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Ustinova, Yulia was born on August 31, 1962 in Leningrad, Russia. Arrived in Israel, 1990, naturalized, 1990.
(Caves and the Ancient Greek Mind analyses techniques of s...)
Caves and the Ancient Greek Mind analyses techniques of searching for ultimate wisdom in ancient Greece. The Greeks perceived mental experiences of exceptional intensity as resulting from divine intervention. They believed that to share in the immortals' knowledge, one had to liberate the soul from the burden of the mortal body by attaining an altered state of consciousness, that is, by merging with a superhuman being or through possession by a deity. These states were often attained by inspired mediums, 'impresarios of the gods' - prophets, poets, and sages - who descended into caves or underground chambers. Yulia Ustinova juxtaposes ancient testimonies with the results of modern neuropsychological research. This novel approach enables an examination of religious phenomena not only from the outside, but also from the inside: it penetrates the consciousness of people who were engaged in the vision quest, and demonstrates that the darkness of the caves provided conditions vital for their activities.
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(This text presents a systematic study of the cults of the...)
This text presents a systematic study of the cults of the Bosporan kingdom, which existed in the South of Russia in the first centuries AD. The research is based on a variety of sources - archaeological and historical. The religion of the Bosporus is viewed in this monograph as a blend of Greek and indigenous Iranian traditions. The first part of the book is dedicated to the cult of Celestial Aphrodite. The second part examines the controversial cult of the Most High God and its alleged Jewish affinities. The book aims to provide an understanding of the religious life in the Greek colonies and the history of the Eastern Mediterranean in late antiquity.
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Ustinova, Yulia was born on August 31, 1962 in Leningrad, Russia. Arrived in Israel, 1990, naturalized, 1990.
Master of Arts, Leningrad State University, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy, Academy of Sciences Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1988.
Junior research fellow Institute Archaeology, Academy of Sciences Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1988—1990. Lecturer Ben-Gurion University, 1992—1998, senior lecturer, 1998—2009, associate professor, since 2009.
(This text presents a systematic study of the cults of the...)
(Caves and the Ancient Greek Mind analyses techniques of s...)
Member of Center International d'Étude Religion Grecque Antique, Israel Society Promotion Classical Studies.