http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1245 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:06:27 GMT 2013-06-20T10:06:27Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/7922 Title: Grounding the Angels: An Attempt to Harmonise Science and Spiritism in the Celestial Conferences of John Dee Authors: Carr, Annabel Abstract: The retrospective catechisation of largely bygone beliefs is a naturally difficult assignment. An even more slavish task attends those philosophies which are not merely antiquated but which belonged, during their time of eminence, to a tradition of deliberate secrecy. An attempt to crack the ‘orphic’ codes of any such occult tradition will rely on a well-formed understanding of its position on the wider esoteric map as well as an appreciation of the clandestine nature of esoteric movements in general. Indeed, the seasoned esoteric historian will be closely familiar with the sentiment of Trithemius’s seventeenth-century caution to Agrippa: “... communicate vulgar secrets to vulgar friends, but higher and secret to higher, and secret friends only”. The would-be decrypter must therefore accept as inflexible the possibility that his or her quest might yield at best fragmentary fruits, for, as French warns in his biography of John Dee, the knotty complexity of old esoteric manuscripts “must necessarily elude modern readers” Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/7922 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/7194 Title: Messianic Ideas: Historical Sources, and some Contemporary Expectations of Fulfilment Authors: Sarbatoare, Octavian Abstract: The aim of this work is to provide basic historical insights into the origins of the messianic myth and its future developments within various world religions (see our Table of contents). Issues of millenarian ideas in connection to the world saviour theme are also part of the study. We intend to provide an enlarged picture upon the subject of the world saviours including some current trends. All major characters we present herein are messianic per se; some will prove to have eschatological features as well. Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/7194 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/6150 Title: Spiritual Tourism: Religion and Spirituality in Contemporary Travel Authors: Norman, Alex Abstract: Tourism and pilgrimage have been said to be closely related1. However, the relationship between tourists and the religions and religious contexts they visit has been neglected. Why tourists travel to places of religious significance and how they conceive of their travels are important questions to both the study of tourism and of religion. This thesis is particularly concerned with those tourists who engage in religious practice or have some form of spiritual experience in a religious context. These I am tentatively calling ‘spiritual tourists’. What the study of their experiences can yield is information on the nature of touristic experiences and the position of religion within society. These patterns are conspicuously played out in the context of travel writing, where stories of personal transformation and self discovery can often seem the standard. Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/6150 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/6111 Title: Men of Faith: Stravinsky, Maritain and the Ideal Christian Artifex Authors: Penicka, Sarah Abstract: In this paper I explore the relationship and mutual influences between Stravinsky and Maritain. Despite the connections between these two men, and the prominence which Stravinsky at least still holds, scholars have neglected to examine their relationship in any depth. Although there is an abundance of recent scholarship on Stravinsky, most of it concentrates on Stravinsky during his Russian period, or on the workings of Stravinsky’s serial music divorced from its religious subject matter.8 I will demonstrate how Stravinsky met the criteria of Maritain’s ideal Christian artifex by analysing Canticum Sacrum (1955) through the lens of Maritain’s philosophy. One of Stravinsky’s major religious works, Canticum Sacrum was also one of his first works to use serialism. Although it is neither neo-classical nor from the period of Stravinsky’s rededication, it demonstrates not only how Stravinsky exemplified Maritain’s ideal, but that he continued to exemplify this ideal in his later works. While neither man changed his work to comply with the beliefs of the other, both Stravinsky and Maritain used each others’ writings – both musical and philosophical – to support and explain their methods, ideas and inspirations. Maritain’s enshrinement of Stravinsky as the prime living example of his artistic ideal boosted the popularity of his own philosophy, and Stravinsky ultimately lived up to the role of the ideal Christian artifex with pleasure, publicly describing himself in Maritain’s terms and finding a method of worship through his art that required no overt prostrations, only humble belief. Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/6111 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/6103 Title: Rethinking Plato’s Theory of Art: Aesthetics and the Timaeus Authors: Tofighian, Omid Abstract: The Timaeus presents a fascinating account of the cosmos. It includes a creation myth that introduces the figure known as the Demiurge who, despite the fact that he is the cause of the sensible world, is reverently attributed with reason, and whose creation – the cosmos – is actually beautiful and good. In this dialogue Plato offers his readers a panorama of the universe. But just what are his intentions for this? Is his approach a precursor to the methods of natural science,1 or does the Timaeus fall under the category of theology? This thesis will discuss the outcome Plato wished to achieve by finally writing on cosmology and how the methods used to accomplish these ends reveal a more existential attitude towards aesthetics. Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/6103 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/6081 Title: An Examination of the Ideologies Underlying Nineteenth Century Scholarly Researches into the Viking Age Authors: Cusack, Carole M. Abstract: This thesis concerns the (more or less) systematic rehabilitation of the Viking Period, which was undertaken by a collection of poets and philologists, scholars and amateurs, from the latter half of the eighteenth century through the Victorian Era into the twentieth century. The reasons underlying their efforts were, in both the broad and the narrow sense, political. For example, William Morris was a Socialist, and he employed his knowledge of pre-Christian Scandinavian society in the development of a Socialist Utopia. Similarly, William Stubbs was an authority on the Anglo-Saxon legal system, and this enabled him to convincingly argue for the Germanic origin of the English democratic institutions. The works discussed range from crude propaganda to painstakingly accurate translations, and as such there are varying levels of subtlety in their ideological messages. Sun, 01 Jan 1984 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/6081 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1251 Title: Dancing Up Circular Quay: Indigenous Australian Popular Culture, Hybridization and the Local Performance of the Global Authors: Adrahtas, Vassilios Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1251 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1255 Title: Pebblemix a path to Nirvana Authors: Hoyle, Anna Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1255 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1260 Title: ‘The Path of Return Continues the Journey’ – Engaged Buddhism and the Prajñāpāramitā Heart Sūtra in the Popular Theatre of Thích Nh´ât Hanh Authors: Rawlings-Way, Olivia Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1260 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1265 Title: …with great expectations I change all my clothes Authors: Stewart, Brendon Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1265 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1266 Title: Re-doing Da Vinci: Appropriation and Misappropriation of Religious History in Conspiracy Fiction Authors: Wearring, Andrew Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1266 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1267 Title: The Written Word in Islamic Art Authors: Weitzel, Chela Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1267 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1268 Title: Willow and Which Craft? The portrayal of witchcraft in Joss Whedon’s Buffy: the Vampire Slayer Authors: Wilson, Dominique Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1268 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1258 Title: Neural Nirvana: `No mind' or out on a limbic? Authors: O’Shea, Marius Paul Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1258 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1252 Title: Scarlet and Black: Non-Mainstream Religion as ‘Other’ in Detective Fiction Authors: Cusack, Carole M Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1252 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1254 Title: Imperial and Epic: Philip Pullman’s Dead God Authors: Hartney, Christopher Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1254 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1256 Title: Tibetan Buddhist Wisdom in Hildegard of Bingen’s Visions Authors: Markwick, Laura Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1256 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1257 Title: Cyclical history, gnosis, and memory: a study in the role and significance of Mystical Poetry as a medium of Popular Culture for Persian Sufism Authors: Milani, Milad Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1257 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1261 Title: From God to Marx: (Meta)Physicalities in Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things Authors: Rofail, Lydia Saleh Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1261 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1262 Title: Art, Amway and the Australian Religious Consciousness Authors: von Behrens, Tanja Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1262 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1250 Title: Innocence and Experience: The Subversion of the Child Hero Archetype in Philip Pullman’s Speculative Soteriology Authors: Crosby, Vanessa Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1250 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1264 Title: Goetia, Exorcism and Demonic Struggles in Christianity and Tibetan Buddhism Authors: Wu, John Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1264 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1253 Title: Living in the End Times: the Prophetic Language of Bob Dylan Authors: Di Lauro, Frances Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1253 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1248 Title: Philip Pullman: Postcolonial Dark Materials, the Daemon and the Search for Indigenous Authenticity Authors: Berry, Esther Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1248 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1259 Title: The Interplay Between the Contemporary Sacred and Secular Authors: Quadrio, Philip A Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1259 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1263 Title: The Symbol of the Hybrid Human/Alien Child in the Abduction Phenomenon: Rebirthing within the Psyche and the Psychosomatic Imagination Authors: Williams, Robert J Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1263 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1247 Title: Between Sacred and Secular: The Pop Cult Saviour Approacheth! Authors: Hartney, Christopher Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1247 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1249 Title: Beauty, Myth and Monolith: Picnic at Hanging Rock and the Vibration of Sacrality Authors: Carr, Annabel Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1249 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z