Essays about: "Goddess"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 15 essays containing the word Goddess.

  1. 11. The Sheela-na-gig and the creation of her history : a comparative analysis of two theories concerning the mysterious medieval figure

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Joanna Pettersson; [2017]
    Keywords : History of Religions; Sheela-na-gig; Sheila-na-gig; Romanesque; Art History; Fertility; Folklore; Folk Deity; Goddess; Childbirth; Lust; Sexuality; Anthony Weir; James Jerman; Barbara Freitag; Religionshistoria; Sheela-na-gig; Sheila-na-gig; Romanesque; Konsthistoria; Fertilitet; Folklore; Gudom; Gudinna; Barnafödsel; Lust; Sexualitet; Anthony Weir; James Jerman; Barbara Freitag;

    Abstract : After scholars started conducting research on the medieval Sheela-na-gig carvings, a number of theories regarding the purpose and origin of the figure have been suggested. The question has been tackled through many different approaches, but still remains unfinished as there are no written records explaining what the Sheela-na-gig figure actually is. READ MORE

  3. 12. Rajyasri : Royal Splendour in the Vedas and the Epics

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Religionshistoria

    Author : Kristoffer af Edholm; [2014]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses the late-Vedic goddess Śrī and her non-personified precedent śrī ‘splendour, glory, excellence, fortune’. Śrī has not before been studied in the light of the Avestan royal splendour, xᵛarənah, and is often interpreted one-sidedly as a pre-Aryan goddess of prosperity. READ MORE

  4. 13. Miss Emily, Imaged as Goddess, in "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner

    University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

    Author : Göran Eriksson; [2011]
    Keywords : A Rose for Emily; William Faulkner; Miss Emily; Role; Godess;

    Abstract : In my essay I will discuss the role of the main character, Miss Emily, in the short story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner. The short story was written in 1930 and takes place in the small town of Jefferson, in the south of the USA. READ MORE

  5. 14. Thomas Hardy's Goddess: A Mythological Reading of "Tess of the d'Urbervilles"

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Carl Nimrod Åhrman; [2010-08-04]
    Keywords : Victorian novel; Mythology; Thomas Hardy; Animal Symbolism; Pathetic Fallacy; Modern analysis of 19th century literature; English countryside;

    Abstract : This essay strives to make a re-definition of Thomas Hardy's classic heroine Tess, from "Tess of the d'Urbervilles", an archetypal example of a fallen woman. The fallen woman was a phenomenon of Victorian culture, a puritan way of keeping young girls from losing their morals, but Hardy's Tess is more than a warning example, she is a strong woman who is more reminiscent of the female divinities of Greek mythology. READ MORE

  6. 15. Hindu goddesses as role models for women? : a qualitative study of some middle class women’s views on being a woman in the Hindu society

    University essay from Ämnesavdelningen för religionsvetenskap

    Author : Hanna Hedman; [2007]
    Keywords : field study; goddesses; Durga; role model; feminism; patriarchal; middleclass women; gender equality; Hinduism; gender; hinduism; genus; gudinnor; feminism; kvinnoforskning; fältstudie;

    Abstract : Denna uppsats baseras på en fältstudie genomförd i Faridabad, Indien våren 2007. Syftet är att undersöka vilken roll hinduiska gudinnor spelar för kvinnor. För att uppfylla det syftet studeras också de intervjuade kvinnornas underliggande uppfattningar om jämställdhet. READ MORE