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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"spiritual experience"”.
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Backcountry adventure as spiritual experience: a means-end study
… someone describes a backcountry adventure as spiritual. The second purpose of this study was to better understand the relationships between the attributes, consequences, and values (ACV) of the spiritual aspects of a backcountry adventure. Interviews were conducted with 63 backcountry users in …
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Contemporary abstract painting and spiritual experience: an investigation through practice
… for contemporary abstract painting and spiritual experience. Types of experience associated with previous 'spiritual' abstract painting are explored in view of the need for new languages for abstraction and spirituality in both word and image. This is developed alongside. the recognition …
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Validation of the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale in a group of black South African students
… aim was to statistically validate the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES) in a group of black South African students. In order to do so, the research objectives were: to investigate the internal consistency reliability of the DSES; to investigate factorial validity of the DSES; and …
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Spiritual experiences and environmentalism of recreational users in the marine environment: New Zealand surfers and scuba divers
… the integration of a new policy dimension: the spiritual connection to the marine environment. This dimension has long been recognised in relation to the lives of Indigenous people and is now being acknowledged through international law as an important aspect of the lives of all people. …
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Drawn Out In Love: Religious Experience, The Public Sphere, And Evangelical Lay Women's Writing In Eighteenth Century England
<p>"Drawn Out in Love: Religious Experience, the Public Sphere, and Evangelical Lay Women's Writing in Eighteenth Century England" explores the writing of eighteenth century evangelical lay women in print, poetry, and educational material. Through careful attention to both the content and …
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A arte como comunicação afetiva: experiência espiritual e a produção artística
… perspective of human existence – having the spiritual experience as its main reference. The ponderations presented here result from observations which began 15 years ago, the last five years being the most significant. This work consists of researches paired with practical and theoretical …
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Twinless
… The collection as a whole uses biographical experience to engage with issues of identity, grief, sisterhood, and selfhood. It’s interested in the ways that spiritual experience is borne out in the body, and in interrogating the manner in which we’re all made and marked by our own particular …
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An Investigation of “Revelation” in Contemporary Art
… to have revealed himself or to have had a spiritual experience in the creation of the work; (2) to present several select statements by artists and theologians who claim revelation is the dynamic, sustaining force in all creation; (3) to correlate art and religion, emphasizing that the …
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Carved
… and that of being reborn, as well as the spiritual experience of caving.
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The Geriatric Cancer Experience in End of Life: Model Adaptation and Testing
… was to test a model of The Geriatric Cancer Experience in End of Life as adapted from Emanuel and Emanuel's framework for a good death using SEM. It was hypothesized that the model was a five-factor structure composed of clinical status, physical, psychological, spiritual and quality of life …
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An Exploration of the Relationship between Contemporary Spirituality, the Physically Active Rural Tourist and the Geography of Place: a case study of the Lake District
It is well documented that the search for spirituality or spiritual transcendence is a defining characteristic of contemporary society. Paralleling this theme, it has also been argued that tourism, as a pervasive social activity, may be considered a modern sacred experience, a search for spiritual …
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Anthropneuma
… thesis, is an exploration into intrinsic human spirituality as discussed through a contemporary, research-creation practice. Through this semi-creative document ideas surrounding spirituality from a Cultural Anthropological perspective, an Art Historical perspective, as well as through the …
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A Church in New England
… direct implications for the metaphysical (here, spiritual) experience of the inhabitant. This project doesn't create an arena for a specific experience, but rather strives to generate a spectrum on which to relate an individual chosen action to the physical self (here, now, made spiritual). A …
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Effloresce
… of the inner realm of human emotion and spiritual experience with the external realm of nature and the world.</p> <p>Both contemporary and historical painting and drawing traditions serve as inspiration for this body of work, particularly the natural symbology found in Medieval and …
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Mending the seams of an Urban Patchwork Quilt : achieving an 'Ordered Chaos' in temple towns of Southern India
… preserves the sacredness of the South Indian spiritual experience, while allowing for a layered cultural ambiance. As a record of its graceful evolution, this vibrant public space will finally allow the city of Mylapore to display its rich urban patchwork with dignity and elegance.
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Origin: the beginning of form
… the elements of construction and the elements of experience can touch the spirit and move us deep within. Le Corbusier stated that: <i>the purpose of construction is to hold things together and of architecture to move us</i>. I hope that by applying these thoughts to my architecture, I may …
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Moral and ethical decision making of physicians and attorneys: The influence of faith across their career lifespans
… faith development, general well-being, spiritual well-being, intrinsic and extrinsic faith, and the daily spiritual experience were used to obtain this information. Results from this study revealed that age, education, well-being, and faith were not predictive of ethical and moral …
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Quakerism and approaches to mental affliction: a comparative study of George Fox and William Tuke
… non-Quaker world. Quakerism elevates personal spiritual experience over any other authority, raising the problem of distinguishing illusion from Divine revelation. Fox and Tuke determined similarly between the authentic and non-authentic, using a yard stick of high moral standards and reliance …
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Christian contemplative prayer: a grounded theory exploration of well-being and embodiment within Christian spirituality
Christian contemplative prayer (CCP) is a spiritual and religious form of receptive meditation rooted in scriptural teachings and ancient practices. Despite its growing popularity, there is limited empirical evidence related to CCP long-term practitioners’ lived experience. Although scholars …
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