Search for dissertations about: "Religionsvetenskap"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 310 swedish dissertations containing the word Religionsvetenskap.

2. 1. Romans Interpreted : A Comparative Analysis of the Commentaries of Barth, Nygren, Cranfield and Wilckens on Paul´s Epistle to the Romans

   Author : Cristina Grenholm; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; HUMANIORA; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANITIES; Interpretation; Romans; Barth; Nygren; Cranfield; Wilckens; Religious Studies and Theology; Religionsvetenskap; Genusvetenskap; Gender Studies; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with the problem of how to explain different interpretations of Paul's Epistle to the Romans in the four contemporary commentaries of Karl Barth, Anders Nygren, Charles Cranfield and Ulrich Wilckens. The purpose of this study is to put forward and analyse the different interpretations given by the commentators and to examine some ways in which these differences may be explained. READ MORE

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

   Author : Hans Geir Aasmundsen; Olle Kristenson; Södertörns högskola; []
   Keywords : HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; 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

5. 3. The Mahdi Wears Armani : An Analysis of the Harun Yahya Enterprise

   Author : Anne Ross Solberg; Elizabeth Özdalga; Södertörns högskola; []
   Keywords : HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; 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

6. 4. Women's human rights and Islam : A Study of Three Attempts at Accommodation

   Author : Jonas Svensson; Jan Hjärpe; Ann Elizabeth Mayer; Islamologi Lunds universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Human rights; gender; Islam; Fatima Mernissi; Riffat Hassan; A.A. an-Na‘im; Islamology; Islamologi; Religionsvetenskap; Study of Religions;

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

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

   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