Search for dissertations about: "asia minor"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words asia minor.
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1. Pagan Pasts, Christian Futures: Memory Manipulation and Christianisation in the Cities of Western Asia Minor
Abstract : Religion has always impacted how we structure the physical world around us, and the Roman world was no exception. Roman cities were constructed and shaped around religious life and religious practices. Religious art was omnipresent, and religious architecture monumental. READ MORE
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2. To Each Their Own Letter : Structure, Themes, and Rhetorical Strategies in the Letters of Ignatius of Antioch
Abstract : The collection of letters by Ignatius of Antioch has until now mainly been treated as a coherent whole. This has been the case irrespective of analyses of the authenticity or theology of these letters, or of discussions about the identity of Ignatius’ opponents. READ MORE
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3. Sentential Object Complements in Modern Standard Arabic
Abstract : This dissertation comprises a corpus-based study of the form and function of sentential object complements in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). The study is motivated by the scarcity of investigations into MSA syntax as opposed to the syntax of Classical Arabic. READ MORE
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4. The Chinese Conception of Human Rights. The Debate on Human Rights in China, 1898-1949
Abstract : This thesis studies the introduction of the idea of human rights to China, and traces the continuing debate on human rights during the period 1898 to 1949. The writings of advocates of human rights such as Zou Rong, Chen Duxiu, Luo Longji and Zhou Jingwen, among others, are discussed and analysed, as are those of critics of the idea of human rights, such as Liang Qichao, Sun Yat-sen, and Wu Jingxiong. READ MORE
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5. Hellenistic Democracies : Freedom, Independence and Political Procedure in Some East Greek City-States
Abstract : Freedom from external control is one prerequisite for democracy. In the hellenistic period the Greek city-states are thought to have lost their independence due to the establishment of the hellenistic hegemonies, and thereby also lost their possibilities of democratic government and of pursuing a foreign policy of their own. READ MORE
