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Sailors, Cara Leigh. "The Function of Mythology and Religion in Ancient Greek Society." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2007. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2110.
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The ancient Greeks are prime subjects of study for those wishing to understand the roles that religion and mythology play in a society and how the two interact with each other. This paper covers what I feel after my study of Greek mythology and religion are the eight functions of mythology: history, education, explanation - both of the natural world and the culture of each society, legality, genesis, what happens after death, and entertainment; as well as the two function of religion: civic and spiritual. In the first chapter, in order to show each of the mythological functions, I summarize and explain a myth that falls primarily into each category. The second chapter discusses and illustrates Civic Religion and the third examines the three major Mystery Religions. The goal is to offer a basic understand of some of the myths, religious beliefs, and cult practices of the ancient Greeks.
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Clark, Isabelle. "Studies in Hera's relation to marriage in Greek mythology and religion." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.340116.
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McKinnon, Emily Grace. "Ovid's Metamorphoses: Myth and Religion in Ancient Rome." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2017. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1483.
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The following with analyze Ovid’s Metamorphoses, a collection of myths, as it relates to mythology in ancient Rome. Through the centuries, the religious beliefs of the Romans have been distorted. By using the Metamorphoses, the intersection between religion and myth was explored to determine how mythology related to religion. To answer this question, I will look at Rome’s religious practices and traditions, how they differed from other religions and the role religion played in Roman culture, as well as the role society played in influencing Ovid’s narrative. During this exploration, it was revealed that there was no single truth in Roman religion, as citizens were able to believe and practice a number of traditions, even those that contradicted one another. Furthermore, the Metamorphoses illustrated three integral aspects of Roman religious beliefs: that the gods existed, required devotion, and actively intervened in mortal affairs.
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Davies, Stephanie Mae. "Paying the rite price| Rugby Union, sports media and the commodification of Maori ritual." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1527911.
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This thesis examines the commodification of Maori ritual in rugby union that has occurred through the joint processes of colonization and globalization. Since its introduction to New Zealand during the colonial period, rugby has been a significant creator and conveyor of masculine identities. Through colonization and globalization, Maori religion and performing arts have been culturally mapped on Western categories of meaning. This decontextualization of kapa haka in rugby is increasingly an issue as, through new global technologies, people have unprecedented access to Maori intellectual property.
The international popularity of the New Zealand All Blacks and their pre-game haka has created a global platform for the exposure of Maori culture. However, the representations of Maori in rugby union are often from decontextualized sources. Therefore, an examination of haka in New Zealand demonstrates how Maori ritual has been appropriated for capitalistic purposes.
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Baker, Joseph O. "Sasquatch: Cultural Mythology Meets the Culture of Science." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/488.
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Fletcher, Adele Lesley. "Religion, Gender and Rank in Maori Society: A Study of Ritual and Social Practice in Eighteenth and Nineteenth-Century Documentary Sources." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Maori and Indigenous Studies, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/834.
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The main goal of this work is to understand the role that tapu (the sacred) had in ordering Maori gender relations, and set this role into a wider social context, through an investigation of early documentary sources. Particular attention is given to the distinctions Maori made between rangatira (chiefly persons), tutua (the low-born) and taurekareka (slaves). Early nineteenth-century descriptions of funerary rites and rites of welcome are analysed to shed light on Maori constructions of gender and their relation to religion, rank and ritual. Maori ideas about sexual reproduction, abortions and the menses are also investigated. A selection of sources describing the tapu prohibitions and ceremonial surrounding childbirth and children are also discussed. Various religious roles in Maori society are surveyed, giving particular attention to women's religious and ritual activities, and their interpretation. Western representations of Maori slaves and women in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are also investigated.
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Beck, Noémie. "Goddesses in Celtic Religion : cult and mythology : a comparative study of ancient Ireland, Britain and Gaul." Thesis, Lyon 2, 2009. http://www.theses.fr/2009LYO20084.
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This work consists of a comparative study of the female deities venerated by the Celts of Gaul, Ancient Britain and Ancient Ireland from the 8th c. BC to around 400 AD. The Celts had the peculiarity of transmitting their culture, religious beliefs and myths exclusively by oral means, from one generation to another. The available data relating to Celtic goddesses are thus all indirect and of a different nature and period according to the country concerned. They fall into three categories: contemporary Classical texts, which mainly pertain to Gaul and are very rare; the vernacular literature of early medieval Ireland, which was written down by Christian monks from the 7th c. AD; and archaeology from Gaul and Britain, which is very fragmentary and consists of places of devotion, dating from pre-Roman, Gallo-Roman and Romano-British times, votive epigraphy and iconography, dating from after the Roman conquest. Which goddesses did the Celts believe in? Did the Celts from Ireland, Britain and Gaul venerate similar goddesses? What were their nature and functions? How were they worshipped and by whom? Were they hierarchically organized within a pantheon? This thesis thus attempts, by gathering, comparing and analysing the various linguistic, literary, epigraphic and iconographical data from Gaul, Ancient Britain and Ireland, to establish connections and similarities, and thereby reconstruct a common pattern of Celtic beliefs as they relate to female deities. This research consists of five chapters: the mother-goddesses (Matres and Matronae); the goddesses purveying fertility and embodying the land and the natural elements (animals, trees, forests and mountains); the territorial- and war-goddesses; the river-goddesses (rivers, fountains and hot springs); and the goddesses personifying ritual intoxicationCe travail consiste en une étude comparée des divinités féminines vénérées par les Celtes de l’Irlande ancienne, de la Grande-Bretagne et de la Gaule du 8ème siècle avant J.-C. à environ 400 après J.-C. Les Celtes avaient la particularité de transmettre leur culture, croyances et mythes par voie orale, de génération en génération. Les sources qui nous permettent d’étudier les divinités et croyances des Celtes sont donc toutes indirectes et de nature, d’origine et de période différentes. Elles se regroupent autour de trois catégories : les textes classiques contemporains, qui ne concernent que la Gaule et sont très peu nombreux ; la littérature vernaculaire de l’Irlande haut-médiévale, qui fut mise par écrit à partir du 7ème siècle après J.-C. par des moines chrétiens ; et l’archéologie gauloise et britannique, qui est très fragmentaire et étudie les lieux de cultes préromains, gallo-romains et romano-britanniques, l’épigraphie votive et l’iconographie, datant d’après l’invasion romaine. Quelles déesses les Celtes honoraient-ils ? Les Celtes d’Irlande, de Grande-Bretagne et de Gaule vénéraient-ils des déesses similaires ? Quelles étaient la nature et les fonctions de ces divinités ? Comment étaient-elles vénérées et par qui ? S’organisaient-elles hiérarchiquement dans un panthéon ? L’analyse et la comparaison des données linguistiques, littéraires, épigraphiques et iconographiques de l’Irlande, de la Grande-Bretagne et de la Gaule permettent d’établir des connexions et des similitudes, et de reconstruire ainsi une somme de croyances religieuses communes. Ce travail s’articule autour de cinq chapitres : les Déesses-Mères (Matres et Matronae) ; les déesses pourvoyeuses de richesses, personnifiant la terre et les éléments naturels (animaux, arbres, forêts, montagnes) ; les déesses du territoire et de la guerre ; les déesses des eaux (rivières, fontaines et sources d’eau chaude) ; et les déesses incarnant l’ivresse rituelle
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Kingston, Elizabeth S. "'The language of the naked facts' : Joseph Priestley on language and revealed religion." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2010. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/6291/.
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Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) is usually remembered for his experiments in natural philosophy and celebrated for his isolation of the gas we now call oxygen. However, Priestley had a wide range of interests and published extensively on education, history, politics, political philosophy, language, theology and religion. He dedicated his life to elucidating a coherent set of epistemological, metaphysical and theological principles which he believed explained the human mind, the natural world and the nature of God and revelation. Recent studies of Priestley have emphasised the difficulties that arise from isolating the various aspects of his thought and the fruitful outcome of uncovering the many connections between his diverse areas of study. With this in mind, the present dissertation aims to elucidate the relationship between two aspects of Priestley's thought that have not previously been studied together. It examines his theory of language and argument alongside his work on theology and the evidences of revelation. Chapter One provides an overview of Priestley's epistemology, focusing on his work on induction, judgment and assent. Chapter Two looks at Priestley's analysis of the role of the passions in our assent to propositions and the progressive generation of the personality, while paying particular attention to the origins of figurative language. Chapter Three examines Priestley's theory of language development including the relationship between figurative language and the extension of vocabulary and the close connection between language and culture. Chapter Four demonstrates that Priestley's discussion of the evidences of revealed religion is structured around his theory of assent and judgment. It also explains how assent to revelation is essential for the generation and transcendence of the ‘self'. Chapter Five brings all the themes of the dissertation together in a discussion of Priestley's rational theology and examines his analysis of figurative language in scripture.
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Prokop, Carol Ann. "Written in stone : a comparative analysis of Sedna and the Moon Spirit as depicted in contemporary Inuit sculpture and graphics." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29052.
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Traditional mythological themes have been repeatedly depicted in contemporary Inuit art since the late 1950s. This thesis examines the portrayals of the female sea spirit or Sedna and the male moon spirit in sculpture and graphics by contemporary Inuit artists from three Arctic art "communities": Baker Lake, Cape Dorset and Povungnituk. Analysis of the mythological depictions has led me to conclude that artists have tended to employ two distinct styles of illustration to represent these deities. These two types are iconic and narrative. Introduced by the first generation of contemporary Inuit artists working in the late 1950s these types functioned as tangible expressions of the unique nature and role of each deity in Inuit culture as these were perceived by the Inuit artists, and involved a complicated process of integrating both traditional and "alien" elements. Subsequent generations of artists have retained these prototypes and continued to incorporate elements based on these two influences. The complex evolution of Sedna and Moon Spirit imagery reflects the role contemporary Inuit mythological art has come to play as both a medium of communication to non-Inuit and a historical and cultural repository for the Inuit.Arts, Faculty of
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West, David Reid. "Some cults of Greek goddesses and female daemons of oriental origin : especially in relation to the mythology of goddesses and demons in the Semitic world." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1990. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/1263/.
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In Chapter One we discuss the evidence for Mycenaean trade and colonisation in the Orient, and for oriental trade and colonisation in the Aegean and Greece. We begin with such subjects as archaeological artefacts, artistic motifs and styles of architecture, then consider the linguistic evidence, such as toponyms, personal names and the LA tablets. The evidence for contact is overwhelming. In Chapter Two we consider the evidence for Semitic motifs in the iconography, mythology and names of Greek goddesses connected with nature. Thus Semitic influence is clear in the case of Artemis and Rhea as lion-goddesses, Britomartis as a `Mistress of the Beasts', Leto as a goddess of the sacred palm, and Demeter as a mare-goddess. Reha seems to be partly Anatolian. Chapter Three is concerned with the goddess Athena and other avian daemons. We begin (Section A) by discussing the oriental origins of Athena's owl, snake, aegis and Gorgon, relying mainly upon the evidence of iconography. Then (Section B) we consider three epithets of Athena which seem very Semitic. Finally (Section C) we discuss the sirens, which are avian demonesses somewhat reminiscent of Athena's chthonian character. In Chapter Four we first analyse (Section A) as much of the character of the goddess Hekate as possible, in both iconography and literature. It is clear that Hekate is a very demonic goddess. Then (Section B) we discuss various theories concerning the origin of Hekate. The Anatolian theories in particular are unconvincing. The Semitic origin of Hekate is tested (Section C) with reference to the character and motifs of both E-S and W-S demons and demonesses. It is concluded that Hekate is an evolute of Lamashtu. Finally (Section D) other Greek chthonian daemons (e.g. Mormo, Empousa, Gello) are compared with both Hekate and Lamashtu. Some (e.g. Mormo, Empousa) are Greek daemons with Semitic motifs in their characters. We conclude that Lamia is another evolute of Lamashtu, and that Gello is derived from the Mesopotamian Gallu demon.
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Caviness, Dimitra-Alys Anne. "Investigating ancient religion and geography : an analysis of pre-Christian Ireland using mythology and a geographic information system." Virtual Press, 2001. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1204486.
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Krause-Loner, Shawn Christopher. "Scar-Lip, Sky-Walker, and Mischief-Monger the norse god Loki as trickster /." Oxford, Ohio : Miami University, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=miami1063416355.
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Thesis (M.A.)--Miami University, Dept. of Comparative Religion, 2003.Title from first page of PDF document. Document formatted into pages; contains 72 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-72).
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Williams, Annette Lyn. "Our mysterious mothers| The primordial feminine power of aje in the cosmology, mythology, and historical reality of the West African Yoruba." Thesis, California Institute of Integral Studies, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3643206.
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Among the Yoruba àjé&dotbelow; is the primordial force of causation and creation. Àjé&dotbelow; is the power of the feminine, of female divinity and women, and àjé&dotbelow; is the women themselves who wield this power. Unfortunately, àjé&dotbelow; has been translated witch/witchcraft with attendant malevolent connotations. Though the fearsome nature of àjé&dotbelow; cannot be denied, àjé&dotbelow; is a richly nuanced term. Examination of Yoruba sacred text, Odu Ifa, reveals àjé&dotbelow; to be an endowment gifted to female divinity from the Source of Creation. Female divinity empowered their mortal daughters with àjé&dotbelow;—spiritual and temporal power exercised in religious, judicial, political, and economic domains throughout Yoruba history. However, in contemporary times àjé&dotbelow; have been negatively branded as witches and attacked.
The dissertation investigates factors contributing to the duality in attitude towards àjé&dotbelow; and factors that contributed to the intensified representation of their fearsome aspects to the virtual disavowal of their positive dimensions. Employing transdisciplinary methodology and using multiple lenses, including hermeneutics, historiography, and critical theory, the place of àjé&dotbelow; within Yoruba cosmology and historical reality is presented to broaden understanding and appreciation of the power and role of àjé&dotbelow; as well as to elucidate challenges to àjé&dotbelow;. Personal experiences of àjé&dotbelow; are spoken to within the qualitative interviews. Individuals with knowledge of àjé&dotbelow; were interviewed in Yorubaland and within the United States.
Culture is not static. A critical reading of Odu Ifa reveals the infiltration of patriarchal influence. The research uncovered that patriarchal evolution within Yoruba society buttressed and augmented by the patriarchy of British imperialism as well as the economic and social transformations wrought by colonialism coalesced to undermine àjé&dotbelow; power and function.
In our out-of-balance world, there might be wisdom to be gleaned from beings that were given the charge of maintaining cosmic balance. Giving proper respect and honor to "our mothers" (awon iya wa) who own and control àjé&dotbelow;, individuals are called to exercise their àjé&dotbelow; in the world in the cause of social justice, to be the guardians of a just society.
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Sheets, William J. "Mythology in 21st Century Japan: A Study of Ame no Uzume no Mikoto." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1500615882214031.
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Gartrell, Amber Clare Harriet. "Caesar's Castor : the cult of the Dioscuri in Rome from the mid-Republic to the early Principate." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2015. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:4e5313ca-ab1a-4621-8906-00fa6f573cc5.
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This thesis examines the development of the cult of the Dioscuri in Rome from the mid-Republic to the end of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. This was a period of great political and social upheaval and of religious change. Through a detailed examination of the cult of the Dioscuri, I trace how the cult developed and adapted in conjunction with religious, political and cultural changes within Roman society. I furthermore examine how the cult changed and explore the reasons why those changes occurred at that time and in that place. Chapter One surveys the two temples of Castor and Pollux in Rome, focusing in particular on their temple in the Roman Forum. Using archaeological and literary evidence, I argue that this temple was a central stage for many of the pivotal events and speeches of the late Republic. Chapter Two examines the epiphanies of the Dioscuri, most commonly associated with battles and their aftermath, although later appearing to commemorate the deaths of prominent individuals such as Julius Caesar and Drusus the Elder. I examine how the epiphanic tradition of the Dioscuri changed over time and ask why it was these gods in particular who rode to aid Rome. Chapter Three turns to exploring the relationships Castor and Pollux were said to possess with groups in Roman society, in particular horsemen, boxers and sailors. I examine how these relationships were formed and publicised and how they benefitted both the mortals and the gods. Chapter Four explores how a different aspect of the Dioscuri became prominent in the imperial period: their fraternal harmony. Castor and Pollux were linked to and compared with pairs of potential imperial successors. I explore the purposes of this comparison and how apt it was for the different pairings. Throughout this thesis, I examine some of the most prominent aspects of the cult of the Dioscuri in Rome within the wider context of history, culture and politics, arguing that the cult was a fully integrated part of Roman society as a whole.
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Fletcher, Nancy Helen. "Yeats, Eliot, and apocalyptic poetry." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2008. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002483.
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Kuusela, Tommy. ""Hallen var lyst i helig frid" : Krig och fred mellan gudar och jättar i en fornnordisk hallmiljö." Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för etnologi, religionshistoria och genusvetenskap, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-147261.
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This thesis is the first study to examine the interaction between gods and giants in Old Norse mythology from the perspective of Iron Age halls. Its central aim is to contextualise Old Norse mythological narratives that describe the interactions between gods and giants in a hall environment, and to show how the mythological depictions can be compared to the norms and rules found in Iron Age hall culture, especially in connection with its warrior ideology. The relationships observed also apply to the Iron Age’s aristocratic sovereigns and their dynamic dealings – both peaceful and martial – found in the connection and rivalry between different halls and hall owners. The giants are related to the concept of “the Other”, and as hall-owners can thus be contextualised with real social relations in Iron Age society. The investigation centers arounds key topics from the perspective of a hall setting, departing from mythic traditions regarding Óðinn and Þórr as guests in the halls of giants. These topics include grið within the hall; the good and generous host; the dangerous and hostile guest; the hall as an arena for knowledge and mead; and finally the destruction of halls as an attack on the hall owner’s fame and honour. Similarities and differences between myths about Óðinn’s and Þórr’s interaction with hall-owning giants are examined in depth, and it is argued that Óðinn embodies wisdom and extracts knowledge or valuables from the giants by cunning tricks or manipulation, having (usually) travelled there alone and in disguise. Þórr, on the other hand, is argued to embody physical strength, honour, glory and courage, and his dealings with the giants revolve around these issues. He seldom seems to travel alone or under cover, and when his courage or honour is threatened, his response is to kill his host (and his retinue) and to destroy the giant’s hall. It is argued that the Old Norse conception of the world is to be understood as neither dualistic or monistic. Instead, it is proposed that the myths can be understood from a perspective of conflicts that are temporal and not permanent in nature.
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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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West, Katie. "A Space for the Contemplation of a Sacred Subject." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2015. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5792.
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This paper discusses a Fine Art Master thesis exhibition. The show was on the topic of the Latter-day Saint doctrine of a Mother in Heaven. It contains a project statement detailing the theological meanings and reasons, an overview of the visual elements of the exhibition, and a section contextualizing the exhibition within the art world.
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Vukovic, Kresimir. "The Roman festival of the Lupercalia : history, myth, ritual and its Indo-European heritage." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2015. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:2765ebe9-20ef-47c0-9d48-63c7e8a2fb34.
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The Roman festival of the Lupercalia is one of the most discussed issues in the field of pre-Christian Roman religion. Hardly a year goes by without an article on the subject appearing in a major Classics journal. But the festival presents a range of issues that individual articles cannot address. This thesis is an attempt to present a modern analysis of the phenomenon of the Lupercalia as a whole, including literary, archaeological and historical evidence on the subject. The first section presents the ancient sources on the Lupercalia, and is divided into five chapters, each analysing a particular aspect of the festival: fertility, purification, the importance of the wolf and the foundation myth, the mythology of Arcadian origins, and Caesar's involvement with the Lupercalia of 44 BC. The second section places the Lupercalia in a wider context, discussing the festival's topography and the course of the running Luperci, its relationship to other lustration rituals, and its position in the Roman calendar, ending with an appraisal of the changes it underwent in late Antiquity. The third section employs methods from linguistics, anthropology and comparative religion to show that the Lupercalia involved a ritual of initiation, which was also reflected in the Roman foundation myth. The central chapter of this section discusses the methodology used in comparative Indo-European mythology, and offers a case study that parallels the god of the festival (Faunus) with Rudra of Vedic Hinduism. The last chapter considers other parallels with Indian religion, especially the relationship between flamen and brahmin. The thesis challenges a number of established theories on the subject and offers new evidence to show that the festival has Indo-European origins, but also that it played an important role throughout Roman history.
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Soteras, Eva. "Le conspirationnisme : formation et diffusion d'une mythologie postmoderne." Thesis, Montpellier 3, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017MON30004/document.
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Il s'agit de démontrer la portée politico-religieuse du mythe conspirationniste. Dans un premier temps, aborder la question pluridisciplinaire des champs théoriques. Dans un deuxième temps, traiter de la formation d'une véritable mythologie postmoderne inscrite dans la résurgence mythique à l’œuvre dans notre contemporanéité et dans un troisième temps, appréhender les différents supports de diffusion du conspirationnismeThis is to demonstrate the scope of the political-religious conspiracy myth. First , address the issue of multidisciplinary theoretical fields . Secondly , dealing with the formation of a true postmodern mythology recorded in the legendary resurgence at work in our contemporary and thirdly , understand the different conspiracy theories of the broadcast media
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Dimou, Alexandra. "Korè-Perséphone en Attique : une divinité entre deux mondes." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012STRAC004.
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Le travail porte sur les aspects du mythe de Korè-Perséphone se référant à l’Attique, son culte et sa présence en dehors de la religion civique. La première partie examine le mythe de Korè et les étymologies du nom proposées par les Anciens. La deuxième partie porte sur les fêtes et les cultes d’Attique où Korè apparaît, seule ou aux côtés de Déméter : les Thesmophories, les Mystères d’Éleusis, les Petits Mystères d’Agra, les Skira et les Halôa, les cultes thesmophoriques et éleusiniens locaux, les sanctuaires et les emplacements sacrés relatifs à la déesse. La troisième partie est consacrée à la place de la déesse dans la magie, dans les associations religieuses dionysiaques ou orphiques (collège des Iobacchoi), et au manuel d’onirocritique d’Artémidore. La quatrième partie contient le corpus des textes cités au cours du travail : les sources littéraires, les documents épigraphiques et papyrologiques. Un appendice est consacré à l’image de Korè-Perséphone dans l’oeuvre de PorphyreThe study focuses on aspects of the myth of Kore-Persephone referring to Attica, its worship and its presence outside the civic religion. The first part focuses on the myth of Kore and different suggestions for the etymologies of names proposed by the Elders. The second part focuses on festivals and cults of Attica where Kore appears alone or alongside of Demeter: the Thesmophoria, the Eleusinian Mysteries, the lesser mysteries of Agra, Skira and Haloa, local Thesmophoria and Eleusinian worships, shrines and sacred sites related to the goddess. The third part is dedicated to the place of the goddess in magic, in Dionysian or Orphic religious connections (Society of Iobacchoi) and Artemidorus’ treatise on oneirocriticism. The fourth part contains the corpus of texts referenced in the work (literary sources, inscriptions and papyrus). An appendix is devoted to the image of Kore-Persephone in the works of Porphyry
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Hartle-Schutte, Maureen 1952. "Contemporary usage of the Blessingway ceremony for Navajo births." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291857.
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This ethnographic study investigates the frequency of use of the Navajo Blessingway ceremony during pregnancy by Navajo women in the Fort Defiance Service Unit of Indian Health Service. Through interviews with postpartum women and community members it was found that approximately 14% of the Navajo women at this hospital had a Blessingway ceremony during their current pregnancy. The data indicate that contemporary usage of the Blessingway ceremony is much less frequent than with previous generations. Factors contributing to this decline include a: decrease in the use of Navajo language, decreased number of practicing medicine men, increased reliance on Christian religions practices, influence of Western education and health care practices and changing socioeconomic conditions. The most significant factor in encouraging pregnant women to use this beneficial ceremony was the influence of the extended family.
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Amorim, Suenia de Sousa. "Mito, magia e religião na volsunga saga Um olhar sobre a trajetória mítica do heroi sigurd." Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 2013. http://tede.biblioteca.ufpb.br:8080/handle/tede/4224.
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The epics are universal masterpieces, relentless expressions of the people‟s soul. In this way, we elected the Völsunga saga as a platform for apprehension of the Norse pre-Christian religious phenomenon essential aspects, since it presents elements such as: magic, belief in a inevitability of fate, constancy of premonitory dreams and the intervention of the mythical figure of Óðinn in its composition. As inherent to mythological construction, we identify the Hero aspect as fundamental component of this Scandinavian oral tradition.
Os épicos são obras primas universais, expressões inexoráveis da alma dos povos. Neste sentido elegemos a Völsunga Saga como plataforma para apreensão de aspectos essenciais do fenômeno religioso nórdico pré-cristão, uma vez que esta apresenta elementos tais como: magia, crença na inexorabilidade do destino, constância de sonhos premonitórios, além da intervenção constante da figura mítica de Óðinn em sua composição. Conforme inerente às construções mitológicas, identificamos aqui a figura do herói enquanto componente fundamental dessa tradição oral escandinava.
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Steiner, Elizabeth. "A discussion of the Canaanite mythological background to the Israelite concept of eschatological hope in Isaiah 24-27." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2013. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:c50562f6-8f26-43ea-826c-b24d00e5686b.
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The thesis begins with an overview of views concerning the dating of Isa 24–27 and its place within the genres of apocalyptic and eschatology, before stating its aim as showing how Canaanite myths were used by the author to give future hope rooted in cultic ideals. The second chapter looks at the image of the divine warrior, with particular emphasis on the chaos enemy as the dragon/serpent/sea, and the remarkable similarities between Isa 27:1 and the Ugaritic KTU 1.5.i.1–5. A possible cultic setting of the combat myth is examined, together with the question of why the myth appears here in an eschatological manner. The following chapter discusses the Israelite and Canaanite traditions concerning the holy mountain and divine banquet. Zion motifs are compared with those of Mt. Zaphon, and the nature of cultic feasts considered in Israelite and Canaanite literature, as well as later traditions. Chapter Four argues that the verses concerning death and resurrection represented exile/oppression and restoration, at a time when ideas of resurrection and judgment after death were emerging. The Israelite imagery of Mot/Death and Sheol are examined in relation to the nature of Ugaritic Mot, showing how Canaanite traditions were used to demonstrate Yahweh’s might and the possibility of individual and universal restoration. The following chapter places Israelite religion within the context of Canaanite fertility cults and popular practices. That myth and cult are connected is the basis for the view that the themes in Isa 24–27 were passed down to the post-exilic era via cultic activities and the reuse of myths to promote Yahweh, whether the author was aware that he was using ancient, mythological ideas or not. The sixth chapter gives a short overview of hope in the Hebrew Bible, before demonstrating how the universalism of Isa 24–27 combines with the ancient mythic themes to provide an eschatological hope in an all-encompassing deity. The paper concludes that the author of these chapters deliberately used Canaanite mythology to show how the final victory, rule, and celebration of Yahweh would bring about a personal and moral victory for all nations.
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Lavigne, Philippe. "Représentations et significations du mythe de l'âge d'or dans les arts figurés (XV - XVIIIème siècle)." Thesis, Bordeaux 3, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013BOR30059/document.
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Des origines de l'Histoire au lieu commun qu'il est aujourd'hui devenu, le mythe de l'Âge d'Or occupe une place singulière dans l'imaginaire collectif. Sans héros ni intrigue, synonyme d'une existence idéalisée, d'un état de plénitude, tout à la fois ancré dans le passé et l'avenir, il fournit à la littérature, à la poésie, à la philosophie, la possibilité de maintes réflexions sur l'humaine condition. Pourtant, dans le domaine des arts figurés, rares en sont les expressions avant les premiers soubresauts de la pensée moderne. La Renaissance – dont la dénomination même prend alors tout son sens – s'attachera à fixer des codes iconographiques toujours en vigueur. Les représentations d'une humanité insouciante, s'égayant par la nature ou festoyant, n'en recèlent pas moins toute la richesse de leurs pendants littéraires, de Virgile et d'Ovide notamment. Ainsi, l'Âge d'Or mis en images, sous couvert d'apparente simplicité, renvoie à des significations souvent mêlées qui ont trait à la politique, à la religion et à la morale. Considérées dans la sphère européenne, entre le XVème et le XVIIIème siècle, ces interprétations révèlent cependant des approches quelque peu différentes, qui reflètent peut-être des dissensions plus profondesFrom the origins of history to the commonplaces it has become today, the myth of the Golden Age takes up a peculiar place in the collective psyche. Without a hero or a plot ; synonymous with an idealized life and a plenitude state, deep-rooted in the past and the future at the same time, it provides literature, poetry and philosophy with umpteen thoughts about the Human Condition. Yet in the field of the figurative arts, the expressions of the first starts of the modern thought are scarce. The Renaissance – whose very denomination make sense then – will pay a particular attention to set iconographic codes which are still in force. The representations of a cheering up or entertaining careless mankind show all the richness of their literary counterparts, from Virgil to Ovid in particular. Thus, under the cover of a conspicuous easiness, the pictured Golden Age send back to often mixed significations wich refer to politicics, religion and morals. However, if considered in the European sphere between 15th and the 18th century, these interpretations show some slightly different approaches which may reflect some deeper dissentions
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Gomes, Nelson. "A BUSCA DO SAGRADO Um enfoque da religião na obra de Richard Wagner na perspectiva teológica de Paul Tillich." Universidade Metodista de São Paulo, 2013. http://tede.metodista.br/jspui/handle/tede/277.
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Previous issue date: 2013-09-27Richard Wagner conceived the artwork as an activity similar to religion that should lead the human being to reflection about essential questions of his existence and conduct him to perfection. Wagner was always obsessed with the idea of redemption and his apprehension about regeneration of human being passed over of all his works. Wagner religious concepts has always been presented in his musical works and his literary essays, combining Christian and Buddhist traditions, political ideas and mythological principles that delineate his personal credo, a kind of syncretic religion in which the artwork has its place as a transcendence element, fulfilling the function to interpret the mythical symbols and making them comprehensible to human spirit perceptions. Wagner artistic ideals goes at the encounter of Paul Tillich thoughts and his Theology of Culture. Tillich states that religion is not restricted to the limits of religious temples or institutional domains, but could be found in any human expression that can manifest the ultimate concern . It can be recognized at any situation where one can find the unconditional element, in human manifestations of creativity and in culture, in honest searching for the truth or pursuing solutions to the existence adversities. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to search in Tillichian thoughts a theological correlation to redemption anxiety evidenced in Wagnerian artwork.
Richard Wagner concebia a arte como uma atividade similar à religião, que deveria conduzir o ser humano à reflexão sobre as questões principais de sua existência e levá-lo ao aperfeiçoamento. Wagner sempre foi obcecado pela ideia da redenção e a preocupação do compositor com a regeneração do ser humano perpassa toda a sua obra. Os conceitos religiosos de Wagner, presentes em sua obra musical e em seus ensaios literários, reúnem tradições cristãs e budistas, ideias políticas e preceitos mitológicos que delineiam o seu credo pessoal, uma forma de religião sincrética na qual a arte tem o seu lugar como elemento de transcendência, cumprindo a função de interpretar os símbolos míticos para torna-los compreensíveis à percepção do espírito humano. Os ideais artísticos de Wagner vão ao encontro do pensamento de Paul Tillich e a sua Teologia da Cultura. Tillich afirma que a religião não está restrita aos limites dos templos religiosos ou aos domínios institucionais, mas encontra-se em qualquer expressão humana na qual se manifeste a preocupação suprema . Ela pode ser reconhecida em qualquer situação onde se encontre o elemento incondicional, nas manifestações da criatividade humana e na cultura, na busca honesta da verdade ou na procura de solução para as adversidades da existência. Portanto, o objetivo desse estudo é buscar no pensamento tillichiano uma correlação teológica para os anseios de redenção evidenciados na obra de arte wagneriana.
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Lindberg, Adrian. "Skeppsformade Gravar : En religiös symbolik eller endast monument?" Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Arkeologi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-353016.
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The aim of this bachelor essay is to study the relation between stone ship settings in Sweden and the symbols occurring on rock carvings, picture stones and metalworks. Are the stone ship settings meant to make the final journey for the dead over to the other side? And serve as a link between our world and the land of the dead? By comparing the theories and interpretations of different scientists and archaeologists I will analyze the different findings and forms of the stone ship settings. The mythology tells tales of the importance of the ship, that it drags the sun from left to right during the day and during the night it goes down under water at the horizon, usually accompanied by animals like horses, fish and snakes. This could be why the direction of the stone ship settings are generally southwest towards northeast, because the sun seems to be at its highest point towards south. A general discussion will be performed during this essay, and to view other archaeologist’s interpretations and research to find answers to what stone-ship settings stands for.
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Pettersson, Joanna. "From Rome to Ireland : a comparative analysis of two pagan goddesses and a Christian saint." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-353022.
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In Celtic religious studies, it is often difficult to find reliable textual sources if you are working with pre-Christian religion, since all text is written in a Christian context. As a result, Celtic scholars have to look outside of the pre-Christian Celtic context, to search for knowledge elsewhere. For example, one may use texts from Classical writers (such as Caesar) who wrote about Celts they encountered, or look to Christian material (in particular saints’ lives) to search for clues of pagan traditions which may have survived into Christianity. This has resulted in that certain Celtic pagan deities which we do not have a lot of information on, are compared to or even equated with other religious figures from outside of the pagan Celtic context. One such example is the pagan, Irish goddess Brigid, who is frequently equated with the Roman goddess Minerva, and also said to be the predecessor of the Christian Saint Brigid. Some also make comparisons between Minerva and the saint. This thesis aims to make an extensive textual analysis where all of these three characters are compared and discussed. Are they actually ‘the same’, and if not, how similar or different are they? Is the equating valid, or do we need to take another approach within the Celtic field? Using discourse theory and a comparative method, the research eventually shows that some of the characters’ most important traits are lost when we do equate them with each other.
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McKeever, Amanda Jane. "The ghost in early modern Protestant culture : shifting perceptions of the afterlife, 1450-1700." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2011. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/6903/.
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My thesis seeks to address the continuity, change and the syncreticism of ideas regarding post-mortem existence in the wake of the Reformation. Prior to reform, the late Medieval world view of the afterlife was very straightforward. One either went to Heaven via Purgatory, or straight to Hell. In the exempla literature of the period, ghosts were seen to provide evidence of the purgatorial system. However, this doctrine was dismantled by reformers who rejected Purgatory wholesale. Reformers then put forth a multiplicity of eschatologies which included various strands of mortalism, none of which allowed for the possibility that the dead could return to the living. In theory therefore, the ghost should have disappeared from the mental landscape, yet it not only survived, but it thrived in Protestant culture. This raises three key questions which are absolutely central to this thesis. Firstly: by what mechanisms did commitment to ghosts continue in lay and elite discourses in early modern England, when religious authority denied the possibility of their existence? Secondly: what opportunities were there to incorporate ghosts into Anglican or wider Protestant belief? Finally: Why would many Protestant elites want to elide the doctrinal problem of their existence and assert that ghosts existed? The ghost must have served a purpose in a way that nothing else could. It is therefore the purpose of the thesis to examine the shifting role of the ghost in early modern Protestant England.
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Santos, Poliane Vasconi dos. "Religião e sociedade no Egito antigo : do mito de Ísis e Osíris na obra de Plutarco (I d.C.) /." Araraquara, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/93452.
