The article is devoted to the work of Mahmud Kashani (d. 735/1334-35), who was a sheikh Suhravardiya Sufi order and author several significant works. object analysis one parts his most famous — prose treatise “The lamp that indicates true path, key sufficient amount [of mystical knowledge]”. deals with religious views scientific heritage Kashani. A commented translation part first section “On L...

The main goal of this functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study was to identify the neural correlates of a mystical experience. The brain activity of Carmelite nuns was measured while they were subjectively in a state of union with God. This state was associated with significant loci of activation in the right medial orbitofrontal cortex, right middle temporal cortex, right inferior an...

The museum, named after its founder A.Kircher, is not sufficiently appreciated by museum historians in this country, limited only to brief characteristics of cultural phenomenon the Baroque era. exposition was a complete author’s model Universe, world metaphors and symbols generated mystical worldview A.Kircher. A far from physical reality, despite fact that creator knew took into account main ...