Çalışma Türk düşüncesinin erken dönem eserlerinden olan Kutadgu Bilig ’de ahlak, ölüm ve ölümsüzlük arasında kurulan ilişkiyi incelemektedir. Kutadgu Bilig sahip olduğu zengin muhteva sayesinde birçok yönden incelenmeye muhtaçtır. Türk siyaset düşüncesi açısından kilit bir konum…
The notion of a primeval paradise is often associated with the absence of death for both humans and animals. Humans are envisioned as immortal, both humans and animals are restricted to a vegetarian diet, and all live together in perfect peace. This dissertation is an examinatio…
The thesis consists of five chapters: the first functions as an overture; the second, third and fourth deal with Plato, Cicero and Montaigne respectively; and the fifth raises some questions. The overture explores the ways in which Odysseus, Lucretius and Seneca approached death…
This study falls under the category of history of ideas. It offers both a synthetic and analytical approach to the question of intellection and immortality in the writings of Gersonides and Moses Narboni. The study includes a philological and conceptual investigation about their…
In the Hebrew Bible, particularly in the Book of Psalms, the Book of Job, and the Prophets, there are many references to sheol , the ancient Israelite version of the nether world of the Ancient Near East. Rather than offering a timeless, theological, systematic understanding of …
Afterlife and the concept of soul in Judaism is one of the main subjects that are discussed in the academia. There are some misassumptions related to hereafter and the fate of the soul after departing the body in Judaism. Since the Hebrew Bible does not talk about the death and …
This hermeneutic study explores the esoteric context and complementary ritual discourse of Medieval Haṭha-Yoga and Hindu alchemy, from a Jungian depth psychological perspective. Its comparative approach draws on the essential values, fantasy images, and key concepts of esoterici…