Realizing the Witch : Science, Cinema, and the Mastery of the Invisible /

Realizing the Witch follows the unfolding of Benjamin Christensen’s visual narrative in his 1922 film, Häxan (The Witch). Through a close reading of Häxan, Baxstrom and Meyers examine the study of witchcraft from historical and anthropological perspectives, as well as the intersection of popular culture, artistic expression and scientific ideas. This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world through Knowledge Unlatched.

Die tyroler ekstatischen Jungfrauen : Leitstern in die dunkeln Gebiete der Mystik.

Includes bibliographical references.

Fifteen songs, low. /

Text in English and French.

Human personality and its survival of bodily death,

Edited after the author's death by Richard Hodgson and Alice Johnson.

Erectile Dysfunction Drug Use, Risk Behavior, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2016-06

Electronic dance music culture and religion: An Overview

This article provides a comprehensive and critical overview of existing research that investigates (directly and indirectly) the religio-spiritual dimensions of electronic dance music culture (EDMC) (from disco, through house, to post-rave forms). Studies of the culture and religion of EDMC are explored under four broad groupings: the cultural religion of EDMC expressed through 'ritual' and 'festal'; subjectivity, corporeality and the phenomenological dance experience (especially 'ecstasy' and 'trance'); the dance community and a sense of belonging (the 'vibe' and 'tribes'); and EDMC as a new 'spirituality of life'. Moving beyond the cultural Marxist approaches of the 1970s, which held youth (sub)cultural expressions as 'ineffectual' and 'tragic', and the postmodernist approaches of the early 1990s, which held rave to be an 'implosion of meaning', recent anthropological and sociological approaches recognise that the various manifestations of this youth cultural phenomenon possess meaning, purpose and significance for participants. Contemporary scholarship thus conveys the presence of religiosity and spirituality within contemporary popular cultural formations. In conclusion, I suggest that this and continuing scholarship can offer useful counterpoint to at least one recent account (of clubbing) that overlooks the significance of EDMC through a restricted and prejudiced apprehension of 'religion'.

O MISTICISMO JUDAICO E APOCALÍPTICO NO APOCALIPSE DE JOÃO CAPÍTULOS 4 E 5 ASCENSÃO E VIAGEM CELESTIAL NO CRISTIANISMO PRIMITIVO

