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PARADISE – THE MULTIPLE MEANINGS OF A CONCEPT
PARADISE – THE MULTIPLE MEANINGS OF A CONCEPT

Author(s): Gavril Băban
Subject(s): Cultural history, Metaphysics, Epistemology, History of ideas
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: Paradise; topos; behaviour; magic; harmony; hope;

Summary/Abstract: The concept of Paradise is one with ontologic reverberations, and it illustrates a magical place, defined by perfect harmony, a place that has always been present in every human culture and civilization. For example, in the persan culture, the Paradise is imagined as a blessed garden, placed sometimes on earth or in some sort of alternative space/topos, beyond material limits, where people find a special connection with their own spiritual and imaterial essence.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 797-802
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian