Essays about: "Goddess"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the word Goddess.

  1. 6. The Lily of the Nile : A work on the ritualistic use of an ancient flower of immortality

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Centrum för forskning om religion och samhälle (CRS)

    Author : Christie Gutierrez Haddad; [2021]
    Keywords : Ancient Egypt; water lily; entheogen; medicine; content analysis; immortality; lotus;

    Abstract : In pharaonic times, religion, magic and medicine had little distinction between each other due to the commonly held belief that all parts of life were influenced and even controlled by divinity and the supernatural. To navigate life easier, and in true Egyptian fashion, a large corpus of text was composed of magic, medicine and religion. READ MORE

  3. 7. Positioning the French Goddess, The Citroën DS case

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Wouter Bruin; Viktor Sanberg; Alexander Pataki; [2020]
    Keywords : Citroën; DS; Positioning; Brand Management; Brand Identity; Brand Reputation; Brand Heritage; Business and Economics;

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  4. 8. The suppressed goddess of Beowulf : A feminist reading of Grendel’s mother as a representation of Norse goddess Gefion in a changing world order

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Lisa Persson Örtman; [2019]
    Keywords : Literary criticism; Beowulf; Grendel’s mother; Gefion; Earth goddess; monsters; abjection; feminism; the definition of a woman.;

    Abstract : The aim of this study has been to investigate in feminist terms whether or not the character Grendel’s mother symbolizes early matrilineal tribes in the form of the Norse goddess Gefion, also claimed to be the Earth goddess. The claim has been brought forward in an article by Frank Battaglia on the grounds that the chthonic deity is mentioned on several occasions in Beowulf. READ MORE

  5. 9. The tourist gaze on the royal Kumari of Kathmandu - Analysis of a living goddess based on online discourse

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Sofia Herslow; [2019]
    Keywords : Social anthropology; Kumari; worship; Newar; Nepal; Kathmandu valley; Tourism; Tourist Gaze; Modes of Authenticity; John Urry; Erik Cohen; living goddess; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : There are many possible sources for anthropological research, however, this thesis examines tourists' comments on internet forums. In particular, tourist comments on the TripAdvisor page of the Kumari Chowk in Kathmandu, Nepal will be examined. READ MORE

  6. 10. From Rome to Ireland : a comparative analysis of two pagan goddesses and a Christian saint

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Joanna Pettersson; [2018]
    Keywords : History of Religions; Saint Brigid; Saint Brigit; Celtic religion; Celtic mythology; Minerva; Roman religion; Goddess; Hagiography; Brigid; Brighid;

    Abstract : In Celtic religious studies, it is often difficult to find reliable textual sources if you are working with pre-Christian religion, since all text is written in a Christian context. As a result, Celtic scholars have to look outside of the pre-Christian Celtic context, to search for knowledge elsewhere. READ MORE