Traditional Quranic accounts chart the transition of this concept through inciting, self-accusing, and peaceful stages, while it includes a superior "spark" aspect in the theology of Meister Eckhart.
Traditional Quranic accounts chart the transition of this concept through inciting, self-accusing, and peaceful stages, while it includes a superior "spark" aspect in the theology of Meister Eckhart. This word provides the most common translation for the title of an Aristotle work setting three categories of self-nourishment, sense perception, and intellect, which correspond respectively to plants, animals, and man. A work dedicated to Elizabeth of Bohemia claims that the blood carries (*) "animal spirits" that act on the body to effect the titular conditions on this entity; that work posits its seat as the pineal gland and is Rene Descartes treatise on the "Passions of" this entity. Though more synonymous with the concept of Ba, this entity is often compared to the Egyptian Ka, as well as the Hindu jiva and atman. For 10 points, identify this entity, the individual essence which in many faiths is sent either to heaven or hell after the death of the corporeal body.
Traditional Quranic accounts chart the transition of this concept through inciting, self-accusing, and peaceful stages, while it includes a superior "spark" aspect in the theology of Meister Eckhart.
The Soul [accept Nafs; prompt on synonyms like "essence" or "spirit;" prompt on "Anima"]