Projects
History of spirituality, devotion and mysticism. University of Antwerp
Mesmerist spirituality in the Society of Universal Harmony (1783-Â1787). Ghent University
In this research, the problematization of the traditional account of the ‘rational’ Enlightenment’ will be
central, by focusing on the case study of French mesmerism in the Society of Universal Harmony in
Paris (1783-Â1787). This will be approached as a ‘spiritual movement’ that put forward selfcare and -Â
transformation and will emphasize ‘spiritual’ vocabularies and concepts used by historical actors
themselves....
[Exhibition Project] James Ensor in context : Ensor and the history of European art from the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
Japan has only relatively recently strongly embraced the modern museum culture, which in Europe is also only 250 years old. Thus was the Tokyo Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan (National Museum) ...
Performances of the Otherworldly : Supernatural Science at the Fair in North-Western Europe (1850-1930). University of Antwerp
The horizons of Guibert of Gembloux (1124/25-1214). Historical-anthropological research into the world of a Benedictine letter writer from the decades after the so-called 'crisis of cenobitism' Ghent University
Starting from the letter collection of Guibert of Gembloux, this historical-anthropological study aims at evaluating the way in which traditional Benedictinism in the Southern Low Countries positioned itself both socially and spiritually in the decades following immediately after the alleged crisis of traditional cenobitism (Van Engen, 1986).
Climbing the Peak of Perfection: A Historical, Literary and Theological Analysis of Moral and Spiritual Perfection in the Homilies of Origen KU Leuven
Origen was a third-century Christian theologian who believed that the Christian life was aimed at perfection and that everyone had the capacity to become perfect. Although his works are replete with references to the idea of perfection, to date, no thorough, in-depth analysis of Origen’s understanding of perfection exists. Besides being a theologian, Origen was also an active pastor in the church of Caesarea, who took it upon himself to ...
The theme of deification in the Middle Dutch works of the understudied authors in Groenendaal: Jan van Leeuwen, Willem Jordaens and Godfried Wevel. Was Groenendaal a 'textual community' or an 'authorial community of practice'? University of Antwerp
A crucial tool for mapping 'the inner': the reception of Paul's thought in the writings of Isaac of Nineveh (7th century, Church of the East) KU Leuven
Critical Evaluation of the Role of Historical Landscape Conservation in Sustainable Regional Development: Case of the Royal Gardens of Rajnagar in Bundelkhand KU Leuven
India presently faces the onset of rapid development and change in every part of the country. Although the current GDP of 7.9% (Trading Economics 2016) shows positive trends, these indicators are often based on standards and indicators which focus very heavily on only the economic output of the country as per the Neo- Classical model of Economics (Czech 2010). The indicators tend to ignore the significance of the cultural, social and natural ...