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1. Gender, Sexuality, Race, Nationality, and Religion in Greek Education. : A Critical Discourse Analysis of a Political Education Schoolbook.
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema GenusAbstract : Feminist and Educational research on schoolbooks in the Greek educational context has discussed the ways in which gender or nationality or religion are being portrayed but has failed to touch upon sexuality and race (and other categories) and deploy an intersectional feminist perspective in their approaches, focusing only on one category. This thesis aims to fill the gap identified in the literature and investigate the portrayal and intersection of gender, sexuality, race, nationality, and religion in the discourses of selected texts of the Political Education schoolbook used in the first grade of highschool and the ways in which this portrayal and intersection challenges or reinforces hegemonic exclusionary discourses, power dynamics and hierarchies. READ MORE
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2. Food Stories: Bread, Religion, and Identity : An IPA study in the multi-cultural area of Brasov, Transylvania
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : The paper follows and compares the narratives around sacred bread in four religious communities within the multicultural Transylvanian area of Brasov: Orthodox Christianity, Lutheran Christianity, Romano-Catholic, and Judaic. Information regarding the practice of bread making during key religious celebrations was gathered via six semi-structured interviews and analysed by interpretative phenomenology analysis (IPA), thus providing a summary of what unites and what distinguishes the four religious communities and also indicating a few directions for the common ground in building an inclusive multi-narrative perspective. READ MORE
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3. Footwashing a Syriac Orthodox liturgical setting : A comparative study between the Syriac orthodox rite and the Father Bar Salibi
University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för östkyrkliga studierAbstract : In this thesis one can see footwashing from different perspectives even though the focus is from a liturgical and patristic perspective. Using the liturgical dialectical method, I put the liturgical text in a dialectical relationship with the wider patristic context. Footwashing in this thesis is approached from four angles. READ MORE
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4. “Blessed Art Thou Among Women” : The Identity of Mary Through a Gnostic Lens
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : When it comes to the figure of Mary from Christianity, there are certain preconceived notions surrounding her name and meaning which are often based on the canonical texts of the New Testament. Conversely, when this figure is studied through the lens of Gnosticism, new information comes to light which goes against the norms created by the Church. READ MORE
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5. St. Thaddeus : Syriac Orthodox Church
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : The Syriac Orthodox Church is one of the oldest churches in the world. It employs the oldest surviving worships in Christianity. The Syriac Orthodox Church has about 5.5 million members, with only 231 remaining churches. READ MORE