Esta dissertação tem por objeto analisar os textos do livro do Apocalipse capítulos 4 e 5. As fontes de pesquisa pertencem às tradições do Misticismo Judaico. Esta linha, hoje ecoa em estudos do misticismo apocalíptico e do êxtase visionário relativo ao contexto do judaísmo e cristianismo primitivos, em autores tais como: Christopher Rowland, Alan Segal, C. R. A. Morray-Jones e John Ashton, John Collins, Adella Collins, Jonas Machado, Paulo A. S. Nogueira, Carol Newsom, David E. Aune, Philip Alexander, Crispin H.T. Fletcher-Louis, Florentino García Martínez dentre outros; sendo que, estes autores se alinham aos resultados das pesquisas iniciais de Gershom Scholem sobre o Misticismo Judaico, e aos desenvolvimentos mais recentes neste âmbito. Nogueira1 menciona que foi Scholem quem realmente usou este misticismo para produzir a chave das histórias de ascensão celestial presentes nos apocalipses dos últimos dois séculos a.C. e dos primeiros dois séculos d.C. Foi Scholem, na verdade, quem iniciou a discussão acadêmica dos místicos judaicos em seu livro Major Trends in Jewish Myticism - Principais Tendências no Misticismo Judaico em 1941. Corroborando com a tradição destes estudos se encontram as descobertas dos manuscritos de Qumran, como a dos Cânticos do Sacrifício Sabático, uma composição de treze cânticos, também chamada de liturgia angélica, e que tem contribuído para o desenvolvimento das pesquisas, bem como sustentado os argumentos de Scholem. Dentre os manuscritos de Qumran há um fragmento de hinos denominado 4Q405, que trouxe ao conhecimento a terminologia Merkaváh, em que anjos louvam a imagem do Trono da Carruagem citado no primeiro capítulo do livro de Ezequiel. Identificou-se nestes o sincretismo da comunidade de Qumran acerca do canto dos anjos com outras ideias sobre os deveres dos mesmos, sendo uma característica comum às tradições da Ma asseh Merkaváh - (Trabalhos do Divino Trono/Carruagem). 1 NOGUEIRA, Sebastiana M. Silva. 2 Coríntios 12 e o Misticismo Judaico (Os Quatro que Entraram no Pardes). Oracula, 2012 p.04. Assim, a pesquisa segue os pressupostos de Rowland2, de que os textos do Apocalipse 4 e 5 possuem em sua narrativa uma semelhança básica com a liturgia descrita nas tradições do misticismo apocalíptico do judaísmo no I século, bem como em textos de Qumran, principalmente no fragmento 4Q405. Conforme Nogueira3 Ezequiel capítulo 1 é considerado chave desta tradição mística do judaísmo, sendo, também um elemento central do Apocalipse de João, o principal visionário do cristianismo. Assim, a pesquisa inclui a aproximação dos textos considerados fundantes, sendo: (Isaías 6; Ezequiel 1; Daniel 7; I Enoque 14), junto aos textos de Qumran, como o complexo dos 13 Cânticos Sábaticos relacionados ao culto no santuário celestial. A apocalíptica pode ser assim compreendida como um tipo de literatura mística, cujas imagens se conjecturam nos escritos que, por meio da ascensão do visionário aos céus e a contemplação do trono de Deus, descortinam uma determinada tradição do judaísmo antigo. Desta forma podemos também interpretar os capítulos 4 e 5 do Apocalipse como texto místico, de conteúdos similares aos dos textos apocalípticos judaicos, e talvez até com um tipo de experiência religiosa análoga.

O Misticismo Judaico e Apocalíptico no Apocalipse de João Capítulos 4 e 5 Ascenção e Viagem Celestial no Cristianismo Primitivo

Esta dissertação tem por objeto analisar os textos do livro do Apocalipse capítulos 4 e 5. As fontes de pesquisa pertencem às tradições do Misticismo Judaico. Esta linha, hoje ecoa em estudos do misticismo apocalíptico e do êxtase visionário relativo ao contexto do judaísmo e cristianismo primitivos, em autores tais como: Christopher Rowland, Alan Segal, C. R. A. Morray-Jones e John Ashton, John Collins, Adella Collins, Jonas Machado, Paulo A. S. Nogueira, Carol Newsom, David E. Aune, Philip Alexander, Crispin H.T. Fletcher-Louis, Florentino García Martínez dentre outros; sendo que, estes autores se alinham aos resultados das pesquisas iniciais de Gershom Scholem sobre o Misticismo Judaico, e aos desenvolvimentos mais recentes neste âmbito. Nogueira1 menciona que foi Scholem quem realmente usou este misticismo para produzir a chave das histórias de ascensão celestial presentes nos apocalipses dos últimos dois séculos a.C. e dos primeiros dois séculos d.C. Foi Scholem, na verdade, quem iniciou a discussão acadêmica dos místicos judaicos em seu livro Major Trends in Jewish Myticism - Principais Tendências no Misticismo Judaico em 1941. Corroborando com a tradição destes estudos se encontram as descobertas dos manuscritos de Qumran, como a dos Cânticos do Sacrifício Sabático, uma composição de treze cânticos, também chamada de liturgia angélica, e que tem contribuído para o desenvolvimento das pesquisas, bem como sustentado os argumentos de Scholem. Dentre os manuscritos de Qumran há um fragmento de hinos denominado 4Q405, que trouxe ao conhecimento a terminologia Merkaváh, em que anjos louvam a imagem do Trono da Carruagem citado no primeiro capítulo do livro de Ezequiel. Identificou-se nestes o sincretismo da comunidade de Qumran acerca do canto dos anjos com outras ideias sobre os deveres dos mesmos, sendo uma característica comum às tradições da Maasseh Merkaváh Trabalhos do Divino Trono/CarruagemAssim, a pesquisa segue os pressupostos de Rowland2, de que os textos do Apocalipse 4 e 5 possuem em sua narrativa uma semelhança básica com a liturgia descrita nas tradições do misticismo apocalíptico do judaísmo no I século, bem como em textos de Qumran, principalmente no fragmento 4Q405. Conforme Nogueira3 Ezequiel capítulo 1 é considerado chave desta tradição mística do judaísmo, sendo, também um elemento central do Apocalipse de João, o principal visionário do cristianismo. Assim, a pesquisa inclui a aproximação dos textos considerados fundantes, sendo: (Isaías 6; Ezequiel 1; Daniel 7; I Enoque 14), junto aos textos de Qumran, como o complexo dos 13 Cânticos Sábaticos relacionados ao culto no santuário celestial. A apocalíptica pode ser assim compreendida como um tipo de literatura mística, cujas imagens se conjecturam nos escritos que, por meio da ascensão do visionário aos céus e a contemplação do trono de Deus, descortinam uma determinada tradição do judaísmo antigo. Desta forma podemos também interpretar os capítulos 4 e 5 do Apocalipse como texto místico, de conteúdos similares aos dos textos apocalípticos judaicos, e talvez até com um tipo de experiência religiosa análoga.

