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The Real Assassin's Creed? - The Nizari Isma'ilis at Alamut
Episode 45
This episode explores the historical and religious context of the first Assassin's Creed Game.
The episode uses sound taken from gameplay footage from…
3 years, 9 months ago
Abraham Abulafia & Ecstatic Kabbalah
Episode 44
Abraham Abulafia (d. 1291) is one of the most fascinating jewish mystics of all time, who is credited with founding the "Ecstatic/Prophetic Kabbalah"…
3 years, 9 months ago
Did Jesus Exist?
Episode 43
In this episode we talk about Jesus, who is was and if he even existed.
Sources/Suggested Reading:
Chilton, Bruce & Craig A. Evans (ed.) (1998). Studyi…3 years, 9 months ago
Shah Ni'matullah Wali & The Ni'matullahi Sufi Order
Episode 42
In this episode we talk about the great 14th-15th century saint Shah Ni'matullah Wali and the order that carries his name.
Sources/Further Reading:
Dah…3 years, 9 months ago
What Happens to Religion When People Migrate?
Episode 41
This episode is one that leans heavily on the academic side. Here we talk about the effects that religion and migration have on each other.
Sources/Fu…
3 years, 10 months ago
Meister Eckhart & Christian Mysticism
Episode 40
Meister Eckhart is an influential, and often surprising, Christian theologian/philosopher/mystics whose writings & sermons have both inspired future …
3 years, 10 months ago
Zhuangzi - The Sage of Uncertainty
Episode 39
In this video, we talk about one of the most central texts and figures in Daoism.
Sources/Further Reading:
Komjathy, Louis (2013). "The Daoist Traditio…3 years, 10 months ago
Ramanuja & Vishishtadvaita Vedanta
Episode 38
We follow up the last episode on Shankara & Advaita Vedanta by talking about the most influential response to that school.
Sources/Suggested Reading:
B…3 years, 10 months ago
Shankara & Advaita Vedanta
Episode 37
The much requested episode about Shankara is finally here.
Sources/Suggeested Reading:
Deutsch, Eliot (1973). “Advaita Vedanta: A Philosophical Reconst…3 years, 10 months ago
What is Vedanta?
Episode 36
This week we talk about the Hindu philosophical school(s) of "Vedanta".
Sources/Further Reading:
Brahma Sutra Basya by Shankaracharya. Published by Adv…3 years, 10 months ago