Essays about: "transcendent experience"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words transcendent experience.

1. 1. Tantalizing Terrors and Transcendent Thrills : Unveiling the Sublime Aspects in Three Works by Edgar Allan Poe

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Elin Åhlén; [2023]
   Keywords : Edgar Allan Poe; horror; irony; the sublime; aesthetic theory; the uncanny;

   Abstract : This essay explores the sublime aspects in Edgar Allan Poe’s fictional horror, namely "The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843), "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839) and "The Raven" (1839). The aim is to show that the sublime – an aesthetic experience articulated by Edmund Burke and Immanuel Kant amongst many – can make the reader oscillate between horror and safety. READ MORE

3. 2. AN EXPERIENCE BEYOND WORDS : Numinous vs Awe – a shared phenomenon 100 years apart?

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

   Author : Sara Granström Powiecki; [2023]
   Keywords : The Numinous; Mysterium Tremendum; Self-Transcendent Emotions; Awe; Default-self; Spirituality; Psychology of Religion;

   Abstract : Awe, an emerging topic within the field of modern psychology, has shown to have many benefits, including improved health for mind and body. This essay is trying to explore what links there are between the spiritual concept of the numinous established by the religious scholar Rudolf Otto and the definition of awe put forward by one of the most prominent and influential researchers in the field of Self-Transcendent Emotions, Dacher Keltner. READ MORE

4. 3. A Merging of Costumes, Voice & Transcendence

   University essay from Konstfack/Textil

   Author : Amanda Varhaugvik; [2020]
   Keywords : performance art; costume; voice; transcendence; the sublime;

   Abstract : I am an interdisciplinary artist working with a merging of costumes and voice through the performance art medium. In this masters degree project I present costume as the main performer and look at the ability for my performance to create a transcendent experience in a secular art context. READ MORE

5. 4. Immersive and Transcendent Experiences in Underground Clubs: Theorizing the Role of the Elements that Shape the Immersive Experience

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Anita Rafiei; [2016-09-22]
   Keywords : immersion; transcendent experience; extraordinary experience; underground club;

   Abstract : This study explores and theorizes the roles of the elements that shape immersive and transcendent experiences in underground clubs. Based on phenomenology inspired interviews the findings show how the immersive and transcendent experiences are marked by both social and introvert aspects. READ MORE

6. 5. Escaping by running away: The motivations behind minimalistic consumption in the form of barefoot running.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Reema Akhtar; [2013]
   Keywords : Authenticity; Barefoot minimalistic running.; nostalgic; natural; emancipation; reflexive defiant; autonomous; Individual identity; Self-realization; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of the study is to investigate the growing trend in consumers to go back to basic lifestyle and to reveal how different events, meanings, experiences and ideas have a role to play in this change in consumers’ attitude. The paper aims to understand this new rising trend and consumer interest and provide a theoretical explanation of the phenomenon. READ MORE