Essays about: "Divine"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 49 essays containing the word Divine.

  1. 1. The Collective Unconscious in Neil Gaiman's Fairy Tales : The Motif of the Triple Goddess through Symbols and the Manifestations of the Anima Archetype

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Yana Chyrko; [2024]
    Keywords : Neil Gaiman; Myth; Fairy Tale; Anima Archetype; Jungian Archetype; Archaic Symbol; Initiation; Collective Unconscious; Triple Goddess; Neil Gaiman; Myt; Saga; Anima Arketyp; Jungiansk Arketyp; Arkaisk Symbol; Initiation; Kollektiva Omedvetna; Tredelade Gudinnan; Symboler;

    Abstract : Many recent studies confirm that the fantasy genre is based on ancient myths. Contemporary authors of fiction create new versions of myths, often using ancient “natural” and cultural symbols. Neil Gaiman is one of these tellers of modern myth. READ MORE

  3. 2. Bodies of the Zohar : Kabbalistic Views on the Human Body

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Religionshistoria

    Author : Hedda Lindstedt Grahn; [2023]
    Keywords : Kabbalah; the Zohar; Jewish mysticism; Medieval; Bodies; Impurity;

    Abstract : Through the Zohar, the major medieval kabbalistic work, the human body is used in order to symbolise the divine structure. Present throughout are also dire warnings against the dangers of the flesh – a sense of anxiety often surrounds matters of the body. READ MORE

  4. 3. Divine Alignment: A Survey-Based Study on How Religion Influences Expectations for AI Alignment

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Mert Can Yilmaz; [2023]
    Keywords : Religion; artificial intelligence; AI alignment;

    Abstract : This study aimed to investigate the impact of religion on individuals' expectations for AI alignment. Drawing from an online survey with over 200 participants from the United States, the study revealed that one's religious affiliation shapes certain expectations towards AI alignment, notably indicating a tendency among religiously affiliated individuals to expect AI systems to underscore and prioritize their own beliefs. READ MORE

  5. 4. Reception of Antiquity in18th century Opera : A Study of Divine Elements in the Story of Alcestis

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

    Author : Filip Swital; [2023]
    Keywords : 5th century B.C. Athenian theatre; 18th century opera; divinity; enlightenment; reformed opera; Atensk teater under 400-taket f.Kr.; 1700-talsopera; upplysningstid; reformerad opera;

    Abstract : The story of Alcestis is an interesting case of divine agency pervading the narrative and the characters in the play. It intimately concerns the mortal players, who, though largely powerless in the struggle, are central to the story. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Virtues of a Hero : Virtue Ethics and the Divine in Star Wars and Warhammer 40,000

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : David Seger; [2023]
    Keywords : Star War; Warhammer 40; 000; virtue ethics; the divine; Aristotelian virtue ethics; Nietzschean virtue ethics; minimal theism; classical theism; panentheism; pantheism;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how ethics and various conceptualizations of the divine are explored and expressed in contemporary fiction, and in this particular case, in Star Wars and Warhammer 40,000. It is meant to highlight the philosophical underpinnings within these works, and to discuss how readers and consumers of such fiction and media may be affected in their views regarding religiosity and ethics. READ MORE