Essays about: "The Buddha of"

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  1. 1. The Bisexual Struggle for Existence in Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia : How Karim’s Journey Exposes Key Assumptions of Bisexual Erasure in a Monosexist Society

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Jupiter Daneshyar; [2024]
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  3. 2. Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia : The Production of Subjectivity and Commodification

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Author : Branko Ladan; [2023]
    Keywords : Neoliberalism; The Buddha of Suburbia; Michel Foucault; Fredric Jameson; Literature;

    Abstract : This essay aims to analyze the main characters of Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia. The main characters embark on a metaphorical journey against a backdrop of turbulent socio-political changes in 1970s Britain, ending with the emergence of neoliberalism and the rise of Margaret Thatcher. READ MORE

  4. 3. Taking the Buddha out of Buddhism: A literature study on the concept of mindfulness

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Sebastian Carlsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Mindfulness; meditation; literature study; Symbolism; Social Anthropology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper was aimed at synthesising a comprehensive understanding of the sometimes opposing conceptualisations and practical applications of mindfulness in Western societies. Mindfulness is a part of a meditation practice derived from ancient Buddhist doctrine, in the form of the Pāli word sati. READ MORE

  5. 4. Make a man out of a monkey:  Psychosexual development of Sun Wukong

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Kinesiska

    Author : Besha Saied; [2020]
    Keywords : Sun Wukong; The Journey to the West; Sigmund Freud; Psychoanalysis; Psychosexual Development.; 孙悟空，西游记，西格蒙德·弗洛伊德，精神分析学，性心理发展。;

    Abstract : 西游记是明代吴承恩所攥写的。西游记的主角是孙悟空。孙悟空出生时，具有超自然力量，但是一直很叛逆。因为孙悟空对天堂犯了大错，所以他受到惩罚，他必须帮助玄奘去印度取经回中国。整个旅程中，孙悟空和朝圣者经历八十一场灾难，也让孙悟空变成了一个更好的人。这篇论文应用西格蒙德·弗洛伊德的性心理發展分析为什么孙悟空在朝圣中，行为和性格变的更好。孙悟空在生命的早期阶段发展了固着，通过一直吃达到自我享乐。之后，孙悟空找到了他的阳具，如意金箍棒，孙悟空一直用如意金箍棒试图征服。孙悟空也开始仿效他的父亲形象，玉皇大帝。因为孙悟空违反玉皇大帝的法律，玉皇大帝试图处决孙悟空，但是失败了。所以，孙悟空认为强的人是高于法律的。然而只有佛陀能给孙悟空惩罚，把孙悟空放在五阶山下。孙悟空在五阶山下五百年以后，观音委任孙悟空保护玄奘去印度取经。孙悟空在玄奘身上找到了一位父亲形象，在观音身上找到了一位母亲形象。孙悟空模仿玄奘不使用他的阳具，如意金箍棒试图征服。反而，孙悟空用如意金箍棒做好事，不伤人。 .. READ MORE

  6. 5. Satire in Service of Postcolonialism : An Analysis of Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia and Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime: Stories of a South African Childhood

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Author : Torbjörn Reivant Olausson; [2018]
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