Essays about: "Grekisk litteratur"

Found 4 essays containing the words Grekisk litteratur.

  1. 1. The fate of flesh : A study of the second and third century CE Christian perception of the body

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

    Author : Nicoline Odergren; [2020]
    Keywords : Christian; body; flesh; Paul; soul; deadness; kristen; kropp; kött; Paulus; själ; dödhet;

    Abstract : This paper studies the perception of the Christian body during the second and third centuries CE. It engages with this question with the aid of early Christian literature from this time period, additionally containing a particular focus on how the Pauline theology of the body influenced later Christian bodily conceptions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Gorgon motifs on Archaic Greek coins

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

    Author : Elma Mujkanovic; [2020]
    Keywords : Gorgon; iconography; mythology; Athens; Neapolis in Macedon; gorgon; ikonografi; mytologi; Aten; Napolis i Makedonien.;

    Abstract : The Gorgon is a creature described as terrible in ancient literature. It was depicted with glaring eyes, tusks and a hanging tongue and was a part of Greek antiquity from Archaic to Roman Period. The Gorgon motif has frequently been adorned on different materials. READ MORE

  4. 3. Masters of the Imperial City: Ideological perspectives on the Byzantine emperors of Patria Konstantinoupoleos

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Grekiska (antik och bysantinsk)

    Author : Jonas Nilsson; [2008]
    Keywords : Greek literature; Humaniora; Humanities; bysantinska riket; Byzantine empire; Konstantinopel; Constantinople; bysantinska kejsare; Byzantine emperors; ideologi; Patria Konstantinoupoleos; ideology; Grekisk litteratur; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The paper concerns itself with the expressions of ideology in the late 10th century text known as Patria Konstantinoupoleos, the Patria of Constantinople. More specifically, it aims to examine the ideological tendencies and patterns which can be identified regarding the Byzantine emperors, individually and collectively. READ MORE

  5. 4. Emperor, savior, murderer: The tendency of two 10th century Byzantine chronicles towards Basil I

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Grekiska (antik och bysantinsk)

    Author : Jonas Nilsson; [2006]
    Keywords : Grekisk litteratur; Greek literature; Humaniora; Humanities; bysantinska riket; Byzantine empire; narrativ strategi; narrative strategy; narrativ struktur; narrative structure; tendens; tendency; Vita Basilii; Theophanes Continuatus; Symeon Logothetes; Symeon the Logothete; makedoniska dynastin; Macedonian dynasty; Basileios Makedoniern; Basil the Macedonian; Basil I; Basileios I; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The paper aims to perform a comparative analysis of two Byzantine chronicles focused on their tendency towards emperor Basil I (r. 867-86). The chronicles in question are the so-called chronicle of Symeon the Logothete and the collection of writings that is commonly referred to as Theophanes Continuatus. READ MORE