Remembering And Misremembering Hypatia: The Lessons Of Agora,
2013
Pittsburg State University
Remembering And Misremembering Hypatia: The Lessons Of Agora, Donald W. Viney
Faculty Submissions
The film Agora tells a somewhat fictionalized version of the story of Hypatia of Alexandria (d. 415). I raise and attempt to answer the question whether it is good historical fiction. After summarizing what is known from the historical record about Hypatia, my answer to the question is a qualified affirmative. I note the various historical details that the film preserves. The liberties that the film takes with her story are, by turns, problematic (e.g. reinforcing the view of a fundamental conflict between reason and faith), enlightening (e.g. in the introduction of the fictional character of Davus), unfair (e.g. in …
Editor's Introduction,
2013
California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA, USA
Editor's Introduction, Glenn Hartelius
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
NA
The Concept Of Tradition: A Problem Out Of Macintyre,
2013
Providence College
The Concept Of Tradition: A Problem Out Of Macintyre, Philip E. Devine
Philosophy Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Religion And Spiritual Experience: Revisiting Key Assumptions In Sociology,
2013
University of Maine
Religion And Spiritual Experience: Revisiting Key Assumptions In Sociology, Steven F. Cohn, Kyriacos C. Markides
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
In this paper, we examine the dominant materialist assumption that there is an inherent conflict between sociology, religion, and spirituality. We will suggest that such a conflict is not fundamental and that accepting the possibility that religious experiences might reflect contact with a transcendent reality can enrich the theoretical possibilities of sociology, supplementing rather than replacing existing insights.
Emile Durkheim And C. G. Jung: Structuring A Transpersonal Sociology Of Religion,
2013
University of Maine
Emile Durkheim And C. G. Jung: Structuring A Transpersonal Sociology Of Religion, Susan F. Greenwood
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
Religion is a prevalent theme in the works of both Emile Durkheim and C. G. Jung, who participated in a common intellectual milieu. A comparison of Durkheim’s collective consciousness and Jung’s collective unconscious reveals strikingly similar concepts. The components of these structures, collective representations and archetypes, illustrate interdependent sociological and psychological processes in the theorized creation of religious phenomena. An analysis of the constitutive elements in these processes offers a basis for structuring a transpersonal sociology of religion.
Developing Transpersonal Resiliency: An Approach To Healing And Reconciliation In Zimbabwe,
2013
Pastoral Care and Counseling Services
Developing Transpersonal Resiliency: An Approach To Healing And Reconciliation In Zimbabwe, Mazvita Machinga, Harris L. Friedman
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
Zimbabwe has been experiencing one of the worst economic and humanitarian crises in modern times, after its people have suffered from horrific episodes of political violence. An approach to healing and reconciliation in Zimbabwe aimed at developing transpersonal resiliency, called Lament, Welcome, and Celebration (LAWECE), was designed to be culturally appropriate through involving two distinct versions of psychological and spiritual intervention, one appropriate for traditional Shona values and one for Christian values. LAWECE involves a sequence of activities focused on both individual and community healing, starting with a lamentation process acknowledging the atrocities, followed by a welcoming process that invites …
Intentional Kayaking: Awakening To Intimacy Within The Natural World,
2013
Sofia University
Intentional Kayaking: Awakening To Intimacy Within The Natural World, Nancy M. Rowe
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
This article explores the notion of intimacy within the natural world. The author blends personal quest with scholarship from transpersonal psychology, spirituality, nature writing, and philosophy. It highlights the results of a thematic content analysis of journal entries made during a week of kayaking with the conscious intention of being in better relationship with a specific lake community. A thematic analysis of the journal entries that followed this experience revealed that that certain actions, attitudes, and ways of being increased intimacy and contributed to a greater sense of spirituality. She posits that we can all achieve greater spiritual connection and …
“Transpersonal Pakistan”,
2013
Erasmus University
“Transpersonal Pakistan”, Paul Heelas
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
The essay is controversial. The argument that Sufi-inspired transpersonal experiences, practices and processes are widespread does not match the popular view of Pakistan as a major homeland of Islamic ‘fundamentalism’ and militancy. Neither does the argument match the views of all those Islamists who bind Sufism to the transcendent theism of tradition. In various ways and to varying degrees, the most illustrious of Sufi saints move away from tradition and the alterity of the Godhead. For this reason Sufi saints can serve as a powerful font of transpersonal humanism, a universal humanism of humanity which plays a critical role in …
A Declaration Of Interdependence: Peace, Social Justice, And The “Spirit Wrestlers”,
2013
Sofia University
A Declaration Of Interdependence: Peace, Social Justice, And The “Spirit Wrestlers”, John Elfers
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
The struggle between the Doukhobors, a nonviolent society committed to communal values, and the Canadian Government epitomizes the tension between values of personal rights and independence on the one hand, and social obligation on the other. The immigration of the Doukhobors from Russia to the Canadian prairies in 1899 precipitated a centurylong struggle that brings issues of social justice, moral obligation, political authority, and the rule of law into question. The fundamental core of Western democracies, founded on the sanctity of individual rights and equal opportunity, loses its potency in a community that holds to the primacy of interdependence and …
Shakespeare’S Cymbeline And The Mystical Particular: Redemption, Then And Now, For A Disassembled World,
2013
Sofia University
Shakespeare’S Cymbeline And The Mystical Particular: Redemption, Then And Now, For A Disassembled World, Judy Schavrien
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
