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The Many-Minded Man: The Odyssey, Psychology, And The Therapy Of Epic, Joel Christensen

Publications and Research

In The Many-Minded Man, Joel Christensen explores the content, character, and structure of the Homeric Odyssey through a modern psychological lens, focusing on how the epic both represents the workings of the human mind and provides for its audiences—both ancient and modern—a therapeutic model for coping with the exigencies of chance and fate. By reading the Odyssey as an exploration of the constitutive elements of human identity, the function of narrative in defining the self, and the interaction between the individual and their social context, The Many-Minded Man addresses enduring questions about the poem, such as the importance of …

Homer’S Thebes: Epic Rivalries And The Appropriation Of Mythical Pasts, Elton T. E. Barker, Joel P. Christensen

Publications and Research

Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are the only early Greek heroic epics to have survived the transition to writing, even though extant evidence indicates that they emerged from a thriving oral culture. Among the missing are the songs of Boeotian Thebes.

Homer’s Thebes examines moments in the Iliad and Odyssey where Theban characters and thematic engagements come to the fore. Rather than sifting through these appearances to reconstruct lost poems, Elton Barker and Joel Christensen argue that the Homeric poems borrow heroes from Thebes to address key ideas—about politics, time, and genre—that set out the unique superiority of these texts in …

Psychoanalytic Interpretation Of Marina’S Character In Kyomuhendo’S Secrets No More, Esther J. Masele, Deogratias M. Kisweka

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

Based on the assumption that characters in a literary text are true representations of human beings, this paper intends to interpret Kyomuhendo’s characterization of Marina in Secrets No More, applying psychoanalytic theory thereby, authenticating Freud’s concept of personality in the understanding of characters’ deeds in the novel. Taking into consideration that Freud’s psychoanalysis is a wide and complex theory, this paper focuses on the basics of ‘Id’, ‘Ego’ and ‘Super-ego’ as modes of interpretation to evaluate the effectiveness of the theory in providing a deeper understanding of a character’s personality and meaningful interpretation of a text. In the same context, …

Voices On The Horizon: A Theory Of Ludic Rhetoric, Jeff Lohr

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Voices on the horizon: A theory of ludic rhetoric begins with the assumption that rhetoric and play offer hope for cooperation and community in a fragmented and divided world. Rhetoric and play share an intellectual trajectory in the history of ideas. The earliest use of the terms rhetor and rhetoric in the Western tradition encouraged playful cooperation. The move toward reason and science during the Enlightenment relegated rhetoric to mere techniques for persuasion and silenced alternative avenues for seeking truth. Reclaiming traditional rhetoric as a meeting place for potential negotiation and cooperation encourages constructive civic discourse. The conclusion of this …

Analysis Of Jacques-Louis David's "Cupid And Psyche" 1817, Regina Bellian

The Downtown Review: An Interdisciplinary Journal Written and Peer-Reviewed by Mandel Honors College Students at Cleveland State University

This paper analyzes the painting Cupid and Psyche 1817 by Jacques-Louis David. The visual details and appearance of the painting is discussed in form and design and further elaborated with symbolism and interpretation of the artist's work.

‘Weill Auchtyn Eldris Exemplis Ws To Steir’: Aeneas And The Narrator In The Prologues To Gavin Douglas’S Eneados, P. J. Klemp

Studies in Scottish Literature

Discusses the translation of Virgil's Aeneid into Middle Scots by Gavin Douglas (1474-1522), the first translation of a major classical work into either Scots or English, analyzing the role of the narrator/translator in the prologues Douglas wrote, and arguing that by blurring the boundary between his own prefatory material and the Virgil text he was translating, Douglas brought the two elements into relationship to form a unified epic masterpiece.

Source Studies Analysis Of Manuscripts Of “Muqaddimatu-Ladab” In Foreign Archival Funds, Zohidjon Islomov

The Light of Islam

Mahmud Zamakhshari’s scientific heritage are consist of about 70 works on linguistics and literary studies. The work of “Muqaddamatu-l-adab” has a special place in the scientific heritage of the scholar. This work, originally recognized as a multilingual dictionary, contains Arabic-Persian-Turkish trilingual, Arabic-Persian-Turkic-Mongolian in four languages. The work consists of five parts, in the first part presented words of noun, the second part is devoted to the verb and the words from it. The third part consists of auxiliary words, the fourth part is the formation of names and the fifth part is grammatical rules regarding the formation of verbs. There …

Specific Organizational And Economic Aspects Of The Development Of Pilgrimage Tourism In Uzbekistan, Anvar Xudoyarov Phd

The Light of Islam

In the context of global economic innovation, it is important to study the methodological and practical aspects of this problem from the point of view of identifying trends and characteristics of pilgrimage tourism and improving the organizational and economic mechanism of its effective development. In our country, the government must create all the necessary conditions for the formation and effective functioning of the tourism industry, in particular tourism pilgrimages, also create a regulatory framework and take appropriate measures for the development and development of certain types of tourism. This will stimulate the development of tourism by creating an environment of …

The Formation Of Ecology And Economic Model Of The Minerals Complex In Globalization, Abduvali Isadjanov Dsc

The Light of Islam

The purpose of the research is considers a role of complex of mining industry in economy of Uzbekistan, problems of the formation of ecology and economic model of the minerals complex, influence of the complex of mining industry on the country’s economic development. In order to achieve the purpose the following tasks were set out: study of sustainable development of mineral complex of Uzbekistan; assessment of the current situation of mineral complex on the base of the systematic research of the influence of the factors of economic growth, modernization of production; assessment of the potential for perspective development of the …

The Words That Gives Religious Sense In Drama Products, Qahramon Sobirov

The Light of Islam

In this article the use of religious concepts, their roles and methodical tasks are considered. This article deals with the role of popular expressions in speech of characters as expressive means, to increase the value of verbal art, in individualization of speech of characters, their figurative and emotional influence on the reader. Historical-religious words are not only used in the speech of the characters in their speech. There are some methodological goals that apply to them. The use of them can be attributed to the speech situation. They are bound by the process of the events and the mood of …

The Cultural Life In Surkhan Oasis: Informing Of Achievements And Problems Based On Archival Materials (1925–1941 Years), Oybek Isayev

The Light of Islam

It is important to say that This article is prepared on The cultural life in Surkhan oasis: informing of achievements and problems based on archival materials.

During these years, It was made actions to destroy the cultura of Surhan oasis after Soviet establishment.At the beginning It was propagandized as to start educating the local people and confused, as a result The local peoples had fallen into the degree of illiteracy.

The musical drama theater was one of the established cultural institutions, It was demonstrated interesting performances for local peoples there. The most of works which demonstrating at theater was been …

Socio-Philosophical Aspects Of The Senusite Movement In North Africa, Azam Mamurov

The Light of Islam

The great imam and reformer seyyid Muhammad bin ‘Ali al-Senusi was born in Algeria and is a direct descendant of the prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Received an excellent upbringing and education. He devoted all his knowledge and life experience to a noble cause: improving and reforming the hard and poor life of the simple Arab people. This is the period when European countries (France, Italy, etc.) began occupation actions against the underdeveloped Arab countries of North Africa. In 1830, the French captured Algeria - the homeland of Muhammad ‘Ali al-Senusi, and in 1881 the …

Formation Of A Class Of Local Owners At The End Of Xix – The Beginnings Of The Xx Centuries In The Bukhara Emirate, Feruza Amonova

The Light of Islam

In article it is about formation of a layer of the local bourgeoisie and about activity of large owners in the Bukhara emirate of the end of XIX – the beginnings of the XX century. This article has the special importance because of it is writing on the basis of the comparative analysis of archival documents and historical researches.

The formation of local ownership in the Bukhara Emirate in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was largely dependent on economic and political factors in the region at that time. As a result of the establishment of the Russian empire’s …

Actual Problems Of Modern Arabic Language, Bakhrom Daminov

The Light of Islam

The article is devoted to the study of the most actual tasks of Arabic linguistics, which until today have been of interest to Arabists throughout the history of Arabic linguistics. In this article we will consider only some of the most important problems of Arabic linguistics, which occupy a central place in the problems of issues relating to various aspects of Arabic linguistics.

