Search for dissertations about: "demons"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the word demons.

2. 1. Liber iuratus Honorii : a critical edition of the Latin version of the Sworn book of Honorius

   Author : Gösta Hedegård; William Newman; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; the Sworn Book of Honorius; Liber iuratus Honorii; Liber sacer; Liber sacratus; Solomon; pseudo-Solomonic texts; Ars Notoria; the Notory Art; Flores aurei Apollonii; ritual magic; ceremonial magic; mediaeval magic; theurgy; magic seals; the Seal of Solomon; Christian Kabbalah; divine names; angels; spirits; demons; Latin; latin;

   Abstract : The Liber iuratus Honorii, or the Sworn Book of Honorius, as it is often called, has been the focus of a steadily growing interest ever since the occult revival in the late 19th century. This exponent of pseudo-Solomonic magic has been mentioned from time to time in the literature on magic up to the present day. READ MORE

4. 2. UAMSHO: A Theological Study of the Proclamation of the Revival Movement within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania

   Author : Anneth Nyagawa Munga; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; making; grace; authority; ability; charismata; morality; church discipline; the church; the Bible; holiness; salvation; over-pessimism; over-optimism; realization of sin; relapsing; demons; sin; crisis; the world; Satan; God; the Holy Spirit; Jesus Christ; General; systematic and practical Christian theology; Kristen teologi allmän; systematisk och praktisk ;

   Abstract : This thesis presents a theological study of the revival (Uamsho) movement within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT). This movement is part of the East African Revival Movement that began during the late 1920's within the Protestant churches in Rwanda, after which it spread to Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. READ MORE

5. 3. The Message of a Mitsvah: The Mezuzah in Rabbinic Literature

   Author : Eva-Maria Jansson; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Non-Christian religions; Rabbinic literature; addition; notion; mezuzah; mitsvah; Världsreligioner ej kristendom ;

   Abstract : The present study deals with different aspects of the mitsvat mezuzah in Rabbinic literature from the first to the sixteenth centuries, with some emphasis on the medieval sources. Through a charting of statements regarding the mezuzah as an object, and the mitsvat mezuzah and its fulfilment, an overview is given of the development of the mezuzah and the perception of it. READ MORE

6. 4. John Rufus and the World Vision of Anti-Chalcedonian Culture

   Author : Jan-Eric Steppa; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History of the Christian church; here; visions; holy man; propaganda; hagiography; Anastasius I; Zeno; Peter the Iberian; Severus of Antioch; John Rufus; Gaza; Palestine; asceticism; monasticism; monophysitism; anti-Chalcedonianism; Chalcedon; Patristics; Byzantine Empire; Late Antiquity; Kristna kyrkans historia; General; systematic and practical Christian theology; Kristen teologi allmän; systematisk och praktisk ;

   Abstract : The present study deals with the works of John Rufus, disciple of Peter the Iberian at Gaza. There are three works preserved from him, composed in Greek at the turn of the sixth century, and preserved in Syriac: the Life of Peter the Iberian, the Commemoration of the Death of Theodosius, and the Plerophories. READ MORE

7. 5. Bicuspid aortic valve-associated aortopathy unraveling the molecular signature

   Author : Valentina Paloschi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) have an increased risk of developing ascending aortic aneurysm compared with individuals with a tricuspid aortic valve (TAV). A crucial factor involved in vascular remodeling during aneurysm development is transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and impaired signaling of this pathway can alter important extracellular matrix (ECM) protein such us fibronectin and collagen and thereby explaining the increased aneurysm susceptibility of BAV patients. READ MORE