Byzantine East and mystical experience (ninth-fourteenth c.) Holy mountains of the Byzantine East and mystical experience (ninth-fourteenth c.) + Stephanos Euthymiadis Stephanos Euthymiadis - Open University of Cyprus - email open access | peer reviewed Presentato: 25 Maggio 2026 | Pubblicato Prossimamente | Lingua: en Copyright © 2026 Stephanos Euthymiadis. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on mystical experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious and Mystical Experiences as Artifacts of Temporal Lobe Function: A General Hypothesis | 1983 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| The Psychedelic Mystical Experience in the Human Encounter with Death | 1969 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Vectorial Cerebral Hemisphericity as Differential Sources for the Sensed Presence, Mystical Experiences and Religious Conversions | 1993 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| The epistemic innocence of psychedelic states. | 2016 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mystical Experience and Religious Doctrine | 1982 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |