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Clark, Ronald G. "A contextual methodology for interpretation of the parables." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1986. http://www.tren.com.
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O'Kane, Martin J. "Isaiah 28-33 : a literary and contextual analysis." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.236155.
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Tradi tionally, in Isaianic studies, the aim of many commentators SInce the time of Duhm has been to try to rediscover the words of the eighth century prophet of Jerusalem. Descriptive words such as "a u then tic" and "secondary" betray the misconception tha t material which does not reach back to the time of the prophet is somehow less authentic and authoritative. The present study follows more recent trends in looking at the Book of Isaiah as a literary whole and in arguing that each section must be understood and interpreted not only in the light of its immediate context but also in the light of its place and function within the entire book. Six chapters (Isaiah 28-33) are analysed in two ways. Firstly the vocabulary is examined to establish linguistic and thematic similarities with other parts of the book and with the rest of the OT; secondly the many subsections within the six chapters are looked at contextually to determine how they relate to each other and consequently reveal a consistent and unified message. The way in which the material is arranged in chs 28-33 to highlight various themes may be seen as a microcosm of what is happening throughout the en tire book. One of the techniques used to actualize and unify composite traditions may be the concept of wisdom which seeks to instruct the reader in the way of righteousness. This analysis of chs 28-33 complements a similar one carried out by Sweeney [1988] on chs 1-4. The conclusions, too, are similar in that both studies emphasize that any section of Isaianic material, large or small, only makes sense ,*hen looked at in the light of the entire book.
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Brown, Kevin M. "Pluralistic contextual approach for the interpretation of Egyptian archaeological sites." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2010. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/54532/.
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In the early part of the 20th Century Egyptologists were often on the cutting edge of archaeological practice, but in the latter part of the century, Egyptology had seemingly fallen behind other areas of the world in regard to methodology and archaeological theory. A historical survey covering not just the development of Egyptology, but also of archaeological theory is provided to support this contention. This dissertation then reviews this situation and seeks to remedy it by providing a theoretical methodology for interpreting Egyptian sites. Instead of selecting either processualism or post-processualism or holistic explanations as a sole theoretical model, the question is ask and answered as to what kind of theoretical methodology should be developed for use in Egypt. The Pluralistic Contextual Approach is introduced, which builds on the interpretive works scholars such as Lynn Meskell and Stuart Tyson Smith. It features the use and interplay of textual, artistic/representational, archaeological data sets which are then examined through an integrated, mutually supporting theoretical structure drawn from both processualism and post-processualism to provide interpretive insights into Egyptian culture. Two Middle Kingdom (2055-1650 BC) sites, Kahun and Buhen, were chosen as case studies. These case studies were not intended to be full reinterpretations of the sites, but rather to demonstrate the interpretive value of the Pluralistic Contextual Approach. The case studies focus on interpretations of social class at these sites using this methodology, thus providing indications of class relations and hierarchies in Middle Kingdom Egypt.
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Larsen, Charles E. "An interpretation of the parable of the good Samaritan in its contextual setting." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1987. http://www.tren.com.
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Bornman, Johan Christiaan. "Basic education in the language of choice : a contextual interpretation / Johan Christiaan Bornman." Thesis, North-West University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/4805.
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This thesis explores the constitutional right to receive basic education in the
language of choice. This fundamental human right imposes a duty on the state to
provide children with education in the language of their choice whenever
reasonably practicable. It is not a matter of whether the state has to fulfil section
29(2) of the Constitution, but rather how to give effect to this provision.
The right to receive basic education in the language of your choice is however,
qualified by the specific internal limitation that provides that the right is subject to
the condition that provision of education in the preferred language has to be
reasonably practicable. Section 36, the limitation clause, is also a measure that
can be used to limit this right.
The aim of this paper is to contextually interpret the fundamental right to receive
education in the language of one’s choice and to weigh up the intent of the
provision to the provision’s actual result. All relevant factors will be taken into
consideration to examine the possibility of limiting the right to receive instruction
in the language of choice to comply with the purpose of education and the best
interests of the child.Thesis (LL.M. (Comparative Child Law))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2010.
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Greenlee, Christine Lund Koch. "The Constantian orations : a contextual analysis of self-presentation in Libanius' 'Orr.' 59, 11, 61 and 31." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/15923.
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A total of sixty-four orations survive from the hand of Libanius. Four of these speeches were delivered under the reign of Constantius II (AD 337-361) and thus form a distinct chronological cluster in the Libanian corpus. The Constantian orations include Or. 59 To Constantius II and Constans (AD 346-9), Or. 11 The Antiochikos (AD 356), Or. 61 Monody on Nicomedia (AD 358), and Or. 61 For the teachers (AD 360-1). This study adopts a diachronic approach and analyses the historical and literary context of each Constantian oration with a particular focus on Libanius' self- presentation. The study suggests that Libanius' self-presentation was characterised by adaptability and versatility; it shows Libanius exploring a range of different genres and communicating with attentiveness to context and audience. The thesis also argues that Libanius' attitude to and engagement with Constantius' court fluctuated significantly from the delivery of Libanius' panegyric in the mid- to late 340s where Libanius supported Constantius after his defeat in the battle of Singara, over Libanius' encomium to Antioch in 356 where Libanius emphasised the strong connection between the Emperor and the city following the devastating reign of Gallus Caesar, to the delivery of For the teachers in 360-361, where Libanius publically voiced his criticism of the Emperor's cultural and religious policies after Libanius himself had lost imperial funding. Furthermore, the study displays the continued importance of oratory in Late Antiquity and emphasises the central role of sophists both as commentators and mediators in society.
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Ladick, Jason Robert. "Roots of reform : contextual interpretation of church fittings in Norfolk during the English Reformation." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/41209.
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This thesis aims to provide a thorough examination of the impact of the English Reformation through a detailed analysis of medieval and early modern church fittings surviving at parish churches located throughout the county of Norfolk in England. By utilizing an archaeological approach along with the written record, a deeper and more nuanced understanding of public worship reveals the theological imperatives of the reformers and conformers. This study compiled data from both rural and urban parish churches which provides a regional approach to engaging the issues of visuality, space and identity. Church fittings were selected based on their liturgical function and propensity to feature decorative iconography. This includes: baptismal fonts, screens, wall paintings, and sculptures. Through an extensive analysis of church fittings, this research is the first to suggest that the Bible-centric component to Protestant theology provided the framework which contributed to the success of the Reformation. The religious identity of England was transformed as visual continuity enabled an entire generation to continue their religious experience in a traditional context in spite of the moderate alteration to liturgy and comprehensive transformation of doctrine. This criterion eased the transition, as liturgical continuity and selective iconoclasm forged a new physical religious environment that retained enough elements to satiate traditionalist. The reformers were appeased into conformity, as Protestant doctrine redefined the purpose of the surviving rituals and iconography, with the latter emerging as a visual extension of the campaign to promote the primacy of Scripture. Furthermore, an assessment of post-Reformation innovations reveals the use of vernacular Biblical text as a preferred mode of decoration, with an increase in the use of secular heraldry and commemoration directly on church fittings.
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Fuentes, Gabriel. "Architecture as contextual re-interpretation : a mixed-use cultural center in Old Havana, Cuba." FIU Digital Commons, 2005. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3594.
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This thesis addresses contextual design in the city, particularly the design of contemporary architecture in historic places.
The research focuses on an analysis of Old Havana's urban architecture, particularly the spatial qualities of colonial Cuban houses as well as visual, social, and functional qualities of their urban façades. Additionally, I analyze specific mid-twentieth century houses that reinterpret Cuba’s colonial architecture in order to derive architectural principles that are tested in my design process.
The design project is a mixed-use cultural center at the Plaza Vieja in Old Havana, Cuba. As a cultural destination currently under going restoration, the Plaza Vieja is an appropriate place to propose a contemporary project that reinterprets Havana’s historic context. The cultural center embodies a synthesis between old and new ideas.
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Riddell, Michael, and n/a. "Funding contextual theology in Aotearoa - New Zealand : the theological contribution of James K. Baxter." University of Otago. Department of Theology and Religious Studies, 2003. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20070507.110451.
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Aotearoa-New Zealand received Christianity as part of the colonial/missionary matrix of nineteenth century European expansion. Consequently the form and content of faith was largely shaped by factors distant both in geography and symbolic resonance. Christian theology maintains a cultural dissonance, particularly from an emergent Pakeha cultural indentity.
The quest for contextualisation has become a familiar one in post-colonial societies, though not as vigorously pursued in Western nations as in other parts of the world. Only recently has attention been paid to the possibilities of local theologies in New Zealand.
C.S. Song�s suggests �Perhaps a poet can tell us how we should go about theology�. In this he is pointing to the necessity of contextual theology using domestic cultural product as an important source for theological reflection, encapsulating as it does local history and experience.
James K. Baxter, one of New Zealand�s finest poets, was also a Catholic and social critic. In the last years of his life particularly, the major part of his writing, both poetry and prose, was concerned with his vision of a Christian humanism which might make a practical difference in the immediate context. He established a community at the small settlement of Jerusalem beside the Whanganui River, where he sought to give tangible expression to a mixture of radical Christian acceptance and Maori spiritual values.
This thesis examines Baxter�s contribution to the task of contextual theology. In particular, it draws on a great deal of unpublished prose material, until now largely unexamined, from the late period of his life. This, together with the wider body of his writings, is used to investigate his religious thought and movement within it.
After an introductory and methodological chapter, the thesis examines Baxter�s categorisation of the fragmented and spiritually bereft nature of Pakeha existence. It then seeks to follow the major themes of his own powerfully articulated responses to this condition, in a series of chapters introduced with Maori terms; a cultural connection which was important to Baxter.
The investigation uncovers a commitment to a Christian humanism that recognises the immanence of Christ, and a rather startling manifesto which parallels the approach of Liberation Theology in a distinctly New Zealand context. The survey of Baxter�s religious thought concludes with a critical reflection on his themes.
A final chapter considers the contribution which Baxter makes toward the challenge of contextual theology. Considering the relationship between poetic reflection and theology, it stops short of classifying Baxter as a theologian. Rather the argument is advanced that he has provided vital raw material to the ongoing task of local theology; his role is one of �funding� contextual theology symbolically. Baxter is significant in the development of theology in Aotearoa-New Zealand, both for his contribution and his encouragement to further reflection.
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Buteau, Trevor Pierre. "CIPHER| A Method for Constructing Autonomously Empathetic Systems Based on Contextual Human Behavior Interpretation and Falsifiable Event Prediction." Thesis, Fordham University, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13427664.
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The prediction of internal human states—what a person is thinking and feeling—by computers remains an elusive yet attractive goal. The potential applications of such a system are many, including but not limited to lie detection, consumer satisfaction and interest, autonomous vehicle safety, enhanced social networking, and even robotic friendship and companionship.
We believe that scientific progress towards such lofty and exciting applications as described above has been slowed because prior efforts to create an autonomous computer system capable of predicting what a human being is thinking or feeling have been largely predicting or detecting “emotions” in humans, rather than detecting more empirically falsifiable events. There is much scholarly disagreement as to the exact nature of what emotions actually are, and thus Affective Computing dealing with emotional prediction is forced to rely on poorly-defined and often-contradictory ground truths.
In our research, we focus on predicting discrete events based on the expressive behavior of human subjects. Our systems use a user-dependent method of analysis and rely heavily on contextual information to make predictions about the meaning behind subject expressive behavior. Our system’s accuracy and therefore usefulness are built on provable ground truths that prohibit the drawing of inaccurate conclusions that other systems could too easily make.
While the current application of our research idea—a Contextually Informed Program for Hyper-personalized Empathetic Report, or CIPHER—is modest (predicting player behavior during a game of poker), we believe it to be the foundation upon which much more extensive empathetic and affective analysis systems could be solidly and eventually built.
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Banting, Blayne Alexander. "Proclaiming the Messiah's mirth, a rhetorico-contextual model for the interpretation and proclamation of humour in selected gospel sayings." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/mq27576.pdf.
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Antczak, Andrzej. "Late prehistoric economy and society of the islands off the coast of Venezuela : a contextual interpretation of the non-ceramic evidence." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1998. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1317899/.
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Archaeologists have portrayed north-central Venezuela as the seat of the Valencioid 'chiefdom' (a.d. 900-1500) and assumed socio-cultural continuity between the Valencioid culture and the historic Caraca Indians. These assumptions have neither been constructed nor tested on socially meaningful archaeological contexts. My research formulates and tests the cognitive value of the non-ceramic evidence recovered from socially meaningful archaeological contexts on the islands of the Central Coast of Venezuela as sources for understanding the developmental trajectory of the Valencioid polity(ies). The data come from archaeological surveys and excavations on 55 offshore islands and at 47 sites. Through horizontal excavation, off-site control units and statistical control over sample size it is established that the economic purpose for the occupation of a large Valencioid campsite at Dos Mosquises Island (a.d. 1400-1500) was primarily to exploit Conch Shell (Strombus gigas) for food and raw material. Other local resources, such as fishes, lobsters, turtles and birds, were complementary. The conceptual polarity food/artefact, often applied to the archaeofaunal analyses, is replaced by contextual discrimination between food, non-food remains and natural objects, which leads to inferences on social group composition, labour division, specialisation, differential access to food and the exportation of shell raw material outside the islands. The results of the contextual analyses of allochthonous mammal and special purpose artefacts indicate the presence of prominent members of the society (chief, shaman and/or warriors) and the ceremonial character of the core locus at the Dos Mosquises site. It is suggested that the organisation of the insular enterprise is most likely controlled from this core locus. From a macro-regional perspective, the resulting analyses challenge the notion of a 600 yearlong unilinear evolution toward social complexity of the Valencioid polity. The previous view of a straightforward, hegemonic character of this polity is replaced by perspective of recurrent long and short-term changes in the nature and intensity of regional interactions between several polities. These interactions were based on a changing multilateral negotiations of power through trade, co-operativev entures,r esourcee xploitation, intermarriage,c eremonial assistancew, arfare and peace. The purported continuity between the insular Valencioids and the Caraca Indians is not supported by the archaeological data.
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Badal, Bernice. "Investigating English home language and 12 learner's ability to access pragmatic and contextual aspects of literary text." Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80324.
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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates differences in L1 and L2 Grade 12 learners' interpretation of an English literary text. In particular, the research focuses on pragmatic features of the text, or features which require knowledge of the cultural and situational context in order to be understood. It is hypothesised from the outset that L1 learners will be more adept at interpreting the pragmatic features of the text since L2 learners may lack the necessary linguistic and cultural knowledge needed to derive meaning from an English literary text. The research takes the form of a qualitative study in which data was derived from ten participants in the form of a standardised test and semi-structured interviews. The test was based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and aimed to determine learners' textual and pragmatic competence through a series of questions. Semi-structured interviews then followed in order to investigate the students' own reasons for shortcomings in the test. In addition, the research draws on theories put forth by Brown and Levinson (1978) and Sperber and Wilson (2005) regarding “pragmatic competence”, Hymes‟ (1972) notion of "communicative competence‟, as well as research into how narratives are embedded into cultural mores, customs and norms. These concepts and ideas were incorporated into the research so far as they could assist in articulating the reasons for shortcomings in the literacy test. The two methods of data collection and subsequent analysis generated significant information which was then correlated. First, the L1 learners outperformed their L2 peers in the literary test, both in terms of understanding the literary elements and in terms of understanding the cultural and contextual elements of the text. Second, the semi-structured interviews revealed two contrasting methods of language socialisation pertaining to the learners: while the L1 learners acquired English through direct methods and were found to engage more with English literary texts in the home, the L2 learners generally revealed that English was not practised outside of the classroom and engagement with English or English texts was not explicitly encouraged in the home. The study reveals that inadequate exposure to a language not only affects text-comprehension on a grammatical level, but prevents the learner from engaging with and understanding critical pragmatic elements of the literary text such as idioms, metaphors and other cultural references.
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Olojede, Funlola Oluseyi. "Unsung heroines of the Hebrew bible : a contextual theological reading from the perspective of woman wisdom." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6493.
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Thesis (DTh)--University of Stellenbosch, 2011.ENGLISH SUMMARY: This study is based primarily on the presupposition that the conventional definition or description of a biblical heroine does not take into account certain ‘hidden’ women in the Old Testament who could be distinguished due to their wisdom. By using the Yoruba woman as a contextual interpretive lens, the study investigates two female characters in the Old Testament each of whom is named in only one verse of Scriptures – “the First Deborah” in Genesis 35:8 and Sheerah in 1 Chronicles 7:24. The investigation takes its point of departure from the figure of Woman Wisdom of the book of Proverbs, which commentators have characterized as a metaphor for the Israelite heroine – a consummate image of the true Israelite female icon. It is indeed remarkable that Woman Wisdom has been associated with various female figures in the Old Testament such as Ruth, Abigail, the Wise Woman of Tekoa and the Wise Woman of Abel, etc. However, this study calls for a broader definition of wisdom based on the investigation of certain women in Old Testament narratives (e.g. Deborah and Sheerah) who have received only fleeting mention and recognition but whose lives reflect a possible connection to wisdom on a deeper level. It is shown that classical (arguably masculine) ways of reading the text tend to sideline or altogether overlook certain female characters, which are regarded as marginal such as Deborah and Sheerah. However, there are narrative gaps in the units where such women are found that could be filled by a reading of the text that is sensitive to details. It is argued that a more careful examination of the minute details in the texts could break down the metanarratives in a way that shows that they have hermeneutical significance. Therefore, attention to the narrative details unveils new dimensions of meaning and implications between the two texts (women) under investigation that have not been related in previous studies. Of significance is the fact that classical readings of the two verses that mention “the First Deborah” and Sheerah (Gen 35:8 and 1 Chron 7:24) regard them as intrusive in their respective contexts. However, a multiplex reading of each of the two verses in this study has shown that, rather than being intrusive, both have been strategically constructed to underscore the importance of the two women, and that the verses actually fit into their present pericope. The references to both Deborah and Sheerah are rooted in strong Old Testament traditions namely Bethel and Ephraimite, respectively, both of which play visible roles within the pericopes. What’s more, both verses are found within significant contexts – one in the middle of a section that closes the Jacob Cycle and introduces the Joseph Cycle, the other in the midst of a theologically driven genealogy that begins with Adam. Again, based on the multifaceted character of Woman Wisdom, in particular, as a teacher, a nourisher and a builder, it is argued that this metaphor of an Israelite heroine is embodied in both “the First Deborah” and Sheerah. Whereas Deborah was a wet nurse who must have nourished and nurtured the offspring of Rebekah, her mistress, Sheerah has been identified as the only female builder throughout Scriptures. The identification of the role of a wet nurse as a nurturer and nourisher as well as the role of a daughter as a builder with Woman Wisdom points to two silent heroines, one in the private domain and the other in the public sphere, who have remained unrecognized and uncelebrated in Old Testament scholarship. Furthermore, the roles of Deborah and Sheerah, respectively as wet nurse and builder, indicate that women participated in various spectrums of societal life especially in the Second Temple period when it is assumed that the texts reached their final forms. Not only did they perform roles that were associated with women, they equally participated in roles that were regarded as traditionally masculine. In this regard, a study of the women in the book of Chronicles offers a fresh glimpse into the roles and positions of women in the Second Temple period as well as into the Chronicler’s purpose and emphasis, in particular, regarding his concept of laer"f.yI-lk'. On a theological level, the achievements of the two women demonstrate God’s penchant for supporting the weak and the marginalized and for affirming those who are regarded as less likely to succeed. The mention of the First Deborah in the Old Testament proves that in God’s script, there are no little people. In the case of Sheerah, the point that there is a lare f" y. -I lk ' that includes outstanding female achievers indicates that, theologically speaking, there is no barrier against what women can do.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die vertrekpunt van hierdie studie is die veronderstelling dat konvensionele beskrywende definisies van Bybelse heldinne sekere 'versteekte' vroue in die Ou Testament, wat uitstaan danksy hulle wysheid, verontagsaam. Met die Yoruba-vrou as kontekstuele interpretatiewe lens word twee vroulike karakters in die Ou Testament bestudeer wat elk in slegs een vers genoem word – “die Eerste Debora” in Genesis 35:8 en Seëra in 1 Kronieke 7:24. Die vertrekpunt is die figuur van Vrou Wysheid uit die boek Spreuke, wat deur kommentators gekenmerk is as 'n metafoor vir die Israelitiese heldin – 'n volkome beeld van die ware Israelitiese vroulike ikoon. Dit is merkwaardig dat Vrou Wysheid met verskeie vroulike figure in die Ou Testament vereenselwig word, soos Rut, Abigail, die Wyse Vrou van Tekoa en die Wyse Vrou van Abel, ens. Hierdie studie betrek egter 'n breër definisie van wysheid, gebaseer op 'n ondersoek na sekere vroue in Ou Testament-narratiewe (byvoorbeeld Debora en Seëra) wat slegs kursoriese erkenning geniet maar wie se lewens dui op 'n moontlike konneksie met wysheid op 'n dieper vlak. Daar word aangedui dat klassieke (aanvegbaar manlike) wyses om die teks te lees, neig om sekere vroulike karakters soos Debora en Seëra, oor die hoof te sien, en hulle sodoende te relegeer tot marginale figure. Die narratiewe gapings in die eenhede waar hierdie vroue figureer, kan oorbrug word deur 'n lees van die teks wat sensitief is ten opsigte van detail. Die argument word gestel dat nader ondersoek na die fyn besonderhede in die tekste die metanarratiewe kan dekonstrueer op 'n wyse wat hulle hermeneutiese betekenis belig. Sulke aandag aan die narratiewe detail ontbloot nuwe dimensies van betekenis en implikasies tussen die twee relevante tekste (vroue) wat nog nie in vorige navorsing weergegee is nie. Dit is betekenisvol dat huidige navorsing van die twee verse wat na “die Eerste Debora” en Seëra verwys (Gen 35:8 en 1 Kron 7:24) beide as toevoegings beskryf in hulle verskeie kontekste. 'n Meerdimensionele lees van elk van die twee verse in hierdie studie toon egter dat veel anders as toevoegings, beide verse die vroue as strategiese konstrukte stel om hulle belangrikheid aan te dui binne die perikope. Die verwysings na beide Debora en Seëra is geanker in vaste Ou-Testamentiese tradisies, naamlik die Bet-El en Efraimitiese tradisies respektiewelik, wat beide figureer binne die perikope. Wat meer is, beide verse word aangetref binne beduidende kontekste – een in die middel van 'n gedeelte wat die Jakob-siklus afsluit en die Josef-siklus inlei, die ander midde in 'n teologies-gedrewe genealogie wat vertrek vanaf Adam. Weer eens, ooreenkomstig die veelsydige karakter van Vrou Wysheid, spesifiek in die rolle van onderrigter, voeder en bouer; word geargumenteer dat hierdie metafoor vir 'n Israelitiese heldin beliggaam word in “die Eerste Debora” en Seëra. Debora was 'n soogmoeder wat die nageslag van haar meesteres, Rebekah, gevoed en opgevoed het; daarenteen word Sheerah geïdentifiseer as die enigste vroulike bouer in die Bybel. Die identifikasie van Vrou Wysheid deur die rol van 'n soogmoeder as voeder en opvoeder, sowel as dié van 'n dogter as 'n bouer, wys op twee stille heldinne, een in die private domein en die ander in die openbare sfeer, wat geen erkenning of verering in Ou- Testamentiese besinning geniet nie. Verder dui die rolle van Debora en Seëra, respektiewelik as soogmoeder en as bouer, daarop dat vroue aktief was in verskeie sektore van die sosiale lewe, veral tydens die Tweede Tempel-periode waartydens aanvaar word die tekste in hul finale weergawes geformuleer is. Vroue was dus aktief nie alleen in rolle wat met hulle geassosieer is nie, maar ook in rolle wat tradisioneel aan mans toegeskryf is. 'n Studie van die vroue in die Kronieke-boek bied vars insae in die rolle en posisies van vroue tydens die Tweede Tempel-periode, asook in die Kronis se doel en beklemtoning, veral betreffende die konsep van laer"f.yI-lk'. Op teologiese vlak illustreer die prestasies van die twee vroue God se voorliefde vir ondersteuning aan die swakkes en gemarginaliseerdes, en vir bemagtiging van dié wat beskou word as minder waarskynlike presteerders. Die verwysing na “die Eerste Debora” in die Ou Testament bewys dat in God se teks, daar geen klein mensies bestaan nie. In die geval van Seëra, bewys die feit dat daar 'n lare f" y. -I lk ' is wat besondere vroue insluit, dat daar teologies-gesproke, nie perke is aan die potensiaal van vroue nie.
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Thom, Wium Magtild Johanna. "Contextual readings of analysis and compositional process in selected works by Arnold van Wyk (1916-1983)." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80050.
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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this project, contextual readings of four works by Arnold van Wyk are developed. They are the Symphony No. 1 in A Minor, the First String Quartet, the Duo Concertante and the Missa in illo tempore. These readings are grounded in richly detailed descriptions of the compositional processes, drawing on material such as sketches, autographs, diaries, correspondence and reception documents, as well as in structural analyses of Van Wyk’s music and of certain peer compositions. Each reading is set in a separate theoretical frame, resulting in a multi-perspectival consideration of Arnold van Wyk’s music that partakes in a range of current disciplinary discourses. The First Symphony is discussed in the discursive context of English Sibelianism, and Arnold van Wyk’s dialogue with Sibelius’s symphonic works is investigated through comparisons of Van Wyk’s and Sibelius’s applications of two-dimensional sonata form and tragic reversed sonata form. The reading so developed sheds new musical light on the difficulties of Van Wyk’s position as a colonial composer residing in the centre of a crumbling Empire. The compositional process of Van Wyk’s First String Quartet is described in juxtaposition with the compositional process of Bartók’s Sixth String Quartet, and the similarities and differences of the two narratives and the two compositions highlight a second aspect of Van Wyk’s colonial identity, namely the ambiguity of his return to South Africa from England, neither of which place could signify “home”. The reading of the Duo Concertante focuses on the Elegia from that work, interpreting the piece as part of a network of intertextual connections, including Van Wyk’s model for this piece, Martin Peerson’s (1580-1650) The Fall of the Leafe, Gerald Finzi’s Elegy for Orchestra Op. 20, entitled The Fall of the Leaf, as well as Van Wyk’s own theme for the Rondo of the Duo, to which he made various musical references in the Elegia which are associated with the concept of “prophecy”. This intertextual reading considers Van Wyk’s continuing problematic identification with the English musical culture and tradition, compounded by his uncomfortable place in the stifling cultural establishment of apartheid South Africa. Van Wyk’s Missa in illo tempore is interpreted in a post-apartheid context. The work purports to react to the conditions in London in 1945 at the end of the Second World War (when Van Wyk first started to work on it) as well as the conditions in apartheid South Africa in 1977-1979 (when he completed the work as a commission for the Stellenbosch Tercentenary Festival). The reading considers the ethics of art that intends to respond to situations of suffering, drawing on post-Holocaust art scholarship as a theoretical frame. In developing interpretations of compositions that have never been studied in such detail or with such theoretical rigour before, the thesis makes a significant contribution to Arnold van Wyk studies, and in its application of a range of methodological tools in order to construct poetic hermeneutic readings that are grounded in musical and contextual materials, it also represents a meaningful methodological innovation.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In hierdie projek word kontekstuele lesings van vier werke deur Arnold van Wyk ontwikkel. Hulle is die Simfonie Nr. 1 in A Mineur, die Eerste Strykkwartet, die Duo Concertante en die Missa in illo tempore. Hierdie lesings is gegrond in ryk-gedetailleerde beskrywings van die komposisieproses, waarby materiaal soos sketse, outograwe, dagboeke, korrespondensie en resepsiedokumente gebruik word, asook in strukturele analises van Van Wyk se musiek en van sekere eweknie-komposisies. Elke lesing word in ʼn afsonderlike teoretiese raamwerk gestel, sodat ʼn veelperspektiewelike oorweging van Arnold van Wyk se musiek resulteer wat deelneem aan ʼn verskeidenheid hedendaagse dissiplinêre diskoerse. Die Eerste Simfonie word bespreek in die diskursiewe konteks van Sibelianisme in Engeland, en Arnold van Wyk se dialoog met Sibelius se simfoniese werke word ondersoek deur vergelykings van Van Wyk en Sibelius se toepassings van twee-dimensionele sonatevorm en tragies-omgekeerde sonatevorm. Die lesing wat sodoende ontwikkel word, werp nuwe musikale lig op die moeilikhede van Van Wyk se posisie as koloniale komponis woonagtig in die sentrum van ʼn verkrummelende Ryk. Die komposisieproses van Van Wyk se Eerste Strykkwartet word beskryf in jukstaposisie met die komposisieproses van Bartók se Sesde Strykkwartet, en die ooreenkomste en verskille van die twee narratiewe en die twee komposisies belig ʼn tweede aspek van Van Wyk se koloniale identiteit, naamlik die dubbelsinnigheid van sy terugkeer na Suid-Afrika uit Engeland, twee plekke waarvan geeneen die betekenis van sy “tuiste” kon dra nie. Die lesing van die Duo Concertante fokus op die Elegia uit daardie werk, en dit interpreteer die stuk as deel van ʼn netwerk van intertekstuele verbindings, insluitende Van Wyk se model vir hierdie stuk, Martin Peerson (1580-1650) se The Fall of the Leafe, Gerald Finzi se Elegie vir Orkes Op. 20, getiteld The Fall of the Leaf, asook Van Wyk se eie tema vir die Rondo van die Duo, waarna hy verskeie musikale verwysings in die Elegia gemaak het wat geassosieer word met die konsep van “profesie”. Hierdie intertekstuele lesing beskou Van Wyk se aangaande problematiese identifisering met Engelse musiekkultuur en –tradisie, vererger deur sy ongemaklike plek in die verstikkende kulturele establishment van apartheid Suid-Afrika. Van Wyk se Missa in illo tempore word in ʼn post-apartheid konteks geïnterpreteer. Die werk stel sigself voor as reaksie op die toestande in Londen in 1945 teen die einde van die Tweede Wêreldoorlog (toe Van Wyk die eerste keer daaraan begin werk het) asook die toestande in apartheid Suid-Afrika in 1977-1979 (toe hy die werk voltooi het as ʼn opdrag vir die Stellenbosch Drie-Eeue Fees). Die lesing oorweeg die etiek van kuns wat ten doel het om te reageer op situasies van lyding en gebruik post-Holocaust kunsstudies as teoretiese raam. In sy ontwikkeling van interpretasies van komposisies wat nog nooit in soveel besonderhede of só teoreties nougeset bestudeer is nie, maak die tesis ʼn beduidende bydrae tot Arnold van Wyk studies, en in sy toepassing van ʼn verskeidenheid metodologiese hulpmiddels om poëtiese hermeneutiese lesings te konstrueer wat gegrond is in musikale en kontekstuele materiale, verteenwoordig dit ook ʼn betekenisvolle metodologiese vernuwing.
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Berman, Sidney K. "Analysing the frames of a bible: the case of the Setswana translations of the book of Ruth." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86359.
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Thesis (PhD) Stellenbosch University, 2014ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates how the contextual frames of reference (CFRs) of the three extant Setswana Bibles – Moffat, Wookey and BSSA (Bible Society of South Africa) – could have impacted on their renderings of the book of Ruth. The fact that the Bibles were translated within contexts that differed from those of the Hebrew text of Ruth gives rise to the assumption that some of such contexts or frames could have had problematic influences on decision making during translation. Differing frames were assumed to have led to differences (i.e., translation shifts) between the translations and the Hebrew text. Such frames were hypothesised to have emanated from socio-cultural, textual, communication-situational and organisational circumstances pertaining to the making of the Hebrew text and the translations. Since contextual frames of various kinds presumably converged on the Setswana target texts (TTs), this study proposes an integrated multidisciplinary approach to frame analysis, namely, the cognitive CFR model. The framework, which is embedded in biblical interpretation, merges insights from other disciplines including translation studies, cognitive semantics and cultural studies. The translators‟ decisions are evaluated using the heuristic perspective of “an exegetically justifiable rendering.” The study identified indeed countless shifts in the three Setswana translations which resulted from hypothetical socio-cultural, organisational, communicational and textual factors. Moffat‟s shifts revealed a predomination of organisational CFRs throughout the book of Ruth. The organisational CFR also stood out occasionally for Wookey as well. BSSA did not show a predomination of any class of CFRs but manifested the least problematic CFRs. As far as the negative influences of CFRs were concerned, BSSA was the least affected, followed by Wookey and lastly Moffat. The study reveals that it could sometimes be simple, but other times also be difficult or impossible, depending on the pertinent CFR, to provide an exegetically justifiable rendering of an ST unit. Yet, it can be concluded from this study that an awareness of CFRs during translation or analysis of translations can contribute towards the improvement of existing translations or the reduction of problematic shifts in new Bible translation projects.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie ondersoek hoe die kontekstuele verwysingsraamwerke (KVRs) van die drie bestaande Setswana Bybels - Moffat, Wookey en BSA ( Bybelgenootskap van Suid-Afrika) – hulle weergawes van die boek Rut kon beïnvloed het. Die feit dat die Bybels vertaal is binne kontekste wat verskil van dié van die Hebreeuse teks van Rut, dra by tot die aanname dat van die kontekste of raamwerke moontlik ‟n problematiserende invloed op besluitneming tydens die vertalingsprosesse kon hê. Daar is aangeneem dat verskillende raamwerke lei tot verskille (byvoorbeeld: vertaalskuiwe) tussen die vertalings en die Hebreeuse teks. Daar is veronderstel dat sulke raamwerke spruit uit sosio-kulturele, tekstueel-kommunikatiewe en organisatoriese omstandighede van die vertaalproses asook die van die Hebreeuse teks. Aangesien verskillende soorte kontekstuele raamwerke vermoedelik ingespeel het op die Setswana teikentekste (TTs), fokus hierdie studie op 'n geïntegreerde multi-dissiplinêre benadering tot die raamwerk-analise, naamlik die kognitiewe KVR model. Die raamwerk, wat ingebed is in die veld van Bybelse interpretasie, kombineer insigte uit ander dissiplines, insluitend: vertaalkunde, kognitiewe semantiek en kulturele studies. Die vertaler se besluite word geëvalueer met behulp van die heuristiese perspektief van "'n eksegeties begrondbare vertaling." Die studie het inderdaad talle vertaalskuiwe in die drie Setswana vertalings geïdentifiseer wat teruggevoer kon word na hipotetiese sosio-kulturele, organisatoriese-, kommunikatiewe- en tekstuele faktore. Moffat se vertaalskuiwe vertoon ‟n dominansie van organisatoriese KVRs regdeur die boek Rut. Die invloed van organisatoriese KVR‟s is dikwels ook in Wookey geïdentifiseer. BSA vertoon egter nie „n oorheersing van enige klas van KVRs nie. Tewens, dit vertoon die minste problematiese KVRs. Sover die negatiewe invloede van KVRs betref, is BSA die minste geraak, gevolg deur Wookey en laastens Moffat. Die studie toon dat dit soms eenvoudig, maar ander kere ook moeilik of onmoontlik is, afhangend van die pertinente KVR, om 'n eksegeties-regverdigbare vertaling van 'n GT eenheid te bied. Tog, kan dit afgelei word uit hierdie studie dat 'n bewustheid van KVRs tydens vertaling of ontleding van vertalings kan bydra tot die verbetering van reeds bestaande vertalings of die vermindering van problematiese vertaalskuiwe in nuwe Bybelvertalingsprojekte.
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Åhlström, Alexander. "Contextual interpretations of user generated acceleration data." Thesis, KTH, Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-168727.
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Modern phones are all equipped with a range of powerful sensors. One such sensor is the tri-axial accelerometer, which measures acceleration in all three spatial dimensions. The accelerometer was initially included to determine the orientation of the phone, i.e. whether it was being held vertically or horizontally (landscape or portrait mode) but it did not take long before game- and gimmick applications started to incorporate the possibilities that come with this technology. Soon following, applications that promote a healthier lifestyle by measuring our physical activity arose.One such application is Affective Health, a personal life log that reflects stress levels with the help of sensors attached to the body of the user. As acceleration data tend to lack intuitiveness, especially when observed without the necessary context, visualizing data is problematic. The task of turning logs of acceleration of the phone into something interpretable and meaningful is explored in this thesis. Resorting to activity recognition was a way of reducing the overwhelming amount of data, which is mostly irrelevant in the eyes of a user. The results of such an algorithm provide layers of information that, together with a condensed version of the raw data, make end results more captivating.In the opening chapters of this thesis, a quick overview of the problem definition and market is given before assessing research in the field of activity recognition by accelerometry, as well as recommendations for creating effective information visualizations. Furthermore, some of the methods applied in later sections are described to demonstrate the scope - what has been covered in literature studies and toseparate it from the novelty of this thesis. Apart from assessing the viability of activity recognition for a non-strict setup with few constraints in sensor position, the main contribution of this thesis is the design of a prototype that features elements from research on how to promote visual memory retention and draws inspiration from what makes contemporary products and services compelling for consumers, in a format that is aesthetically pleasing and well suited for the indented platform. The concept that is chosen as a blueprint for prototyping is driven by the idea that a sense of intelligence and creativity is essential in making accelerometer data meaningful.An iterative process of extending the scope and improving the performance of the classification ends with a validation step, using accelerometer data collected from a total of five contributors performing two sedentary and four dynamic activities, yielding a result of 97.6% correct classifications. Classification is done by a mixture of a KNN (K-nearest neighbor) and a hierarchical model. As the system is put to test using real world data as part of running the prototype, a completely different set of issues that have an impact on the performance of the classifier and subsequently the reliability of the visualization, is identified.Moderna mobiltelefoner är utrustade med en rad sensorer, däribland en tre-axlig accelerometer, vars ursprungssyfte var att avgöra telefonens betraktningsvinkel och senare för användning i underhållningsapplikationer. Ytterligare ett användningsområde som underlag för tränings- och hälsoappliaktioner.Affective Health är namnet på ett projekt som exemplifierar sistnämnda tillämpningsområde - en digital loggbok som utnyttjar accelerometern och andra sensorers möjlighet att använda kroppsliga markörer i en hälsokontext. Svårigheten i att presentera accelerometerns högupplösta data på ett sätt som är förståeligt, engagerande och meningsfullt för en användare har sedemera gett upphov till detta arbete. Att den metod och det resultat som redogörs för häri kom att kretsa kring aktivitetsigenkänning motiveras av att det är ett effektivt sätt att filtrera fram de för användaren intressanta fynden utan att ge avkall på indatans stora detaljrikedom.Inledningsvis ges en överblick av problemdefinitionen såväl som dess bakgrund. Aktuell status på både den kommersiella marknaden samt publicerade forskningsresultat redogörs för i efterföljande kapitel. Detta i syfte att visa på ett behov i en hypotetisk produktrealisering och ett nyskapande och teknisk höjd som examensarbete, där det senare går att finna i tillämpningen av slutsatser från studier inom informationsvisualisering och kognition samt den höga träffsäkerheten för ett system med relativt få fysiska restriktioner. För att en läsare som är oinvigd i klassificeringsalgoritmer ska kunna följa arbetetsgång redogörs även dessa för. Det slutliga konceptvalet realiseras till prototypstadie i form av en datamodell med implementerad funktion och form.Aktivitetsigenkänningsmodellens precision valideras i flera steg för en grupp av 5 deltagare som utför 7 aktiviteter. Genom att kombinera hierarkiska tröskelvärden med en KNN-algoritm för att separera en sjudimensionell attibutsrymd uppnås en träffsäkerhet på 97,6%.
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Loza, Villavicencio Lourdes Emperatriz. "Centro de Interpretación de la Cultura Cusqueña." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/652944.
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Un Centro de Interpretación de Cultura es aquel equipamiento arquitectónico que promueve la investigación, conservación, divulgación y puesta en valor del objeto que lo constituye mediante la revelación del significado del legado cultural o histórico a través de la interacción del público con la información expuesta en cada ambiente que lo conforme. Mediante el presente proyecto de tesis se presenta la propuesta del Primer Centro de Interpretación de la Cultura Cusqueña, proyecto que nace de un previo análisis de la problemática y la fijación de objetivos, y del estudio del lugar donde este se emplazará, para lo que se buscaron referentes existentes a nivel mundial y nacional. Posteriormente, se procederá con el análisis técnico del lote, y con la programación arquitectónica del proyecto.A Cultural Interpretation Center is an architectural equipment that promotes the research, conservation, diffusion and valuing of the object that composes it by the revelation of the cultural or historical legacy meaning from the interaction between the public and the information that each room provides. This thesis project presents the proposal of the First Cusco’s Cultural Interpretation Center, the project was born of the problem analysis and the goal setting and the study of the possible project location which was achieved by the study of the global and national references, to continue with the technical analysis of the area and the architectural program of the Project.
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Liednikova, Anna. "Human-Machine Dialogue in the Medical Field. Using Dialog to Collect Important Patient Information." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université de Lorraine, 2022. http://www.theses.fr/2022LORR0149.
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Les systèmes de dialogue pour les soins de santé sont développés pour automatiser et simplifier les tâches de routine telles que la collecte d'informations sur les patients ou la prise de rendez-vous. Souvent, ces modèles sont entraînés à imiter l'interaction entre le médecin et le patient, en étant disponibles à tout moment. C'est particulièrement important pour les patients souffrant de maladies chroniques. Ils consultent régulièrement un médecin et remplissent des questionnaires standardisés, tout en s'habituant à donner les mêmes réponses et en étant confrontés à des difficultés entre les visites. En collaboration avec l'entreprise ALIAE, nous proposons un système de dialogue et de remplissage automatique de questionnaires qui devrait compléter la routine existante entre médecins et patients. Dans cette thèse, nous proposons une approche pour guider de manière flexible le dialogue à travers un arbre de décision médical prédéfini basé sur les entrées naturelles de l'utilisateur plutôt que sur des réponses oui/non. Ensuite, nous abordons la nécessité d'avoir des bots supplémentaires pour poser des questions de suivi liées à la santé et maintenir de petites discussions afin d'améliorer l'engagement de l'utilisateur et d'augmenter la probabilité de revenir sur les sujets de l'arbre requis. Enfin, nous explorons des modèles et des techniques de prétraitement pour le remplissage automatique de questionnaires sur la base des dialogues obtenus dans un cadre zéro-shotHealthcare dialogue systems are developed to automate and simplify routine tasks such as collecting patient information or making an appointment. Often, these models are trained to mimic doctor-patient interaction as their constant availability is a key feature for patients, in particular with chronic conditions. Chronic patients regularly visit their doctor and are asked to repeatedly fill in standardized questionnaires, which may trigger repetitive, incorrect input. In collaboration with the ALIAE company, we focus on developing novel dialogue models which can maintain a conversation with the patient while collecting both specific answers to a set of pre-defined questions and serendipitous information about the patient condition that we conjecture, may be useful for the patient treatment. Specifically, we propose a dialogue system and automatic questionnaire filling pipeline that should complement existing routine between doctors and patients.This thesis makes three main contributions. We first propose an approach to flexibly guide the user through a pre-defined medical decision tree using naturally written user input -- this allows the health-bot to collect answers to a set of pre-defined questions. To improve user engagement, increase the probability of all required medical topics being addressed and allow for further information about the patient condition to be collected, we then extend this initial model by integrating additional bots designed to handle health-related follow-up questions and maintain small talk. Finally, we introduce novel zero-shot Question Answering models and pre-processing techniques so that standard, clinical questionnaires can be automatically filled in based on the content of collected human-bot dialogues
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Bodin, Marc. "Les notions relatives en droit civil." Thesis, Bordeaux 4, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011BOR40040/document.
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Une notion relative (formée d’un concept de base et d’un qualificatif) pourrait apparaître comme unedisposition équivoque. Le principe de légalité impose cependant de fonder toute décision sur unenorme de référence ; la saisine d’une juridiction laisse d’ailleurs supposer que le justiciable en a uneconnaissance spontanée, ni le contexte législatif ni des mesures d’instruction ne suffisant à corrigerl’imprécision linguistique de la loi. Si la coutume permet d’expliciter le concept de base, elle necirconscrit pas pour autant le seuil induit par le qualificatif législatif. La marge d’appréciationprétorienne en découlant ne rend alors la sanction concevable qu’en fonction d’une flagrancefactuelle. Cette dernière conduit à renverser la charge probatoire, en faisant peser sur le défendeurla preuve de la normalité des faits au regard de la norme socialement acceptée. Elle exclut aussi duchamp judiciaire les situations insuffisamment caractérisées, suggérant que le Code civil tolère unepart d’anomalie dans la société et impliquant une personnalisation circonstancielle de la décision. Ensomme, la disproportion des faits est seule sanctionnée et implique une pondération des droits enconflit. Ainsi comprise, la relativité procure au droit quelque souplesse, sans entraîner d’arbitrairejudiciaire : elle permet d’englober des situations marginales dans une même finalité politique. Lerecours aux notions relatives participe donc de l’idée de ne pas réglementer par un droit imposé deplano et révèle le recul de l’ordre public de direction. Le danger réside alors dansl’instrumentalisation de la relativité pour en faire un outil légistique d’exaltation des droits subjectifsA relative notion (consisting of a basic concept and a qualifier) could appear as an equivocalprovision. However the principle of legality imposes to base every decision on a reference norm ;referral to a court implies moreover that the person subject to trial has a spontaneous knowledge ofit, neither the legislative context nor investigative measures being sufficient to correct the linguisticimprecision of the law. If custom allows to make explicit the basic concept, it doesn’t for all thatdelimit the threshold inferred by the legislative qualifier. The margin of praetorian appreciationfollowing from it renders then the sanction conceivable only according to factual obviousness. Thelatter leads to reverse the onus of proof by loading the defendant with the proof of the normality ofthe facts with regard to the socially accepted norm. It also excludes from the judicial field theinsufficiently characterized situations, suggesting that the civil code tolerates a share of anomaly insociety and entailing a personalization of the decision for the occasion. In short, only thedisproportion of facts is sanctioned and involves a balancing of the rights in dispute. Understood likethis, relativity gives to the law some flexibility without leading to judicial arbitrary : it affords toinclude marginal situations into a same political finality. The recourse to relative notions is akin to theidea to not regulate by a law imposed ipso jure and reveals the retreat of directional public order. Thedanger lies then in the instrumentalization of relativity in order to make of it a legistics tool pavingthe way for an ill-considered flourishing of one’s rights
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Jesurathnam, J. "Contextual reading of Psalm 22, with special reference to Indian Christian Dalit interpretations." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/30320.
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This thesis endeavours to place Indian Christian Dalit interpretations of Psalm 22 in a conversation with the historical critical, Early Christian and modern Christian interpretations. This conversation is meant to examine how Dalit interpretation shares common things with its conversation partners and also show certain features distinct to its own context. In the Indian context biblical interpretation was dominant in the past three centuries, and the chief mode of interpretation was the western interpretative mode. In the last few decades this western domination of biblical interpretation has been challenged. Since Indian Christianity is dominated by Dalits their point of view is taken seriously in the Indian interpretation of the Bible. It is also evident that the Dalit Christian interpretation inherits certain interpretative modes from the western critical, New Testament, Early and modern Christian reading of the Bible. These features surface again and again in their interpretations of Psalm 22. Dalit interpretations of Psalm 22 are examined on three different aspects. First, Psalm 22 is examined in the light of the Hindu doctrine of karma, caste system and its related concerns. Secondly, Dalit women’s view is examined since it is their unique contribution to a Dalit interpretation. Thirdly, Dalit Christology speaks of their situation in which Jesus expresses solidarity with them in their dalitness and also gives an opportunity to register their protest against their oppression and oppressor. In a conversation among Dalit and non-Dalit interpretations of Psalm 22 it is demonstrated that Dalits share several common interpretative features with its dialogue partners. The conclusions of the thesis demonstrate that Dalit Christian interpretation stands distinct as it enables them to see their human worth and dignity in the midst of their caste and class oppression.
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Silvestre, Gunnar Menezes. "Maroquinhas Fru-fru: uma abordagem contextual e interpretativa da ?pera brasileira infantil." PROGRAMA DE P?S-GRADUA??O EM M?SICA, 2016. https://repositorio.ufrn.br/jspui/handle/123456789/22643.
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O presente trabalho traz um levantamento dos estudos desenvolvidos no ?mbito do mestrado em m?sica junto ? Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte ? UFRN, numa proposta que aborda a ?pera de c?mara Maroquinhas Fru-Fru, do compositor Ernest Mahle. Para tanto, ? tra?ado um panorama da ?pera brasileira e seu comportamento nos principais teatros l?ricos do pa?s no tri?nio 2014-2016, numa contextualiza??o que se apoia em autores como NEVES (1981), KATER (2001), HARTKOPF (2010), e as compila??es de VOLPE (2012), al?m de relacionar os dados colhidos da plataforma Operabase com os colhidos do censo 2010, do IBGE. A pesquisa bibliogr?fica inclui um brev?ssimo relato biogr?fico dos autores da obra (compositor e libretista), al?m de reflex?es acerca do libreto e da m?sica, abordando as bivocalidades do discurso na ?pera infantil e as ferramentas composicionais nela empregadas. Autores como SCHERCHEN (1933), RUDOLF (1993), BOWEN (2003) e outros v?m fundamentar as considera??es referentes ?s t?cnicas de reg?ncia e sua aplica??o ao g?nero oper?stico, bem como as especificidades que a obra em estudo imprime ao regente. Por fim, no intuito de dar vaz?o ?s pr?ticas musicais do nosso tempo, o que se revela como uma necessidade art?stica a ser impregnada na veia formadora dos novos m?sicos e dos novos p?blicos, tem-se o relato das fases preparat?rias da Cortina L?rica realizada em Campina Grande/PB, apontando para as implica??es da montagem desta obra no nordeste brasileiro e mostrando algumas das const?ncias e inconst?ncias de uma produ??o na atual conjuntura.
This study takes place a data collection from the research developed under the master degree in musical conducting at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN, a proposal that includes an approach of the camera opera Maroquinhas Fru-Fru, from the composer Ernest Mahle. For this, is delineated a panorama of Brazilian opera and your behavior in main opera houses of the country in the triennium 2014-2016, with the contextualization supported by authors like NEVES (1981), KATER (2001), HARTKOPF (2010), and VOLPE's compilation (2012), besides related the data collected from the Operabase plataform with the data of Brazilian cense 2010. The bibliographical research includes a very brief biographical account of the authors of the work (composer and librettist), besides reflections about the libretto and the music, addressing the discourse multivocality in the opera for children and the compositional tools used in it. Authors like SCHERCHEN (1933), RUDOLF (1993), BOWEN (2003) and others comes give support the statements about conducting techniques and their application in the operatic genre, as well as the specifics that the work requires of the conductor. Finally, in order to give vent to the musical practices of our time, which is revealed as an artistic need to be ingrained in the formation of new musicians and new audiences, we have an experience report of the preparatory stages of lyrical recital held in Campina Grande city, pointing to the implications of the assembly this work in northeastern Brazil and showing some of the constancies and inconstancy of a production in the current situation.
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Ericsson, Lena Weman. ""...världens skridskotystnad före Bach" : historiskt informerad uppförandepraxis ur ett kontextuellt musikontologiskt perspektiv, belyst genom en fallstudie av Sonat i E-dur, BWV 1035, av J S Bach." Doctoral thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Musik och dans, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-26656.
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The aim of the present study is to explore the so-called historically informed performance movement, which also is my own musical performance tradition, from a general perspective grounded in musical philosophy. The discussions concerning this performance tradition have been dominated by different subjects, such as musical works, authenticity, intention and interpretation. The study focuses on Western art music where the performance of the music, the sounding realisation, of a notated work is central. Therefore, the performance in connection with the abovementioned subjects is of prime interest. This more overarching theme gave rise to the following questions: What factors can be considered decisive for whether a performance is a historically informed performance or not? How can these factors be identified? Does this mean that there are instructions in the music that I, as a musician, must obey? What does my artistic freedom look like? Where can I find it? The path to tentative answers to these questions is taken via theoretical discussions and the application of the theory in method and analyses as well as in interpretation.The theoretical perspective of the study is based on contextual musical ontology. The scientific theoretical framework, emanating from this ontology, is formulated in the field of social constructionism.The performance can, through this perspective, be identified as an indispensable part of the musical work, which also implies that the notated work itself is not sufficient to identify the work. Further, the emphasis on the context's importance for the performance in order to allow the performance to be of the work in question implies the necessity of awareness of the context of the work. This concept is deepened in the study through the emphasis on the importance for the performance, in a broad perspective, of the historical as well as the contemporary socio-cultural context. For the work itself this means that the identity of the work is unstable, it is constantly changing, since the different performances of the work that are parts of the work can never be identical. The perspective is based on social constructivist theories about knowledge. With contextual musical ontology as a point of departure, a strategy is formulated concerning analysis and investigation of a musical work. This strategy focuses on the notation, the instrumentation, and historical performance conventions. These three parts interact with one another and in the study they are formulated as being inseparable from the performance of the work.The theoretical part of the study is followed by a case study in which a sonata by Johann Sebastian Bach is studied from the articulated theoretical perspective. The case study contains an investigative part and an interpretative part. The work's notation is always in focus in the investigative and descriptive part, with emphasis on the socio-cultural context connected to the notation. Through the sounding interpretations, the different performances, the final chapter results in a summary of the study as a whole.Syftet med föreliggande studie är att studera så kallad historiskt informerad uppförandepraxis, och därmed även min egen musikaliska inriktning, ur ett generellt musikfilosofiskt perspektiv. De olika begrepp och frågeställningar som kan sägas dominera diskussionerna kring denna framförandetradition är verk, autenticitet, intention och interpretation. I fokus för studien befinner sig musik inom den västerländska konstmusiktraditionen inom vilken framförandet av musik, den klingande realiseringen av ett noterat verk, är central. Därför står framförandet, i relation till ovan nämnda begrepp, i fokus. Detta mer övergripande tema leder fram till följande frågeställningar: Vilka faktorer kan betraktas som avgörande för att ett framförande kan betraktas som ett historiskt informerat framförande? Hur kan dessa faktorer identifieras? Innebär det att det finns instruktioner i musiken som jag som musiker måste följa? Hur ser min konstnärliga frihet ut? Var finner jag den? Vägen till tentativa svar på dessa frågor har gått via teoretiska resonemang, och applicering av teorin i såväl metod och analys som interpretation. Studiens teoretiska perspektiv och överbyggnad baseras på kontextuell musikontologi. Det vetenskapsteoretiska ramverket, utifrån denna ontologiska grund, formuleras inom ramen för den socialkonstruktionistiska tanketraditionen. Genom detta perspektiv kan framförandet av verket identifieras som en omistlig del av verket, vilket också innebär att enbart notationen inte är tillräcklig för att definiera verket. Vidare innebär teorins betoning av kontextens betydelse att ett framförande för att vara ett framförande av verket, medvetet måste förhålla sig till verkets kontext. Detta perspektiv fördjupas i studien genom att betona den socio-kulturella kontextens betydelse i ett större perspektiv, såväl den historiska som den nutida, för framförandet. För verket innebär det att dess identitet är föränderlig, då de olika framföranden som är en del av verket inte kan vara identiska. Denna syn baseras på socialkonstruktivistiska teorier om kunskapsbyggande. Med utgångspunkt i kontextuell musikontologi formuleras också en strategi för att analysera och undersöka ett verk utifrån notationen, instrumentationen och uppförandepraktiska konventioner, tre delar av verket som griper in i varandra och som konstateras vara omistliga att förhålla sig till vid ett framförande. Studiens teoretiska del åtföljs av en fallstudie där en sonat av Johann Sebastian Bach studeras utifrån det teoretiska perspektivet. Fallstudien består av en undersökande del och en tillämpande interpretativ del. För den undersökande, och i viss mån deskriptiva delen står verkets notation hela tiden i fokus, med tyngdpunkt på notationens socio-kulturella kontext. Det avslutande kapitlet resulterar, genom de klingande gestaltningarna av sonaten, i en sammanfattning av studien som helhet. Avhandlingens slutkapitel utgörs även av en CD. Den kan beställas genom registrator på Institutionen för musik och medier vid Luleå tekniska universitet. E-post: muh-registrator(at)ltu.se
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McVey, Jackie Washington. "Mothers' interpretations of their preschool children as persons and of themselves as contextual influences : process and content /." Digital version accessible at:, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.
