308 search results for “is a spirituality and mysticism shi is” in the Public website
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Making sense of an out-of-body experience (OBE), spirituality and mental health
When is (or becomes) an out-of-body experience a R/S experience? (How) do people make sense of their experiences and is this related to mental health? Which motives do people have to (not) communicate their out-of-body experiences with regular and/or alternative caregivers? And what does it tell us…
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The Modern Devotion. Spirituality and Culture from the Late Middle Ages onward
The Modern Devotion: pone of the most influential religious initiatives in the late medieval Low Countries.
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The mystical kiss of the mouth. The role of images and imagery in medieval spirituality (1100-1500)
How can the importance of the image in late medieval spirituality be understood in the context of the love mysticism inspired by the imagery of the Song of Songs?
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Meaning and R/S (religion and spirituality) in medical healthcare
The project focuses on communication processes regarding spirituality and existential issues in the medical health care in the Netherlands
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Menghui ShiFaculty of Humanities
m.shi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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The spiritual Tolkien milieu : a study of fiction‐based religion
Markus Davidsen defended his thesis on 16 October 2014
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All structures great and small: on copular sentences with shì in Mandarin
On the 2nd of September, Hang Cheng successfully defended a doctoral thesis. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Hang on this achievement!
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Shi Shi Fan
Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
r.s.fan@library.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1849
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Tolkien Spirituality: Constructing Belief and Tradition in Fiction-based Religion
How is tradition constructed and belief made plausible in fiction-based religion?
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Leiden University Shi'i Studies Initiative (LUSSI)
Shiʿi Islam
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Yuran ShiFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
y.shi@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Ruoyu ShiFaculty of Humanities
r.shi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Jiayang ShiScience
j.shi@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4799
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Yuanping ShiFaculty of Humanities
y.shi@phil.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Ada Shi
Faculty of Humanities
y.shi.12@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Spiritual Corporeality: Towards Embodied Gnosis through a Dancing Language
Very generally speaking, this study aims at questioning and re-defining the mind-body epistemic problem within contemporary dance and art culture.
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Nichiran kankei-shi o yomitoku [Revisiting the History of Dutch-Japanese Relations]
Nichiran kankei-shi o yomitoku [Revisiting the History of Dutch-Japanese Relations] is a new, two-volume Japanese publication with a chapter written by Wulan Remmelink. Both volumes offer a new look on the historical relations between Japan and The Netherlands during the Edo period by examining various…
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Workshop: ”Ecclesia / Iustitia. Spirituality and Criminal Justice in Late Medieval Europe (ca. 1200-1500)” (NIKI)
On May 30 and 31, a workshop will take place at the Dutch Art Historical Institute in Florence (NIKI). This workshop aims to further our understanding of how late medieval societies reconciled the partially contradictory ideals and expectations of Ecclesia and Iustitia at a collective and individual…
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a Lasting Impression. The Impact of Incunabula on Late Medieval Spirituality, Religious Practice and Visual Culture in the Low Countries
This project investigates how the first generation of Dutch printed books (the incunabula, 1473-1501) affected late medieval spirituality, religious practice and visual culture in the Low Countries.
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‘Do Not Say They Are Dead’: The Political Use of Mystical and Religious Concepts in the Persian Poetry of the Iran-Iraq War (1980-88)
The chief aim of this study is to explore how classical Persian poetry and the Persian mysticism that is interwoven with the poetry have been used in the new politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially during the Iran-Iraq war.
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Faith in Democracy. Justice, Politics and Transcendence
This book explores the spiritual potential of faith, mysticism and transcendence in answer to the dangers of a mythologised state and the sacro-sanctification of (liberal) democracy and its rule of law.
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Of Love and Longing
Diede Farhosh-van Loon defended her thesis on 18 October 2016
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Ritualization of concert practice in Russian post-minimalist music
This research is driven by the necessity to investigate the subject of performing instrumental works by Russian post-minimalist composers, and to explore possibilities of incorporating the spiritual ideas that informed those works in a concert practice.
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Unlawful appropriation of territory
Leiden archaeologists reveal the function of specific locations and buildings in order to protect indigenous heritage and lifestyle.
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Spirited narratives of purpose and progress: church-society engagement alongside the (Company-) state
Spirited narratives of purpose and progress: church-society engagement alongside the (Company-) state
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Heritage and Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The heritage of Indigenous Peoples has long been researched and commented upon from the outside. This book adopts an innovative approach by engaging with the heritage of Indigenous Peoples from the ‘inside’.
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History of Cultures, Knowledge and Ideas
It is integral to many cluster members’ research to use Medieval and Early Modern Arts as a lens for studying the medieval and early modern periods at large:
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Sources of Meaning among organized non-religious ‘secular’ persons
Recently, studies have shown the similarities and differences in sources of meaning between religionists, ‘nones’ and atheists (see several studies of Schnell and others). The present study that will be conducted in three European countries tries to clarify the relationship between meaning giving and…
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About
Leiden University Centre for Intercultural Philosophy (LUCIP) is a centre housed in the Institute for Philosophy at Leiden University.
