http://hdl.handle.net/11089/2966 2026-04-03T18:53:34Z http://hdl.handle.net/11089/3415 The Logic of Absolutely Contradictory Self-identity and Aesthetic Values in Zen Art Kozyra, Agnieszka This article aims to show that yūgen, wabi and sabi deserve to be called aesthetic values of Zen art only when their definition complies with the logic of absolute contradictory self-identity (the logic of paradox). Some definitions of yūgen, wabi and sabi are not paradoxical and therefore they cannot be linked to Zen. I will try to prove that one must be aware of the ambiguity of the aforementioned types of beauty – their meanings cannot be narrowed to fit only within the realm of Zen tradition. The different types of beauty that Japanese artists strove to express in their works have specific names. It’s impossible to find equivalents for many of them in Western aesthetic categories. The starting point of our inquiry will be aesthetic categories in Japanese poetry, because they have always exerted great influence on art in Japan. Aesthetic values in Zen art are also connected with reflection on the structure of reality – specifically, reality as experienced in the act of Enlightenment (satori). 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11089/3407 Remarques sur la genèse du peuplement antique et médiéval du Maghreb: l’apport de la toponymie et de la philologie Meouak, Mohamed The issues relating to toponymy and the fundamental questions on settlement patterns in North Africa, from the ancient period to the Middle Ages, have sparked many debates around some controversies. The results of the research provided an extensive bibliography compiling works based on the archeology, history, epigraphy, numismatics, linguistics, etc. It is well known that the contribution to the historical study of ancient Algeria is largely integrated into the general history of the Maghreb due to many reasons. Several questions will be dealt with, in particular those concerning the origins of names Libyca and Africa, the ancient populations of the Maghreb in ancient sources, Arab sources and linguistic issues in ancient and medieval Maghreb: Libyco-Berber, Latin, Arabic. We will try our best to show a few problems concerning the origin and history of the evolution of place names in Maghreb before the first expansions: Roman, Byzantine, and Arab. Besides these toponymic issues, it is necessary to consider the origins of the ancient inhabitants of Maghreb, with the support of literary, archaeological and linguistic sources. Between plurality of place names and complexity of languages in use in the ancient and medieval Maghreb, it should be noted that our study calls for reconciliation between the traditional philological and historical methods and renewal of the issues on the history of language, settlements and territories in North Africa, ancient and medieval, made over the past three decades. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11089/3406 The Heroes and the Flame Davidovich, Tal The poems of the Jewish poet Hanna Senesh bear witness to strong resolve and refusal to stand by without interference. Written mostly in Hebrew the words reflect a fusion of ancient as well as modern features of expression. She left her place of birth for what was to become the modern state of Israel, but did not stay in safety deciding instead to risk her life in order to bring hope to Jews in Hungary towards the end of the Second World War. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11089/3405 1963: The Spring of Hope for the Ba῾t Sorby, Karol R. In 1963 events elsewhere in the Arab world began to move swiftly under pressures from the underlying Arab nationalist forces. On 8 February the Iraqi dictator ῾Abd al-Karīm Qāsim was overthrown and shot in a coup led by the Ba῾tists and Ǧamāl ῾Abd an-Nāsir’s admirer ῾Abd as-Salām ῾Ārif was installed as president. The new tide soon overwhelmed the weak Syrian regime, which collapsed under the joint pressure from Baghdad and Cairo. Here also the Ba῾tists took over in alliance with Nāsirists and other Arab unionist groups. Both the new Iraqi and Syrian regimes pledged themselves to support the new movement of Arab unity. Iraqi and Syrian ministers arrived in Cairo in scenes of great popular enthusiasm for reconciliation meetings with Ǧamāl ῾Abd an-Nāsir. This seemed to be another moment of great triumph for Ǧamāl ῾Abd an-Nāsir, since there were now five of “liberated Arab states” sharing similar aims and ideals. Syria and Iraq had agreed to start immediate negotiations for the formation of a federal union. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z