Were Byzantine writings about the intermingling of human and angelic voices within ecclesiastical settings merely reflections mystical theology, or were they actual observations movement sound? Focusing on Thessaloniki, we consider how writers described angels, certain chants in divine services animated celestial beings, where painters represented particularly city’s monastic churches. We then ...

Abstract Crescas’s position on human freedom is dialectically rooted in the philosophy of his medieval predecessor, Gersonides. Crescas accepts Gersonides’s view that although celestial bodies influence affairs, beings have ability to overcome their predetermined fate. However, rejects premise God only knows universal aspect particular. contends God’s commandments give followers means obtain fr...

In this article, I argue that Dante's philosophical goal is what term "self-angelizing," an ennobling education granting one the knowledge and power of angel, which medieval scholastics conceived as celestial intelligences. own path to self-angelizing begins in his early New Life, approaches a living Beatrice exemplar terrestrial angels. Next, middle-period Banquet discusses following into thro...

The paper comparatively analyzes the modification of laudatory prayer “Rejoice, Mary!” in poems by V. Vovk and P. Tychyna. comparison helps to reveal peculiarities authors’ styles modifications makes it possible see deep unity emigrational continental literature. Vira has its sources akathist Mother God. In poem “Rejoice!”, poetess retains general structure akathist, modifying some details: she...

religious texts of zoroastrianism and judaism, represents jewish religious thought and zoroastrians in the millennium b.c., in which the contribution of the occult beings in the creation and administration of world has been clearly is mentioned. according to the avesta, ahoorah mazda created the good world by assistance of heavenly being named, spenta maynioo and administrates it along with fra...

Some contemporary women can experience non-ordinary states of consciousness when childbearing. The purpose of this paper is to bring a 'transpersonal' frame to these non-ordinary states of consciousness (hereafter: NOSC). Transpersonal psychology is an interdisciplinary movement in Western science that studies 'religious', 'peak' or 'healing' experiences in different cultures and social context...

The chariot-shaped throne of God in the heavens (merkābāh) from Ezekiel’s visions (Ezek 1; 10) was subject earliest Jewish mystical speculation. Hence, it is not surprising that there are numerous allusions and references to merkābāh mysticism Targum Jonathan Book Ezekiel. This article analyzes texts containing elements mysticism, namely image sitting on throne-chariot, appearance function four...

We discuss the impact of consumer protection policies on consumers’ incentives to become informed of the best deals available in the market. In a market with costly information acquisition, we find that imposing a cap on suppliers’ prices reduces the incentive to become informed of market conditions, with the result that prices paid by consumers (both informed and uninformed) may rise. In a rel...