“Iubitii Domnului” – Dan ALEXE | CINEPUB

O Macedonie de după destrămarea Iugoslaviei, o Macedonie subterană, nebănuită: cea a confreriilor de dervişi, mistici musulmani cu ritualuri colective şi tehnici arhaice ale extazului. Dervişii în a căror confrerie se petrece filmul practică un fel de yoga islamică violentă, în care membrii îşi străpung corpul şi faţa cu săbii, cuţite şi cuie, fără să… Continue lendo “Iubitii Domnului” – Dan ALEXE | CINEPUB

“The way of the saints: Tunisia’s Sufi tradition” – Filip HOLM | Let’s Talk Religion

In this documentary-style video, we explore the many sufi figures that have left a mark on the country of Tunisia, with footage I got while I visited the country recently. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrZodU4a-_Q Sources/Suggested Reading: Chittick, William (2005). "Ibn Arabi: Heir to the Prophets". OneWorld Publications. Chittick, William (1989). "The Sufi Path of Knowledge: Ibn 'Arabi's Metaphysics… Continue lendo “The way of the saints: Tunisia’s Sufi tradition” – Filip HOLM | Let’s Talk Religion

Islamic Pacifism in West Africa – Filip HOLM | Let’s Talk Religion

The concept of jihad in Islam is often oversimplified, and in this episode we explore one example of a "pacifist" tradition within Islam assoicated with Salim Suwari and the Suwarian tradition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-0iPcjQdrI Sources/Suggested Reading: Babou, Cheikh Anta (2007). "Fighting the Greater Jihad: Amadu Bamba and the founding of the Mouridiyya of Senegal, 1853-1913". Ohio University… Continue lendo Islamic Pacifism in West Africa – Filip HOLM | Let’s Talk Religion

School poisoning mystery: is girl’s education in Iran under threat? | France24

Since November, over 1,000 schoolchildren have apparently been poisoned by toxic gases in their classrooms, and it seems the attacks are on the rise. An investigation by France24's observers team shows 26 schools were targeted this Wednesday that is the highest figure in a single day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZysrbAxv-uE It is not known who is behind the… Continue lendo School poisoning mystery: is girl’s education in Iran under threat? | France24

“Islamic Non-Dualism: The Sufi Poetry of al-Shuhstari” – Filip HOLM | LET’S TALK RELIGION

This episode is a sort of remake of an earlier one I did on al-Shushtari a few years back, with some added content. Join me as we explore on of the most fascinating Sufi poets in history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te-ohX1qfHs Translations of poems and the Baghdad Treatise are from the works of Lourdes Maria Alvarez. Translations from… Continue lendo “Islamic Non-Dualism: The Sufi Poetry of al-Shuhstari” – Filip HOLM | LET’S TALK RELIGION

Neoplatonism in Islamic thought – Filip HOLM | Let’s Talk Religion

It's time to talk about a few ways that Neoplatonic ideas have shown up in the history of Islamic thought. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDfJSbPtAEI This video is part of an amazing collaboration with ESOTERICA, Seekers of Unity, Angela's Symposium, The Modern Hermeticist and John Vervaeke. You can find their videos on Neoplatonism below: ESOTERICA: https://youtu.be/ZV5ubPPzT7USeekers of Unity: https://youtu.be/UmkZ383LcW8Angela's… Continue lendo Neoplatonism in Islamic thought – Filip HOLM | Let’s Talk Religion

Mulla Sadra & Islamic Existentialism – Filip HOLM | Let’s Talk Religion

This has been one of the most requested videos on the channel since its inception, so it is finally time to talk about Mulla Sadra. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMPB6Wj3Fwc Music by Filip Holm Sources/Recommended Reading: Adamson, Peter (ed.) (2005). “The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy”. Cambridge University Press. Chittick, William (1998). "The Self-Disclosure of God: Principles of Ibn… Continue lendo Mulla Sadra & Islamic Existentialism – Filip HOLM | Let’s Talk Religion

“Cioran’s clinamen”: a female Muslim reading – interview with Daria LEBEDEVA

Daria Lebedeva was born in the city of Odessa, Ukraine, and presently lives in Sweden. She obtained a PhD in Philosophy from the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, under the supervision of Agata Bielik-Robson, with a thesis about Cioran’s clinamen: a case study of a philosophical influence (2012). It’s… Continue lendo “Cioran’s clinamen”: a female Muslim reading – interview with Daria LEBEDEVA

Not Knowing, Non-Being, and the Power of Nothingness, By Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, with Hilary Hart

PARABOLA - The Search For Meaning, July 15, 2015 Exploring the “hidden face of God” Desert and void. The Uncreated is waste and emptiness to the creature. Not even sand. Not even stone. Not even darkness and night. A burning wilderness would at least be “something.” It burns and is wild. But the Uncreated is… Continue lendo Not Knowing, Non-Being, and the Power of Nothingness, By Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, with Hilary Hart

“Terror and the Western Tradition” – John GRAY

 The figure of the lonely metaphysical terrorist who blew himself up with his bomb appeared in Russia at the end of the nineteenth century … The real genesis of al-Qaeda violence has more to do with a Western tradition of individual and pessimistic revolt for an elusive ideal world than with the Koranic conception of… Continue lendo “Terror and the Western Tradition” – John GRAY