PODER E EXPERIÊNCIA RELIGIOSA: UMA HISTÓRIA DE UM CISMA PENTECOSTAL NA CONVENÇÃO BATISTA BRASILEIRA NA DÉCADA DE 1960

A presente dissertação é resultado de uma pesquisa acerca de um cisma pentecostal na Convenção Batista Brasileira, na década de 1960. No foco do conflito encontra-se um Movimento de Renovação Espiritual, que defendia uma experiência de êxtase religioso, designada de batismo com o Espírito Santo, como confirmação da relação do crente com Deus. A progressiva adesão de comunidades batistas a tal proposta transformou-a numa rede alternativa de poder que causou instabilidade nas relações de poder no interior da denominação batista no Brasil. A pesquisa reconstrói os embates decisivos deste episódio e ofereceu uma interpretação a partir das teorias de Michel Foucault e Michel de Certeau, na medida em que tenta decifrar os mecanismos institucionais de controle em confronto com as táticas das redes de poder. No contexto histórico brasileiro de efervescência não só religiosa, os mecanismos de vigilância da Convenção Batista Brasileira mostraram-se insuficientes para a manutenção da unidade ameaçada, uma vez que puniu os grupos opositores com a exclusão.(AU)

The construction and optimization of an ion mobility spectrometer for the analysis of explosives and drugs

Today, over 15,000 Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) analyzers are employed at worldwide security checkpoints to detect explosives and illicit drugs. Current portal IMS instruments and other electronic nose technologies detect explosives and drugs by analyzing samples containing the headspace air and loose particles residing on a surface. Canines can outperform these systems at sampling and detecting the low vapor pressure explosives and drugs, such as RDX, PETN, cocaine, and MDMA, because these biological detectors target the volatile signature compounds available in the headspace rather than the non-volatile parent compounds of explosives and drugs.^ In this dissertation research volatile signature compounds available in the headspace over explosive and drug samples were detected using SPME as a headspace sampling tool coupled to an IMS analyzer. A Genetic Algorithm (GA) technique was developed to optimize the operating conditions of a commercial IMS (GE Itemizer 2), leading to the successful detection of plastic explosives (Detasheet, Semtex H, and C-4) and illicit drugs (cocaine, MDMA, and marijuana). Short sampling times (between 10 sec to 5 min) were adequate to extract and preconcentrate sufficient analytes (> 20 ng) representing the volatile signatures in the headspace of a 15 mL glass vial or a quart-sized can containing ≤ 1 g of the bulk explosive or drug.^ Furthermore, a research grade IMS with flexibility for changing operating conditions and physical configurations was designed and fabricated to accommodate future research into different analytes or physical configurations. The design and construction of the FIU-IMS were facilitated by computer modeling and simulation of ion’s behavior within an IMS. The simulation method developed uses SIMION/SDS and was evaluated with experimental data collected using a commercial IMS (PCP Phemto Chem 110). The FIU-IMS instrument has comparable performance to the GE Itemizer 2 (average resolving power of 14, resolution of 3 between two drugs and two explosives, and LODs range from 0.7 to 9 ng). ^ The results from this dissertation further advance the concept of targeting volatile components to presumptively detect the presence of concealed bulk explosives and drugs by SPME-IMS, and the new FIU-IMS provides a flexible platform for future IMS research projects.^

