scholarly journals Do Oriente ao Ocidente: a sociedade teosófica brasileira e o Neoesoterismo em Brasília

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Pepita De Souza Afiune

O presente artigo propõe uma discussão a respeito da relação Ocidente-Oriente, procurando compreender de que forma ela está presente no contexto neoesotérico na contemporaneidade, sobretudo, no movimento da Nova Era. Partimos do pressuposto que houve a priori, uma criação do que entendemos por Oriente por parte do olhar Ocidental em seu interesse colonial, o que atraiu muitos viajantes, aventureiros e escritores para os países considerados exóticos, como o Egito e a Índia. Assim surgiu dentro da academia o Orientalismo, que dentre as suas premissas pesquisa estas relações entre europeus e suas colônias. No século XX ocorre uma proliferação e uma dinâmica de diversas formas de religiosidades de cunho esotérico que viajam para os países orientais para buscar nestas experiências os fundamentos de novas doutrinas. Destacamos neste artigo a Sociedade Teosófica Brasileira e o estabelecimento de sua sede em Brasília, fato que está intimamente relacionado a diversas crenças de caráter utópico, mítico e místico que foi atribuído à fundação da nova capital brasileira. Brasília, sonho de muitos estadistas brasileiros, se concretiza em 1960, representando uma nova era de mudanças culturais e socioeconômicas na região do Planalto Central. Seu projeto teve o cristianismo como uma de suas bases, mas a partir das diversas interpretações de um sonho profético do padre Dom Bosco, novas religiosidades peregrinam para a região, acreditando que o local é a verdadeira terra prometida que mana leite e mel. From East to West: the Brazilian Theosophical Society and Neoesoterism in Brasília The present article proposes a discussion about the West-East relationship, trying to understand how it is present in the neo-esoteric context in contemporary times, especially in the New Age movement. We start from the assumption that there was at first, a creation of what we mean by the East by the Western look in its colonial interest, which attracted many travelers, adventurers and writers to the countries considered exotic, as Egypt and India. Thus emerged in the academy the Orientalism, which among its premises investigates these relations between Europeans and their colonies. In the 20th century, there is a dynamic and a proliferation of diverse forms of esoteric religiosities that travel to Eastern countries to seek in these experiences the foundations of new doctrines. We highlight in this article the Brazilian Theosophical Society and the establishment of its headquarters in Brasilia, a fact that is closely related to several utopian, mythical and mystical beliefs attributed to the founding of the new Brazilian capital. Brasília, the dream of many Brazilian statesmen, took shape in 1960, representing a new era of cultural and socioeconomic changes in the Brazilian Highlands. His project had Christianity as one of its bases, but from the different interpretations of a prophetic dream of Father Don Bosco, new religiousness pilgrims to the region, believing that the place is the true Promised Land flowing milk and honey.

Asian Studies ◽  
2010 ◽  
pp. 43-60
Author(s):  
Jana Rošker

Recognizing the fact that comprehension, analysis and transmission of reality are based on diversely structured socio-political contexts as well as on different categorical and essential postulates, offers a prospect of enrichment. Thus, this article presents an analysis and interpretation of one of the first Chinese theoreticians, working in the field of intercultural methodology. Although Zhang Dongsun (1886–1973) can be considered as one of the leading Chinese philosophers of the 20th Century, his criticism of Sinicized Marxist ideologies marked him as a political dissident and he was consequently consigned to oblivion for several decades; only recently has his work been rediscovered by a number of younger Chinese theorists, who have shown a growing interest in his ideas. Although he is still relatively unknown in the West, Zhang definitely deserves to be recognized for his contributions to Chinese and comparative philosophy. The present article focuses on his extraordinary ability to introduce Western thought in a way which was compatible with the specific methodology of traditional Chinese thought. According to such presumptions, culture is viewed as an entity composed of a number of specific discourses and relations. The article shows how the interweaving and interdependence of these discourses form different cultural backgrounds, which manifest themselves in the specific, culturally determined structures of language and logic. It also explains the role of traditional elements in his cultural epistemology.


