-
powers developed by
adepts of
Buddhist meditation as
belonging to the "
thaumaturgical tradition".
These powers,
known as
siddhi or abhijñā, were ascribed...
- with the
intent to cure them of
various diseases and conditions. The
thaumaturgic touch was most
commonly applied to
people suffering from tuberculous...
- who may have
lived in the
second century BC,
identified Pythagoras's
thaumaturgic ideas as a
result of Pherecydes's influence.
Another story,
which may...
- "Les origines" (Origins),
comprises two chapters, and
shows how the
thaumaturgical powers of the
kings of
France and
England came into being. The second...
- led an
ascetic life himself, and
tradition attributed to him
several thaumaturgic gifts and miracles,
including the
ability to walk on water. He seems...
-
eloquent in Arabic. He was very religious, and some
legends tell of his
thaumaturgic skills.
Boubaghla went
often to
Soumer to talk with high-ranking members...
-
produce liquids for
drinking and for
washing that were
believed to have
thaumaturgical properties. The
Asante live in the
Ashanti Region,
specifically in the...
-
University Press, 1998.
First part
addresses what
Krell calls Novalis's "
Thaumaturgic Idealism". Kuzniar, Alice. Dela**** Endings. Georgia:
University of Georgia...
- "traveling long
distances in the
twinkling of an eye.") is the name for
thaumaturgical teleportation in the
mystical form of
Islam and
Islamic philosophy....
- use of the
letters by the Jews for the
formation of the Holy Name for
thaumaturgical purposes is
attested by
magic papyri that
quote an "Angelic Book of...
