Essays about: "Religious texts"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 29 essays containing the words Religious texts.

  1. 16. “Blessed Art Thou Among Women” : The Identity of Mary Through a Gnostic Lens

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Carrie Forsberg; [2019]
    Keywords : Gnosticism; Mary; Nazareth; Magdalene; Christianity; identity;

    Abstract : 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

  3. 17. The Difficult Sami Heritage; : a study of museum practices

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Kristina Thorell; [2019]
    Keywords : difficult heritage; Sami heritage; colonization; religious history;

    Abstract : This study focuses on the difficult Sami heritage which is exhibited within local history museums in northern Sweden. The study incorporates theories from cultural science and sociology but it is written within religious history as a philological and text-oriented discipline where discourses and social constructions of the Sami heritage and worldviews are in focus. READ MORE

  4. 18. 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

  5. 19. Shaping social and political identity : A critical discourse anlysis of the Bharatiya Janta Party

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Julia Lindahl; [2018]
    Keywords : Religion; Democracy; Identity; Hinduism; Hindutva; Pluralism; Caste System; Secularisation; Discourse Analysis; Critical Discourse Analysis;

    Abstract : This research paper uses Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to analyse texts produced by the political party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India. The analysis use Machin and Mayr’s (2012) concepts of Language and Identity and Nominalisation and Presupposition with the aim to understand how the BJP can influence the democratic society in India through discourse. READ MORE

  6. 20. The Value of Books: : The York Minster Library as a social arena for commodity exchange

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Luke Kelly; [2018]
    Keywords : Early Modern History; Gift Theory; Gift Culture; Gift Exchange; Commodity; York; Library; Book Culture; Book History; Religious History; Social History;

    Abstract : To the present-day reader texts are widely available. However, to the early modern reader this access was limited. While book ownership increased in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it was not universal – even libraries were both limited in their collections and exclusive to the communities they served. READ MORE