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Raveaux, Romain. "Fouille de graphes et classification de graphes : application à l’analyse de plans cadastraux." Thesis, La Rochelle, 2010. http://www.theses.fr/2010LAROS311/document.
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Les travaux présentés dans ce mémoire de thèse abordent sous différents angles très intéressants, un sujet vaste et ambitieux : l’interprétation de plans cadastraux couleurs.Dans ce contexte, notre approche se trouve à la confluence de différentes thématiques de recherche telles que le traitement du signal et des images, la reconnaissance de formes, l’intelligence artificielle et l’ingénierie des connaissances. En effet, si ces domaines scientifiques diffèrent dans leurs fondements, ils sont complémentaires et leurs apports respectifs sont indispensables pour la conception d’un système d’interprétation. Le centre du travail est le traitement automatique de documents cadastraux du 19e siècle. La problématique est traitée dans le cadre d'un projet réunissant des historiens, des géomaticiens et des informaticiens. D'une part nous avons considéré le problème sous un angle systémique, s'intéressant à toutes les étapes de la chaîne de traitements mais aussi avec un souci évident de développer des méthodologies applicables dans d'autres contextes. Les documents cadastraux ont été l'objet de nombreuses études mais nous avons su faire preuve d'une originalité certaine, mettant l'accent sur l'interprétation des documents et basant notre étude sur des modèles à base de graphes. Des propositions de traitements appropriés et de méthodologies ont été formulées. Le souci de comblé le gap sémantique entre l’image et l’interprétation a reçu dans le cas des plans cadastraux étudiés une réponseThis thesis tackles the problem of technical document interpretationapplied to ancient and colored cadastral maps. This subject is on the crossroadof different fields like signal or image processing, pattern recognition, artificial intelligence,man-machine interaction and knowledge engineering. Indeed, each of thesedifferent fields can contribute to build a reliable and efficient document interpretationdevice. This thesis points out the necessities and importance of dedicatedservices oriented to historical documents and a related project named ALPAGE.Subsequently, the main focus of this work: Content-Based Map Retrieval within anancient collection of color cadastral maps is introduced
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Franz, Jill Maree. "A phenomenographic study of design in the interior design context." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1997.
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John, Helen Catherine. "Bodies, spirits, and the living landscape : interpreting the Bible in Owamboland, Namibia." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/21589.
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This study explores the relationship between Christianity and autochthonous (indigenous, pre-Christian) worldviews and practices amongst the Aandonga of Owamboland, Northern Namibia. Using participant contributions from a series of Contextual Bible Study (CBS) sessions (with groups of men, women, and children), and supplemented by ethnographic contextualisation, it challenges the oft-contended notion that Christian worldviews and practices have erased the significance of African Traditional Religion for Ndonga (or wider Owambo) communities. The enduring significance of autochthonous worldviews and practices is explored using responses to six biblical texts, each of which relates to at least one of three themes: bodies, spirits, and landscapes. The study examines feasting bodies (The Parable of the Wedding Banquet), bleeding bodies (The Haemorrhaging Woman), and possessed bodies (Legion). It considers possession spirits (Legion), natural spirits (the so-called ‘Nature Miracles’), and ancestor spirits (Resurrection appearances). Perspectives on landscapes are highlighted particularly in relation to aspects of the natural environment (the ‘Nature Miracles’) and the locations explored by an itinerant demoniac (Legion). Responses to the texts engender, inter alia, discussions of contemporary perspectives on diviner-healers (oonganga), witchcraft (uulodhi), the homestead (egumbo), burial grounds (omayendo, oompampa), spirits (iiluli, oompwidhuli), ancestors (aathithi), material agency (for example, apotropaic amulets), and the ‘traditional’ wedding (ohango). Having analysed the ways in which autochthonous worldviews informed participants’ interpretations of the particular texts considered (Matthew 22:1-14 & Luke 14:7-11; Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8:26-39; Mark 4:35-41 & 6:45-52; Luke 24), each set of interpretations is brought into conversation with professional biblical scholarship. The study therefore highlights the ways in which these grassroots, ‘contextual’ interpretations might nuance New Testament interpretations returned by the Academy, particularly by highlighting the highly contextual nature of the latter.
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Grss, Neil. "Durkheim's pragmatism lectures a contextual interpretation /." 1996. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/35031410.html.
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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996.Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 56-62).
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Chen, Yu-An, and 陳昱安. "Treaty Interpretation in the WTO Dispute Settlement – Focusing on the Contextual Interpretation." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/36458701148649574208.
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碩士國立臺灣大學
法律學研究所
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It was recognized a decade ago that the World Trade Organization (thereafter WTO) dispute settlement mechanism would be the central pillar of the world trading system and the unique contribution for sustainable development of global economy. So far the WTO has handled 418 trade disputes including 121 Appellate Body and panel report adopted. Among all the procedural and substantial issues, the treaty interpretation is critical important for the WTO dispute settlement. However, there are no expressed rules of interpretation provided by the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes. The WTO Dispute Settlement Body had to develop the interpretative rules by practices of Appellate Body and panels, which have been integrated with the rule-based world trading system. Many issues of treaty interpretation then have been raised from the practices of the WTO dispute settlement. This paper is focused on the rules of treaty interpretation, in particular an examination on how widely “context” is to be understood by the Appellate Body and panels in interpreting the WTO Agreements. Inline with its essentially “textual” approach, the Vienna Convention embodies a relatively narrow interpretation of “context” to comprise only the rest of the treaty and documents directly connected with the conclusion of that treaty. Nevertheless, Article 31(2) of the Vienna Convention can be read in a less restrictive manner as compared to this traditional view. On a closer look the preparatory work of the Vienna Convention and the jurisprudence of the WTO are both indicative of the need for a broader, flexible interpretation. From the WTO jurisprudence, this paper further analyses the necessity to define the boundaries of contextual interpretative method for the current and future practices, with a view to distinguishing from other interpretative method. Nuances in the definition of context are possible, but by defining the boundaries of context through a series of criteria, context is defined in an open-ended manner, yet being confined to a reasonable realm. The creation of these criteria are explored also by the preparatory work of the Vienna Convention and the jurisprudence of the WTO, and the application of these criteria does not mean that how the panels and the Appellate Body apply the interpretation rules would be changed. Rather, they will operate together to provide security and predictability to the dispute settlement system and the multilateral trading system.
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卓玫君. "The contextual interpretation of nanguan folk drama in Taiwan." Thesis, 2004. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/85786647859490589731.
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Reger, Georg Tilman Nicola. "The song of the sea : a rhetorical-critical analysis and contextual interpretation of Ex 15:1-21." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3516.
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Gong, Jie 1977. "An object recognition, tracking, and contextual reasoning based video interpretation methodology for rapid productivity analysis of construction operations." 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/18624.
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After a century of sporadic advances in equipment, tools, materials, and methods, the US construction industry still faces a low rate of productivity growth. To improve the productivity of any site activity, it is important to rapidly record relevant data about utilized resources and processes, as well as about the output quantities produced by these activities. There is sufficient evidence to suggest that activity-level productivity measurement is the premise for making any productivity improvement decision. To date, certain aspects of productivity measurement, such as input/output quantities, are partially automated through advanced project control systems. However, measuring the process of construction activities for productivity improvement remains an elusive goal for most construction companies. This is mostly due to the massive manual effort embedded in these data collection methods. Digital cameras are inexpensive devices that are widely used in the construction industry as an effective site observation method. This opens the door for conducting scientific method studies on complex operations through examining recorded videos. However, in the absence of an efficient video interpretation method, tedious manual reviewing is currently still required to extract productivity information from the recorded videos. This research aims to develop a computational methodology to rapidly and intelligently interpret construction videos into productivity information. It determines what elements can represent the steps and information flows in construction video interpretation. It identifies, develops, and evaluates computer vision algorithms to enable reliable visual recognition and tracking of construction resources in typical construction environments. It develops methods to enable context aware video computing. A software prototype, the Construction Video Analyzer, was developed and implemented based on this conceptual methodology. The proposed methodology was validated through using the developed prototype system to analyze five construction video sequences that record various types of construction operations. The Construction Video Analyzer was able to interpret these videos into productivity information with an accuracy that was close to manual analysis, without the limitations of onsite human observation. The developed methodology provides site management with a tool that can rapidly collect productivity data with greatly reduced manual efforts.text
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Batchelor, Dean Leroy. "The ritual process of marriage : a contextual exegesis of Mark 10:2- 12." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/2865.
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The scope of the thesis is a reflection on the present marriage process within the church, focusing particularly on the U.P.C.S.A. This reflection is done through exegesis of Mark 10:2-12, using Professor J. Draper's tri-polar exegetical model. The aim is to broaden the church's understanding of the marriage process, thus making this key transition in peoples' lives more profound. This Thesis endeavours to bring together doctrine and praxis, through both textual and contextual analysis. Using Narrative and Ritual Theory at both the textual and contextual level, this thesis seeks to examine both the text and context in a new and innovative way. The use of anthropological ritual models allows one not only to step back from the text, but also initiates doctrinal discussion at a practical level. Further both the text and context are examined through historical reflection, placing both the book of Mark and present the marriage doctrines in their broad social, political and economic circumstance. Is the church's doctrine with regard to marriage adequately represented in praxis through the present wedding ceremony or have other forces lead to a misappropriation of Mark 10:2-12? The nature of the tri-polar exegetical model is that it is both dependent on the context for input and acknowledges that any exegesis must have an impact upon the lived-experience of the community of believers. Both present doctrine and praxis of marriage, I believe, are challenged in this thesis through a careful analysis of Mark 10:2-12, in the context of Mark through the use of both, ritual analysis and narrative criticism. In 2003, the church not only is faced with a crisis in respect of marriage and its decline, but it is also faced with an opportunity - the present increase in the interest in ritual. This thesis gives some insights into how the church can take up the challenge and use ritual as a tool of liberation. This thesis is thus by nature complex as it seeks to bring together doctrine and praxis, through ritual theory and analysis.Thesis (M.A)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2003.
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"A contextual interpretation of Archbishop Janani Luwum's model of non-violence resistance and church-state relations in contemporary Uganda." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/952.
