Essays about: "religionshistoria"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 34 essays containing the word religionshistoria.

  1. 21. The Caliphate and the Aiding Sword : A content analysis of "Islamic State" propaganda

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Religionshistoria

    Author : Gustav Larsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Islamic State; IS; ISIS; ISIL; Caliphate; Propaganda; Violent extremism; Jihad; Takfir; Islamiska Staten; IS; ISIS; ISIL; Kalifat; Propaganda; Våldsbejakande extremism; Jihad; Takfir;

    Abstract : A content analysis of "Islamic State" (IS) propaganda material released around the movement's proclamation of a Caliphate in 2014, this study is an attempt at analysing ways in which presented arguments express a coherent narrative of symbolic meaning. Using Robert Benford & David Snow's ideas on the so-called three core framing tasks as a clarifying template, I discuss ways in which the analysed material argues for the legitimacy and relevance of the IS movement. READ MORE

  3. 22. The Sheela-na-gig and the creation of her history : a comparative analysis of two theories concerning the mysterious medieval figure

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Joanna Pettersson; [2017]
    Keywords : History of Religions; Sheela-na-gig; Sheila-na-gig; Romanesque; Art History; Fertility; Folklore; Folk Deity; Goddess; Childbirth; Lust; Sexuality; Anthony Weir; James Jerman; Barbara Freitag; Religionshistoria; Sheela-na-gig; Sheila-na-gig; Romanesque; Konsthistoria; Fertilitet; Folklore; Gudom; Gudinna; Barnafödsel; Lust; Sexualitet; Anthony Weir; James Jerman; Barbara Freitag;

    Abstract : After scholars started conducting research on the medieval Sheela-na-gig carvings, a number of theories regarding the purpose and origin of the figure have been suggested. The question has been tackled through many different approaches, but still remains unfinished as there are no written records explaining what the Sheela-na-gig figure actually is. READ MORE

  4. 23. Resistance bodies on the México-U.S.border : Peripheral feminisms

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för etnologi, religionshistoria och genusvetenskap

    Author : Montserrat Lolo García; [2016]
    Keywords : Reistència; feminicidi; feminismes perifèrics; cis heteropatriarcat i context capitalista; Resistance; feminicide; peripheral feminisms; cis hetero-patriarchal and capitalist context.; Motstånd; kvinnomord; perifera feminismer; cis heteropatriarkat och kapitalistisk kontext; Resistencia; feminicidio; feminismos periféricos; cis heteropatriarcado y contexto capitalista.;

    Abstract : The present study shows and analyses how bodies codified as women’s bodies can resist in an extreme violence context situated in Ciudad Juárez on the México-U.S. border. To be resistant or to make resistance in these circumstances can be represented in different ways, through social and civic movements, art, literature and weapons. READ MORE

  5. 24. Does the Dude Abide by the Tao? : A comparative study of Dudeism and the Tao Te Ching.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Religionshistoria

    Author : Jimmy Brandt; [2015]
    Keywords : Dudeism; Taoism; Big Lebowski; Tao Te Ching; Daodejing; Dude; Tao; Dao;

    Abstract : Dudeism was inspired by a film released in 1998 named The Big Lebowski, which recounts the adventures of a character called the Dude, the namesake of the religion. The Dude is an example of the (mostly) ideal practitioner of Dudeism, which Dudeists mean has existed throughout the ages, expressed differently by different systems of belief and behaviour while retaining an essential Dudeistic spirit. READ MORE

  6. 25. Hizbullah's Construction of National Identity : "We are in principle not like Others"

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Religionshistoria

    Author : Viveka Bergh; [2015]
    Keywords : Critical Discourse Analysis; Hizbullah; Al-Manar; Discourse; Media; Nationalism; Identity construction; National Crisis; Recontextualisation; Terrorism; Lebanon; Kritisk diskursanalys; Hizbullah; Al-Manar; Diskurs; Media; Nationalism; Identitet; Nationell kris; Rekontextualisering; Terrorism; Libanon;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to understand how national identity is discursively constructed by Hizbullah at a time of national crisis, and to shed light on its potential effects on the social world. The critical discourse analysis focuses on how difference and otherness are constructed on Hizbullah’s television channel Al-Manar. READ MORE