Essays about: "religion and nationalism"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 22 essays containing the words religion and nationalism.

  1. 11. "Let us build an ark!" : Jonas De Geer and the negotiation of religion within radical nationalism

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Tomas Lundström; [2016]
    Keywords : radical nationalism; far right; right-wing extremism; radical right; antisemitism; islamophobia; catholicism; traditionalism; Jonas De Geer;

    Abstract : This thesis illuminates meaning(s) of religion in a Swedish radical nationalist context. The empirical study is based on a critical text analysis of author Jonas De Geer, key ideology producer of Swedish radical nationalism. READ MORE

  3. 12. Religious nationalism: Myanmar and the role of Buddhism in anti-Muslim narratives

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Pedagogik

    Author : Emilie Biver; [2014]
    Keywords : nationalism; Buddhism; Myanmar; Rohingya; narrative; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In contrast to the Western ideal of secularization, religion has in some cultures maintained its important role in nationalist undertakings. This is the case in Myanmar, a country that is currently in the midst of a state transformation towards democracy after more than fifty years of authoritarian, military rule. READ MORE

  4. 13. Who’s Heritage? : A study of the perceptions of cultural heritage in south-western Sweden among immigrants and Swedes with a foreign background

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Andreas Kristensson; [2014]
    Keywords : heritage; cultural nationalism; European culture; Sweden; UNESCO; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This essay has investigated immigrants and Swedes with foreign background’s perception of cultural heritage as it has been specified by UNESCO. The approach to focus on this particular sample population was born out of the realisation that the EU, nationalist parties and far - right extremists all point to a common her itage. READ MORE

  5. 14. "Love Thy Hindu Neighbor as Thyself" - A Field Study of North Indian Pentecostals' Perceptions of Hindu-Christian Relations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap

    Author : Julia Kuhlin; [2014]
    Keywords : Hindu-Christian relations; Pentecostalism; North India; Social Identity Theory; Hindu nationalism; Philosophy and Religion;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to better understand Hindu-Christian relations in the experience of North Indian Pentecostals. The study proceeds from a social identity theory (SIT) framework and is guided by three research questions. READ MORE

  6. 15. Violence against Christians in India. A discursive study of two Indian English newspapers

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Julia Kuhlin; [2012-06-27]
    Keywords : Christianity in India; Violence against Christians; News Media; Critical Discourse Analysis;

    Abstract : Persecution of Christians in India has increased drastically during the last fifteen years, hundreds have been murdered, thousands injured and numerous driven from their homes. In this situation news media has an important role: they have the means to either reproduce an agenda that leads to persecution or resist such an agenda. READ MORE