Essays about: "meaning-system"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word meaning-system.

1. 1. The Healing Power of the Ghost In Toni Morrison’s Beloved : An Analysis Through the Poststructuralist Lens

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Eva Yigit; [2020]
   Keywords : abject; Beloved; Derrida; deconstruction; écriture féminine; ghost; Kristeva; Morrison; motherhood; poststructuralism; semiotic order; spectrality; slavery; trauma.;

   Abstract : This paper utilizes poststructuralist theory to investigate the polysemic nature of the eponymous character Beloved in Toni Morrison’s 1987 novel Beloved. The ghostly, anachronistic presence of Beloved renders the text open to multiple interpretations and this essay sets out to explore the ways in which meaning is created and communicated. READ MORE

3. 2. Religious Beliefs and Purpose in Life : Purpose in life as a function of specific religious beliefs in a Christian population

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Peder Lewenhaupt; [2016]
   Keywords : Religious beliefs; Purpose in life; Meaning; Meaning system theory; Christianity; 25-40 year-olds;

   Abstract : This thesis presents a cross-sectional study of psychological meaning making processes involving religious beliefs and the construction of a sense of purpose in life. Previous research has studied the connection between religiosity and purpose in life, but has failed to adequately represent the multidimensionality of meaning and religion, resulting in a lack of understanding of the psychological processes involved in the construction of a sense of purpose in life. READ MORE

4. 3. The Army of God : An examination of religiously motivated violence from a psychology of religion perspective.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Religionspsykologi

   Author : Sacharias Wirén; [2016]
   Keywords : Religiously motivated violence; social identity; sacred values; meaning-system; anti-abortion; religious fundamentalism; selective moral disengagement; staircase to terrorism;

   Abstract : The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine psychological processes that can contribute to religiously motivated violence from a psychology of religion perspective in relation to the collective meaning-system of the Christian militant anti-abortion movement the Army of God. The study applied a single-case design and the data was collected through semi-structured interviews with 3 prominent figures within Army of God, as well as through 43 qualitative documents and 4 autobiographical books. READ MORE

5. 4. Religious perspectives on Existential questions : A Psychological Examination of the Centrality of Religion in relation to Meaning-systems

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Religionspsykologi

   Author : Sacharias Wirén; [2014]
   Keywords : Meaning-system; centrality of religion; existential questions; global meaning; general attribution theory; young adults;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate to what extent the centrality of religion influences the existential aspects of an individual’s meaning-system. To do this I used a meaning-system framework and a qualitative approach in which I gathered information through a questionnaire based on the Centrality of the Religious Meaning System Scale and by conducting 8 semi-structured interviews with young adults in Uppsala, Sweden. READ MORE

6. 5. Constructing Meaning with Spiritual Meditation : How spiritual experiences can influence psychological well being

   University essay from Religionspsykologi

   Author : Maria Axnér; [2013]
   Keywords : Spiritual meditation; spiritual experiences; meaning; psychological well being; culture;

   Abstract : A qualitative method was used to explore the construction of meaning in relation to spiritual meditation and spiritual experience. Meaning was considered a pathway between spiritual experience and psychological well being. READ MORE