Essays about: "Hermeneutics"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 86 essays containing the word Hermeneutics.

  1. 16. "Pro Iuppiter!" - A Study of the Use of Oaths, Curses, and Prayers in Roman Comedy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Latin; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Olivia Peukert Stock; [2021]
    Keywords : oath curse prayer Roman comedy Terence Latin ancient history Rome 2ndcenturyBC Jupiter Iuppiter Hercules Pollux Castor gods religion swearing cursing praying formal informal interjectional hercle mehercle edepol pol ecastor mecastor di deus deos fidem Terentius ed bön förbannelse Rom antiken; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns oaths, curses, and prayers in Roman comedy, more precisely the comedies by the playwriter Terence (185/84 - 159 BC). So-called informal/interjectional oaths and prayers constitute the main focus of this investigation, however, asseverations, formal oaths, formal prayers, and curses are included as well. READ MORE

  3. 17. Why it felt wrong to remove the glass – investigating site and site-narratives at Regjeringskvartalet, Oslo, Norway

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Oskar Airijoki; [2020]
    Keywords : The travelling transect; hermeneutics; Gadamer; photographic locality; site; landscape;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to find out in what ways site narratives emerge in the interaction between the human and the site, with Regjeringskvartalet (the site of the July 22, 2011 attack) in Oslo as case study. The purpose of the investigation is to shed light on how immaterial aspects can affect the understanding of the specific site. READ MORE

  4. 18. Re-Construction for the New : Gilles Deleuze’s Text-Critical Method in Différence et répétition

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Filosofi

    Author : Emet Brulin; [2020]
    Keywords : Gilles Deleuze; method; critique; textual criticism; multiplicity; interpretation; hermeneutics; stories; free indirect discourse; problems; Gilles Deleuze; metod; kritik; textkritik mångfald; tolkning; hermeneutik; berättelser; fri indirekt anföring; problem;

    Abstract : This thesis argues, contrary to Gilles Deleuze’s critique of method and disavowal of textuality, that there is a re-constructive textual method at work in Deleuze’s 1968 treatise Différence et répétition. It is a method not for interpretation, representation, or deconstruction but for prolonging and reactivating historical and contemporary texts into the present and for the future. READ MORE

  5. 19. Leadership in the Swedish Lutheran and Pentecostal Church.

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Elsa Johansson; [2020]
    Keywords : Religion; churchly leadership; leadership; church in Sweden;

    Abstract : The aim of this research paper is to investigate how to do churchlyleadership nowadays? The paper also explores three subordinate questions.What kind of leadership in the Lutheran faith and in the Pentecostal Faiththere has been; How the societal, cultural, political, economic context affectchurch leadership; and Leadership in the church of Sweden and inPentecostal Faith today and tomorrow. READ MORE

  6. 20. Gender representations of dark fictional characters: A hermeneutic analysis of Harry Potter fan discussions on Reddit

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Jason Maurer; [2020]
    Keywords : fictional characters; media fans; Harry Potter; Reddit; gender representation; morality; villains;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to deepen our understanding of how audiences represent male and female dark fictional characters (DFCs) by exploring how Harry Potter fans discuss four of these characters on Reddit. Drawing on affective disposition theory as a guiding framework as well as previous investigations of gender representation and online fan cultures, I collected and analyzed 117 posts (containing 9,693 comments) about four DFCs from the Harry Potter franchise. READ MORE