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This thesis is aimed at making a contextual interpretation of Luwum’s model of non-violent resistance and church-state relations in contemporary Uganda. The thesis reconstructs Archbishop Luwum’s life and explores the roots and the formative factors that shaped his thoughts and actions. It notes that the influence of the Acholi culture, early school life, the early Ugandan martyrs, Balokole theology, his theological studies, his ecclesiastical position, his parents and the writings and works of Martin Luther King Jr. shaped and refined his worldview. All of these factors provided grounding for his political and theological articulations of non-violent resistance and church-state relations. The thesis argues the principles of non-violent resistance are in harmony with the Christian understanding of shalom. Thus the church which upholds the principle of justice, love, truth and suffering will find non-violent resistance models an important tool for fighting injustices. With regard to injustice in the Ugandan context the thesis identifies and examined Amin’s ghosts such as the politics of dominance, corruption; a militaristic tradition and a culture of guns, religious conflicts and other problems which have continued to haunt the current Uganda. All of these can be confronted by the church using non-violence resistance model. The study argues that if this is going to be effective, the Anglican Church needs to embrace a pastoral hermeneutic based on non-violence resistance which can enable the church to be involved in social transformation without being co-opted by the state. In view of this, the study finds that through the principles of the non-violence resistance model the church can advocate for reconciliation and for the formation of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to facilitate healing, confessing the past atrocities, identifying of victims and model of non-violence. To make recommendations for possible reparation, and processing the application for amnesty and indemnity so as to prevent the future human rights violations. This will be the beginning of fostering reconciliation in Uganda and establishing justice using non-violent means.Thesis (M.Th.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2008.
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Brandão, Daniel da Cruz. "Museum of Ransom: Towards a system for the aggregation and interpretation of contemporary participatory video as contextual cultural heritage." Doctoral thesis, 2014. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/75071.
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Brandão, Daniel da Cruz. "Museum of Ransom: Towards a system for the aggregation and interpretation of contemporary participatory video as contextual cultural heritage." Tese, 2014. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/75071.
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Engledow, Sarah Elizabeth Sylvia. "The anomaly : a contextual introduction to the novels of James Kelman, 1984-1994." Phd thesis, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/151059.
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Regan, Christine Majella. "The Rimbaud of Leeds : a contextual study of the politics of Tony Harrison's poetry 1970-1985." Phd thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/150435.
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The Rimbaud of Leeds is a literary contextual study of the political meanings of important poems by the Leeds poet Tony Harrison (1937- ). It is based on an examination of Harrison's non-dramatic original poetry that appears in The Loiners (1970), The School of Eloquence (1978-81), and the separately published v. (1985). Reference is made to other germane works and to Harrison's account of his work in interviews and prefaces. The principal focus of the thesis is the political character of the poetry. The poems selected for examination are exemplars of what I argue is Harrison's radical humanist and republican poetic, and of how issues of class and colonialism are interrelated in the poetry. The thesis locates the works in previously unnoticed or neglected contexts, and shows the critical importance of history for understanding the poems. It reveals Harrison's detailed engagement with the politics and history of England and Africa in particular. New contextual information necessary for understanding the political, historical, biographical and literary references in the poems is offered in this study. This dissertation attempts to sketch the key political and aesthetic features of the poetry. For the first time in Harrison scholarship, his poetry is seen as presenting an entwined biographical and political mythology for the Northern English working class. Harrison is here interpreted as a cosmopolitan Leeds poet whose Northern working{u00AD}class background, education and travels are the empirical materials of a highly cultured poetry of place. He emerges as a partisan political poet whose poems draw critical attention to an unequal relationship, in literature and in history, between the North and South in Britain. It is shown that an internationalist humanist sense of fraternity between the working class in the North of England and colonized peoples past and present suffuses the poetry. Particular attention is accorded to the presence in Harrison's political poetry of the poets John Milton (1608-74) and Arthur Rimbaud (1854-91). Milton is especially important for Harrison as a great republican poet. Rimbaud is of the first importance for Harrison's idea of himself as a poet. The significance of the life and work of Rimbaud has not been recognized in the scholarship on Harrison. This study seeks to illuminate Harrison's elective affinity with Rimbaud, and to show how Rimbaud haunts his imagination. This study argues that Harrison's political convictions and literary elective affinities have been consistent across the fifteen year span of the poetry selected for examination. This thesis indicates the dense allusive fields of the poetry and attends to the political and literary histories that enrich it. The aim in the thesis is to offer the first fully detailed contextual account of these remarkable poems and their politics.
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Wong, Wen-Tsun, and 翁文村. "Contextual Meaning and Interpretation of Industrial Heritage:A Case Study of an Industrial Heritage Survey & Recording Project for a1960s Underground Power Station in Kinman." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/57222726636295159590.
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碩士國立成功大學
都市計劃學系碩博士班
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This paper examines the concept of industrial heritage by conducting a systematic empirical inquiry into present Industrial Archaeology related literature and seeks to highlight the current “state of play” in industrial heritage preservation, and explore future theoretical and methodological directions. All over the world, abandoned industrial sites are being removed or redeveloped for new uses. Until recently, little effort was made to preserve remains located on these sites, as few believed they were worthy of conservation. Over the last fifty years, a movement called ‘Industrial Heritage” has arisen which aims to preserve these as historical assets. Industry has been the most powerful force in shaping much of the modern world, and its remains require protection not just to conserve the technological achievements they represents as well as our own society and identities they reflects,, but also provides an holistic archive of ephemeral materials for the interest of future generation. In Taiwan, the remains from industrial sites initially had difficulties in asserting themselves as objects of value, due to inhibiting factors which excluded industry as a cultural heritage. In 1990’s, however, several factors changed this situation. These factors included globalization which escalated trend of industrial reformation and privatization of national enterprises, and a growing interest in the conservation of industrial heritage from emerging civil society. This meant that the discourse about cultural heritage changed so that industry could be included as part of it. Several industrial heritage preservation projects have been established throughout the isles of Taiwan. Those projects have so far been lacking the scope of industrial heritage and a theoretical framework for practicing in survey, interpretation and representation of industrial heritage in the context of Taiwan are still in waiting for negotiation. As we move beyond data-gathering, expanding from basic technological studies to draw from the fields of labour history, economics, sociology, and anthropology, how do we manage and represent industrial sites as particular types of cultural landscapes? How can we find new social meanings in our recent industrial past? In these contexts, attempts to practice ‘industrial archaeology’ are fraught with problems of defining what is ‘heritage’ and what is not, or debated about why are some objects and phenomena considered to be part of cultural heritage while others are not? Through a review of an industrial heritage investigation project, a 1960s Underground Power Station in Kinman, this paper also argues that beside the traditional view emphasizing unique and lasting, even “universal” things, the means of industrial sites have had difficulty in being accepted as cultural heritage. The preservation of industrial heritage must move beyond the traditional cultural heritage preservation paradigm. Industrial sites need to be considered within a framework of inference which seeks to establish social meanings in order to map a holistic understanding of a place. Specifically, the critical element for the idea of value as a basis for preservation decision-making should preserve the social dynamic of material remains.
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Nyirimana, Rose Mukansengimana. "Women and peace building : a contextual approach to the Fourth Gospel and its challenge to women in Post Genocide Rwanda." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/8439.
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This work is a contextual study of five selected biblical texts from the Fourth Gospel: John 2:1-12 and John 19:25-29; John 4:1-42; John 11:1-12:1-11 and John 18:15-17. Its aim is to read the selected texts with a Rwandan woman’s eyes, focusing on her peacemaking role and her potential as an agent of reconciliation. It is motivated by the context of the Rwandan situation during and after the catastrophic genocide of 1994. This work seeks to open the eyes of Rwandan women toward the role of peacemaking and unity-building by using a combined approach to conflict resolution. This approach includes the application of some theories in the domain of sociology, as well as the contextual biblical approach. Thus, it combines the capacity of awareness of conflicts in the community and its pain in the victim, and strives to restore the broken relationship caused by the conflict. The reading of the biblical texts with Rwandan eyes and the dialogue with the texts pointed out that the women used some tools in the gospel for success in the role of peacemaking and peace-building in their communities. The main tools are listed in the data findings of the exegesis. But mainly the transcendence of conflictual myths of origin to with kinship ties was found to be a major tool for breaking the kind of barriers which could lead to genocide. This research also highlights the failure of women in that domain because of their lack of transcendence of obligations based on regional and kinship ties. They fail to display their ubumuntu and their ubunyampinga. They rather point fingers at the victims instead of siding with or shielding them. Various suggestions are made for women to play a successful role in bringing about true and lasting peace and reconciliation, pointing out some ways in which Rwandan women can help to restore unity and trust among the population.Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2012.
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Munikwa, Simbarashe. "An analysis of Zimbabwean teachers' interpretation of the advanced level physics curriculum : implications for practice." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/22155.
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The purpose of this study was to explore the Zimbabwean physics teachers’ interpretation of the Advanced Level Physics curriculum. The study was motivated by the teachers’ lacklustre approach to adopting new practices and the poor alignment of their understanding with the practice envisaged by developers (Fullan, 2007:39; Ndawi&Maravanyika, 2011:68). Zimbabwean Advanced Level physics teachers are in this predicament, as evidenced by the low numbers of undergraduate students and the misconceptions displayed by physics learners enrolling for first year university work in physics-related disciplines (Kazembe and Musarandega, 2012:4). Having an idea of physics teachers’ perceptions, experiences and current practices with regard to the revised Advanced Level physics curriculum maybe fertile ground for intervention measures and policy decisions. To obtain a more holistic picture of the physics teachers’ practices, a mixed methods research approach using the convergent parallel research design was adopted for the study. A closed survey questionnaire was used to solicit for information from 56 physics teachers in four educational provinces. Random sampling was used to select the survey respondents. From these participants, 10 were purposively selected for face-to-face in-depth structured interviews basing on their availability and accessibility. Ten schemes of work,one from each interviewed teacher, for one school term and six past examination practical paper 4 question papers were collected and analysed using a document analysis guide. Quantitative data was analysed using descriptive statistics and chi-square, whereas qualitative data was collated into themes for discussion purposes. The findings of the study reveal that the physics teachers have embraced the ideals of the physics curriculum and adapted it to their operating context through the reiterative interpretation process to construct personal meaning. The teachers are mainly utilising teacher-centred approaches to impart knowledge to the learners which is not consistent with the physics curriculum anticipations of using learner-centred approaches. The physics teachers are superficially interpreting the physics curriculum.The physics teachers need to embrace the learner centred teaching approach andbe empowered to enhance their curriculum interpretation and teaching practices through staff development.Curriculum and Instructional Studies
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Speckman, McGlory Tando. "Alms or legs? : a contextual reading of Acts 3:1-10 in the light of an alternative theory of human development." Thesis, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16092.
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Text in EnglishThe central thesis of the present study, entitled Alms or legs? A contextual reading of Acts 3:1-10 in the light of an alternative theory of hwnan development, is that when read contextually, some biblical texts are capable of empowering individuals and small groups for social and structural transformation (Human Development). A contextual reading of the story of the crippled beggar at the Jerusalem temple entrance (Acts 3: 1- 10), within a context of begging and lack of initiative in a small community in the Eastern Cape provides a good example of such texts. The "horizons" of the text's author and the text's present reader are drawn together, in the creation of a "symbolic universe" for the context of underdevelopment. This serves as a vision, a positive alternative for the underdeveloped and non-developed communities. Following an introductory chapter in which the purpose and context of the study are outlined, and methodological problems introduced, the study proceeds, in the second chapter, with an outline of the contextual approach, undergirded by the "alternative theory" of development, namely, a people centered development (as opposed to the "economic growth" approach). This does not only result in a grid or categories against which to read the text, it also provides a broad framework within which subsequent discussions of the subjects of beggars (Chapter 3) and miracles (Chapter 4) respectively, take place. The topics of beggars and miracles, like "alms or legs", are used on the same semantic level, thus suggesting that if beggars constitute a problem, then miracles provide a solution. In communities of antiquity under investigation, no evidence is found to support almsgiving as the basis of Christian social action. On the one hand, Christians advocated charity, which was a reflection of deep friendship and oneness; on the other, miracles in the Christian context served in part, to integrate those on the margins into the community (or church) by transforming their physical and psychological conditions. This makes a developmental reading, which then follows in chapter 5, the main chapter of the study, possible. The conclusions of chapter 5, which amount to a vision for Human Development, lead to the concluding chapter (Chapter 6) in which a way forward for development in the post-apartheid South Africa is suggested.
