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Seeing God in Sufi Qur'an Commentaries: Crossings between This World and the Otherworld
Get PDFDiscusses the concept of the vision of God in Sufi Qur’an Commentaries This history of Sufi conceptions of the hereafter – often imagined as a place of corporeal reward (Paradise) or punishment (Hell) – is built upon the study of five medieval Sufi Qur’an commentaries. Pieter Coppens shows that boundary crossing from this world to the otherworld, and vice versa, revolves around the idea of meeting with and the vision of God; a vision which for some Sufis is not limited to the hereafter. The Qur’anic texts selected for study – all key verses on seeing God – are placed in their broader religious and social context and are shown to provide a useful and varied source for the reconstruction of a history of Sufi eschatology and the vision of God
Le Triumphe d'Anvers faict en la susception du Prince Philips prince d'Espaigne
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Entertainer: Pieter-Dirk Uys
No full textThis booklet celebrates the life and work of Pieter-Dirk Uys, internationally acclaimed playwright, author, role-model and one of South Africa's living treasures
Entertainer: Pieter-Dirk Uys
No full textThis booklet celebrates the life and work of Pieter-Dirk Uys, internationally acclaimed playwright, author, role-model and one of South Africa's living treasures
Entertainer: Pieter-Dirk Uys
No full textThis booklet celebrates the life and work of Pieter-Dirk Uys, internationally acclaimed playwright, author, role-model and one of South Africa's living treasures
Mood Regulation as a Design Topic: Interview with Pieter Desmet
Get PDFPieter Desmet is the founding co-director of the Delft Institute of Positive Design, chair of the TU Delft Department of Human Centered Design, and Director of the Delft Design Labs. After introducing cognitive emotion theory to the field of design research, he established the Design and Emotion Society. Full professor of Design for Experience at TU Delft, Desmet is also co-editor of Design and Emotion Moves (Cambridge Scholars, 2008) and co-author of Positive Design: An Introduction to Design for Subjective Well-Being (IJDesign, 2013). Pieter Desmet, who holds a PhD in the domain of Emotion Psychology, has been recently awarded a five-year personal grant to research about the nuances of human mood in human-product interactions. Besides his academic activities, he also contributes to local community projects, such as a recently developed sensory wellness neighborhood park, and a cultural ‘House of Happiness’ located in Rotterdam. In this interview, Desmet discusses the background to positive design, as well as the practical and ethical challenges that arise from using such an approach. He also refers to his latest research initiative: Design for Mood Regulation. Finally, Desmet explains how he transfers the knowledge he develops to companies
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