Search for dissertations about: "Witchcraft"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the word Witchcraft.

  2. 1. The Birth of Religion among the Balanta of Guinea-Bissau

    Author : Inger Callewaert; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Herbal medicine 3.Modernisation; Divination; Ritual songs; Witchcraft; Ritual; Prophetic movement; Ancestor cult; Anthropology of Religion; Balanta 2.History of Religions; 1.West Africa; Guinea-Bissau; Gender; Theology; Teologi;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with a recent event within the history of religions, the rise and development of a non-Christian prophetic movement named Kiyang-yang within the oral, kinship and ancestor based society of the Balanta in Guinea-Bissau. Kiyang-yang is headed by young women and men under the leadership of a woman prophet. READ MORE

  4. 2. Scepticism and Belief in Witchcraft Drama, 1538-1681

    Author : Eric Pudney; Engelska; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

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  5. 3. Gender-Related Terms in English Depositions, Examinations and Journals, 1670–1720

    Author : Sara Lilja; Merja Kytö; Pia Norell; Thomas Kohnen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : English language; adjectives; corpus linguistics; A Corpus of English Dialogues 1560–1760; demonstratives; depositions; Early Modern English; examinations; female; gender; gender-related terms; historical sociolinguistics; journals; male; Salem Witchcraft Papers; Engelska; English; Engelska;

    Abstract : This dissertation focuses on gender-related terms as well as adjectives and demonstratives in connection with these terms used in texts from the period 1670–1720. The material in the study has been drawn from both English and American sources and comes from three text categories: depositions, examinations and journals. READ MORE

  6. 4. Exploring the Under Reporting of Pregnancy and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Population and Health Surveys : A Multi-Country Qualitative Study

    Author : Doris Kwesiga Kambugyiro; Mats Målqvist; Leif Eriksson; Peter Waiswa; Chris Garimoi Orach; Hannah Blencowe; Everd Maniple Bikaitwoha; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pregnancy; Adverse pregnancy outcomes; Demographic and Health Survey;

    Abstract : Introduction: Globally in 2021, an estimated 2.3 million newborn deaths and 1.9 million stillbirths occurred, with highest mortality in sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia. True mortality is likely higher due to under reporting of pregnancies and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes (APOs). READ MORE

  7. 5. Profiles and outcome of traditional healing practices for severe mental illnesses in two districts of Eastern Uganda

    Author : Catherine Abbo; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Mental illness; traditional healers; outcome; Western Medicine;

    Abstract : Background: The WHO estimates that more than 80% of African populations attend traditional healers for health reasons. However, little is known about the profiles and outcome of this traditional approach to treatment of mental illnesses. READ MORE