Cymbeline reflected Shakespeare’s late-in-life aspirations for a world redeemed. Those in baroque England, past the first burgeoning of Renaissance vision, were nevertheless making a literal New World abroad. Likewise, Shakespeare arrived at a vision both post-innocent and post-tragic. As they compared to tragic heroes, he down-sized the late play characters; still, he granted them a gentler end. Late characters and worlds suffered centrifugal pressures; yet, ultimately, centripetal forces, internal and external, brought selves and worlds together. Relevant to today’s disassembled world, the study tracks Shakespeare’s approach to unification: He rebalanced gender, internal and external; he placed an emphasis on feminine …
The Peak At The Nadir: Psychological Turmoil As The Trigger For Awakening Experiences,
2013
Leeds Metropolitan University
The Peak At The Nadir: Psychological Turmoil As The Trigger For Awakening Experiences, Steve Taylor
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
A study of 161 temporary awakening experiences showed that over 23% were triggered by, or associated with, intense turmoil and distress (Taylor, 2012b). Examples of some of these turmoil-induced awakening experiences are given, illustrating the wide variety of traumatic experiences involved. (The type of trauma was found to be less important than its intensity.) These temporary awakening experiences are contrasted with permanent suffering-induced transformational experiences (SITEs). A distinction is made between a primary shift, involving the establishment of a new self-system (which occurs in SITEs), and the secondary shift which may occur after temporary awakening experiences, when the individual’s self-system …
Implications And Consequences Of Post-Modern Philosophy For Contemporary Transpersonal Studies Ii. Georges Bataille’S Post-Nietzschean Secular Mysticism, Phenomenology Of Ecstatic States, And Original Transpersonal Sociology, Harry Hunt
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
The writings of the French philosopher Georges Bataille (1897-1962) offer their own contribution to the descriptive phenomenology of mystical and numinous states, as well as a version of the modern secular or this-worldly mysticism variously anticipated by Jung and Nietzsche, and a highly original sociology and social psychology of transpersonal experience, influenced by Max Weber, that helps to open an area not widely developed in recent studies. At the same time, the trauma and personal difficulties in Bataille’s life serve as a stark example of the often distortive effects of spiritual metapathologies on inner development. Bataille’s views of ecstatic states …
Transpersonal Sociology: Origins, Development, And Theory,
2013
Sofia University
Transpersonal Sociology: Origins, Development, And Theory, Ryan Rominger, Harris L. Friedman
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
Transpersonal theory formally developed within psychology through the initial definition of the field in the publishing of the Journal of Transpersonal Psychology. However, transpersonal sociology also developed with the Transpersonal Sociology Newsletter, which operated through the middle 1990s. Both disciplines have long histories, while one continues to flourish and the other, comparatively, is languishing. In order to encourage renewed interest in this important area of transpersonal studies, we discuss the history, and further define the field of transpersonal sociology, discuss practical applications of transpersonal sociology, and introduce research approaches that might be of benefit for transpersonal sociological researchers and practitioners.
Moving Forward With A Clear Conscience: A Model Conscientious Objection Policy For Canadian Colleges Of Physicians And Surgeons,
2013
The University of Western Ontario
Moving Forward With A Clear Conscience: A Model Conscientious Objection Policy For Canadian Colleges Of Physicians And Surgeons, Jocelyn Downie, Carolyn Mcleod, Jacquelyn Shaw
Philosophy Publications
No abstract provided.
An Exploration Of The Impact That Postmodernism Has On Competition In Sport,
2013
Liberty University
An Exploration Of The Impact That Postmodernism Has On Competition In Sport, Shara Crow
Masters Theses
The purpose of this study is to explore the impact that postmodernism has on competition in sport. Previous studies compartmentalized social thought and competition in sport. This study appreciates that the two are connected, and it is through this connectedness that the impact emerges. By describing, finding, and analyzing relationships through text as well as notating text iteratively, it was found through a postmodernist critical awareness to meta-narratives that sport is expressed in two main themes: (a) identity (b) and hierarchy/authority. Moreover, both of these themes are interrelated to social interaction. These findings indicate that social interpretation impacts the complex …
Reconceiving Responsibility: A Review Of Iris Marion Young’S Responsibility For Justice,
2013
Illinois State University
Reconceiving Responsibility: A Review Of Iris Marion Young’S Responsibility For Justice, Eric S. Godoy
Faculty Publications - Philosophy
In Responsibility for Justice, published 5 years after her untimely death, Iris Marion Young addresses the difficulties of thinking about responsibility in our complex, globally interconnected world. Our everyday errands, such as shopping for food, clothing and even light bulbs, now raise questions about our connection to grave injustices that occur around the world. Yet the limits of our ability to think seriously about these connections are evident. Even tracking responsibility within localized events is difficult when multiple layers of agency are involved. For instance, is BP, Transocean, or Halliburton responsible for the Deepwater debacle? 1 Unfortunately, Young began working …
Introduction To Special Topic Section: Transpersonal Sociology,
2013
Sofia University
Introduction To Special Topic Section: Transpersonal Sociology, Ryan Rominger
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
NA
Does A Table Have Buddha-Nature? A Moment Of Yes And No. Answer! But Not In Words Or Signs: Reply To Siderits,
2013
Kyoto University
Does A Table Have Buddha-Nature? A Moment Of Yes And No. Answer! But Not In Words Or Signs: Reply To Siderits, Yasuo Deguchi, Jay L. Garfield, Graham Priest
Philosophy: Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
A Mountain By Any Other Name: Reply To Tanaka,
2013
Kyoto University
A Mountain By Any Other Name: Reply To Tanaka, Yasuo Deguchi, Jay L. Garfield, Graham Priest
Philosophy: Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
2+1=1: Reply To Ziporyn,
2013
Kyoto University
2+1=1: Reply To Ziporyn, Yasuo Deguchi, Jay L. Garfield, Graham Priest
Philosophy: Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