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Orientador: Ivan Esperança RochaBanca: Andrea Lucia Dorini de Oliveira Carvalho Rossi
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Resumo: Osíris foi um dos deuses mais importantes dentro do panteão da civilização egípcia. Encontramos alusões ao seu mito desde o começo da era dinástica até o período greco-romano, onde temos a síntese realizada por Plutarco (45-120 d.C.) no seu tratado sobre Ísis e Osíris. Através da análise desse mito, tal como narrado por Plutarco, pode-se perceber que sua influência foi muito profunda e marcante na história do Egito abrangendo questões referentes aos aspectos principais dessa sociedade. Seu mito respondia questões e anseios pertinentes a todos os egípcios sendo dessa forma adorado em todo o país. Possuía características e funções como deus relacionado aos ciclos da natureza, como a Lua, o Nilo e o grão, como mantenedor da ordem e da sucessão real e fundamentalmente como aquele que transcendeu a morte e foi reinar no Ultra-Tumba, tornando-se rei e juiz desse mundo. Portanto, nosso objetivo será mostrar que o mito de Osíris estava relacionado com todos os aspectos da vida egípcia, da paz à guerra, da seca à enchente, da peste à abundância, da posição divina do faraó à dureza da servidão e fundamentalmente, da vida à morte. Conseguindo, assim, abarcar em sua personalidade divina todos os atributos necessários para solucionar e satisfazer as necessidades de todos os estratos sociais, do rei ao servo.
Abstract: Osiris was one of the most important divinities inside the panteon of Egyptian civilization. We find hints of this myth since the beginning of the Dynastyc era until the Greco-Roman period, in which we have the syntesis made by Plutarch (45-120 A.D.) in his work about Isis and Osiris. Analyzing the myth of Osiris, as it is narrated by Plutarch, we can realize that its influence was very deep and very important in the history of Egypt, reaching questions concerning the main features of this society. The myth of Osiris answered questions and wishes which were pertinent to all egyptians, so that it was adored in entire country. It possessed characteristics and functions as god related to the cycles of nature, like the Moon, the Nile River and the seed; as keeper of order and of regal succession and, fundamentally, as the one which transcended the death and went to reign in Over-Grave, becoming king and judge of that world. Thus, our purpose will be to show that the myth of Osiris was related to all features of Egyptian life, from peace to war, from dryness to inundation, from plague to plenty, from the divine position of the king to the hardness of servitude, and fundamentally, from life to death. So, the myth of Osiris got to embrace, in its divine personality, all the necessary attributes to resolve and to satisfy the needs of all social classes, from the king to the serf.
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Losonczy, Anne Marie. "Les Saints et la forêt: système social et système rituel des Négro-Colombiens :échanges inter-ethniques avec les Emberã du Chocó (Colombie)." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/212878.
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Courant, Elsa. "Poésie et cosmologie dans la deuxième moitié du XIXème siècle : nouvelle mythologie de la nuit à l'ère du positivisme." Thesis, Paris Sciences et Lettres (ComUE), 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018PSLEE042.
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La poésie et la cosmologie sont étroitement liées depuis l’Antiquité. Des traités d’astronomie didactiques en vers aux récits mythologiques, en passant par les hypothèses cosmologiques versifiées sur la structure de notre monde, les formes de ce dialogue sont aussi nombreuses que diverses. Or les échanges féconds entre poésie et cosmologie perdurent à travers les âges, pour culminer au XIXe siècle, dont les débuts marquent une promotion remarquable de la nuit dans l’imaginaire littéraire, à compter du premier Romantisme européen. Le cosmos, source inépuisable d’enchantement poétique, devient au XIXe siècle un sujet d’autant plus riche que les découvertes scientifiques bouleversent notre conception des cieux, ouvrant la voie à une cosmologie moderne gouvernée par les mathématiques et l’astrophysique. En France, poésie et cosmologie connaissent alors un ensemble de mutations dues à une crise de légitimité engagée par le discours positiviste. L’enquête montre comment le contexte de redéfinition des méthodes scientifiques et de renversement progressif de la hiérarchie des discours entre science et Belles-lettres a informé le dialogue entre la poésie et la cosmologie, dans le cadre d’une redéfinition parallèle de leurs formes, enjeux et valeurs. En étudiant le moment de cette transition, elle permet de porter un regard nouveau sur un ensemble de problématiques majeures qui traversent la poésie du second XIXe siècle : la forme totale et le problème du didactisme, la hiérarchie des discours de la science et de la poésie, et la question du sacerdoce poétique au regard d’un renouvellement du rapport à la mythologieSince Antiquity, there has been a close relationship between poetry and cosmology. We can perceive the coevolution of these two disciplines in a wide range of different poetic forms: mythological tales, versified didactic treatises, or versified cosmological hypotheses on the structure of worldly existence. Nineteenth-century France witnesses particularly intense debates about the nature of both poetry and cosmology, however, and the functions of these two disciplines increasingly merge, especially after Romanticism. The cosmos assumes a new relevance as both the subject of scientific investigation and poetic creation. In this period of history, crucial scientific discoveries change our perception of the skies and give rise to the modern science of cosmology, based on the principles of mathematics and astrophysics. The legitimacy of both poetry and cosmology is tested by positivist discourse, as the definition of scientific methods change and the hierarchy between science and literature is inverted. This study shows the importance of this historical context in the dialogue between poetry and cosmology. Focusing on this crucial historical turning point, this thesis sheds a new light on various major issues that French poets faced in the second half of the twentieth century: the poetic quest for a totalizing form, the difficulties posed by the didactic genre, the value of domains of knowledge and literature, the question of the religious mission of poetry, and the renewal of mythology at the time
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Stirling, Blair, and n/a. "Moving beyond acknowledgment : an investigation of the role of spirituality and religion within the professional practice of social work in Aotearoa/New Zealand." University of Otago. Department of Social Work and Community Development, 2009. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20090608.162028.
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For the past two decades there has been an ever expanding interest in the implications of spirituality and, or, religion within the professional practice of social work (Anderson and Angell, 1999; Bishop, Avila-Juarbe, & Thumme, 2003; Cornett, 1992; Northcut, 1999; Northcut, 2000; Praglin, 2004 ; Sheridan, Wilmer and Atcheson,1994). Increasingly, scholars and social workers alike have been considering the appropriateness of inclusion and the practical implications involved. This interest has developed to include attention to spirituality within varying ethical codes and definitions of social work. This is evident in international social work organisations such as the IFSW (International Federation of Social Workers) and IASSW (International Association of Schools of Social Work). Both have begun to include religious and, or, spiritual concerns into professional practice principles. In Aotearoa New Zealand the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) is a member of these international bodies; thus the profession is bound to the above principles.
Additionally, the Aotearoa New Zealand Social Workers Registration Board (SWRB) code of practice reflects the standards and ethical codes of the ANZASW. Moreover, spirituality and, or, religion is an important aspect for different client groups within the Aotearoa social services context. This is particularly so within bicultural frameworks. Despite this, little attention has been given to exploring how social workers and social service agencies in Aotearoa New Zealand integrate this aspect in their work with clients to meet the varying ethical requirements. Additionally, little investigation has been undertaken to explore the implications religion and, or, spirituality might have within the Aotearoa New Zealand Social Services context. To date a number of conversations have occurred with regard to spirituality and religious concerns for Tangata Whenua, and to a lesser degree Tagata Pasifika. This study seeks to address the paucity of information by undertaking a mixed methods investigation of the role religion and spirituality has within Aotearoa New Zealand social work.
