Porównania
August 28, 2018
Katarzyna Anna Kornacka-Sareło
While looking at the literary output of Bulat Shalvovich Okudzhava from the perspective of imagology, one can see that the image of “the Other” in the poems of the Russian bard was created, paradoxically, just by this “Other”, and it was not constructed by the images (imagines) intrinsically present in the consciousness of the ethnocentric “Self” or “The Same”. In other words, in the case of...
Pelícano
August 28, 2018
Rayiv David Torres Sánchez
White ecstasy and the writing of history on Michel de CerteauResumenEste artículo se propone ilustrar algunos paradigmas compartidos entre la experiencia mística y la escritura de la historia a la luz del pensamiento y la obra de Michel de Certeau. El curso de la exposición nos arroja a la posibilidad de que subsista no sólo una experiencia de la escritura asociada a la alteridad desde el siglo...
Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology
August 27, 2018
C. Mayer, David J. F. Maree
Abstract Based on a psychobiographical approach, this study addresses magical thinking across the life span of Paulo Coelho. Paulo Coelho, who was born in Brazil in the 1940s, has become one of the most sold and famous contemporary authors in the world. In his life, as well as in his books, which are mainly autobiographical accounts, magic and magical thinking, spirituality, meaningfulness, and...
Theological Reflections Euro-Asian Journal of Theology
August 25, 2018
A. Rudnytska
The article raises the question of the "polemical semantic meaning" of the term "mysticism" and the problems associated with modern acute methodological discussions about the "mystical" as a subject of religious research within the framework of two epistemological paradigms - "essentialist" and "constructivist".
EDUCULTURAL International Journal of Education Culture and Humanities
August 21, 2018
Bastian Zulyeno
Persian literature has been developing since hundreds of years BC, this can be seen from the Zoroastrian or "Avesta" holy books. This book contains mostly about the praise and greatness of the Lord "Ahuramazda" written in the form of poetry. The name Avesta itself comes from the name of the writing and the language used in this book, therefore the researchers named this holy book with the name...
Journal of the American Oriental Society
August 17, 2018
Michael Ebstein
4 citations
This article focuses on ḥadīth al-nawāfil (“the tradition concerning supererogatory works”), which is one of the most quoted traditions in Islamic mystical literature. The tradition describes how the believer may draw close to God and gain His love by performing supererogatory works, to such an extent that her organs become divine. The article discusses the significance of the nawāfil...
Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
August 17, 2018
Diana S. Cortes, Michael Skragge, Lillian Döllinger et al.
6 citations
Intranasal oxytocin (OT) has previously been found to increase spirituality, an effect moderated by OT-related genotypes. This pre-registered study sought to conceptually replicate and extend those findings. Using a single dose of intranasal OT vs placebo (PL), we investigated experimental treatment effects, and moderation by OT-related genotypes on spirituality, mystical experiences, and the...
Spiritual Psychology and Counseling
August 15, 2018
Selami Kardaş
1 citation
Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari was a Shadhili Sufi known for his work, al-Hikam al-‘Ata’iyya. Ibn Ata Allah, known for his influential oratorical style, sermons, and conversations, which deeply impacted the masses during his time, reflected these qualities in all his works, especially al-Hikam al-‘Ata’iyya. Along with this, finding information on the deepest topics of mysticism is possible in his...
Frontiers in Psychology
August 15, 2018
Christopher Timmermann, Leor Roseman, L. Williams et al.
228 citations
Near-death experiences (NDEs) are complex subjective experiences, which have been previously associated with the psychedelic experience and more specifically with the experience induced by the potent serotonergic, N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT). Potential similarities between both subjective states have been noted previously, including the subjective feeling of transcending one's body and...
August 13, 2018
Marcio Simao de Vasconcellos
This thesis seeks to relate Christian mystique, which is the foundation of theology itself, and fantastic literature comprising this as a place of both theology and mystical experience.We affirm, therefore, that the fantastic literature constitutes a form of expression of the Christian mystique.What is common in the definitions of these concepts is the dimension of the mystery they both...