{"title":"The Usefulness of the Yantras: Some Historical and Cultural Perspectives","authors":"P. Martins","doi":"10.20431/2454-7654.0701002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2454-7654.0701002","url":null,"abstract":"The Indian Art [1] has had several cultural and religious influences with different philosophical perspectives through the ages [2]. In this regard, the concept Rasa (from the sanskrit \"essence\" or \"feeling of an aesthetic experience\") proposed by the Indian sage Bharata Muni [3] is described as a mental, emotional and physical state experienced by the subject or observer in the perception of a work of art, such as painting or poetry. This sage proposed eight states of perception, with ever greater refinement, namely Raudram (from sanskrit \"fury\"), Bhayānakam (from sanskrit \"horror\"), Bibhatsam (from sanskrit \"aversion, repulsion\"), Sringara (from sanskrit \"love, attraction\"), Viram (from sanskrit \"courage\"), Kārunyam (from sanskrit\"compassion\"), Hāsyam (from sanskrit \"laughter, joy\"), Adbhutam (from sanskrit \"wonder\"). Subsequently, the philosopher Abhinavagupta [4] complemented this term with other Rasas, namely Vātsalya (from the sanskrit \"love of the parents\"), Sāntam (from the sanskrit \"peace\") and Bhakti (from sanskrit \"devotion to God\"). This Theory of Art and Aesthetics highlights the role of the observer's consciousness in the experience of a work of art. Nowadays, Rasa findings are seen in other fields of knowledge, such as, science [5]. It is known from the Principle of Complementarity of Quantum Mechanics that a quantum particle can be described as a \"wave of probability” which is both “wave” and “particle” (in “potentia”) that comes true when an observation is made by an observer. It is the “conscious mind” of the observer who decides the aspect of reality he/she wants to observe. The paradox of having two contradictory situations happens, if we consider just a single level of reality the physical. In this case, as in the Rasa, the observer can see the “wave” or the “particle” aspect of the “wave of probability” in an exclusively way, like the exclusive states of consciousness of love or repulsion, horror or wonder in Rasas.In fact, the paradox disappears if we consider several levels of complexity and reality through a transdisciplinary approach known as “Hidden Third” [6]. Some epistemological interpretation of Quantum Mechanics argues that the “conscious mind” of the observer/subject or artist/engineer is interconnected with the observed object (the artistic or scientific work) that triggers the \"aesthetic experience\".Thus, the observed object is the manifestation of the “conscious mind” of the artist and/or engineer expressed through her/his thoughts, emotions/feelings and words [7].","PeriodicalId":157126,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of History and Cultural Studies","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133783082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Human Occupation of Raou Gormoaya's Rock Shelter in the Adamawa Region: Contribution to Local History","authors":"Ngono Lucrèce","doi":"10.20431/2454-7654.0602005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2454-7654.0602005","url":null,"abstract":"A rock shelter is defined as a habitat site installed at the foot of a cliff and simply protected by a rocky overhang; it is shallow and widely open to the open air (Leroi-Gourhan, 1988, p 41). There are two types: shelters under natural rocks (ecofacts)and those which are artificial, resulting from an anthropic action. The Ngan-Ha borough has several natural shelters like that of Raoul Gormoaya, which is the subject of this study. The demographic growth punctuated by the search for new spaces is damaging not only the archaeological sites, but especially the material culture which is deteriorating at an accelerated rate. The urgency is to save the maximum of sites and the vestiges which they contain from destruction, then to consider strategies of preservation and valorization. This research is part of the research undertaken in RaouGormoaya's rock shelter, which aims to assess the importance of the site, by making a preliminary study of the archaeological documentation collected in situ, including results are structured in three points: the first is devoted to the data collection methodology. The second part deals with the description of the site. The last point will revolve around the description of the remains collected on the site.","PeriodicalId":157126,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of History and Cultural Studies","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133126761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fataawa Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa on a Visa From Occupier (Critical Study)","authors":"D. M. H. Alloush","doi":"10.20431/2454-7654.0604001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2454-7654.0604001","url":null,"abstract":"The Islamic law would have made the Al-Aqsa Mosque a great place, and linked Between him and the Grand Mosque in linking my doctrines to the holy shrines of Muslims each other, he said, andexalted:) Suhaan, who was captured by his slave at night, from the sanctuary of the sanctuary to the most stringent mosque, which We blessed about him to show him from our signs that he is the sighteous (. (Al-Israa: 1). He has wished The Prophet e visits him in many conversations one of them: “The Travellors shall be screwed only to the 3 mosques of this mosque. And the mosque of the haram and the mosque of the al-Qas'” [1]. This makes the hearts of Muslims pity for this mosque and wish prayer in it before death. But it's in this time. Falls under the Zionist occupation and no one can visit it without a visa from the occupier the usurper, which made the scholars disagree in the ruling of his visit in such a situation. From the study of this topic is a critical and impartial study of political whims and affiliations, with the aim of Reach the most correct opinion","PeriodicalId":157126,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of History and Cultural Studies","volume":"2015 