2019 ◽  
pp. 184-190
Author(s):  
Julie Chajes

Chapter 8 concludes this study by making some general observations about Helena Blavatsky’s thought, appeal, and influence. It brings together the elements discussed in the previous chapters and highlights her value to the historian of nineteenth-century culture. The chapter argues that Blavatsky’s constructions of Hinduism, Buddhism, science, Platonism, and Spiritualism all came together in her rebirth doctrines. Her definitions of all these were interdependent at the same time as they were inseparable from signal late nineteenth-century cultural trends. Due to her influence on the development of modern forms of religion, including the almost ubiquitous New Age Movement, Blavatsky has significantly contributed to the popularisation of reincarnation in the West. She can be considered one of the principal architects of religion in modern times.


1992 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. De Bruyn

The New Age Movement (NAM) is a leaderless but powerful network, working to bring about radical change in the world. In fact the NAM is a transplantation of Hindu philosophy, with Buddist elements from the East to the West. This article explicates the origin of the NAM and describes its mystic, occult and feminist character. In the article it is stated that the NAM rests on monistic and astrological pillars and that its main doctrines are as follows: pantheism, emanation (instead of creation), reincarnation and the fact that Christ is one of the great Masters controlling the world. The views and doctrines of the NAM are then judged in the light of Scripture.


Asian Studies ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tea SERNELJ

The present article deals with the philosophical theory and epistemological methodology of the Modern Confucian Xu Fuguan (1903–1982), a significant Taiwanese philosopher of the 20th century whose theoretical contributions are in the center of academic interests in China and Taiwan, though almost completely unexplored in the West. The article’s main focus is on Xu’s interpretation of the concepts of bodily recognition and the creative potential qi that are forming the basis of the unification of body and mind as a fundamental method of traditional Chinese perception of reality. For Xu Fuguan, this unification represented the proper way to achieve the awareness of the Moral Self and to thoroughly act in accordance with humanness (ren).  


Bijdragen ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 426-436
Author(s):  
Martin PARMENTIER
Keyword(s):  
New Age ◽  

Author(s):  
Dubey Somil

The word Malahara or Malhama is derived from unani system of medicine. Yogaratnakara mentioned this first by the name of Malahara Kalpana. It derives its name as it removes Mala (residue etc.) from Vrana (wounds), Vidradhi (abscess) etc. This is similar to ointments in modern pharmaceutics. Malahara Kalpana is the ointment preparation which has Siktha Taila (bees wax and oil mixture) or Ghrita, as the basic constituent. The other ingredients may include herbal, metal, or mineral contents depending upon the usage. Malahara has a property like Snehana (oelation), cleansing, Ropana (healing), Lekhana (scaraping), and Varnya (beautifying), depending on the drugs used in the preparation. Rasa Tarangani a Rasa Shastra treatise of 20th century by Acharya Sadananda Sharma has enumerated various types of Malahara Kalpana taking mainly Siktha Taila as a base. Though this Kalpana holds firm roots in treating diseases the mention and explanation of this particular topic is scattered in this treatise. Hence the present article is an attempt to elucidate and unfold the Malahara Kalpana of Rasatarangani.


2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Mormann

Abstract The main thesis of this paper is that Pap’s The Functional A Priori in Physical Theory and Cassirer’s Determinism and Indeterminism in Modern Physics may be conceived as two kindred accounts of a late Neo-Kantian philosophy of science. They elucidate and clarify each other mutually by elaborating conceptual possibilities and pointing out affinities of neo-Kantian ideas with other currents of 20th century’s philosophy of science, namely, pragmatism, conventionalism, and logical empiricism. Taking into account these facts, it seems not too far fetched to conjecture that under more favorable circumstances Pap could have served as a mediator between the “analytic” and “continental” tradition thereby overcoming the dogmatic dualism of these two philosophical currents that has characterized philosophy in the second half the 20th century.


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