Essays about: "Rite of Passage"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words Rite of Passage.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. Abolishing Female Genital Mutilation by Cultural Renewal? : An assessment of Alternative Rites of Passage in Kenya

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Franciska Reinholds; [2021]
    Keywords : Alternative rites of passage; female genital mutilation; female circumcision; Kenya; institutional bricolage;

    Abstract : Many attempts have been made to eradicate female genital mutilation over the past decades, yet the sustained practice continues to be a risk for women’s health and agency. In Kenya, an intervention with increasing proliferation is the alternative rites of passage. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Role of Socio-Economic Factors on the Continuation of Female Genital Mutilation in Africa: A Critical Analysis of Kenya

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

    Author : Christensson Patricia; [2021]
    Keywords : Socioeconomic factors; female genital mutilation FGM ; ethnic communities; marriageability; human rights.;

    Abstract : Kenya is one of the Sub-Saharan countries that continue to experience incidences of FGM among various ethnic communities. While FGM prevalence has reduced significantly in the last decade due to government crackdowns and the adoption of relevant anti-practice laws, several Kenyan communities continue to circumcise girls and women secretly. READ MORE

  5. 4. Women of the Fäbod : An Ethnological Study of the Swedish Fäbod Culture at the Turn of the 20th Century

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för etnologi, religionshistoria och genusvetenskap

    Author : Stina Gray; [2019]
    Keywords : Womanhood; transhumance; gender; initiation; rite of passage; nordic; Genus; fäbod; fäbodkultur; initiationsrit; fäbodväsen;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to explore the meaning of womanhood in relation to the Swedish fäbod culture at the turn of the 20th century. The study is based upon a questionnaire from 1928 and the material is collected from the archives at the Nordic Museum in Stockholm and the Institute for Language and Folklore in Uppsala. READ MORE

  6. 5. Hyperborea : Revival of the Grand Tour

    University essay from

    Author : Victor Andrean; [2019]
    Keywords : formative experience; vehicle interior design concept; autonomous vehicle; Granturismo; RollsRoyce;

    Abstract : Tracing back human life through the centuries reveals that humans have always been wanderers exploring the world. For thousands of years our distant ancestors travelled the lands as nomads before settling down and founding the first communities which, over time, grew into today's cities. READ MORE