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Miracle-workers and magicians in the Acts of the Apostles and Philostratus' Life of Apollonius of Tyana.
Get PDFThe miracle-workers and magicians we meet in the Greco-Roman world and on the pages of Greco-Roman narratives are among the most difficult characters for modem scholars to understand. While Greco-Roman writers presume their readers will share their socio-cultural script and understand how one distinguishes between a legitimate miracle-worker and an illegitimate magician, this script is lost on modem scholars. Hindered first by absolute definitions for miracle and magic from social anthropology and then by relative definitions from the sociology of knowledge, this thesis calls for a re-engagement of the "historic imagination" with respect to these sorts of characters. In particular, this thesis suggests that a detailed investigation into the operation of characters labelled as performers of miracles or magic can reveal the criteria which distinguished the two in the minds of Greco-Roman Mediterraneans as well as revealing the practical outworking of the criteria themselves. Two narratives are chosen for this task-the canonical Acts of the Apostles, representing a Jewish- Christian angle, and Philostratus' Life of Apollonius of Tyana, representing a pagan angle. Methodologically the study proceeds by converting these narratives into "narrative worlds" and then subjecting the narrative worlds to a social investigation using models suggested by the work of Mary Douglas and Peter Brown. Under the rubric of "gaining power, " "intersecting power, " and "defending power" the two narrative worlds projected by these texts are compared and contrasted with respect to the criteria being used to distinguish miracle-worker from magician. The conclusion reached is that in both texts legitimacy for a mediator of divine power is found especially in demonstrating power without appearing desirous of personal gains. A miracle-worker is successful in this regard; a magician is one who fails in this regard
The Boko Haram Terror:Adversary to the Wellbeing of Nigerian Kids
No full textNigeria is the most populous nation in Africa, made up of multiple ethnic groups, cultures, and languages. She is a nation with world-acclaimed writers, scientists, and physicians who have created record breaking and award-winning contributions to their fields. Sadly, this great and mighty nation is plagued and attacked almost every week by militants from a deadly, brutal, barbarous, vicious, and dangerous sect called Boko Haram. Boko Haram is the most dangerous terrorist group in Nigeria, the actions of which have led to the injury and/or death of many people. This group evolved from a non-violent nuisance group to a brutal, cruel, and savage one. Boko Haram's activities have had and still have negative, destructive, and devastating effects on different aspects of Nigeria's economy. The impact of Boko Haram's terrorism on security, health, finance, tourism, and education in Nigeria and its people is the topic of focus in this book. Furthermore, the Boko Haram sect is a leading group that breaches the rights of children. It is common knowledge that the children are the future of any nation, and they need to be trained properly for a promising future. Ultimately, the individuals or groups breaching the rights of children need to be punished appropriately, for a better and glorious future for the children of Nigeria
The Miracle Worker Theatre Production Review
Get PDFProvidence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film
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Discourses about Miracle: Spectrum of Positions
Get PDFThe study is devoted to construct a typology of discourses about a miracle. Discourses are interpreted in this case not in a linguistic, but in a philosophical sense, as a certain “way of talking” about a chosen phenomenon. This includes the ontological and ideological position of the speaker (writer), emotional and value pathos, a communicative attitude or lack thereof, a message to the listener (reader) of specific views and beliefs. The author distinguishes three groups of discourses on the ideological basis: 1) a miracle, understood as supernatural, but accessible for communication; 2) a miracle understood as a man-made, purely human phenomenon; 3) a miracle as the result of a “dual determination” coming from both the transcendent and the person himself. The miracle is initially interpreted in the article as a positive phenomenon that can be described and expressed in speech without directly naming the word itself. Within the first group of discourses, the following are considered: religious (Christian), mythological and fairy-tale discourse, and the fate-providentialist discourse is also highlighted. The second approach, connected with the denial of the supernatural, speaks of a miracle in the context of its scientific and technical