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Exploring Processes and Dynamics of Mystical Contemplative Meditation: Some Christian-Buddhist Parallels in Relation to Transpersonal Theory [PDF]
, 2015 This paper explores Christian contemplative meditation, focusing on the prayer of Recollection as it is developed especially by Evelyn Underhill and St. Teresa of Avila. It outlines the practice and explores possible theoretical and therapeutic dynamics,
Stoeber, Michael
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“Love will not be idle”: non-doing and action in the English mystical tradition [PDF]
, 2023 This essay explores the dynamic of contemplative action, which I will refer to as ‘social mysticism’, or what from the perspective of comparative mysticism we might also want to term a form of ‘non-doing’.
Nelstrop, Louise
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Mystical orientation, mystical experience, and mysticism : psychological perspectives [PDF]
, 2013 Since the pioneering work of William James at the dawn of the twentieth century, \ud psychologists have been interested in the study of mysticism, with the consequence that \ud mysticism is now the aspect of religious experience most adequately and most \ud comprehensively discussed within the psychology of religion.
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract This chapter examines the contours of the religious and spiritual information experiences subfield through a review and content analysis of selected contributions from the past two decades in both information science and related fields. The research question that guides this review is: How have spirituality and religion been conceptualized in ...
Nadia Caidi +4 more
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A 5-Dimensional Tonnetz for Nearly Symmetric Hexachords [PDF]
, 2018 The standard 2-dimensional Tonnetz describes parsimonious voice-leading connections between major and minor triads as the 3-dimensional Tonnetz does for dominant seventh and half-diminished seventh chords. In this paper, I present a geometric model for a 5-dimensional Tonnetz for parsimonious voice-leading between nearly symmetric hexachords of the ...
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The Divine Liturgy as Mystical Experience [PDF]
, 2015 Most characterizations of mystical experience emphasize its private, esoteric, and non-sensory nature. Such an understanding is far removed from the original meaning of the term mystikos.
Bradshaw, David
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Journal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite extensive research on the influence of religion on pro‐environmental behavior, little attention has been paid to the role of religious epics—that is, narratives that embody the core beliefs and moral values of religious traditions—as a mechanism for promoting such behavior.
Manish Das +4 more
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A Comparison between the concepts of redemption in Christianity and intercessionin Shia Islam [PDF]
Comparative Theology, 2015 Faith and practice are most important factors for salvation in Islam and Christianity. More over the concepts of redemption in Christianity and the intercession in Shia have also been counted as elements of salvation.
Mohsen Rabbani, Ahmad Reza Meftah
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A Comparative Study of the Notion of “Covenant” in Judaism and Zoroastrianism [PDF]
Comparative Theology, 2018 In the ancient world, the covenant was a serious agreement that societies attempted to regulate the behavior of individuals and institutions, especially in areas where there was not enough social control in them.
khalil Hakimifar +2 more
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Self-Knowledge, Abnegation, and Ful llment in Medieval Mysticism [PDF]
, 2016 Self-knowledge is a persistent—and paradoxical—theme in medieval mysticism, which portrays our ultimate goal as union with the divine. Union with God is often taken to involve a cognitive and/or volitional merging that requires the loss of a sense of ...
Van Dyke, Christina
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