Essays about: "pilgrimages"

Found 4 essays containing the word pilgrimages.

  1. 1. Labyrinth routes around the Middle Age Baltic Sea

    University essay from

    Author : Christina Fagerström; [2023-08-17]
    Keywords : The labyrinth-symbol; labyrinth monuments; Trojaborg; Jerusalem; Middle Age Catholic Europe; pilgrimages; the Baltic Sea; the Northern crusades; navigatio; mission; the mendicant friars; the Fourth Lateran Church Council; fish markets;

    Abstract : Stone labyrinths are archaeological monuments found predominantly in the Nordic countries around the Baltic Sea, some 500 specimens are noted in Sweden and Finland. The abundance of smaller stones has provided the building material for lasting monuments around the Baltic Sea, the Swedish west coast and Norway, Iceland, the Scilly islands in England, the Barents Sea and the White Sea’s shores and rivers. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Architecture of Pilgrimage : A study on the Ziyara Bogal and charismatic authority in the Tijaniyya

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Religionsvetenskap

    Author : Filip Holm; [2018]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Pilgrimage plays an important role in many religious traditions. Indeed, one of the five pillars of Islam is the Hajj – the pilgrimage to Mecca that every Muslim is expected to perform at least once in their life. But this isn’t the only ritual of its kind present in Islam. READ MORE

  4. 3. Performing islam in europe : a case study of Poetic Pilgrimage´s performance of empowerment in-between art and religion

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för historia och samtidsstudier

    Author : Elisabete Suzana; [2013]
    Keywords : Islam in Europe; Critical Race; Performance; Afrocentric Islam; Black; Muslim; Womanhood; Islamic Hip Hop; Youth Culture; Empowerment;

    Abstract : In this thesis I explore performances of empowerment in the work and artistic persona of Londonbased hip hop duo Poetic Pilgrimage. By using intersectionality, critical race and performance theories, I sketched a possible reading of their performance of religion in the complex context of their positionality as black, british, women, muslim converts and performing artists. READ MORE

  5. 4. Den enkla naturen och andligheten : en fallstudie om vad den fysiska miljön kan betyda på en pilgrimsvandring

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Anne Gaunitz; [2006]
    Keywords : pilgrimsvandring; andlighet; miljö; landskap; natur;

    Abstract : This paper treats the physical environments influence on the spritual experience that comes with pilgrimage. The paper deals with a case study on a two-day pilgrimage in Sweden. The method triangulating has been used in the forms; participating observation, interviews and one poll. READ MORE