The North Indian Tabla Drum as Saivite Hindu Religious Path

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   School essay   |   11/30/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : « The music of Siva s damaru is understood as the source of cosmos ordered through time. Robert Lawlor, The Resounding Cosmos and the Myth of Desire. (Parabola. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The mythological framework . The Nada Brahman cosmology . The congruence between cosmogenic and musical creation . The practice of refining musical ability . Conclusion....»

Theism in a postmodern world

Social studies   |   Educational studies   |   Presentation   |   02/26/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « The second concept is that God created the cosmos ex nihilo to operate with a uniformity of cause and effect in an open system (Sire, 2004) This shows us that ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Concepts in Christian theism.. God is infinite and personal.. God created the cosmos.. Human beings are created in the image of God.. History is linear.. Postmodernism.. Differences between postmodernism and theism.. How does a...»

Panentheism

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   09/25/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « its description of the relationship between Krishna and the world, hovering somewhere between acosmism (describing the unreality of the cosmos, capitalizing on ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The Panentheistic view of Hinduism.. Plato's teachings and Neo-Platonists.. The idea that there is evil in the world but not in the intention of God.. Hartshorne claims on the omnipotent God.. The problem of evil, and the compounded...»

Is there a meaningful way in which we can talk about global citizenship in the contemporary context?

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « that had created an immense gap between those who claim that being a Man is enough to be called a citizen of the world as a part of the cosmos (the rationally ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The actual and cumulative process of globalisation.. The context of globalisation and a new sphere for political theory.. The very meaning of 'global citizenship'.. A real philosophical and political concept?. Plato and Aristotle's...»

Dust-wiping and non-duality: The Buddhist teachings of Hui-Neng

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   11/28/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « Buddhism is founded in this belief that all humans are intrinsically divine, that we all fit into the cosmos in a perfect, harmonious way. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The Grand Master of old.. The symbolic robe and bowl.. The peasant Hui-Neng - thrown into a competition-of-sorts. Shen-Hsiu - a seriously pedestrian view of the teachings of Buddhism. . The realization of Buddhahood.. A perpetual...»

Number symbolism in the Bible and early Christian works

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Term papers   |   06/22/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « the end. Four symbolized Creation, the Cosmos, or the natural world in all the ancient cultures related to the Bible. There were ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The meaning of numbers. Words and their numbers. Christian gematria. Numbers and geometry. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

San Vitale's Beauty as Seen Through the Eyes of Plotinus

Arts & media   |   Arts and art history   |   Presentation   |   04/21/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « In order for earth, the realm of matter, to be beautiful, it must invoke the harmony and order of the cosmos, God s immaterial realm. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. God as the divine source of all things. Plotinus and the ideal of beauty as a problem of metaphysics. The metaphysical connection and entering into the sanctuary of San Vitale. . The mosaic is beautiful because its...»

J.M.W. Turner: Incendiary change

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   06/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « two Italian visits as most apparent in the water-colors of the period, in which, we excitingly watch him in the demiurgic act of creating a cosmos of unified ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Turner and his two sections of life. The traditional compositional aspects. The importance of experience . Turner's liberty of imagination . Turner's detailed inclusion of the crowd . Tension between unruly imagination and rigid...»

Timeline of European Renaissance

History & geography   |   Ancient history   |   Time lines   |   06/10/2009   |   .doc   |   12 pages
Document abstract : « The decline of feudalism, the invention of the printing press, and scientific developments such as the Copernican system of the cosmos all led to a paradigm ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction . Early translations and the birth of humanism (Pre 1400 C.E) . Early Renaissance (1400 C.E. to 1480 C.E) . The High Renaissance (1480 C.E. to 1503 C.E). The golden age of Rome (1503 C.E. to 1527 C.E) . The Late Renaissance Phase (1527...»

The face of nature in Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Term papers   |   07/10/2009   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « In his worldview, however, humanity could never be something that transcended the natural order; men were always only one kind of life in a teeming cosmos. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction: The avatar. Druids and holy-days. The face of the face of nature. The sacrifice of nature to religion and society. Conclusion....»

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