Search for dissertations about: "symbolism"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 39 swedish dissertations containing the word symbolism.
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21. Conquest of the Forest. Rice Rituals of the To Pamona in Central Sulawesi (Indonesia)
Abstract : This dissertation examines some salient sequences of pre-Christian dry rice rituals in highland Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, particularly those of the To Pamona ethnic cluster which resides mainly in the present-day kecamatan of Pamona Utara and Pamona Selatan. The analysis focuses on certain crucial points in the progression of the developmental cycle of rice, namely the initial expiatory moandoe sala, the first ritual episodes conducted in the swidden fields, and the pre-planting, planting, and harvesting rituals. READ MORE
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22. Into the Isle of Self : Nietzschean Patterns and Contrasts in D. H. Lawrence's The Trespasser
Abstract : This thesis is based on a close reading of Lawrence's novel The Trespasser from a Nietzschean point of view. By adopting this perspective it aims at giving the novel the sense of unity it has so far been alleged to lack. The analysis is preceded by a detailed discussion of the concept of literary influence. READ MORE
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23. The Dying Dreamer - Architecture of Parallel Realities
Abstract : The objective of this licentiate thesis is to investigatearchitectural experience and creation in virtual space and itsrepresentational problems. The thesis comprises three articlespublished during the years 2001-2003, and a website,www.arch.kth. READ MORE
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24. A Man of Power : Gender and HIV/AIDS in Zambia
Abstract : This thesis examines the construction of masculinity and femininity in relation to sexual and reproductive health (SRH). The ethnographic material is from fieldwork among the Goba people in a rural area in southern Zambia and two peri-urban communities near Lusaka. READ MORE
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25. The consular diptychs : an iconological study
Abstract : The aim of this study is to link the imagery of the fully figural consular diptychs to the context(s) which contributed towards its conception, showing how it corresponds to well-developed ideas about the nature and functions of the ordinary consulate in the last 150 years of its existence (c. 400-542). READ MORE