Search for dissertations about: "rituals of initiation"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words rituals of initiation.

  2. 1. From Darkness to Light. Western Esoteric Rituals of Initiation

    Author : Henrik Bogdan; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Western esotericism; rituals of initiation; ritual studies; Freemasonry; Wicca; Occultism;

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  4. 2. Arts and Crafts Divine : Teaching and Learning Ritual Magic in Sodalitas Rosae Crucis

    Author : Olivia Cejvan; Religionshistoria och religionsbeteendevetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; religionsantropologi; Ritual Studies; Levd religion; magi; Esoterism; Contemporary esotericism; anthropology of religion; ritual magic; Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn; Social Learning Theory; contemporary esotericism; initiation; narrative; spirituality; lived religion; ritual studies;

    Abstract : This is an anthropological study of teaching and learning as it unfolds in a contemporary esoteric society in Sweden, the Sodalitas Rosae Crucis (SRC), founded in 2002. It perpetuates the teachings of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, an influential esoteric society instituted in Victorian London. READ MORE

  5. 3. Multiple meanings of female initiation. "Circumcision" among Jola Women in Lower Casamance, Senegal

    Author : Liselott (Lisen) Dellenborg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; anthropology; Senegal; Lower Casamance; Kalounaye; Jola; initiation; female circumcision; genital cutting; identity; gender; moherhood; Islam; ethnicity; agency; social change;

    Abstract : This anthropological study examines the meanings and practices of female "circumcision" and initiation in relation to identity and social change in contemporary Muslim Jola society, Senegal, West Africa. During the 20th century, clitoridectomy spread - allegedly as part of Islam - and became essential for a Jola woman's identity as a "real" woman and mother, and an important aspect of the women's initiation ritual. READ MORE

  6. 4. Greek incubation rituals in Classical and Hellenistic times

    Author : Hedvig von Ehrenheim; Gunnel Ekroth; Bronwen Wickkiser; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology; classical; Arkeologi; klassisk; antikens kultur och samhällsliv; Classical Archaeology and Ancient History;

    Abstract : This study documents and analyzes the structure and function of Greek incubation rituals in Classical and Hellenistic times. The first part (Chapter 2) examines all relevant literary and epigraphical testimonia concerning the rites and rules surrounding incubation. READ MORE

  7. 5. Personhood and human-spirit relations among the Yuracaré of the Bolivian Amazon

    Author : Annica Djup; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; anthropology; Amazonia; Bolivia; Yuracaré; personhood; soul; body; gender; human-spirit-relations; cosmology; animism.;

    Abstract : This anthropological dissertation is based on fieldwork carried out among Yuracaré people in the Bolivian Amazon. The study explores local conceptions of personhood and human-spirit relations by looking into Yuracaré life cycle practices and associated ideas, particularly in connection with birth, girls’ initiation (menarche), illness and death. READ MORE