Spiritual pain/suffering is commonly experienced by persons with life-limiting illness and their families. Physical pain itself can be exacerbated by non-physical causes such as fear, anxiety, grief, unresolved guilt, depression and unmet spiritual meets. Likewise, the inability to manage physical pain well can be due to emotional and spiritual needs. This is why a holistic, interdisciplinary a...

A number of source‑scientific and historiographical studies have been analyzed. They provide information on finds objects related to the cults deities Egyptian origin in territory Northern Black Sea Coast Ukrainian Steppe. description relevant epigraphic inscriptions, sgraffito, bronze, marble, terracotta bone statuettes, reliefs clay candelabrums dishes, gems carved from precious stones, golde...

Puranas contain the essence of Vedas. are vast genre Indian literature about a wide range topics, particularly legends and other traditional lore. They narratives history universe from creation to destruction genealogies kings, heroes, sages deities. Some puranas discourses on cosmology, geography Hindu philosophy. usually written in form dialogue. The were meant, not for scholars, but ordinary...

Speculative literature is an excellent vehicle for questioning the seemingly natural; faith and shape of reality are two frequently reflected themes in such works. In The Divine Cities trilogy by Robert Jackson Bennett, relationships among deities, known as Divinities; people; complex thought provoking. fictional world hints significantly at our when inverting assumingly top-down relationship b...

The restoration and reconstruction of Daur shamanism is classical representative the revival in contemporary China. case study shamanic oboo ritual this paper discusses connotation classification oboo. Through a brief description main process ceremony, shaman spirits, contents divine songs, analyzes characteristics functions sacrificing ceremony. also puts forward concept “mokun kurə” (mokun ci...

The belief towards the spirit medium is one of oldest beliefs in Chinese folk religion. This research explored mediumship practices among Kuantan, Pahang, and interviewed 10 mediums by applying interpretive phenomenological analysis. findings indicate that ability to interact with deities either due unavoidable illness, hereditary, naturally acquired, or learned. Indeed, a may not convey messag...

Divinisation rituals establishing oneness between practitioners and divinities are common across Tantric traditions. While scholars largely argue that divinisation occurs through meditative practices, implying a clear demarcation contemplative samayācāra body-focused kaulācāra rituals, I suggest entail fundamental corporeal elements; furthermore, the distinction is not obvious, but negotiated o...

The epigraphic record from Palmyra brings light on the organization of temples: personnel, management feasts, economy and ritual practices towards certain deities like Allat Shai ‘al-Qaum. These texts were previously called in research literature “sacred laws”and what scholarly debate nowadays labels with term “ritual norms.”The aim this paper, divided temple behavior, is to understand through ...

In the Roman period, cult of Osiris, together with other Egyptian deities, reached Italian peninsula through sea trade. Here, his watery nature was especially stressed. Following ancient beliefs, Osiris identified yearly flooding Nile, which renewed and fertilized fields, used in lustration rituals to bring dead life as well satiate deceased’s thirst. Since embodied this vital fluid, he perceiv...