Search for dissertations about: "nuns"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the word nuns.

  2. 1. Making fields of merit: Buddhist nuns challenge gendered orders in Thailand

    Author : Monica Lindberg Falk; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; anthropology; Thailand; sex; gender; Buddhism; nuns; rituals; gifts; education;

    Abstract : This anthropological study addresses the interaction and interconncectedness between religion and gender relations in Thailand, analysing this through the lens of the Buddhist nuns' (mae chiis') lives, actions and role in Thai society. The mae chiis have a long hstory in Thailand. READ MORE

  4. 2. The Eucharist as Orikonso : A Study in Eucharistic Ecclesiology from an Igbo Perspective

    Author : Damian Onwuegbuchulam Eze; Sven-Erik Brodd; De May; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Church studies; Theology; Ndigbo; Catholic Church; Eucharist; Omenakristi; Covenant; Eucharistic Ecclesiology; Catholic Church in Igboland; Kyrkovetenskap; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi;

    Abstract : Since the coming of the Spiritan missionaries to Onitsha in December 1885, the Catholic Church in Igboland has grown and expanded. All the parishes in the 14 dioceses are alive and growing. There has been steady growth in vocations to the priesthood and the religious life. READ MORE

  5. 3. Guilty Pleasures : Kāma in ancient India and the Pali Vinaya

    Author : Anthony Fiorucci; Jens Wilhelm Borgland; Rupert Gethin; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; ancient India; aesthetics; asceticism; Buddhism; kāma; Pali literature; monasticism; senses; sensuality; Vinaya; Religionshistoria; History of Religions;

    Abstract : While most heavily associated with treatises such as the Kāmasūtra, the notion of kāma (‘sensual desire,’ ‘sensual pleasure’) has deep roots in South Asian intellectual and cultural history. Strongly associated with eroticism, kāma in fact extends far beyond mere sexuality encompassing what may be called sensuality broadly understood. READ MORE