Essays about: "Fredrik Westman"

Found 2 essays containing the words Fredrik Westman.

1. 1. Shinto-Buddhism Syncretism - A historical peculiarity or a renewed spiritual paradigm?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Fredrik Westman; [2013]
   Keywords : Critical discourse analysis; Japan; Shinto; Japanese Buddhism; Shinto-Buddhism syncretism; shinbutsu-shuugou; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The long process of syncretization between Shinto and Buddhism has defined much of Japan's philosophical and theological history. This process was only interrupted with the Meiji Restoration, following which the Meiji government enforced an ideology of the two religions being completely separate as part of its State Shinto system. READ MORE

3. 2. Words of the Japanese Shadow : a study of Jungian archetypes and Japanese role language

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

   Author : Fredrik Westman; [2011]
   Keywords : Vogler; Kinsui; Hero; Shadow; Role language; archetypes; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This essay builds upon the theories of role language advocated by Satoshi Kinsui, as well as the archetype theories of Christopher Vogler, Joseph Campbell and Carl Gustav Jung. Kinsui argues that role language styles in Japanese are connected to the characters archetypes described by Vogler, and proceeds to connect three language styles to archetypes. READ MORE