Dr Paul Martin
Academic Program Support Officer
EC&MS Faculty Services
Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Dr Martin is a research associate in The Law and Religion Project in the Research Unit for the Study of Society, Ethics & the Law in the School of Law.
His research mainly revolves around the field of mysticism, or mystical theology, especially in regard to Christian, Hindu and Jewish perspectives. He is also interested in feminist theory, philosophy (especially relating to aesthetics, hermeneutics and phenomenology, and post-structuralism), and cognitive semantics.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2007 - ongoing Academic Program Support Officer University of Adelaide -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2001 - 2006 University of Queensland Australia PhD 1997 - 2000 University of South Australia Australia Master of Arts (Religions Studies) 1991 - 1996 University of South Australia Australia Bachelor of Arts (Library and Information Management)
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Journals
Year Citation 2017 Martin, P., & Papadelos, P. (2017). Who stands for the norm?: The place of metonymy in androcentric language. Social Semiotics, 27(1), 39-58.
Scopus3 WoS42014 Martin, P. (2014). The colorful depictions of God in mystical consciousness. Spiritus, 14(1), 34-53. 2013 Martin, P. (2013). The exploratory and reflective domain of metaphor in the comparison of religions. Zygon, 48(4), 936-965.
2004 Martin, P. (2004). The body in the realm of desire: gendered images on the horizon of the divine. Mystics Quarterly, 30(3/4), 99-125. 2001 Martin, P. C. (2001). Love and Beauty in the Presence of God: Pathways through Beguine and Tantric Mysticisms. Magistra: A Journal of Women's Spirituality in History, 7(2), 23-63. 2001 Martin, P., & Metcalfe, M. (2001). Informing the knowledge workers. Reference Services Review, 29(4), 267-275.
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2018 Martin, P. (2018). On the Comparative Realization of Aesthetic Consciousness in Kabbalah and Tantra. In I. Theodor, & Y. K. Greenberg (Eds.), Dharma and Halacha: Comparative Studies in Hindu-Jewish Philosophy and Religion (pp. 189-201). Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books. -
Conference Papers
Year Citation 2016 Martin, P. C. (2016). The Art of Depicting God in Late Medieval Jewish Kabbalah. In Unpublished. The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia. 2008 Martin, P. C. (2008). Shekhinah and Shakti: Prismatic References for the Realisation of the Infinite God. In Unpublished. Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. 2006 Martin, P. C. (2006). The Artfulness of Mystical Perspective. In Unpublished. University of Queensland, Brisbane. 2002 Martin, P. C. (2002). Metaphor and the Mirror of Comparison. In Unpublished. University of New England. -
Theses
Year Citation 2007 Martin, P. C. (2007). The Art of Mysticism: An Inquiry into the Notion of Ineffability in (Cataphatic) Mystical Experience. (PhD Thesis, University of Queensland). 2001 Martin, P. C. (2001). The Dynamic of Sexuality in the Mystic Way: A Comparative Investigation into the Divine Imagery in the Texts The Flowing Light of the Godhead and Saundaryalahari. (University of South Australia). -
Working Paper
Year Citation 2016 Martin, P. C. (2016). On Discerning the Realm of God in the Thought of Kabbalah and Tantra. Self. 2016 Martin, P. C. (2016). The Erotic Imaginary of Divine Realization in Kabbalistic and Tantric Metaphysics. University of Queensland. 2016 Martin, P. C. (2016). The Feminine in the Making of God: Highlighting the Sensible Topography of Divinity. University of Queensland. 2016 Martin, P. C. (2016). The Place of Speculation in Kabbalah and Tantra. University of Queensland.
University of Queensland finishing scholarship (August to December 2006).
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