Essays about: "islam society"

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  1. 21. PSYCHOSOCIAL- AND MEANING-MAKING FUNCTIONS OF PRAYER IN THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF MUSLIMS IN SWEDEN : – A study in the field of psychology of religion.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Religionspsykologi

    Author : Martin Langby; [2017]
    Keywords : Islam; prayer; psychosocial functions; meaning-making functions; psychology of religion;

    Abstract : In the psychology of religion, prayer is one area which has received relatively small attention in the past. In the case of Muslim prayer, with a few exceptions, the field is yet to be explored. READ MORE

  3. 22. Suicide – Dying for a higher purpose? A study of the motives of the Islamic female suicide bombers through Emile Durkheim’s structural view on suicide

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Michelle Nilsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Suicide; Suicide Terrorism; Islam; Gender; Martyrdom; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : There have been several accounts of suicide attacks in the last few years; and although male attackers outnumber female attackers, the number of female suicide bombers has been on the rise. This thesis analyzes the motivation of Muslim female suicide bombers using Durkheim’s theory on suicide and society. READ MORE

  4. 23. "They Want to Control Everything" - Discourse and Lifestyle in Contemporary Turkey

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Lars Bädeker; [2016]
    Keywords : lifestyle; identity; critical discourse analysis; Kemalism; secularism; political Islam; Turkey;

    Abstract : Based upon anthropological fieldwork and contemporary literature as well as an analysis of media reports and statements by government officials such as current president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, this thesis explores the interrelations between political discourses, lifestyle, and identity construction in contemporary Turkey. In the thesis, it is depicted how certain lifestyle choices are legally limited or (drawing on moral, religious, and nationalist discourses) labeled as 'bad' or 'wrong' by the current AKP government and certain parts of society. READ MORE

  5. 24. Should sex tourism be viewed as a threat for future development? : A perspective that explores the general approach of sex tourism and prostitution in the tourism industry based on historical, cultural, and traditional values in The Gambia.

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Louise Jonsson; Matilda Nilsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Toubabs; Bumsters; Sex Tourism; Child sex tourism; Prostitution; Sustainable development; Tourism; Sex; Undeveloped countries; Gambia; Africa; Europe; Colonialism; NGO’s; Family values and Islam.;

    Abstract : This bachelor thesis describes the component of society which sex tourism descends from in Gambia. Sex tourism is an emerging sub-industry to tourism that affects several different social spheres in communities that are characterized by tourism. READ MORE

  6. 25. Sounds of Mouridism : A study on the use of music and sound in the Mouridiyya

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för historia och samtidsstudier

    Author : Filip Holm; [2016]
    Keywords : Mouridism; Mouridiyya; Sufism; West Africa; Senegal; Music and Religion; Islam; Ritual; Khassaida; Amadou Bamba; Gender;

    Abstract : The use of music in religious traditions is a complicated subject. Some say it doesn’t have any place in religion while others see it as an essential part of their spiritual life. How one defines music, and indeed religion, can differ greatly but both of these have played an enormous role in our world both historically and today. READ MORE