Essays about: "modern witchcraft"

Found 4 essays containing the words modern witchcraft.

1. 1. Feminism and Witchcraft on Reddit : a Mixed Methods Analysis of r/WitchesVsPatriarchy

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Camilla Winqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : online witchcraft; reddit; modern witchcraft; fourth wave feminism;

   Abstract : The present study examines r/WitchesVsPatriarchy, a subreddit hosted on the popular social media platform Reddit, which centres around the themes of women and witchcraft. This thesis employs a mixed methods approach to investigate various aspects of the subreddit. A critical discourse analysis is conducted in conjunction with a netnographic study. READ MORE

3. 2. "Diss ist der Mann, der helfen kann"* : Swedish protection-selling in German illustrated broadsheets, 1630-1633.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

   Author : Kristoffer Bertilsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Jan Glete; protection-selling; the fiscal-military state; early modern period; propaganda; illustrated broadsheets; 17th century; the Thirty Years’ War; Gustav II Adolf; Johann Tserclaes Tilly; confessionalism.;

   Abstract : This study examines German illustrated broadsheets that were manufactured and published in the Holy Roman Empire between 1630-1633. They were part of a pro-Swedish media campaign launched soon after the arrival of the Swedish king Gustav II Adolf and the Swedish army in the Holy Roman Empire in June 1630 with the intention to legitimate the Swedish king’s presence in the Holy Roman Empire. READ MORE

4. 3. A portrait of a Witch : Research on the resurgence of Neo-Pagan & Modern Witchcraft movements in the Western societies and what it means to be a Pagan in 21st century.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Liliya Todorova-Janssens; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Records suggest that throughout human history, our cultures have always been tied to some form of religious beliefs. Religions evolve, transform, rise and fall. READ MORE

5. 4. Witchcraft And Development Among The Giriama: Understanding How Witchcraft And Development Can Work Side By Side.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

   Author : Robin Öberg; [2015]
   Keywords : Causation; Culture Theory; Development; East Africa; Giriama; Grid; Group; Luck; Mystical Participation; Rationality; Social Anthropology; Social Control; Witchcraft; Philosophy and Religion; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : A bulk of research states that witchcraft is an antithesis to development. This thesis finds that that is an assumption, which cannot explain the case of the Giriama. READ MORE