Transpersonal Ether: personhood, family and religion in modern societies

A Comparative Study on the Status of Elderly In the Traditional and Modern Societies

Over the past two centuries, the rapid socio-economic transformations along with substantial advances in medicine have resulted in decrease of mortality rate, the significant increase of life expectancy, and the growth of the population aging. In despite of the increased proportion of elderly in the recent periods, their status has significantly decreased. Elderly in the traditional societies h...

CULTURAL HISTORY OF MODERN RUSSIA Religion in Modern Russian History

The essay below, written for the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Modern Russian History, attempts to address the role of religion in Russia over the last three centuries or so. As such, it serves as a useful introduction to at least some of the issues that we will address in this course. The article is notable for its attempt to address all of Russia’s various religions, and thus to set the issu...

Religion and the Rise of Modern Culture

The Ether Concept in Modern Physics.

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Trauma and Pain in Family-Orientated Societies

People from family-oriented societies in particular, in addition to having a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suffer from chronic pain and physical complaints. Such people have a different understanding of physical illness and pain and, compared to patients from western societies, have different ideas on healing, even when confronted with the therapist. Hitherto, these factors have not bee...