Essays about: "Religious belief"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 42 essays containing the words Religious belief.

  1. 1. Neuroscientific study of religion : What neuroimaging studies tell us about cognitive pathways

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Sajedha Mahmood; [2023]
    Keywords : Neuroscientific; neuroscience; neuroimaging; cognitive study of religion;

    Abstract : Cognitive Science of Religion attempts to explain how humans came to develop belief in the supranatural by exploring the underlying neurocognitive mechanisms of religion. New imaging technologies provide a unique possibility to identify pathways activated during religious practice. READ MORE

  3. 2. Beethoven Under the Sun : A Case Study into Religious Minority Groups in Amman, Jordan

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Anton Sharbin; [2023]
    Keywords : Case study; Social Learning Theory; Familial Systems Theory; Arab Middle East; Jordan; Religion; Social Identity; Belief Systems.;

    Abstract : This study aims to close the gap in the literature on religious minority groups in the Arab Middle East by examining how religion has shaped belief systems and social identities in religious minorities in Jordan. Additionally, the study also examines the role of familial structures and their sphere of influence in society. READ MORE

  4. 3. First blood: Menarche as the foundation for women's self-realisation

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Elena Iacovou; [2023]
    Keywords : Parthenogenesis; goddess-worshipping; religion; religious studies; rites of passage; liminality; existential health.;

    Abstract : Goddess-based civilisations worshipped the divine as a parthenogentic primordial creative force. Parthenogensis a Greek word that derives from parthenos “virgin” and genesis “from the beginning” was the path of liberation or rebirth into one’s divine nature. READ MORE

  5. 4. Catholicism and the Catholic Church in Contemporary Ireland : The Church-State Relationship, the Societal Role of Catholicism and the Applicability of Secularisation Theory in the Aftermath of the Ryan, Murphy and Cloyne Reports

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för östkyrkliga studier

    Author : Graeme Stirling; [2023]
    Keywords : Catholicism; culture and social issues; Catholicism in Ireland; Religiosity and secularisation;

    Abstract : Abstract Throughout the period of 1972-2022 and previously, Catholicism has been a robust aspect of Irish national culture and identity and the institutional Catholic church has enjoyed a degree of sociopolitical influence and extensive co-operation with the Irish state. This has led to characterisations of Ireland as an outlier amidst secularisation patterns worldwide, whilst the 2009 scandals following the publication of the Ryan, Murphy and Cloyne Reports into clerical sexual abuse have led to claims of the collapse of Irish Catholicism and the church. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Abortion Debate in Brazil : An analysis of 11 articles related to the abortion debate in Brazil, focusing on the correlation between religious beliefs, especially Catholicism and Evangelicalism, and opposition to abortion legalization.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Paulina Aanmoen; [2023]
    Keywords : Abortion Debate; Reproductive Rights; Catholicism; Evangelicalism; Brazil; Legalization;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the abortion debate in Brazil within the context of Catholic and Evangelical belief systems. Using a systematic literature review and thematic content analysis, the primary objective is to illuminate the intersection of religion and the often taboo topic of abortion. READ MORE