Wojciech Kosior
Biographic Data
| ID | 1382623 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wojciech Kosior |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wojciech |
| FAMILY NAME | Kosior |
| SIGNATURE | KOSIOR W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jagiellonian University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1555-5952 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Aquatic Archetype, Scriptural Sea Serpents, and Digital Deconstruction
This article demonstrates the potential of digital techniques to enhance traditional methods in religious studies. Using Mircea Eliade’s concept of the water archetype as a case study, we evaluate its applicability for analyzing sea monsters in the Hebrew Bible. To do so, we integrate Eliade’s insights into Elyonim veTachtonim , a customizable system of the qualitative and quantitative analysis of traditions about supernatural entities. In the fi…
Measuring the strength of belief in the supernatural entities in the Babylonian Talmud. A method based on the Elyonim veTachtonim project
This paper offers a technique for assessing the strength of belief in the traditions involving supernatural entities (angels, demons, ghosts, and monsters) present in the Babylonian Talmud. The method is based on the appreciation of the formal features of the text (genre, language, attribution, etc.) in the theoretical and technical framework of the Elyonim veTachtonim project and allows to grade relatively the perceived reality of particular acc…
“Like a Throne of Glory
Although at first glance ṣîṣîṯ meet the definitional criteria of an amulet, there are just three passages in the early rabbinic literature that only indirectly suggest such an interpretation. Yet, as it turns out, the tassels feature strong connections with the priestly clothes, and given the protective role played by the latter inside the Tabernacle, ṣîṣîṯ can be interpreted as a lay functional equivalent of the sacerdotal garment. The present p…
Elyonim veTachtonim. Some Methodological Considerations on the Electronic Database of Angels, Demons and Ghosts in Early Rabbinic Literature
This paper presents the background, ambitions and the initial achievements of the Elyonim veTachtonim research project aimed at constructing an electronic database of accounts involving angels, demons and ghosts in early rabbinic literature. The first part summarises the history and transformations of the project together with its principles, textual range and purposes. It scrutinises the methodology behind the study by presenting a broader conte…
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Elyonim veTachtonim. Some Methodological Considerations on the Electronic Database of Angels, Demons and Ghosts in Early Rabbinic Literature
This paper presents the background, ambitions and the initial achievements of the Elyonim veTachtonim research project aimed at constructing an electronic database of accounts involving angels, demons and ghosts in early rabbinic literature. The first part summarises the history and transformations of the project together with its principles, textual range and purposes. It scrutinises the methodology behind the study by presenting a broader conte…
“Like a Throne of Glory
Although at first glance ṣîṣîṯ meet the definitional criteria of an amulet, there are just three passages in the early rabbinic literature that only indirectly suggest such an interpretation. Yet, as it turns out, the tassels feature strong connections with the priestly clothes, and given the protective role played by the latter inside the Tabernacle, ṣîṣîṯ can be interpreted as a lay functional equivalent of the sacerdotal garment. The present p…
Measuring the strength of belief in the supernatural entities in the Babylonian Talmud. A method based on the Elyonim veTachtonim project
This paper offers a technique for assessing the strength of belief in the traditions involving supernatural entities (angels, demons, ghosts, and monsters) present in the Babylonian Talmud. The method is based on the appreciation of the formal features of the text (genre, language, attribution, etc.) in the theoretical and technical framework of the Elyonim veTachtonim project and allows to grade relatively the perceived reality of particular acc…
Aquatic Archetype, Scriptural Sea Serpents, and Digital Deconstruction
This article demonstrates the potential of digital techniques to enhance traditional methods in religious studies. Using Mircea Eliade’s concept of the water archetype as a case study, we evaluate its applicability for analyzing sea monsters in the Hebrew Bible. To do so, we integrate Eliade’s insights into Elyonim veTachtonim , a customizable system of the qualitative and quantitative analysis of traditions about supernatural entities. In the fi…
Art (3 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (3 works) · History (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Ancient Near East History (2 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Hebrew Bible (2 works) · History (2 works) · Judaism (2 works)