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The British Empire's Fear and Fascination with the Occult

Social Science Review Archives May 24, 2026 Anaushey Batool

This paper examines how the British Empire's engagement with the occult operated as a structural feature of imperial governance rather than a peripheral curiosity. By comparing metropolitan and colonial contexts, it traces how occult belief was simultaneously legitimized and suppressed along lines of race, class, and gender. At home, elite esotericism found protection under scientific and...

DOI: 10.70670/sra.v4i2.2179 (opens in new tab) Occult Indigenous Elite Corporate governance +7

Mysticism of William Blake, the Romantic, in Light of Ibn-E-Arabi’s Philosophy

Social Science Review Archives December 1, 2025 Tariq Usman, Abdul Karim Hussain

William Blake (1757-1827) is a unique romantic poet who has been labelled unorthodoxly by critics as a visionary, mad, and mystic, Mysticism has multiple facets; however, this study views his poetry considering a Muslim perspective as propounded by Ibn-e-Arabi (1165-1240). He is known as Sheikh-e-Akbar (The Great Master), who has systematised mysticism as per the teachings and scriptures of...

Efficacy of Mindfulness with State-Trait Anxiety and Emotional Dysregulation in Young Adults

Social Science Review Archives May 7, 2025

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness intervention in reducing state anxiety among young adults with emotional dysregulation in Lahore, Pakistan. A total of 100 young adult males and females aged 20-30 with state anxiety and emotional dysregulation were selected from different segments of life in Lahore. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Emotion Regulation...