Phronimon (2011) Vol. 12 No. 2https://hdl.handle.net/10500/54302024-03-28T22:20:32Z2024-03-28T22:20:32ZBeing total : considering the end of human person in Zoroastrian perceptionTatu, Razvanhttps://hdl.handle.net/10500/55332015-10-13T11:12:27Z2011-01-01T00:00:00ZBeing total : considering the end of human person in Zoroastrian perception
Tatu, Razvan
The human being is dual, consisting of body and soul, and therefore the end includes it
as psycho-somatic being, as total being. The final goal of religious life in Zoroastrianism,
like, for example, in all philosophical systems from ancient Greece to major world
religions, is salvation both for the soul and the body. The cosmic act of ethics based on
the messages given by the revealed Zoroastrian texts, is centred on the human being
and its relationship with the divinity. We find in its unity, as encountered and understood
in the world religions, the basis of an anthropological foundation, which is of special
importance in the dialectics of interreligious dialogue. In this article, this feature is shown
within the context of the personal Endzeit, a context basically founded on the idea of
immortality and ascension. Another objective of the present material was to point out the
very aspect of ascension as an onto-gnoseological fact, insisting on the synchronic and
phenomenological similarities between the transformative spiritual experiences in
Zoroastrianism and Shamanism. After all, every religio-philosophical experience/system
has an ascensional motivation.
2011-01-01T00:00:00ZA psycho-philosophical exploration to facilitate better uderstanding of offending related factors within a traditional Southern African contextPrinsloo, JohanOvens, Michellehttps://hdl.handle.net/10500/55322015-10-13T11:12:27Z2011-01-01T00:00:00ZA psycho-philosophical exploration to facilitate better uderstanding of offending related factors within a traditional Southern African context
Prinsloo, Johan; Ovens, Michelle
This article reflects upon notions of an African paradigm, as well as the ideals on which
social and normative interaction and principles can be based in contemporary society. It
is argued that Western and African perspectives have different epistemological and
ontological points of departure. However, contemporary African society has developed
into its current form through the advent of Western thought and should therefore be
understood within a framework and awareness of the conflicting nature of the two ideas
of Western and African knowledge systems. This provides a basis for African
perspectives to be examined and extrapolated in co-existence with existing theories.
Due to limited criminological theories from a predominantly African perspective, known
psychological theories and premises are reflected upon to arrive at a better
understanding of the factors that are relative to offending behaviour within an African
context.
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