Essays about: "Occult"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word Occult.

  1. 1. Symptomatology and treatment outcomes in patients with occult constipation in Region Gävleborg 2017-2019

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Charlotta Parvi; [2023]
    Keywords : constipation; occult constipation; symptomatology; treatment outcomes; pediatrics.;

    Abstract : Introduction Occult constipation (OC) – a subtype of constipation causing chronic or recurring gastrointestinal symptoms in the absence of classic symptoms of overt constipation – is a differential diagnosis that should be considered in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms of unclear etiology. Previous studies have investigated the symptomatology of OC and compared treatment regimens but to our knowledge there have been no studies comparing symptomatology with treatment outcomes to investigate whether some symptoms could be related to a better prognosis. READ MORE

  3. 2. Jewels of Humayun’s Sciences : Comparative Esotericism at the Cultural Dawn of Mughals

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Thomas Hans Sune Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Humayun; Mughal; esotericism; Arabic Hermeticism; Sufism; syncretism; occultism in Islam; magic;

    Abstract : Nasir-ud-Din Muhammad Humayun (1508-1556), simply known as Humayun, was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire in India. He is often known with a discredited image in history even though recent investigations show a new, different, and regenerated perspective about him. READ MORE

  4. 3. Breaking Myths! : Unveiling the storytelling processes in the reception of Hilma af Klint from the 1980s and 2010s

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Anni Reponen; [2020]
    Keywords : Hilma af Klint; Art criticism; spiritual art; early abstract art; art historiography; the 1980s; the 1990s; Moderna Museet; Swedish art;

    Abstract : This dissertation studies the critical reception of Hilma af Klint trough three exhibitions: Spiritual in Art – Abstract Painting 1890-1985 (Los Angeles, 1986), Secret Pictures by Hilma af Klint, (Helsinki, 1988) and Hilma af Klint – A Pioneer of Abstraction (Stockholm, 2013), addressing the crucial prominent figures and voices in the discursive field around af Klint. The aim is carried out through the Critical Discourse Analysis by Norman Fairclough, coupled with Pierre Bourdieu's concept of the cultural field and habitus. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Quest for Gnosis : G. R. S. Mead’s Conception of Theosophy

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Religionshistoria

    Author : Paulina Gruffman; [2020]
    Keywords : theosophy; theosophical society; gnosis; g.r.s. mead; helena blavatsky; annie besant; c.w. leadbeater; occultism; esotericism; western esotericism; new religious movements; new spirituality; quest society; the quest; teosofi; teosofiska samfundet; gnosis; ockultism; esoterism; västerländsk esoterism; nyreligiösa rörelser;

    Abstract : G. R. S. Mead is an important but neglected historical personality of the British fin-de-siècle occult, Theosophical, and post-Theosophical milieu. READ MORE

  6. 5. Masters and Servants : A study concerning the Theosophical Society and Orientalism

    University essay from Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper, KV

    Author : Karen Swartz; [2010]
    Keywords : Theosophical Society; Esotericism; Occult; Orientalism; Ascended Masters;

    Abstract : During the nineteenth century, an impressive number of occult organizations blossomed both in Europe and the United States. The most influential of these groups was arguably the Theosophical Society. READ MORE