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Surwumwe, Emmanuel Solomon. "A contextual theological approach to New Testament interpretation : the relevance of 2 Corinthians 5: 18-21 to reconciliation in post-genocide Rwanda through church mediation." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/319.
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Sibanda, Gideon. ""Better homes, better fields, better hearts" : a contextual interpretation of Bernard Huss' model of social transformation and its implications for the Missionaries of Marianhill today." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/321.
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This paper argues that a contextual version of Bernard Huss' model of "Better homes, Better fields, Better hearts" can make a positive contribution to poverty alleviation in rural KwaZulu-Natal. The model addresses both the material and non-material aspects of poverty. It seeks to achieve integral human development by empowering the poor, especially women, to be self-reliant. Poverty eradication remains one of the greatest challenges facing South Africa, and analysts concur that it is largely a rural problem. Women who head the majority of rural households are the most affected by poverty which also exposes them to the risk of HIV infection and sexual violence due to their economic dependence on men. Gender equality is a critical aspect which the model seeks to address in order to counter particular cultural injustices which subject the majority of women to male subordination. The model is therefore interpreted in the context of poverty and underdevelopment in rural KwaZulu-Natal and it endeavours to confront the challenges of poverty and unemployment at the grassroots level. It is argued in this paper that women should become the main beneficiaries of the contextual version of the model and begin to participate fully in decision-making in respect of the strategies to alleviate poverty in rural areas. The model recognizes the agency of the poor as an imperative factor in the development praxis and discourse, for this reason it is a pro-poor approach. It is also argued in this paper that the Missionaries of Mariannhill should revive the model and use it in their mission work in rural communities of KwaZulu-Natal. The model has the capacity to broaden the scope of mission work and address both the material and non-material aspects of poverty. It provides a practical response to the Christian commitment to assist the poor in the endeavour to alleviate poverty and mitigate the impact of the HIV and AIDS epidemic in rural communities.Thesis (M.Th.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2008.
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Banda, Zuze Johannes. "African renaissance and missiology : perspective from mission praxis." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/4136.
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This thesis is an endeavour to participate in the call for the African Renaissance from a missiological perspective. The study observes how the debate about this African ‗dream‘ persists in the domain of intellectuals and political leaders. It recognises as timely the opportunity to contribute theologically to the development of the renaissance concept. It also observes that ordinary people have jumped onto the African Renaissance bandwagon albeit for reasons that are mainly sentimental. Hence a two-fold appeal to protagonists of the African Renaissance movement: firstly, to be inclusive of all stakeholders especially ordinary people who should be both participants and co-beneficiaries; secondly, to consider spirituality as an indispensable factor in birthing this African ‗dream‘. To help arrive at a well-considered argument the study discusses a brief history of Africa‘s economic, social and political development. Central to this history is how the human factor, actively or inadvertently, and the natural factors have devastated the continent thus necessitating a rebirth. The study notes how especially the political economy and issues of good governance of African states are key concerns to the protagonists of the renaissance movement. It also notes the establishment of structures and policies in addressing these concerns. These interventions are hoped to improve the continent‘s image towards its global counterparts and to lift the hopes of distraught African peoples. The prospect of their success in terms of probabilities and/or perceptions is discussed and Missiologically critiqued. An overview of these endeavours has led to the observation of a lingering chasm of the absence or the apparent sidelining of African spirituality as a necessary component of the African Renaissance discourse. As a major thrust of this thesis the spiritual notion of ‗rebirth‘ is advanced. The basis for this argument lies in the ‗rebirth‘ concept that is inherent in many religions, faith formations and philosophies akin to African spirituality. It is on this understanding that a Missiological dimension is build. In introducing this spiritual dimension towards an African Renaissance a Missiological methodology of a seven pointed praxis cycle is proposed and unpacked. In deconstructing this methodology real models are presented as examples to illustrate Missiology‘s contextual life-long learning philosophy.Christian Spirituality Church History and Missiology
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Evans, Susan. "Contextual interpretations of sexual fantasy." Thesis, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/22858.
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Submitted in partial fulfillment of a degree of Master of Arts by Coursework and Research
Report at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
1998A combination of written and interview protocols were collected from 4 participants, two men aged 27 and 29, and two women, 24 and 28. The participants responded to questions about their understanding and use of sexual fantasy, giving concrete examples. The data were analysed qualitatively using the phenomenological themes of Space, Time and Being. These themes demonstrated the value of examining sexual fantasy experience as a unique lived experience. The data were then discussed in light of this and also with reference to previous research. The data collected for this study demonstrate the unique way in which fantasy exists in interaction with its fantasiser. It also highlights the change between the fantasy and the retrospective experience of fantasy.
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Fabian, Alice Kathleen. "For the Bible tells me so? An explorative study of children's critical and theological ability to engage with the Bible, using a contextual Bible study, on the Widow's offering in Mark 12 as a case study." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/9065.
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The flat narratives presented in Children’s Bibles typify the assumption that children are incapable of engaging theologically and critically with the Biblical texts. The manner in which Biblical stories are told to children during their formative years can have negative repercussions as children perceive the Scriptures as static and irrelevant. By denying children the chance to explore the dynamic text, they will never discover the depth and potential of the life-giving message of the Bible and can become despondent with Christianity, perceiving it as immaterial as the Biblical narratives show no resemblance to reality. Developing a habit of blindly accepting Christian teachings can also develop a faith which allows unhealthy indoctrination and oppressive beliefs into the Christian’s life. This thesis explores what is necessary to enable and encourage children to critically and theologically engage with the Bible. Using the story of the Widow’s Offering in Mark 12 as an example, the traditional readings present in Children’s Bibles were compared to a critical reading of the text. A Contextual Bible Study was then conducted with two case studies from grade 1 and 4 at Scottsville Primary in order to determine whether children are able to critically and theologically engage with the concepts of Christian Humanism and textual criticism. The findings reveal that this is an important area of research that requires urgent further investigation.Thesis (M.Th.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2012.
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Aspinall, Kelle J. "Great Zimbabwe : well of ancient wisdom : an examination of traditional Karanga mythology, symbolism and ritual towards an interpretation of spatial distribution and contextual meaning of symbolic structures and settlement dynamics of the royal settlement of Central Great Zimbabwe." Thesis, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/2549.
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The intention of this thesis is to examine the possibility of seeing mythology and ritual as sources for understanding spiritual, symbolic and spatial structures in architecture. Mythology and ritual are used as sources of creativity for examining a culture's architecture and as a way to understand the creative and cultural processes informing an architectural record. Central Great Zimbabwe is used as a case study for examining this. Karanga ethnography has not previously been considered as a source for interpreting Great Zimbabwe. However, historical evidence documented in this thesis shows that the Karanga were the creators and occupiers of Great Zimbabwe. The study pursues the need expressed by P. 1. Sinclair to consider the mythology of the region as an informative tool to understanding the symbolic values inherent in the landscape of settlement dynamics and symbolic structures; ...one might expect such aspects of material culture as architectural style and settlement layout, organisation and decorative motifs as well as a choice of subsistence needs to be strongly influenced larger scale expressions ofsymbolic values... exist in the expressions of kingship and power Further illustrations might include the associations of the granite mountains found throughout the plateau margins with the widespread distributions ofstone buildings. The mythology of the region has been little considered from this point ofview (Sinclair, P. 1987: 159). The study sets out to test Sinclair's observation by examining whether the Karanga symbolic values sourced from the mythology and ritual practices of the region may be reflected in the settlement dynamics and spatio-symbolic expression of Central Great Zimbabwe. Parts of the study examine Thomas Huffman's fieldwork, documentation and methodology. As the most prolific documenter on Great Zimbabwe, with the most recent interpretations, Huffman's findings are rec.orded and discussed in detail and his hypothesis for domba (initiation centre) function for the Great Enclosure is tested against the information evident in Karanga mythology and ritual. Since his hypothesis is widely criticised by his colleagues, this criticism is also included in this study as an informative tool to contextualise this field of research and outline the current ethno-archaeologica1 debate concerning the function of the Great Enclosure. This dissertation takes a different approach to that of Huffman and therefore the outcome of this study deviates from that of Huffman's. lIDs study adopts a synchronic approach to history while HufIman's methodology is a structuralist one and takes a more diachronic approach. Since both approaches are necessary in this field of study, the synchronic approach here is seen as a way of contributing new information and interpretation to the field. The intention of the thesis is not to suggest an 'answer' to the 'mystery' of Great Zimbabwe, but to offer possibilities and to recognise that this is merely one approach in a very complex, interactive and dynamic research field. In any qualitative study area, research should lead to still further research and should not be considered to be leading to the 'answer' to a 'problem'. Therefore, this study explores a wide range of disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, psychology, philosophy, religion, history and archaeology in order to broaden and deepen the study. Architecture is neither a science nor an art but sits comfortably between the two domains. It is therefore an interactive discipline and is marked by a divergent flow of creativity. Rather than taking a convergent approach, which is marked by a structuralist need to solve problems, this study approaches research in a divergent way, where the grappling with the 'problem' itself is seen as a process leading to discovery and possibility rather than to an 'answer'. The study therefore does not examine Karanga mythology as a way to answer the 'mystery' of the stone ruins, nor to provide proof or evidence for an archaeological hypothesis. It is rather a study towards examining ways in which mythology and ritual can be used to broaden and deepen an understanding of symbolism and meaning in architecture. A method of inquiry which validates the diversity of views and documentation in this field of study is validated by this dissertation and is seen as a valuable way of approaching the history of architecture in Southern Africa at this particular time, where African society is itself undergoing transformation as it reinterprets its past in a 'de-eolonised' African context. For that reason, interpreting Great Zimbabwe based on local ethnography is seen as a valuable way offurther validating African creativity and local origin. We can no longer afford to view history one-dimensionally. We need to learn to accept different grounds and more than one belief system. Examining Karanga mythology and ritual is considered in this study as a new way of seeing and interpreting historical artifact in order to expose the creative domain of discovery. This approach is relevant to the paradigmatic shifts being made in Southern Africa and globally, where society is discovering new ways of seeing itself and concentrating more on its processes than on its products. Society is becoming more tolerant of other perspectives and we need to consider how we can learn more about our society both past and present within the context of so many changing paradigms. The results of the proposed investigations for this study as outlined above are documented summatively in Part 5, Chapter 9 and generally in the Conclusion at the end of the study.Thesis (M.Arch.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2000.
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ming, wang chih, and 王志明. "contextual interpretations and coping stratgies of negative emotion experineces in organizations." Thesis, 2002. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/93672231309852109053.
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Ebrahimi, Arshia. "Do depressed individuals make greater use of contextual information to "correct" self-relevant interpretations?" Thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/3425.