The article aims to analyse wonder as a pedagogical phenomenon in ancient philosophy and religion. Aristotle’s judgment about mythologists their interest the miraculous, which is initially close philosophy, reinforced rich narrative amazing people who made discoveries (such Aristeas from Proconnes, probably reached Siberia). At same time, that tradition writes does not have romantic aesthetic n...

This essay explores the persistent scholarly desires and motivations that structure historical study of conversion in religious studies. Most “conversion studies” take a phenomenological approach, which acknowledges diverse processes, contexts, meanings but nonetheless sees phenomenon as way to access contours global religion. Phenomenology reveals desire for bounded religions arranged comparab...

This article makes the case that sublime plays a more important part in poetry of Ovid, and its reception, than is generally acknowledged. It surveys Ovid's use word sublimis, from early amatory to exilic poetry, argues it often connotes sublimity as an aesthetic ideological category. Within Metamorphoses particular attention given Phaethon episode (whose well recognized) storm Ceyx Alcyone (wh...

The author traces in this paper the antiquity of the cross which was looked upon as an auspicious and establishes that cross is a gift of the living to the dead for taking them to the heavenly abode.

This article details the high technology equipment in Spain obtained through a survey sent to the three main provider companies of equipment installed in Spain. The geographical distribution of high technology by Autonomous Communities and its antiquity have been analyzed.