Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa
Centro de História
Resumo: No capítulo CCXIII de Peregrinação, Fernão Mendes Pinto faz uma apresentação da doutrina budista, por intermédio da personagem de um «bonzo», um monge zen budista japonês. Se bem que sucinta e fragmentária esta apresentação é a... more
This article promotes a cultural-comparative approach relating the myth of Shambhala and the myth of Prester John. The article accounts for the magnetizing impact of Prester John‘s myth upon the dynamics that led to the globalization of... more
This article presents a theoretical reflection on the contemplative approach to higher education. Starting by considering ancient philosophical traditions, in what regards the education, and the transformation of the self we move on to a... more
A knowledge-archaeological approach to the translation of key aspects of the Buddhist ethos into the networks of scientific discursive practices: and their consequences for a philosophy of science.
Dissertation submitted for MA degree in Egyptology.
Supervisor: Dr Steven Snape
Supervisor: Dr Steven Snape
Following the Second Intermediate Period, the traditional Egyptian relationship with Syria-Palestine has considerably changed. After a first momentum of raids and razzia which broadly characterized the early 18th dynasty ‘policy’ in the... more
The extensive reference to the theme of travels between worlds, present in the majority of the ancient traditions and particularly in the Ancient Near East and Greco-Latin cultures, denounces the existence of common human... more
Katabasis and Anabasis in Ancient World. Summer School. Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa, 2018.