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Sufis in Afghanistan: Contemporary Navigations of Religious Authority across Political Changes
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
In 2007, a number of countries signed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. In collaboration with academics and activists in the field, Leiden researchers help to bring these agreements to life. They are mapping indigenous languages for educational purposes and defending the rights…
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Lecture Frits Scholten: Private Devotion & Immersive Play - The Use of 'Spiritual Toys' in the Late Middle Ages (January 17)
On January 17th, Frits Scholten (Rijksmuseum Amsterdam) will give a lecture titled: "Private Devotion & Immersive Play - The Use of 'Spiritual Toys' in the Late Middle Ages." The lecture is part of a Lorentz Center workshop on 'Religious Imagination in the Late Medieval Low Countries' and can also be…
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Mobility of Ideas and Transmission of Texts. Vernacular Literature and Learning in the Rhineland and the Low Countries (ca. 1300-1550)
The programme focuses on the medieval dynamics of intellectual life in the Rhineland and the Low countries, nowadays divided over five countries (Switzerland, France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands) but one cultural region in the later Middle Ages.
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The Nahua-Tlaxcalteca Calendar during the colonial period and the contemporary perception of time in Santa Catarina (Acaxochitlan, Hidalgo, México)
How was time understood during the colonial period by Tlaxcaltecan Naua communities? What is the relationship between time, spirituality and ritual in the present-day Naua community of Santa Catarina? What does this tell us about the strengths and values of Indigenous heritage and about the impact of…
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De internationale publicatie Faith in Democracy door Timo Slootweg
Rechtsfilosoof Timo Slootweg (ed.) publiceerde deze week: Faith in Democracy. Justice, Politics and Transcendence. Deze internationale publicatie werd mede geïnitieerd door het Leidsche, interfacultaire profileringsgebied Politieke Legitimiteit.
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Dialogue Among Cultures and Disciplines: Past, Present, and Future
Dialogue is a multi-dimensional communication mechanism whose processes can only be examined by means of an interdisciplinary approach.
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Michiel van ElkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.van.elk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Consonant and lexical tone interaction: Evidence from two Chinese dialects
On the 4th of June, Menghui Shi successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Menghui Shi on this achievement!
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Masterclass: Religious Imagination in the Late Medieval Low Countries
On January 19, a masterclass on the theme of religious imagination will take place in the Lorentz Center in Leiden. This masterclass for MA and PhD students will focus on the religious imagination as a spiritual skill in the late medieval Low Countries, and the role of religious texts, images, and objects…
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About this minor
Everything you need to know about the minor Islam: Religion and Society.
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Ahab BdaiwiFaculty of Humanities
a.bdaiwi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1639
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Between spiritual care and forensic care: situating the remains of war dead in contemporary Vietnam
Lecture, Research Seminar
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Veni award for Anna Dlabačová
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded Veni funding to four Humanities researchers at Leiden University. One of them is Anna Dlabačová. This award offers promising young scientists the opportunity to develop their own ideas over a period of three years.
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Tolkien and fiction-based religions
Markus Altena Davidsen’s PhD dissertation is the first major study of Tolkien Religion. In it, he analyses the religion that is based on the stories by acclaimed British fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien. He also discusses how fiction itself can become religious. Davidsen will defend his dissertation on…
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Alumnus, rechtsfilosoof en wereldreiziger Bart Jansen: ‘focus je niet, maar verstrooi jezelf’
Stilzitten doet alumnus Bart Jansen niet graag. Zo geeft hij les in onder meer Nederland, Maleisië en Curaçao, houdt hij zich naast het recht ook graag bezig met kunst en mystiek en vindt hij naar eigen zeggen ‘alles wat fout gaat’ wel interessant aan de rechtsfilosofie. ‘Ik ben gek op veelzijdige mensen;…
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Jihad and Islam in World War I
Studies on the Ottoman Jihad on the Centenary of Snouck Hurgronje's
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Adjudicating Attacks Targeting Culture
On 27 May 2021, Hirad Abtahi defended his thesis 'Adjudicating Attacks Targeting Culture'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof.dr. C. Stahn.
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Spiritual Corporeality: Towards Embodied Gnosis through a Dancing Language
PhD defence
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Presents a novel philosophical account of psychedelic experiences, arguing that they can be induced by means other than psychedelics — such as
Presents a novel philosophical account of psychedelic experiences, arguing that they can be induced by means other than psychedelics — such as meditation and yoga.
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Journal of the LUCAS Graduate Conference : Breaking the Rules: Textual Reflections on Transgression
The Journal of the LUCAS Graduate Conference was founded in 2013 to publish a selection of the best papers presented at the biennial LUCAS Graduate Conference, an international and interdisciplinary humanities conference organized by the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS). The…