Essays about: "sacred order"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words sacred order.
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1. Two Extreme Positions – A Gender Studies Approach to Homosexuality in Islam
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religionAbstract : In this thesis I compare two anti-gay fatwas by the Muslim scholar Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid with the book Homosexuality in Islam by Scott Siraj al-Haqq Kugle, who is a professor at Emory University. The aim is to analyze how al-Munajjid and Kugle use the story of Lot in order to unpack and present two divergent readings of homosexuality. READ MORE
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2. Floating Thresholds – On the Idea of the Portal in Architecture
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : This project investigates a specific concept within architecture: the portal. Divided into eight independent chapters, all possible to read as stand-alone parts, the thesis – a hybrid essay consisting of text, images, drawings and models – uses the portal as a springboard, or tool, for approaching existing theories on the invisible forces that shape the world and our built environment. READ MORE
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3. The Lack of Love : The Sacred and the Suffering Experiences of Female Involuntary Celibates
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiAbstract : This ethnographic study investigates the reality of female involuntary celibates. To understand how the identification of being a female involuntary celibate has developed online in a shared online environment, I explore the experiences from women who identify as femcels and women who identity as forever alone women. READ MORE
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4. "Thor Drives a Tesla" : Ritual and Sacred Space in Swedish Heathenism
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiAbstract : Heathenism is a branch of Paganism based on Germanic mythology, whose diverse spiritual beliefs are united by a common sacrificial ritual called blot. The Swedish Heathen organization The Swedish Forn Sed Assembly [Samfundet Forn Sed Sverige] is a self-described nature religion, who see nature as sacred and whose public blot ceremonies are held outside in order to commune with the gods. READ MORE
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5. Sounds of the Sacred : An Examination of Audio Guides in Religious Cultural Heritage Institutions in Spain
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABMAbstract : This thesis examines the role of audio guide technology in four different Spanish cathedrals: La Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Tarragona Cathedral in Tarragona, La Seo Cathedral in Zaragoza, and Palma Cathedral in Palma de Mallorca. The thesis presents data about the audio guides at each of these sites in two ways. READ MORE
