Essays about: "sacred well"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words sacred well.

  1. 1. Influential Factors and Key Actors Shaping Sustainability Assurance Opinions: A Case Study of a Big-4 Firm

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : John Gerendas; Axel Tottie-Håkansson; [2024]
    Keywords : Sustainability assurance; CSRD; Comfort; Task-oriented language; Materiality construction;

    Abstract : The rise in sustainability reporting has increased the demand for sustainability assurance, especially in the light of new legislation, requiring more companies to undergo third-party assurance. This thesis provides insights into the practical work of a sustainability assuror in the sustainability assurance process and how sustainability assurance opinions are formed as well as how materiality is constructed. READ MORE

  3. 2. Feminism and Witchcraft on Reddit : a Mixed Methods Analysis of r/WitchesVsPatriarchy

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Camilla Winqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : online witchcraft; reddit; modern witchcraft; fourth wave feminism;

    Abstract : The present study examines r/WitchesVsPatriarchy, a subreddit hosted on the popular social media platform Reddit, which centres around the themes of women and witchcraft. This thesis employs a mixed methods approach to investigate various aspects of the subreddit. A critical discourse analysis is conducted in conjunction with a netnographic study. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Guardian Forest : sacred trees and ceremonial forestry in Japan

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Oscar Nilzén; [2021]
    Keywords : sacred forests; shrine; Japan; religion; forest management;

    Abstract : Forests have played a major role in the development of human society across the world. It is therefore no surprise that a natural resource which is such an integral part of human life gave rise to religious beliefs, superstition and notions of the supernatural in connection to trees. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Serapeum project : Discussing the origins, landscape choice and building motivation behind the New Kingdom sacred bull burial site using landscape archaeology.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Egyptologi

    Author : Natanya Newton; [2021]
    Keywords : Amenhotep III; Apis bull; landscape selection; New Kingdom; Khaemwaset; Rameses II; Saqqara; Serapeum.;

    Abstract : Since the discovery of the Apis bull catacombs known as the Serapeum in the 1800’s by Auguste Mariette, Saqqara has become a topic of interest amongst archaeologists and Egyptologists. This in turn has prompted many new research attempts to try and better understand the function and significance of the funerary practices which took place there. READ MORE

  6. 5. Håga in context – An analysis of the Håga complex in the Bronze Age landscape of the Mälar Valley region

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Rachel Elliott; [2020]
    Keywords : Håga complex; King Björn’s mound; Bronze Age; Middle Sweden; Mälar Valley region; ritual landscapes; ritual practice theory; Hågakomplexet; Kung Björns hög; bronsåldern; Mellansverige; Mälardalen; rituell landskapet; rituellpraktiksteori;

    Abstract : The Bronze Age in Middle Sweden is characterized by several key sites and monuments which have been interpreted by previous research to play an overarching role in the elite ruling system in the Mälar Valley region. King Björn’s mound (a.k.a. READ MORE