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  1. 1. Att se stjärnor på ljusa dagen : förvandling och försoning i August Strindbergs En blå bok

    Författare :Astrid Regnell; Eva Haettner Aurelius; Erik A. Nielsen; Litteraturvetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; August Strindberg; Zones of the Spirit; En blå bok; devotional literature; literature of meditation; transformation; transmutation; alchemy; conversion; synthesis; Johann Arndt; Swedenborg; Goethe; Platon; Comparative literature; Litteraturvetenskap; Platon; alchemy; conversion; synthesis; Johann Arndt; August Strindberg; devotional literature; Zones of the Spirit; Goethe; literature of meditation; En blå bok; transmutation; transformation; Swedenborg;

    Sammanfattning : In this thesis a pattern of coherence is explored in August Strindberg’s Zones of the Spirit (En blå bok) – a literary work consisting of a collection of short and quite diverse essays. It is argued that Strindberg’s pattern of thought has its base in a concept of transformation that characterizes his descriptions of nature and human life. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Jesu Christi Pijnos Historia Rijmwijs betrachtad: Svenska passionsdikter under 1600- och 1700-talet

    Författare :Valborg Lindgärde; Språk- och litteraturcentrum; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; litteraturteori; litteraturkritik; The Passion; Allmän och jämförande litteratur; poetic meditation; sacred rhetoric; meditational practice; Bible interpretation; typology; General and comparative literature; literary theory; literature criticism;

    Sammanfattning : Metrical versions of the Passion form a significant part of the substantial body of devotional literature written in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. The aim underlying them was twofold: to meet the demand for works which could be used for purposes of educadon, edification, and private worship but also to show that the vanacul-ars could be used to produce distinguished works written in accordance with the aesthetic ideals of Classical and Neo-Latin poetry. LÄS MER

  4. 3. "Unity pervades all activity as water every wave" : principal teachings and philosophy of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

    Författare :Anders Lindh; Malmö högskola; []
    Nyckelord :Maharishi Mahesh Yogi; Transcendental Meditation; TM-Sidhi programme; Meditation; Indian philosophy; Philosophy; Maharishi Effect; Consciousness; Consciousness-Based Education; Bhagavadgītā; Metaphorical language; Veda; Vedic literature; Shankara; Vedanta; Advaita; Yoga;

    Sammanfattning : The major purpose of this thesis is to investigate some essential aspects of the teachings and philosophy of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1917-2008) expressed during different periods of time. There is a primary focus on the teachings expressed in Maharishi’s translation and commentary on the didactic poem, Bhagavadgītā, with extensive references to Maharishi’s metaphorical language. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Face to face with the absent Buddha : The formation of Buddhist Aniconic art

    Författare :Klemens Karlsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Buddhist art; Buddhist sculpture; Aniconic art; Indian art; Iconology; Buddhism; Buddhist meditation; History of religion; Religionshistoria;

    Sammanfattning : Early art in Buddhist cultic sites was characterized by the absence of anthropomorphicimages of the Buddha. The Buddha was instead represented by different signs, like awheel, a tree, a seat and footprints. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Der lange Weg des Zen-Buddhismus nach Deutschland : vom 16. Jahrhundert bis Rudolf Otto

    Författare :Jürgen Offermanns; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; J.-B. Du Halde; F. Caron; F.M. de Marsy; I. Kant; G.W. Leibniz; A. Kircher; Counter-Reformation; Reformation; Age of Enlightenment; travel literature; Jesuit theater; Germany; Europe; China; Japan; Jesuits; New Age; Christianity; West; Zen; Buddhism; sodo; Non-Christian religions; Världsreligioner ej kristendom ; History of the Christian church; Kristna kyrkans historia; German language and literatur; Tyska språk och litteratur ;

    Sammanfattning : At the beginning of the 21st Century, Zen Buddhism is no longer an unknown religion in the West. Zen-meditation enjoys great popularity, the books regarding the subject are among the bestsellers and the auditoriums are crowed if the topic concerns the bringing home of Zen Buddhism to a Western audience. LÄS MER