Search for dissertations about: "Definition of religion"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 swedish dissertations containing the words Definition of religion.
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1. Evocatio deorum : Historical and mythical interpretations of ritualised conquests in the expansion of ancient Rome
Abstract : The dissertation examines the historical evidence, and the historiographical and mythical aspects of the sources, of the evocatio-ritual of Republican Rome. According to some ancient sources, the tutelary deity of an enemy city was, just before a conquest, "called out", that is, asked to abandon the city and promised a new temple in Rome. READ MORE
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2. Artifacts and Supraphysical Worlds : A Conceptual Analysis of Religion
Abstract : It is a contested question in contemporary theories of religion whether the concept of religion can be defined in a sound way or not. Many theorists maintain that a universal but delimiting definition is impossible. READ MORE
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3. According to whose will : The entanglements of gender & religion in the lives of transgender Jews with an Orthodox background
Abstract : This study, the first in its scope on transgender religiosity, is based on in-depth biographical interviews with 13 transgender participants with a Jewish Orthodox background (currently and formerly Orthodox). The primary aim of the study has been to elucidate the entanglements of gender and religion in three periods of the participants’ lives: pre-transition, transition and post-transition. READ MORE
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4. Crocodiles, Masks and Madonnas : Catholic Mission Museums in German-Speaking Europe
Abstract : This dissertation examines mission museums established by Catholic mission congregations in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland from the 1890s onwards. The aim is to provide the first extensive study on these museums in a way that contributes to current blind spots in mission history, and the history of anthropology and museology. READ MORE
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5. Inside the Guru's Gate : Ritual Uses of Texts among the Sikhs in Varanasi
Abstract : Summary: For religious Sikhs, the Guru Granth Sahib is a holy scripture which enshrines ontologically divine words and the teaching and revelatory experiences of historical human Gurus. Simultaneously the Sikhs have taken the concept of a sacred scripture much further than any other religious community by treating the Guru Granth Sahib as a living Guru invested with spiritual authority and agency to guide humans and establish relationships to the divine. READ MORE