At present, the problem of studying Arabic linguistics in the range of lexicography, territorial dialects, and modern Arabic literary language is relevant to modern Arabic studies.

The relevance of the work is determined by the fact that …

Seven Stages In “Mantic Ut-Tyre” (“The Journey Of Logic”) By Attar In Sukhrob Sipehri’S Poem “Adress”, Nargiza Shoaliyeva

The Light of Islam

In the poem «Address», which was included in the collection «Green Volume» by S.Sepehri, in his own way he interprets the seven stages of asceticism - the «seven valleys», which are given in the dastan of Sheikh Fariduddin Attar «Mantik ut-tyr» («Journey of Logic»). The article provides a comparative analysis of the spiritual stages of the poet’s poetry - talab (need), ishq (love), marifat (enlightenment), isthiqno (denial), tavhid (unity), zairat (shock), fair (poverty) faqr fano (eternity). The path of Sufi perfection in the poem “Adress” is interpreted by the poet as a search for a “friend’s house.” In “The Journey …

Ources Of «Majma‘ Al-Masail» And Poetic Interpretation Of The Questions Of Fikh, Hilola Gulomova

The Light of Islam

Studying of philosophical and esthetic outlook of our people reflected in works of art is considered one of the major factors influencing on development of number of disciplines including the development of literary criticism and religious studies. In this sense, the careful and impartial research of such works remains to be one of the urgent tasks of literary criticism and source study in the period of independence.

In the article, sources of the work by the author under the pseudonym Afzaly «Majma‘ al-masail» devoted to fiqh questions and poetic interpretation of the matters are considered.

Questions of fiqh quoted in …

Chronograms Of Raji Marginoni As A Historical Source, Nodirjon Abdulahatov

The Light of Islam

The article gives information about the chronograms of the scientist Fakih and poet Khojojan Khoja - Raji Marginani (1834-1918). One of the talented representatives of the Margilan literary milieu, the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, was a poet, scholarly enlightener - Raji Marginani, who became famous among the local intellectual circles under the name «Khojazhan Kazi». He continued the traditions of the Ferghana school in the fields of Muslim law (fiqh). Khojazhan Kazi worked in poetry under the pseudonym “Raji” (in Arabic, “Hopeful”). His legacy is undoubtedly of scientific interest. It, along with the common …

Amir Husraf’S Literary Heritage In Applied Art Rituals, Feruza Nizamova

The Light of Islam

In the article Amir Khusrav Dekhlavi’s huge heritage in the ruba’i genre is tried to study briefly. The aim of the article is to study the ideological and artistic system of the poet’s works, to identify the poet’s skills in the ruba’i genre, and also to define the role of his writings in the history of Persian-Tajik literature through analyzing his ruba’is. It is a scientific fact that he has profoundly influenced the other poets’ works in the Islamic region who wrote in Persian and Turkic afterwards. The interest to the poet’s writings, including his ruba’is, is related to the …

Incomplete Conjunction Of Words In The Arabic Grammar, Malika Nasirova

The Light of Islam

Annotation: One of the main issues in Arabic Linguistic is «grammatical status - إِعرَاب » (changing of the endings of words). «Changing of the endings of words» doesn’t mean changing the actual ending of the word itself (e.g.. the last letter), because the actual ending itself won’t change. What we’re changing here is the condition of the ending of words, which means that words transition from one state to another, regardless of whether that happens explicitly or implicitly. The great linguists of the Middle Ages Sibawaykhi, Makhmud az-Zamakhshariy, Abul Fatkh Mutarriziy, modern linguists Abbas Khasan, Mustapha Galayiniy, Russian scientists V.Girgas, …

On Significance Of Science Of Balāǧat In Achieving Linguisticaesthetic Perfection, Salima Rustamiy

The Light of Islam

By the beginning of the 20 century the European scientists have begun to perceive the poetic ideas put forward in medieval Arabic language and literature including the science of balāǧat as a specific type of artistic expression. As a result, the Arabic poetic thinking and science of balāǧat in the medieval Muslim world began to be called canons.

Scientists agree that canons in literature are the product of certain type of social consciousness and caused by many objective factors. In the theory of medieval Arabic literature, development of poetic views on correlation between form and meaning was complicated. It is …