Search for dissertations about: "Galina Lindquist"
Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Galina Lindquist.
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1. Shamanic performances on the urban scene : neo-shamanism in contemporary Sweden
Abstract : This study deals with neo-shamanism, a set of notions and techniques that originated in the non-Western tribal societies and, within the framework of New Age spirituality, were adapted for the life of contemporary urban dwellers. Neo-shamanic practices are based on consciousness-altering techniques, when the Self is perceived to leave the body, to journey in other realities and to interact with the spiritual beings, enlisting their help for social, psychological, and physical healing. READ MORE
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2. Needed by Nobody : Homelessness, Humiliation, and Homelessness in Post-Socialist Russia
Abstract : Homelessness became a conspicuous facet of Russian metropolitan cityscapes only in the 1990s, when the Soviet criminalization of ‘vagrancy’ and similar offences was abolished. This study investigates homelessness as a sociostructural phenomenon as well as an individually experienced life condition, with a focus on homeless people in St. READ MORE