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128034111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pedagogical Approaches and the Impact of New Technologies on Teaching African History: Between a Didactic Revolution and Imagined Communities","authors":"Jean Philippe Ntede Edongo","doi":"10.20431/2454-7654.0502002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2454-7654.0502002","url":null,"abstract":"At the turn of the year 2000, we witnessed profound changes in pedagogical practices due to revolutionary advances in computer science (Castells: 1998). Computers and social media have opened up new and rich avenues allowing for a more active pedagogical approach to learning strategies (P. Fonkoua: 2006; Onguene Essono: 2009). More teachers and scholars are thus working together to shed light on the benefits and challenges brought by the advent of digital technologieswithin pedagogical approaches and methodologies (Anderson and Dron: 2011). And even though debates related to the writing of African history still rage on, the aim of our study is not to question the primacy of teaching history in African countries. In spite of this, it is difficult if not foolish not to acknowledge the interconnectedness of various parts of the world and its impact on our understanding of history. For this reason, the current study aims at opening up scholarly projects to this new environment (P. Fonjoua & Béché: 2016).","PeriodicalId":157126,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of History and Cultural Studies","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124247804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"History of the Perfume Industry in Greco-Roman Egypt","authors":"Doaa Fadel","doi":"10.20431/2454-7654.0604003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2454-7654.0604003","url":null,"abstract":"Further throughout the history of both Eastern and Western civilizations, perfume has marked societal customs related not only to everyday life but also rituals for the gods and for guiding the deceased to the afterlife, such as the use of smoky odors to signify the divine or deified bodies (Tatomir, 2016). Thus, cosmetics' usage has been widespread as a part of daily life and religious rituals (Voudouri's & Tesseromatis, 2015). Also oils in Egypt were of vital importance against the drying heat of the sun, arid winds and hot air of the Nile Valley (Ruiz, 2001).","PeriodicalId":157126,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of History and Cultural Studies","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116971695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Palestinian Refugee Satisfaction about UNRWA Services: A Case of Gaza Strip","authors":"Dr.Issam Mohammed Ali Adwan","doi":"10.20431/2454-7654.0802003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2454-7654.0802003","url":null,"abstract":": UNRWA provides several services for Palestinian refugees in Gaza strip, who represent about 70% from the population. Due to the huge number of the beneficiaries of services,","PeriodicalId":157126,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of History and Cultural Studies","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115441457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Socio-Economic Welfare Measures of Penitentiary Inmates in the Bamenda Central Prison (Cameroon), 1992-2013: A Historical Assessment","authors":"","doi":"10.20431/2454-7654.0702003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2454-7654.0702003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":157126,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of History and Cultural Studies","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128874075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Depiction of A Solar Eclipse from 1143 BCE in the Pharaonic Tomb KV9 near Thebes","authors":"Klaus Hentschel","doi":"10.20431/2454-7654.0702002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2454-7654.0702002","url":null,"abstract":"Tomb KV9 in the Valley of the Kings in western Thebes (see Fig. 1 for the layout of the tomb), originally cut into the rock for Ramesses V and later usurped and expanded by Ramesses VI, is famed for its celestial depictions. One of these motifs on a dropped section of the ceiling at the end of corridor G has hitherto only received passing mention. Ramesses V and Ramesses VI are both known to have been particularly interested in the heavens. The tomb is copiously adorned with the canopy of stars and other celestial objects.[1]","PeriodicalId":157126,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of History and Cultural Studies","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125416747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Texts from the Sheikhdom of Fakhr Al-Din Ibn Al-Kwaik Fakhr Al-Din Muhammad Bin Abdul Latif Bin Al-Kwaik (T: 769 AH / 1368 AD)","authors":"","doi":"10.20431/2454-7654.0604004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2454-7654.0604004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":157126,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of History and Cultural Studies","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120957909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Administrative Strategy of the Islamic State by the Righteous Caliphs Decrees: Case Study on the Decree of Ali bin Abi Talib to the Ruler of Egypt","authors":"G. Wishah","doi":"10.20431/2454-7654.0501003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2454-7654.0501003","url":null,"abstract":"The decree of Ali bin Abi Talibto the Ruler of Egypt Malik aL-Ashter 1 is a document which has political, social and legal dimensions. It included the concepts of ruling and treating people, the basis of relationship between the ruler and the people. This document considered the principle of comprehensiveness in theorizing citizen rights in the Islamic State in which it preceded many provisions in this field by using the characteristics of Islam in ruling and the rights and duties of citizens.","PeriodicalId":157126,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of History and Cultural Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128461575","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}