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  1. 1. Thresholds to the ancestors : An examination of south-west portals with regards to cult and symbolism

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Oskar Bransell; [2023]
    Keywords : South-west portals; grave cult; ancestor worship; necromancy; doors of the dead ; Viking Age; Sydvästportar; gravkult; förfädersdyrkan; nekromanti; de dödas dörrar ; Vikingatiden;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the relevancy of south-west portals with regards to their potential usage in post-burial ritual activity with particular focus on the deposition of sacrificial offerings. South-west portals are a type of stone constructions found on the edges of mounds and stone settings in eastern central Sweden usually dating to the Viking Age (c. READ MORE

  3. 2. Vestiges of Roman Cult Religion and Household Deities in the Northern Barbaricum: A study of statuettes and other anthropomorphic figures from Barbaricum, Britannia Superior and the Roman heartlands

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : David Stuart Parker; [2021]
    Keywords : Lares; penates; genius; anthropomorphic figures; household deities; domestic religion; cult worship; lararium; romanisation; hybridisation; animism; Romans; Roman cults; Roman Britain; Roman Iron Age; tribal societies; classical art.; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : This text serves as a fresh approach to the study of Roman influence on the Scandinavian region. This is achieved through the medium of various bronze statuettes, both from the Roman Empire itself as well as in the form of locally-produced anthropomorphic figures. READ MORE

  4. 3. VIDEOS OF WORSHIP. A multimodal critical discourse analysis of Xi Jinping’s ideology and its recontextualisation in propagandistic music videos

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Karl Stäringe; [2020-04-03]
    Keywords : SIK; kinesiska; cult of personality; Xi Jinping; visual grammar; recontextualisation; multimodal critical discourse studies;

    Abstract : År 2012 och 2013 tog Xi Jinping över ledarrollerna för Kinas Kommunistparti, den Centrala Militärkommissionen och Folkrepubliken Kina. Detta maktskifte påbörjade en centralisering av den makt som sedan Deng Xiaopings tid hade delats av det översta ledarskiktet. READ MORE

  5. 4. Re-enchanting China: Private Religiosities in the Media Field in Beijing

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Björn Schwartz; [2012]
    Keywords : chinese dialectics; chinese cosmology; Maoism; enchantment; disenchantment; VIP religion; guanxi-networking; post-socialist subjectivity; clubbing as networking and status affirmation; field analysis; status; the emerging structure of entitlement; social change in contemporary China; the private media field in Beijing; conversion; Vajrayana Buddhism; christianity; housechurch; religious revival; emergent social hierarchy; private religions; secret social movements; the Christian field in China; the Buddhist field in China. Housechurch as millenarianism. Comparing Housechurch with cult of Mao.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The thesis examines two emergent religiosities which flourish among university students and young professionals connected with the private media field in Beijing. One case group consists of young successful professionals from the field of private media who have started to worship a living Buddha of the Vajrayana school. READ MORE

  6. 5. THE LOGICAL POSSIBILITY FOR A DIVERSE REVENUE SOURCE : The English Premier League Big Four and Their Foreign Fans

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för management

    Author : Esebamen ; Xerviar Omeime; [2011]
    Keywords : English Premier League; EPL; Football; Big four; Fans;

    Abstract : Football otherwise known as soccer (in America) has become much more than just a game to those that follow the game. It has become so much as the way of life for these followers that it is arguably one of cult status because of its strong enduring appeal and elevation to worship by those who follow the game. READ MORE