this paper will compare two of the most prominent mystics of islam and hinduism on what may be called the “end of the mystical journey,” or mokśa in hindu spirituality and fanā in islamic mysticism. the interpretations of these two mystics are naturally developed according to their own epistemological and ontological bases. thus, referring to their most significant principles of thought, the au...

This essay investigates the explosive Soviet interest in space travel during the New Economic Policy (NEP) era of the 1920s, as expressed through amateur societies, the press, literature, painting, fi lm, and other popular culture. In recovering an obscured history of the roots of Russian cosmonautics, it shows how the cause of space exploration in early twentieth-century Russia originally stem...

During the twentieth century, Catholic theology moved to reject misuse of imaginaries afterlife. By insisting on a de-cosmologization “last things”, theologians endorsed Christocentric eschatology. However, physical material view remains dominant in popular perception afterworld. Recently, some authors have engaged reevaluation role imagination. In eschatology as well, several assert need for m...

It is worth mentioning that the main purpose of mystics in dealing with myths and epics Shahnameh to express mystical themes. In this research, an attempt has been made three prominent religious, mythological epic themes: Zoroaster, Jamshid, Kaykhosrow, how they are reflected texts, their transformation connections from beginning stage Islamic perfection maturity. The method work research use l...

This paper focuses on the potential applications of hybrid reality in the cultural sphere, where media and technologies can be used for multisensory stimulation and interaction. We investigate the capacity of hybrid spaces to incite alternative states of consciousness, similar to what mystics, alchemists and shamans describe as a journey towards rapture (a state of overwhelming emotion). The tw...

over 1100 quranic verses as well as 250hadiths attributed to the holy prophet, holy imams, and companions can be found in mulla sadra’s asfar. although mulla sadra is known as a philosopher, his unfinished commentary on al-kafi evidences that he has been familiar with hadith and other respective sciences as well. however, he has appeared more in a mystical persuasion in choosing hadiths in asfa...