Essays about: "Religious texts"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 29 essays containing the words Religious texts.

1. 21. Working in Harmony : Environmentally Engaged Buddhism in South Korea

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Caroline Brestan; [2018]
   Keywords : Buddhism; engaged Buddhism; environmentalism; activism; South Korea; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The topic of the thesis was Buddhist environmental activism in South Korea. The purpose of the study was to portray the activism and social engagement of Korean Buddhists to conserve the environment and to motivate the awareness of the people in how environmental destruction affects nature and society. READ MORE

3. 22. Classical Arabic and Jihadi culture: analyzing the religious linguistic inter-discursive relation of the Islamic State

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

   Author : Omar Abdelhalim; [2017]
   Keywords : classical arabic; quranic arabic; jihadi culture; islamic state; jihadism; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study explores the linguistic aspects of the jihadi culture and highlights the discursive role of classical Arabic within jihadism. It builds on literature on Jihadi culture and contributes to it by empirically analyzing the case of Islamic State linguistic traditions archeologically and genealogically. READ MORE

4. 23. Reflexive Toleration : A Critical Inquiry into Rainer Forst’s Theory of Toleration

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Etik

   Author : Martin Langby; [2017]
   Keywords : Rainer Forst; toleration; ethics; politics; critical theory; religious studies;

   Abstract : This master’s thesis provides a critical inquiry into Rainer Forst’s theory of toleration, including a descriptive section and a normative critical stance of said theory. Being placed in the tradition of critical theory, also applied as the theoretical framework, and using a hermeneutics methodology when approaching the material, the aim is to provide a close reading of Forst’s texts. READ MORE

5. 24. “She said she was called Theodore” : -        A modality analysis of five transcendental saints in the 1260’s Legenda Aurea and 1430’s Gilte Legende

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Historiska institutionen

   Author : Emmy Atterving; [2017]
   Keywords : saint; saints; transvestites; transvestism; transvestite; saint marina; marina; marinus; saint eugenia; eugenia; eugene; saint theodora; theodora; theodore; saint margaret; margaret pelagius; margaret; margaret pelagia; pelagius; pelagia; saint pelagia; jacopo de fazio; jacobus de voragine; jacopo da varazze; compiler; dominican; Golden legend; legenda aurea; legenda sanctorum; gilte legende; confessor; martyr; virgin; hagiographies; hagiography; biography; England; Middle English sweden; monastery; monk; abbot; social experimentation; space; feminisation of language; jesus as mother; saint bridget of sweden; saint mary; holy virgin; saint catherine of siena; le roman de silences; silence; caroline walker bynum; sanctity; transcendence; homi bhabha; post-colonial; postcolonial; loomba; hybridity; hybridity theory; gender; gender fluidity; crossdressing; cross-dressing; transgender; laqueur; linguistics; modality; nuyts; medieval; late medieval; late middle ages; middle ages; late medieval period;

   Abstract : This thesis explores modalities in two hagiographical collections from the late Middle Ages; the Legenda Aurea and the Gilte Legende by drawing inspiration from post-colonial hybridity theories.. READ MORE

6. 25. In search of Shirabyōshi

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

   Author : Ami Skånberg Dahlstedt; [2014-08-05]
   Keywords : transnational theatre; Shirabyōshi; kabuki; japanese dance; japanese theatre; Nō theatre; nihon buyo; asian theatre; intercultural theatre; artistic research;

   Abstract : This text is a winding wandering between Swedish and Japanese performance cultures. I have examined the performing arts by living, examining, learning, travelling, meeting, creating, and recounting examples and events from my experiences. READ MORE