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Santos, Poliane Vasconi dos [UNESP]. "Religião e sociedade no Egito antigo: do mito de Ísis e Osíris na obra de Plutarco (I d.C.)." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/93452.
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santos_pv_me_assis.pdf: 683228 bytes, checksum: a1b11b554219e8c3ebbb9a4f2c9ad14e (MD5)Osíris foi um dos deuses mais importantes dentro do panteão da civilização egípcia. Encontramos alusões ao seu mito desde o começo da era dinástica até o período greco-romano, onde temos a síntese realizada por Plutarco (45-120 d.C.) no seu tratado sobre Ísis e Osíris. Através da análise desse mito, tal como narrado por Plutarco, pode-se perceber que sua influência foi muito profunda e marcante na história do Egito abrangendo questões referentes aos aspectos principais dessa sociedade. Seu mito respondia questões e anseios pertinentes a todos os egípcios sendo dessa forma adorado em todo o país. Possuía características e funções como deus relacionado aos ciclos da natureza, como a Lua, o Nilo e o grão, como mantenedor da ordem e da sucessão real e fundamentalmente como aquele que transcendeu a morte e foi reinar no Ultra-Tumba, tornando-se rei e juiz desse mundo. Portanto, nosso objetivo será mostrar que o mito de Osíris estava relacionado com todos os aspectos da vida egípcia, da paz à guerra, da seca à enchente, da peste à abundância, da posição divina do faraó à dureza da servidão e fundamentalmente, da vida à morte. Conseguindo, assim, abarcar em sua personalidade divina todos os atributos necessários para solucionar e satisfazer as necessidades de todos os estratos sociais, do rei ao servo.
Osiris was one of the most important divinities inside the panteon of Egyptian civilization. We find hints of this myth since the beginning of the Dynastyc era until the Greco-Roman period, in which we have the syntesis made by Plutarch (45-120 A.D.) in his work about Isis and Osiris. Analyzing the myth of Osiris, as it is narrated by Plutarch, we can realize that its influence was very deep and very important in the history of Egypt, reaching questions concerning the main features of this society. The myth of Osiris answered questions and wishes which were pertinent to all egyptians, so that it was adored in entire country. It possessed characteristics and functions as god related to the cycles of nature, like the Moon, the Nile River and the seed; as keeper of order and of regal succession and, fundamentally, as the one which transcended the death and went to reign in Over-Grave, becoming king and judge of that world. Thus, our purpose will be to show that the myth of Osiris was related to all features of Egyptian life, from peace to war, from dryness to inundation, from plague to plenty, from the divine position of the king to the hardness of servitude, and fundamentally, from life to death. So, the myth of Osiris got to embrace, in its divine personality, all the necessary attributes to resolve and to satisfy the needs of all social classes, from the king to the serf.
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Prendergast-Tarena, Eruera Tarena. "He Atua, He Tipua, He Takata Rānei: The Dynamics of Change in South Island Māori Oral Traditions." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Te Aotahi: Maori and Indigenous Studies, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/1976.
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The aim of this thesis is to undertake a theoretical analysis of the dynamics of change in pre-Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Māmoe oral traditions of Te Waipounamu to gain a deeper understanding of their nature, function, evolution and meaning. For the purposes of this thesis a framework will be established to classify changes to encompass different types of alterations made pre-contact and post-contact to authentic and un-authentic oral traditions. This model will analyse the continuum of change and will be applied in later chapters to pre-Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Māmoe traditions to gain an understanding of the dynamics, evolution and construction of the oral traditions of Te Waipounamu. This study of the morphology of tradition will demonstrate they were never fixed but evolved alongside their communities as they adapted to ensure tribal identity and mana was firmly entrenched in their local landscape.
A major component of this thesis will be analysis of Waitaha traditions centring upon three key questions; firstly who were Waitaha peoples, secondly, where were they from, and thirdly, were they, and do they continue to be separate social units? This thesis will contribute to this discussion by analysing literature concerning pre-Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Māmoe tribal identities to ascertain not just who they were and where they were from but how their identities have been constructed and modified over time. Analysis will examine the role of oral tradition in establishing tribal identity and how Waitaha traditions were changed both pre and post-contact to suit the cultural, political and ideological imperatives of the time, providing an insight into how our ancestors perceived, recollected and constructed the past to suit the needs of the present.
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Criado, Cecilia. "La teología de la Tebaida Estaciana el anti-virgilianismo de un clasicista /." Hildesheim : Georg Olms Verlag, 2000. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/43944306.html.
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Baleriaux, Julie. "Religious landscapes, places of meaning : the religious topography of Arcadia from the end of the Bronze Age to the early imperial period." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2015. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:4d515b1e-a4c3-4050-9679-24a9c8f4c4e3.
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The thesis examines the religious topography of Arcadia through two particular aspects: the built and the natural landscape, and how each relates to human communities, their places of living, and their understanding of the world around. It relies on the assumption commonly made in the field that, since ritual practice was of prevalent importance for the Greeks, cult sites are the most important places for the communities, and therefore they can tell us a lot about the people who built, visited and looked after them. The first part rests on the acknowledgement that sanctuaries are places of interaction for a certain community of cult (which can but need not overlap with a given polis) and explores how they can be indicators of social change, defined here as responses to changes with large impact on the human milieu. These changes and their response articulated in sacred space are identified in four chapters. The first sets the stage and surveys the known sacred sites of Arcadia at the end of the Bronze Age and during the Early Iron Age. The second looks at how the building of temples after the eighth century indicates a significant change in the way communities were structured in Arcadia. The third looks at how Arcadian sanctuaries responded to the increased religious mobility of the Classical and Hellenistic period. Finally, chapter four evaluates the impact of the Roman conquest on Arcadian religious sites. The second part explores how myths and rationalising discourses allowed the Greeks to make sense of the salient characteristics and numen of their surrounding natural landscape. Each of the three chapters departs from a situation observed in Arcadia by ancient sources and examines the responses articulated to explain it. Among the variety of topics to pursue, three have been selected because they exemplify a typical characteristic of Arcadia: its wetness. They also allow spatial areas that were less prominent in part one to be explored. The first chapter investigates the attribution of Mycenaean waterworks in Arcadia to Herakles in myth. The second chapter examines the connection made in ancient sources between Poseidon's lordship over the Peloponnese, earthquakes, floods and cults of Poseidon Hippios in Arcadia. Finally, the last chapter explores the apparent contradiction of having infernal rivers observable in the world of the living, such as the Styx flowing in the Aroania Mountains.
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McFall, Edwin K. "Tragic hero to antichrist : Macbeth, the Oedipus Tyrannus of the English Renaissance /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/10234.
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Henderson, Lucia. "Producer of the living, eater of the dead : revealing Tlaltecuhtli, the two-faced Aztec earth /." Oxford : Archaeopress, 2007. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0801/2007408618.html.
