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  1. 1. Birdpoetic Worlds : Sensing the more-than-human worlds through Nina Södergren's bird poems

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Estetik

    Author : Jessica Sunnebo; [2023]
    Keywords : Nina Södergren; Animism; Ecocriticism; Human-animal studies; Ecopoetics; Zoopoetics; Poetry; Birdpoetry; Birds; More-than-human world; Attentiveness; Nils Aslak Valkeapää; Nina Södergren; Animism; Ekokritik; Litterära djurstudier; Ekopoetik; Zoopoetik; Poesi; Fågelpoesi; Fåglar; Mer-än-mänsklig värld; Uppmärksamhet; Nils Aslak Valkeapää;

    Abstract : This thesis, Birdpoetic Worlds: Sensing the more-than-human worlds through Nina Södergren’s bird poems, analyses a selection of poems by Swedish poet Nina Södergren (1924–2015) from the collection Högt ärade trana: Nya dikter och urval av tidigare poesi* (2012),  through the lens of ecocriticism and animism. The aim is to identify and explore how her bird poetics can function as an invitation to sense a relational experience and interconnectedness with the more-than-human world, especially through attentiveness. READ MORE

  3. 2. Kroppen i kretsloppet : alternativa gravplatsers potential

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

    Author : Cecilia Börjestrand; [2022]
    Keywords : begravningsplats; kyrkogård; gravskick; begängelseform; ekologi; djupekologi; ekosofi; animism; naturlig begravning; sekularitet;

    Abstract : Ett mer naturligt förhållningssätt till praktik rörande begravning har spridit sig de senaste decennierna i främst Europa och Nordamerika, där kristendomens dominans över processerna och platserna ratas, och nya alternativa skapas. Dessa alternativ har ofta en mer direkt kontakt mellan kropp och jord, där människan kan utgöra näring i ett biologiskt kretslopp, och kopplingen till vegetation ovan jord och ekosystem är större. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. En arkeologi av det animistiska : Om den mesolitiska ornamentiken i Östersjöområdet

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antikens kultur

    Author : Erik Solfeldt; [2021]
    Keywords : Mesolithic portable art; new animism; animacy; relational ontology; hylomorphism; rhizome theory; meshwork; rhizomatic chaîne opératoire; bone; antler; amber; Mesolitisk portabel konst; ny-animism; animism; relationell ontologi; hylemorfism; rhizomteori; meshwork; rhizomatisk chaîne opératoire; ben; horn; bärnsten;

    Abstract : This thesis is focused on the material known as the Mesolithic portable art. Earlier research have interpreted the material as representative art relating to ideology, mythology, prestige, ritual practices,and tribalism. Such interpretations are based on theoretical frameworks that build on hylomorphism and Cartesian metaphysics. READ MORE

  6. 5. Waves of change : traditional religion among the Urak Lawoi, sea nomads of Ko Lanta, Thailand

    University essay from Ämnesavdelningen för kultur- och religionsvetenskap

    Author : Erik Nilsson; [2010]
    Keywords : history of religion; anthropology of religion; Thailand; Andaman Sea; Ko Lanta; Urak Lawoi; sea gypsies; sea nomads; Chao Ley; Thai Mai; animism; tourism; tsunami; spirit;

    Abstract : This essay is the result of a field study in Ko Lanta in Thailand, during October-December 2009. The purpose of the study was to document the traditional religion of Urak Lawoi and to analyze in what way their life and beliefs have changed during the last 20 years. READ MORE