Holy Fool (Fool-for-Christ) Ascetic Tradition | Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages

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About this record

Holy Fool (Fool-for-Christ) Ascetic Tradition is cataloged as a Practice / discipline within Christian Mysticism. Its candidate country context is “Russia” and its period or origin is “Late antiquity–present reception.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Eastern Christian ascetic and prophetic traditions.”

This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.

Record fields

Alternate / historical names: Fool-for-Christ Ascetic Tradition; Yurodivy; Salos; Holy foolishness; Folly for Christ
Parent tradition: Eastern Christian ascetic and prophetic traditions
Public geographic context: Russia
Period / origin: Late antiquity–present reception
Living / historical status: Historically attested ascetic vocation with continuing hagiographic reception
Access / protocol: Open / public
Evidence status: Directly cited

Geography

Candidate

Russia

Historical or contested context in the source record is not converted into a modern political claim.

Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.

Where to read more

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Source 1czasopisma.kul.pl

Source 2cambridge.org

Source review pendingDeferred during Cambridge service disruption; access and support for this record require review.

Stable attribution

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Holy Fool (Fool-for-Christ) Ascetic Tradition. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 0811. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/0811

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