Essays about: "Rituals"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 113 essays containing the word Rituals.

  1. 1. The Interplay of Religious Consumption and Immigrant Rituals

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Amira Toufic El Lezkani; Ertugrul Melekoglu; [2023]
    Keywords : Religious Consumption; Consumer Acculturation; Religion; Immigration; Islam; Muslims; Immigrants; Rituals; Ramadan; Sweden.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In our research paper, we shed light on the various impacts of acculturation and changes in religious consumption in the lives of muslims, who have migrated from the east and are experiencing life in the west. We took into consideration the holy month Ramadan as a religious reference to our study where we examine muslims religious performance during this time. READ MORE

  3. 2. EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF PERCEPTUAL LIGHT ART TO ENHANCE EXPERIENTIAL RETAIL ENVIRONMENTS

    University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

    Author : Janani Narayanan; [2023]
    Keywords : Experiential retail environment; Immersive experience; Perceptual light art; Skyspace;

    Abstract : The surge in online shopping has resulted in decreased customer presence in brick-and-mortar stores. To attract customers, retailers need to enhance the experiential value of their environments. Lighting plays a crucial role in creating appealing spaces and guiding customers. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Mesolithic Skeletons of Motala Canal

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Viktor Larsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Prehistory; Stone Age; Ritual; Skeletal Remains; Kanaljorden; Mesolitikum; Stenåldern;

    Abstract : This essay is about the Mesolithic of Motala Canal and the depositions that have been found there, including a large number of animal bones. I would argue the most important discovery at this site was the human skulls, which will be the main topic of this essay. READ MORE

  5. 4. Building Trust, Reducing Conflict “An exploration of Micro Interactions between Correctional Transport Officers and Inmates”

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Erik Collvin; [2023]
    Keywords : Criminology; Social interaction rituals; Interactional rituals; Prison; Prison ethnography; Trust; Conflict; Correctional officers; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT This qualitative study includes participant observations which were conducted within the transport department of the Swedish correctional service whose main task is to conduct and perform various tasks regarding transports of individuals within the custody of the correctional office. This regarde mainly people awaiting trial who are being transported to court proceedings or to different facilities. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Place of Passage : Disturbed burials and dispersed human bone remains from the Mid-Neolithic burial ground at Ajvide on Gotland

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Anna Sointula; [2023]
    Keywords : Secondary treatment; human bone remains; absent craniums; dispersed bone fragments; ‘skull cult’; burial rituals; CA; Middle Neolithic period; PWC; Gotland.; Sekundär behandling; mänskliga skelettrester; saknade kranier; spridda benfragment; ‘skallkult’; begravningsritual; KA; Mellanneolitikum; GRK; Gotland.;

    Abstract : The Mid-Neolithic site of Ajvide on the Baltic Island of Gotland comprises the burials of 89 individuals within 85 separate burial contexts (Österholm 2008). Some of these individuals were detected with absent skeletal elements, such as the cranium, which have been believed to be represented by the considerable number of dispersed human bone fragments discovered from the site (Burenhult 2002: 33, see also Lundén 2012). READ MORE