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Theodor Steinbüchel's Great Figures of Christian Humanism

Modern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Theodor Steinbüchel (1888–1949) offers a study of eight figures in Western history who may be regarded as gestalts of Christian Humanism. He argued that none of these eight figures will ever return in the same way, but since there was an eternal conception of Christianity to which their ethos gave human form, each of these gestalts can be ...
Tracey Rowland
wiley   +1 more source

Perfect Man from the Perspectives of the Holy Qur'an and Mysticism

پژوهش نامه معارف قرآنی, 2011
In the holy Qur'an, perfect man is portrayed on the basis of contemplation and reasoning. However, in mysticism, perfect man is introduced in an intuitive manner. This paper aims at investigating the qualities of perfect man from these two perspectives (mysticism and reasoning). Through the examination of these perspectives we arrive at this conclusion
mohammad hadi moradi, mahin anafajeh
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Human Destiny and the Natural Law in St Maximus the Confessor: A Contribution to Orthodox Christian Humanism

Modern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Orthodox Christian theology in general prides itself on bearing the mantle of patristic thought. Orthodox theological anthropology is no different, often drawing on Greek patristic sources in presenting its vision of the human being. Yet Orthodox anthropology can also broadly be categorized as personalist in ways that are not necessarily so ...
Alexis Torrance
wiley   +1 more source

Animal symbols of the Ego (An-nafs al-ammārah) in Mystical Texts Relying on the Works of Sanāi, Attār and Rumi [PDF]

Matn/Pizhūhī-i Adabī, 2015
The ego is one of the most important and complicated issues in Islamic mysticism. In Persian mystical texts, one of the main tasks of the seeker is controlling of ego and as long as he iscaught by the ego, he has no way to perfection.
Amin Rahimi, Seyede Zahra Mousavi, Mehrdad Morvarid   +2 more
doaj  

Johan Svendsen and Two‐Dimensional Sonata Form

Music Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article discusses progressive formal strategies in the music of Johan Svendsen (1840–1911). Svendsen is one of Norway's foremost composers of large‐scale orchestral music, but his works have so far garnered scant attention in Anglophone scholarship.
BJØRNAR UTNE‐REITAN
wiley   +1 more source

Practical mysticism in Islam and Christianity a comparative study of Jalal al-Din Rumi and Meister Eckhart

, 2016
Introduction: Eckhart's practical mysticism -- Exitus as the framework of reditus -- Stages and practices of mystical perfection -- Eckhart's mysticism of intellect-based detachment -- Rumi's practical mysticism: a comparative reading -- Creation as the ...
Zarrabi-Zadeh, Saeed
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Nothing but the truth: the Sufi testament of 'Aziz Nasafi [PDF]

, 1996
`Aziz Nasafi is among the most important Islamic mystics of the medieval period. His achievement was to integrate various ideas, including those of Ibn `Arabi and Najm al-Din Kubrä into a coherent whole, providing Persian speaking Sufis with an ...
Ridgeon, LLoyd
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Trust in Regulation in a Time of Revolution

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines trust in regulation as a core value and precondition of the modern liberal democratic regulatory state. It develops a concept of justified trust in regulation, grounded in regulatory trustworthiness—honesty, competence, and reliability—rather than in proxies such as partisan loyalty, blind faith, obedience, or resignation.
Cristie Ford
wiley   +1 more source

What Does Intarsia Say? Materiality and Spirituality in the Urbino Studiolo☆

Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Upon entering the Urbino studiolo of Federico da Montefeltro, the visitor is struck by a material‐charged environment. Surprisingly, only a few scholars have addressed one prominent aspect of the decorative scheme, namely, the feature of intarsia as a medium. Even so, it remains on the sidelines of the discussion.
Matan Aviel
wiley   +1 more source

Vicegerency of the Perfect man in Islamic mysticism

حکمت اسرا, 2009
The concept of vicegerency is a key concept in Islamic studies in general and in Islamic mysticism in particular. The present article deals with the concept of vicegerency in Islamic mystical sources comparing it with that in Islamic studies. In other words, the author tries to explain the position of the vicegerency of man, showing that mystical ...
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