Essays about: "religious history"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 111 essays containing the words religious history.

  1. 6. Accommodating Perspectives on Religious History : A Study of Satire and Narrative Structure in Aldous Huxley’s Crome Yellow

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Christian Fehn; [2023]
    Keywords : Huxley Religion Satire Narratology;

    Abstract : This essay is an analysis of Aldous Huxley’s novel Crome Yellow and how it can be read as exposing social hypocrisy and tracing social flaws through England’s religious history. The analysis uses narratology as a tool for exploring how the author can be perceived as offering a perspective on religious history that might have been controversial in his day. READ MORE

  3. 7. Stop. Record From Taxi Park to Film Park

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Gabriele Lipskyte; [2023]
    Keywords : Adaptive reuse; totalitarian regime; cultural heritage;

    Abstract : This project explores strategies to effectively address the challenges surrounding the ‘dissonant’ heritage of totalitarian regimes. The difficulties associated with this heritage rises from multiple factors, such as the characteristics of materials and objects involved, historical and cultural contexts, political influences, ethical considerations, religious aspects, and personal beliefs of individuals involved. READ MORE

  4. 8. "Our future is our history" : A qualitative interview study with Sami crafts people, analysing the tradition of craft making in a contemporary society

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för historia och samtidsstudier

    Author : Sofia Isaksson; [2023]
    Keywords : Sami; traditional knowledge; craft making; Duodji; tradition; religion; spirituality; articulation; digital adaptations;

    Abstract : This essay is a qualitative interview study with Sami craftspeople. The purpose of the study is to outline and analyse how my informants, being active Sami crafts people, relate to tradition, and tradition in a contemporary society. READ MORE

  5. 9. First blood: Menarche as the foundation for women's self-realisation

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Elena Iacovou; [2023]
    Keywords : Parthenogenesis; goddess-worshipping; religion; religious studies; rites of passage; liminality; existential health.;

    Abstract : Goddess-based civilisations worshipped the divine as a parthenogentic primordial creative force. Parthenogensis a Greek word that derives from parthenos “virgin” and genesis “from the beginning” was the path of liberation or rebirth into one’s divine nature. READ MORE

  6. 10. Political Trust and Economic Turmoil in Lebanon: A Study of Respondents’ Views on Political Institutions and Establishment

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Felicia Saliba; [2023]
    Keywords : Political Trust; Economic Turmoil; Voting Behavior; Religious Identity.;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to examine how political participation and trust in Lebanon have been affected by the economic turmoil in Lebanon in recent years. The main aim is to study the respondents’ experience of political participation and whether political participation is different depending on demographic factors, such as age, religion, gender, and education. READ MORE