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1. Seeing the Word : John Dee and Renaissance Occultism
Sammanfattning : This study reassesses the occult philosophy of the British polymath John Dee (1527-1609). Focusing on his treatise Monas hieroglyphica (1564) and his notorious angelic conversations in the 1580s, it describes Dee’s philosophical career as a continuous search for a language which could yield knowledge of both nature and God. LÄS MER
2. Deciphering the Meaning of Revealed Law : The Sur´shian Paradigm in Shi’i Epistemology
Sammanfattning : This study analyses the major intellectual positions in the philosophical debate on Islamic law that is occuring in contemporary Iran. As the characteristic features of traditional epistemic considerations have a direct bearing on the modern development of Islamic legal thought, the contemporary positions are initially set against the established normative repertory of Islamic tradition. LÄS MER
3. Den mystiske indianen : Schamanism i skärningspunkten mellan populärkultur, forskning och nyandlighet
Sammanfattning : Neo-shamanism, or just shamanism, have entered religious life in the West mostly as a result of the inspiration of Michael Harner and Carlos Castaneda. Placing neo-shamanism in a historical context, shows its intimate connection with popular culture and the distinct association with academic research on shamanism. LÄS MER
4. Rethinking the Judaism-Hellenism dichotomy : A historiographical case study of Second Peter and Jude
Sammanfattning : Since the beginning of modern New Testament exegesis, the Judaism-Hellenism dichotomy has been influential as a heuristic tool. However, the concept of Hellenism is ambiguous and its historiographical foundation needs rethinking, having been formed out of Hegelian idealism with a Christian bias. LÄS MER
5. La subjetividad Oculta : La representación del amor en obras de sor Francisca Josefa de Castillo y Soledad Acosta de Samper
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to study the romantic discourse present in two literary genres, two authors and two time periods: the works of the Mystic Francisca Josefa de Castillo, Su Vida and Afectos Spirituales, both written during the colonial period, and the romantic novel, Dolores. Cuadros en la vida de una mujer (1867) by Soledad Acosta de Samper. LÄS MER