THE YIJING AND THE CRISIS OF WESTERN TRADITION by Ernest Ženko

“…It seems, however, that the reception of the Yijing in the West went full circle; from being an exotic and mystical text from an unknown and foreign practice, to an important corrective of a Western tradition that found itself in crisis during the twentieth century, to the global culture industry.…”
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Versiones y reescritura en Cants d’Abelone, de Joan Vinyoli by Ferran Carbó

“…The article also characterises the theme of mystical research in Vinyoli’s poetry and at the same time the structure of the entire book of poems. …”
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Synodality as a return to the origins of Christianity and the way of building the God’s Kingdom by Sebastian Zygmunt

“…The extreme understanding the Pope’s role as an absolute monarch who independently decides about all dimensions of the Church has supplanted with time the known from the Apostle’s time communal management of the Mystical body of Christ. Just the Second Vatican Council and the last few popes noticed this particular problem. …”
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Une éducation sentimentale ou le roman d’amour de Salammbô by Geneviève Mondon

“…Experiences combining pleasure and suffering, the mystic union with the snake, the “baisade”, contribute to her sentimental education, but the final disappointment—the failure of desire—is the true revelation.…”
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The Experience of Trinitarian Compassion According to St. Francis of Assisi by Krzysztof Juzba

“…True love is the fruit of the act of giving. Francis` mystical experience of God in Three Person lead him to his own inter-trinitarian love. …”
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“Yeni Terörizm”in Geleceğin Güvenlik Ortamına Etkileri: Daeş Örneği by Selim KURT

“…Also it can be said that this new wave of terror is ideologically based on mystical and religious motivations. On the other hand, these new terrorist organizations use unusual asymmetric methods to maximize casualties in their actions. …”
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Witchery as Tribal Primary Ethos: Negotiations and Resistance in Select Literary Representations by Saru Sachdeva, Rekha Rani

“…It argues that Indian tribal women no longer view witchcraft merely as a negative gender stereotype but rather as a means to assert their rights, celebrate their autonomy, and navigate the complexities of a mystical belief system. By resisting the oppressive use of witchcraft as a tool of manipulation, tribal women, through their strategic engagement with witchcraft, challenge both tribal and non-tribal systems of oppression, thereby forging their own identities and redefining the boundaries of power.…”
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From occupation to independence: contemporary East Timorese history and identity in Portuguese picturebooks by Ana Margarida Ramos

“…The text and images are combined in order to promote symbolic readings, suggesting a magical/mystical environment that impresses readers. More than a decade later, recent struggles and stories from East Timor are still present in Portuguese picturebooks such as Lya/Lia (2014), by Margarida Botelho. …”
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الشيخ محمد بن عمر نووي الجاوي: حياته الذاتية والعلمية by Ehsan Ur Rehman, Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Khan

“… Sheikh Muhammad bin Umaranawi al-Jawi (Banteni), a scholar and mystic. His title "Nawawi" is said to be derived from one of the famous scholars. …”
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Perception and treatment of melancholy in the writings of Hildegard of Bingen (c. 1098-1179) by Eglė Sakalauskaitë-Juodeikienë

“… Hildegard of Bingen (c. 1098-1179) was a medieval nun and an abbess, a mystic, a composer, a poet, an author of medical treatises, and one of the few women at the time who wrote both theological and scientific texts. …”
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Volcanic disaster mitigation based on local wisdom: A case study from a local community in the Mount Galunggung, Indonesia by Mutolib Abdul, Rahmat Ali, Harefa Darmawan, Nugraha Satriya, Handoko Lukman, Sululing Siswadi, Laxmi, Nurhayati Siti

“…Disaster mitigation efforts based on local wisdom in Mount Galunggung include: 1) the use of the kentongan (a traditional wooden alarm instrument), 2) local knowledge of natural disaster signs, and 43) mystical beliefs associated with Mount Galunggung. …”
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On third space and critical paralysis by Steven White

“…However, inspired (in a bad way) by ‘mystical Marxist’ Soja’s ‘startlingly arcane’ definition of Thirdspace, I argue that aspects of critical theory or critical social justice orientations to LD can lead to contradictions or even paralysis in attempts to actually use the considerable empirical insights provided by Whitchurch, and the metaphor of third space more broadly, to inform practice. …”
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Stosunek religii do nauki. Punkt widzenia prawosławnego by Henryk Paprocki

“…The Earth was treated as a mystical centre of the universe because of the Incarnation of Christ, which did not mean that it was also the real centre of the empirical universe. …”
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Asian Flu Pandemic in Indonesia, 1957: Government and Public Response by Muhammad Fakhriansyah, Kurniawati Kurniawati

“…People end up acting without direction, such as trying traditional medicine, spreading hoax news, violating quarantine rules, committing vaccination fraud, panic buying, and even performing various mystical rituals.…”
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A HISTORY OF THE AGILA IN ADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BENUE STATE by OCHOGA EDWIN OCHOGA, Imanah Sunday Omoafena

“…Thus, conclusion was reached that: Firstly, Agila is a product of the mystical efforts of both Ago and Osilagama and their descendants that have over the centuries made Agila unique culturally wise in Idomaland. …”
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Mia Couto and the enchantment of rain by Myrtle J. Hooper, Isabel B. Rawlins

“…Garuba specifically refers to the ‘persistent re-enchantment of the world’ whereby the ‘rational and scientific are appropriated and transformed into the mystical and magical’. This article explores the range of roles, agentic and enchanted, which Couto accords rain in his stories. …”
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ANTIQUE PARADIGM OF TECHNOLOGY by О. F. Tereshkun

“…Thirdly, purely mechanical, technical model of the world that started the ancient Greek philosophers, initiated the transition to a scientific rational explanation of nature, unlike the previous one - irrational and mystical. Fourth, despite the fact that ancient man was still dependent on the nature of space needed, he was sufficiently autonomous from traditional models of life and behaviour in the implementation of his career. …”
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The insurmountable energy of the mind – education, science and culture – in the strategy of the civilizational development of mankind by Віктор Андрущенко

“…The mind finds various, sometimes unexpected ways for its embodiment – not only in science, philosophy, education, but also in folk traditions, in the prophecies of mystics and maxims of sages. At the same time, the loss of reason can take vari­ous forms – from “mind loss” to the loss of human values at work to the madness of war. …”
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The Feminine and Masculine Archetypes in the Structure of a Pagon Myth by Tetiana A. Kuptsova

“…The social and cultural secondary role of woman was softened by female mystic charisma, based on the ability to give birth and to be mother of every living being. …”
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THE FEMININE AND MASCULINE ARCHETYPES IN THE STRUCTURE OF A PAGON MYTH by Tetiana A. Kuptsova

“…The social and cultural secondary role of woman was softened by female mystic charisma, based on the ability to give birth and to be mother of every living being. …”
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