Essays about: "superstition"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word superstition.

  1. 1. A portrait of a Witch : Research on the resurgence of Neo-Pagan & Modern Witchcraft movements in the Western societies and what it means to be a Pagan in 21st century.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Liliya Todorova-Janssens; [2022]
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    Abstract : Records suggest that throughout human history, our cultures have always been tied to some form of religious beliefs. Religions evolve, transform, rise and fall. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Guardian Forest : sacred trees and ceremonial forestry in Japan

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Oscar Nilzén; [2021]
    Keywords : sacred forests; shrine; Japan; religion; forest management;

    Abstract : Forests have played a major role in the development of human society across the world. It is therefore no surprise that a natural resource which is such an integral part of human life gave rise to religious beliefs, superstition and notions of the supernatural in connection to trees. READ MORE

  4. 3. The influence of numerical superstition on IPO underpricing in the People’s Republic of China

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : E.V.A. Dieben; [2016]
    Keywords : IPO underpricing; A-share market; Numerical superstition; China;

    Abstract : In Chinese culture, certain digits are considered lucky and others unlucky. This thesis evaluates how numerical superstition affects financial decision-making in the Chinese A-share IPO market for the period between 2003-2015. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Rise of the Underworld - Felines, Mythology and Psychology in Edgar Allan Poe’s The Black Cat

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Maria Bylund; [2013-03-20]
    Keywords : cats; myth; Hel; Odin; Bast; Paranoia; superstition;

    Abstract : The narrator in The Black Cat tells the story which leads him to the gallows. The unreliable tale depictures the morbid details of violence and murder, hauntings and terror. At the centre of the story is the cat which suffers from the narrator’s paranoia and alcohol abuse. READ MORE

  6. 5. Dracula vs. the Beetle : How Science is Used as a Rhetorical Tool to Bring the Monsters to Life

    University essay from Institutionen för språk och litteratur, SOL

    Author : Martin Thernlund; [2012]
    Keywords : Dracula; The Beetle; Science in literature;

    Abstract : This essay is a cultural/historical analysis of the role of science in the books Dracula by Bram Stoker and The Beetle by Richard Marsh. The aim is to investigate how science is used to lessen the amount of critical judgment the reader has to suspend while reading these two Gothic stories, as well as identifying what contexts science is part of. READ MORE