Improved sampling, pre-concentration, and detection of hidden explosives and illicit drugs by a novel solid phase microextraction geometry coupled to ion mobility spectrometry

The 9/11 Act mandates the inspection of 100% of cargo shipments entering the U.S. by 2012 and 100% inspection of air cargo by March 2010. So far, only 5% of inbound shipping containers are inspected thoroughly while air cargo inspections have fared better at 50%. Government officials have admitted that these milestones cannot be met since the appropriate technology does not exist. This research presents a novel planar solid phase microextraction (PSPME) device with enhanced surface area and capacity for collection of the volatile chemical signatures in air that are emitted from illicit compounds for direct introduction into ion mobility spectrometers (IMS) for detection. These IMS detectors are widely used to detect particles of illicit substances and do not have to be adapted specifically to this technology. For static extractions, PDMS and sol-gel PDMS PSPME devices provide significant increases in sensitivity over conventional fiber SPME. Results show a 50–400 times increase in mass detected of piperonal and a 2–4 times increase for TNT. In a blind study of 6 cases suspected to contain varying amounts of MDMA, PSPME-IMS correctly detected 5 positive cases with no false positives or negatives. One of these cases had minimal amounts of MDMA resulting in a false negative response for fiber SPME-IMS. A La (dihed) phase chemistry has shown an increase in the extraction efficiency of TNT and 2,4-DNT and enhanced retention over time. An alternative PSPME device was also developed for the rapid (seconds) dynamic sampling and preconcentration of large volumes of air for direct thermal desorption into an IMS. This device affords high extraction efficiencies due to strong retention properties under ambient conditions resulting in ppt detection limits when 3.5 L of air are sampled over the course of 10 seconds. Dynamic PSPME was used to sample the headspace over the following: MDMA tablets (12–40 ng detected of piperonal), high explosives (Pentolite) (0.6 ng detected of TNT), and several smokeless powders (26–35 ng of 2,4-DNT and 11–74 ng DPA detected). PSPME-IMS technology is flexible to end-user needs, is low-cost, rapid, sensitive, easy to use, easy to implement, and effective. ^

The Construction and Optimization on an Ion Mobility Spectrometer for the Analysis of Explosives and Drugs

Today, over 15,000 Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) analyzers are employed at worldwide security checkpoints to detect explosives and illicit drugs. Current portal IMS instruments and other electronic nose technologies detect explosives and drugs by analyzing samples containing the headspace air and loose particles residing on a surface. Canines can outperform these systems at sampling and detecting the low vapor pressure explosives and drugs, such as RDX, PETN, cocaine, and MDMA, because these biological detectors target the volatile signature compounds available in the headspace rather than the non-volatile parent compounds of explosives and drugs. In this dissertation research volatile signature compounds available in the headspace over explosive and drug samples were detected using SPME as a headspace sampling tool coupled to an IMS analyzer. A Genetic Algorithm (GA) technique was developed to optimize the operating conditions of a commercial IMS (GE Itemizer 2), leading to the successful detection of plastic explosives (Detasheet, Semtex H, and C-4) and illicit drugs (cocaine, MDMA, and marijuana). Short sampling times (between 10 sec to 5 min) were adequate to extract and preconcentrate sufficient analytes (> 20 ng) representing the volatile signatures in the headspace of a 15 mL glass vial or a quart-sized can containing ≤ 1 g of the bulk explosive or drug. Furthermore, a research grade IMS with flexibility for changing operating conditions and physical configurations was designed and fabricated to accommodate future research into different analytes or physical configurations. The design and construction of the FIU-IMS were facilitated by computer modeling and simulation of ion’s behavior within an IMS. The simulation method developed uses SIMION/SDS and was evaluated with experimental data collected using a commercial IMS (PCP Phemto Chem 110). The FIU-IMS instrument has comparable performance to the GE Itemizer 2 (average resolving power of 14, resolution of 3 between two drugs and two explosives, and LODs range from 0.7 to 9 ng). The results from this dissertation further advance the concept of targeting volatile components to presumptively detect the presence of concealed bulk explosives and drugs by SPME-IMS, and the new FIU-IMS provides a flexible platform for future IMS research projects.

