Gregory Shushan
Biographic Data
| ID | 1409495 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gregory Shushan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gregory |
| FAMILY NAME | Shushan |
| SIGNATURE | SHUSHAN G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Extraordinary Experiences and Religious Beliefs
Many contemporary scholars believe that all experience is dependent upon language and culture, meaning that it is unintelligible to speak of some cross-cultural event which can be called “mystical” or “religious”; and that the notion of the origins of religious beliefs lying in such experiences is thus methodologically and theoretically unsound. Challenges to these perspectives leave one open to charges of naivety, or of having crossed a boundary…
Afterlife Conceptions in the Vedas
Continuity and change in ancient Indian afterlife conceptions are discussed in a broad overview of the most relevant Vedic texts (theRig Veda, theKrishna Yajur Veda, theAtharva Veda, theShatapatha Brahmana, theJaiminiya Brahmanaand theUpanishads). Despite the introduction of (or re-emphasis on) certain ideas, such as reincarnation andmoksha(liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth), there is also continuity of a core set of conceptions from…
Greek and Egyptian dreams in two Ptolemaic archives: Individual and cultural layers of meaning
A cultural comparison is made of dreams in the archives of an Egyptian (Hor) and a Greek (Ptolemaios) in second-century BCE Egypt. The content of the dreams is discussed with reference to actual events in the lives of the dreamers as known from their archives and to ancient Greek and Egyptian dream books. The possible social phenomena which might account for differences and similarities between the dreams are discussed. It is found that the dream…
Extraordinary Experiences and Religious Beliefs
Many contemporary scholars believe that all experience is dependent upon language and culture, meaning that it is unintelligible to speak of some cross-cultural event which can be called “mystical” or “religious”; and that the notion of the origins of religious beliefs lying in such experiences is thus methodologically and theoretically unsound. Challenges to these perspectives leave one open to charges of naivety, or of having crossed a boundary…
Afterlife Conceptions in the Vedas
Continuity and change in ancient Indian afterlife conceptions are discussed in a broad overview of the most relevant Vedic texts (theRig Veda, theKrishna Yajur Veda, theAtharva Veda, theShatapatha Brahmana, theJaiminiya Brahmanaand theUpanishads). Despite the introduction of (or re-emphasis on) certain ideas, such as reincarnation andmoksha(liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth), there is also continuity of a core set of conceptions from…
Greek and Egyptian dreams in two Ptolemaic archives: Individual and cultural layers of meaning
A cultural comparison is made of dreams in the archives of an Egyptian (Hor) and a Greek (Ptolemaios) in second-century BCE Egypt. The content of the dreams is discussed with reference to actual events in the lives of the dreamers as known from their archives and to ancient Greek and Egyptian dream books. The possible social phenomena which might account for differences and similarities between the dreams are discussed. It is found that the dream…
Afterlife Conceptions in the Vedas
Continuity and change in ancient Indian afterlife conceptions are discussed in a broad overview of the most relevant Vedic texts (theRig Veda, theKrishna Yajur Veda, theAtharva Veda, theShatapatha Brahmana, theJaiminiya Brahmanaand theUpanishads). Despite the introduction of (or re-emphasis on) certain ideas, such as reincarnation andmoksha(liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth), there is also continuity of a core set of conceptions from…
Extraordinary Experiences and Religious Beliefs
Many contemporary scholars believe that all experience is dependent upon language and culture, meaning that it is unintelligible to speak of some cross-cultural event which can be called “mystical” or “religious”; and that the notion of the origins of religious beliefs lying in such experiences is thus methodologically and theoretically unsound. Challenges to these perspectives leave one open to charges of naivety, or of having crossed a boundary…
Meaning (existential (2 works) · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (2 works) · Theology (2 works) · Afterlife (1 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (1 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (1 works)