Essays on Religion

This book comprises of a series of lectures on natural theology delivered by William James at the University of Edinburgh in 1901/1902. James sets out to analyze certain varieties of religious experience with an aim to discover their value for this life as an empirical...

The Homeric Hymn to Demeter, composed in the late seventh or early eighth century is one of the most well-known Homeric Hymns. “The hymn falls into three easily differentiated sections: the abduction of Persephone and its revelation to Demeter; the sojourn of the goddess of...

Zeus was the ruler of all Gods and humans. He lived with the other gods at the top of Mount Olympus. Sometimes, Olympus was thought of as an actual mountain in Greece, but more often as a beautiful place in the heavens. Zeus was the...

The Rig Veda and Greek Mythology have helped to provide a narrative behind the creation of the world. These texts developed the various deities and customs that would play a role in the development of mankind and society. In The Rig Veda, “the earliest of...

Events have played a very imp place in today’s global business. It has developed in various sectors and areas, the hospitality industry has also gained a lot of benefit due to the growth seen in the event industry. Events are classified under, small scale and...

From times of antiquity to those of the present day, there exists the ponderance of the existential and the spiritual. Their connection to one another, and the ideas that encompass them both. Whether or not one believes in the concept of the soul, there exists...

The mythological allusion that Eliot considers most important is that of Tiresias. Tiresias is a character who, in Greek mythology, spent time as a man and as a woman. He was blinded for spite and had the gift of prophecy. In Tiresias, Eliot makes all...

In the short stories, “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” by Katherine Anne Porter and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor religion plays a major theme in both short stories. Through symbolism and imagery, both authors present numerous religious symbols about Jesus,...

Muslims engage in a wide variety of practises that display their devotion to God and have been influential in many aspects of daily life. The essential practice of Hajj fulfills one of the five pillars of Islam and encompasses the beliefs and practises of Islam.Through...

When someone decides to embark on a pilgrimage, it’s an opportunity to pursue moral contentment and spiritual satisfaction. Typically, it is a journey to a place of comfort, a location of significance to a person’s beliefs and faith. Within the Islamic belief system, there are...