Once a Catholic : a novel in stories and poems

"Once A Catholic" is a novel about the indelible effects of growing up Catholic. The novel is told in a series of stories and poems. The first story, "Credo," offers an overview of the rich culture of Catholicism that binds the Daley family together. "Before The Fall" recalls the safety and warmth of that Catholic faith. Subsequent stories focus on individual family members and events, and the Catholicity that lies at their core. "Holy Orders" tells the story the firstborn male child whose destination is the priesthood. "Finding Ecstasy" is a daughter's story of rebellion through sexual exploration. "Sweet Reconciliation" is the story of a search within oneself for forgiveness, the cornerstone of Catholic upbringing. "Acts of the Apostle" demonstrates the hopelessness of a faith under attack. The final story, "Holy Relics," demonstrates the never-ending desire for redemption and the important act of returning sacredness to its rightful place.

Corpos Queer e a experiência da sexualidade: notas para o conhecimento da educação física

This study had the goal of make a dialogue between queer theory and the thoughts of the French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty in the categories of body and sexuality. From this dialogue, other goals were designed, namely: identify possible recurrences of the experience of bodies and queer sexualities, designed under Merleau-Ponty’s perspective, to the knowledge of Physical Education and reflect on this domain of knowledge using the notions of queer epistemology and esthesia. The study had as methodology the phenomenological attitude proposed by Merleau-Ponty and use the reduction as technic of research. Trying linking these thoughts we used the cinema of the Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar as perceptive strategy, an exercise of look as possibility of reading the world and new ways of perceiving the human being. We appreciate three films, namely: All About My Mother (1999), The Skin I Live In (2011) and Bad Education (2004), which put us in touch with bodies and queer sexualities, with the body of esthesia, of the ecstasy, sensations and lived experiences, un type of art whose contours are not fixed or determinable, postulate by Merleau-Ponty. The philosopher, provide a rich conceptual view of the body and their sexual experience, extends and opens horizons of thought and reflection about queer experience, one experience indeterminate and contingent as a singular way of inhabiting the world. Those horizons opened by the philosopher and added to the queer perspective contribute to put in question the modes of knowledge production and the knowledge about body and sexuality in Physical Education. Finally, we point that this theoretical conversation give us clues to reflect about the reverberations of a queer epistemology for Physical Education usiging one type of knowledge guided by esthesia and sensitivity as marks of another scientific rationality.

La felicidad del mal

En el presente artículo se aspira a poner de relieve cómo Tucídides, al describir la guerra de Corcira y extraer las consecuencias morales de la misma, pone bajo el foco de su análisis incluso los bajos fondos de naturaleza humana, esa dimensión de la psique que permanece oculta o es negada cuando las sociedades viven en paz y con cierto grado de prosperidad. El resultado es la aparición del mal en toda su apoteosis existencial. Es decir, no ya el mal que infligimos unas veces sin querer y otras por necesidad, o por seguridad, o por miedo, etc. El mal que ahí aparece como constitutivo del ser humano es el que se inflige cuando han desaparecido todas las condiciones que lo volvían explicable y hasta necesario, el mal gratuito, el mal que ha aislado a su ejecutor de todo contexto, que ha transformado la voluntad del mismo en siervo suyo y que, a cambio, le procura éxtasis de felicidad que sólo él procura.