Essays about: "hinduism"

Showing result 21 - 24 of 24 essays containing the word hinduism.

  1. 21. Images of Kabir : As described by Yadav in Assi and Nagwa, and Julaha in Shivala and Saket Nagar

    University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten; Karlstads universitet

    Author : Kristian Niemi; [2008]
    Keywords : india; banaras; benares; varanasi; kabir; kabirdas; poet-saints; nirgun; nirguna; julaha; yadav; assi; asi; nagwa; helgonpoet; helgon-poet; indien;

    Abstract : In his own time, the nirguna poet-saint Kabir was a controversial figure. He spoke ill of Islam and Hinduism alike, yet, in the end, both groups claimed him as their own. In this essay, various images of Kabir are discussed. Kabir as he appears in legends; Kabir as he appears in his poems; Kabir as a historical figure. READ MORE

  3. 22. Hindu goddesses as role models for women? : a qualitative study of some middle class women’s views on being a woman in the Hindu society

    University essay from Ämnesavdelningen för religionsvetenskap

    Author : Hanna Hedman; [2007]
    Keywords : field study; goddesses; Durga; role model; feminism; patriarchal; middleclass women; gender equality; Hinduism; gender; hinduism; genus; gudinnor; feminism; kvinnoforskning; fältstudie;

    Abstract : Denna uppsats baseras på en fältstudie genomförd i Faridabad, Indien våren 2007. Syftet är att undersöka vilken roll hinduiska gudinnor spelar för kvinnor. För att uppfylla det syftet studeras också de intervjuade kvinnornas underliggande uppfattningar om jämställdhet. READ MORE

  4. 23. In Splendid Isolation : A Deconstructive Close-Reading of a Passage in Janet Frame's "The Lagoon"

    University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

    Author : Susanne Sörensen; [2006]
    Keywords : Janet Frame; The Lagoon; New Zealand; deconstruction; Derrida; post-colonial studies; scala naturae; chain of being; caste; karma; original sin; Hinduism; Sanskrit;

    Abstract : In reading the literary criticism on Janet Frame's work it soon turns out that Frame was deconstructive before the concept was even invented. Thus, deconstruction is used in this essay to close-read a passage in the title story of her collection of short stories, The Lagoon (1951). READ MORE

  5. 24. S:t Sigfrids granne : en begravningsplats för alla

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Maria Hennius; [2006]
    Keywords : begravningsplats; mångkulturell; mångreligiös;

    Abstract : This paper is about cemetaries in a multireligious society. The aim of the work is to compare the physical expressions of different religions burial traditions, in order to plan a multireligious cemetary in Borås. I´ve studied the five worldreligions, Judaism, Chritstianity, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism. READ MORE