Search for dissertations about: "Religionsvetenskap Teologi"

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2. 1. Pentecostalism, Globalisation and Society in Contemporary Argentina

   Author : Hans Geir Aasmundsen; Olle Kristenson; Södertörns högskola; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Argentina; globalisation; Pentecostalism; society; politics; evangelisation; religious freedom; equality; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi;

   Abstract : In Argentina, Pentecostalism had a breakthrough in the early 1980s, and today more than 10 per cent of the population are Pentecostals. The revival coincided with a socio-political transformation of Argentinean society. READ MORE

4. 2. The Mahdi Wears Armani : An Analysis of the Harun Yahya Enterprise

   Author : Anne Ross Solberg; Elizabeth Özdalga; Södertörns högskola; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi;

   Abstract : The prolific Turkish author Harun Yahya attracted international attention after thousands of unsolicited copies of his large-format and lavishly illustrated book Atlas of Creation were sent free of charge from Istanbul, Turkey, to schools, universities and state leaders worldwide in 2007. This book stunt drew attention to Islamic creationism as a growing phenomenon, and to Harun Yahya as its most prominent proponent globally. READ MORE

5. 3. Varieties of Supernatural Experience : the Case of High-Functioning Autism

   Author : Ingela Visuri; Pehr Granqvist; David Thurfjell; Olov Dahlin; Andreas Roepstorff; Södertörns högskola; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Autism; religious cognition; supernatural experience; invisible agency; parasocial relations; embodiment; bracketed ethnography; participatory autism research; atypical cognition; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Historical Studies; Historiska studier; Innovative Learning;

   Abstract : It is argued in the cognitive science of religion (CSR) that the empathic ability to ‘mindread’ others underpins  the experience of supernatural communication with gods, ghosts, and spirits. As autism is characterized by mentalizing difficulties, CSR scholars have expected autistic individuals would find supernatural agency incomprehensible. READ MORE

6. 4. Origen’s References to Heracleon : A Quotation-Analytical Study of the Earliest Known Commentary on the Gospel of John

   Author : Carl Johan Berglund; James Anthony Kelhoffer; Anders Ekenberg; Peter W. Martens; Tobias Nicklas; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Heracleon; Origen; Fourth Gospel; Gnosticism; Valentinianism; Quotation Analysis; Second Century; Early Christianity; Nya testamentets exegetik; New Testament Exegesis;

   Abstract : This study of Origen’s references to the second-century author Heracleon addresses two problems in previous research: Scholars have regularly presumed that every statement Origen attributes to Heracleon is equivalent to a verbatim quotation, and that Heracleon’s beliefs conform to those described in heresiological sources. The study develops a method of quotation analysis that uses variations in Origen’s attribution formulas to categorize the almost two hundred references as “verbatim quotations,” “summaries,” “explanatory paraphrases,” or “mere assertions. READ MORE

7. 5. The Interplay of Social Science and Personal Belief in Gordon W. Allport's Psychology of Religion

   Author : Jan Hermanson; Tros- och livsåskådningsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religious Orientations; Content Analysis; G.W. Allport; Personal Equation; Personality Theory; Theology; Teologi;

   Abstract : In this study an analysis of G.W. Allport's psychology of religion was carried out from the perspective of personal equation with the aim of establishing an interchange between a scholarly and personal sphere in Allport's views of psychology of religion. READ MORE