creation, as well as hopes for a miracle within the framework of progressive and utopian concepts. The third type of discourses, combining the view of a miracle as coming from above and from the person himself, includes mystical-magical, existential and creativistic discourses - interpreting the theme of creativity. The mystical-magical discourse describes a miracle as the result of illumination and as a consequence of persistent spiritual searches. In the existential discourse, represented by fiction, there is also a place for describing a miracle as a magical nature and a magical fate. In creative discourse, the miracle is the very act of the birth of a new one. Summing up what has been said, the author emphasizes that he presents readers with nothing more than a sketch that requires further work and thematic disclosure
Contemplation, Miracle and Novelty: Towards the Foundations of Religious Experience
Get PDFIn this article, on the basis of analysis of the classical definition of a miracle (from D.Hume to C.S.Lewis and R. Swinburne) and the nonclassical one (J.L. Marion and J.P.Manussakis), the phenomenological and the etymological aspects of a miracle are examined.Taking into consideration the historical development of the concept of a miracle, the author proves the connections between contemplation, miracle and novelty. They are necessary for the constituting of religious experience. Faith itself, in theological sense, is not determinative for religious experience.It has sense only when it is integrated into contemplation. True religious experience is based on the art of contemplation which helps a human being to look with astonishment. The author argues that phenomenological approach to a miracle combined with the etymological analysis is a valuable method for the study of a miracle in the context of the history of philosophy
The conception of nature laws and theological doctrine of miracle
No full textУ статті розкривається сутність підходів сучасної католицької, протестантської та православної теології щодо «питання чуда», аналізуються
елементи традиційного вчення релігії про чудо та спроби його нинішньої модернізації.In this article the author analyses the peculiarity of explanation of a miracle
by а theologian, he reveals the intimate connection of belief and miracle and he investigates the role of a miracle within the modern theolog
The Miracle Tree
No full textAt the suggestion of artist Santa Barraza, the author travels to Concepcion, Texas, to see a “miracle tree.” According to owner Estella Palacios Garcia, it is a Monte de Los Olivos from Jerusalem. Not only does it talk, it has a heartbeat and can heal the ailing. Thousands of pilgrims come from miles around to take solace in the tree, she says. This encounter turns into a meditation on spiritual mestizaje when Ms. Garcia also reveals that she has not been able to drink from her water well in 14 years. Neighboring gas wells have made her water supply so toxic, not even her miracle tree can purify it. This leads the author into an investigation of the environmental degradation of the borderlands.</p
INVESTIGATING THE WEIGHT CHANGE, DIETARY INTAKE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF BLACK PREGNANT WOMEN IN THE UK: A MIXED METHODS APPROACH
Get PDFTurkey : export miracle or accounting trick?
Get PDFTurkey's recovery from its debt crisis ( 1978 - 80 ) has made it the paragon of export led growth. The driving force behind the Turkish export miracle has remained a matter of debate. If what happened in Turkey was a spillover of its proximity to the Middle East, there is little other countries can learn from the Turkish experience. If active export subsidies were the main determinants of Turkey's export growth, one wonders about the costs of joining GATT. The last possible explanation, real exchange rate depreciation, would put the focus much more on the macroeconomic policies and trade reforms that made such a depreciation sustainable in real terms. The authors provide an assessment of the relative contributions of all the factors mentioned above and their relationship to Turkey's export growth. They begin with an assessment of whether there was an export miracle once the Middle East is discounted, or was it all a product of accounting tricks in response to changing incentives? In Section II, Turkey's trade statistics are compared with those reported by its main trading partners to assess whether there was significant growth to countries outside the Middle East. Finally, the authors present a simple model which focuses on the role of export incentives, relative prices and foreign income growth in export determination. The authors conclude by confirming the existence of the Turkish export miracle.Economic Theory&Research,Environmental Economics&Policies,Economic Stabilization,TF054105-DONOR FUNDED OPERATION ADMINISTRATION FEE INCOME AND EXPENSE ACCOUNT,Tax Law
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