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Goldstein, Benjamin Gordon Mark. "The repetition of originality : on the question of association between late antique 'Gnostics' and the medieval Kabbalah : an argument for a revised methodology." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2013. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:b4cbb8d5-2be1-433a-9bad-b6b82c568f76.
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This thesis aims to provide a critique of the conclusions of Gershom Scholem regarding the potential for ‘Gnostic’-Kabbalistic filiation, and to establish whether, in light of the available evidence, Scholem’s arguments (which have yet, to my mind, to be sufficiently challenged) can be reasonably supported. I strive to offer an arguably clearer definition of the relevant taxonomic terms than is often presented in scholarly analyses of this question, whilst also arguing for the applicability to this debate of certain pertinent methodological approaches drawn from the wider school of comparative mythology. As such, I also attempt to establish a clear methodology for judging the probability of the genetic descent of one ‘system’ from another, viz. that perhaps the most logical method for assessing potential similarities between different ‘systems’ is to assume in the first instance that all correspondences identified are essentially coincidental, dismissing this assumption only if one can identify a high level of exactness in these comparisons (such as would render pure coincidence relatively improbable) and/or establish a secure chain of transmission between two sources, a chain which renders the transmission of ideas not only possible but indeed probable. Applying this methodology to certain potential routes by which second century ‘Gnostic’ thought might have been transmitted to the origin point of the medieval Kabbalah, I attempt both to demonstrate the wider applicability of such a methodology beyond the narrow question of ‘Gnostic’-Kabbalistic relationships, and to illustrate the serious difficulties with advancing any of these potential routes as a reliable source for the transmission of ‘Gnostic’ ideas to the Kabbalah. Rather, I argue that it may be more logically defensible, in the absence of clear source evidence, to ascribe such correspondences as are located purely to coincidence, albeit a coincidence perhaps somewhat tempered by certain observations regarding the relative ubiquity of certain concepts and modes of thought.
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Wickström, Johan. "Våra förfäder var hedningar : Nordisk forntid som myt i den svenska folkskolans pedagogiska texter fram till år 1919." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-9196.
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Narratives of Nordic pre-history are common in textbooks of the Swedish 'folk school'. This thesis discusses them from an ideological critical perspective and analyses them as textbook myths. This analytic concept of myth is constructed and used as a tool for studying ideological expressions in pedagogical texts. It is compatible with a historical materialist, social constructivist and Gramsci inspired perspective towards folk schooling and can handle questions of selection and re-organisation of ancient narrative material. The study shows how a paternalistic ethnic ideology which showed the pupils how their ancestors immigrated and set up society and order is replaced by nationalistic myths where the Swedes are projected on the totality of the past. Idealisation of farmers and expressions that neutralise poverty and legitimates subordination are used continuously throughout the study period. After 1868 a national folk concept is established. Textbook myths with a euhemeristic portrayal of civilisation are replaced by other scientific ways of handling pre-historic religions including elements from nature mythology and evolutionary theory. The myths handle religions both through Christian polemics and theological projections. The results of the analyses are interpreted in the light of the contemporary socio-economic changes where a feudal agrarian society's principles for classifications and hierarchies are challenged and broken by the principles of a class society with a nationalistic ideology. In the concluding chapters the myths are discussed and interpreted in relation to curriculum codes and in a Gramsci inspired perspective as expressions of a passive bourgeois revolution, where intellectuals of the middle class conquered the school and the textbook myths by making alliances with the farming class and trying to neutralise the poor and the working class. The thesis contributes to research in the use of history, representation in pedagogical texts and to research in nationalism.
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Dolley, Daniel. "Manifestations of the dead : investigating ghost encounters among the Tsachila of western Ecuador." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2013. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:ba33665f-01f3-4a9f-90fb-892f4aa576ab.
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Focusing on the Tsachila, Amerindians of western Ecuador, this thesis examines how competing "common knowledge" accounts of the afterlife (conventional Tsachi, Catholic, and Protestant) are related to experiences of encounters with ghosts. Inspired by conversation analysis it advocates the study of these encounters through close attention to how accounts of them are constructed in conversation, from which they emerge as inherently disruptive and resistant to any definitive interpretation. From this starting point a descriptive account is given of the ways in which these anomalous experiences form the background to everyday life among the Tsachila. Experiential associations are identified linking ghosts with the circadian patterns of sound, light and sociality. Next the thesis examines and compares a selection of myths depicting the dead and animals and it is shown that the boundaries between myth and everyday life and between the living and the dead are uncertain and subject to revision in the light of experience. They cannot be taken for granted but must be constantly reinforced. An example of such reinforcement is provided by the Tsachi celebration of the Catholic Day of the Dead, and it is shown how this intersects with and is inflected by Tsachi attitudes to the dead and their disposal. In the final chapter a selection of accounts of personal encounters with ghosts is examined to reveal ways in which the common knowledge previously discussed is shaped, deployed and contested in the context of these accounts. It is suggested, in conclusion, that personal experience of this kind cannot be treated as simply a cultural expression, but that it exerts a motivating and disruptive force on thought and action.
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Meiring, Arnold Maurits. "Heart of Darkness a deconstruction of traditional Christian concepts of reconciliation by means of a religious studies perspective on the Christian and African religions /." Thesis, Pretoria : [s.n.], 2005. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10312005-093457/.
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Dantas, Camilo de Jesus. "A religiosidade grega e a tragédia ática no jovem Nietzsche (1869-1875)." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2018. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/21117.
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This final paper approaches the relation between Greek religiosity, and the Attica tragedy in the final stage of Friedrich Nietzsche’s thinking and it intends to explain the relevance of the religion within the Hellenic cultural development process. It intends, from Nietzsche’s writings during the years of 1869 to 1875, handled by interpreters, Hellenists and old Greek texts, to achieve a clearer comprehension as religion, from which soil the Greek art has come, in a special way the tragedy. It is, therefore, an investigation of how in the light of the young Nietzsche´s Philosophy would have been articulated religiosity and art in ancient Greece
A presente dissertação aborda a relação entre a religiosidade grega e a tragédia ática na fase inicial do pensamento de Friedrich Nietzsche, com a intenção de explicitar a relevância da religião dentro do processo de desenvolvimento cultural helênico. Pretende-se, a partir dos escritos de Nietzsche compreendidos entre os anos de 1869 a 1875, apoiados por intérpretes, helenistas e textos da Antiguidade grega, chegar a uma compreensão mais clara da religião como solo do qual floresceu a arte grega, em especial a tragédia. Trata-se, portanto, de uma investigação de como teria se articulado a religiosidade e a arte na Grécia Antiga à luz da filosofia do jovem Nietzsche
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Takatuzi, Tatiana. "Aguas batismais e santos oleos : uma trajetoria historica do aldeamento de Atalaia." [s.n.], 2005. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/281412.
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Resumo: O presente trabalho acompanha a trajetória histórica de Atalaia, um aldeamento composto por índios Kaingang que teve sua concepção no governo da Capitania de São Paulo durante o processo de colonização dos Campos de Guarapuava na primeira metade do século XIX. Registros eclesiásticos, listas nominativas e relatos de Francisco das Chagas Lima, principal pároco que permaneceu no aldeamento por dezoito anos, documentam como a Igreja estabeleceu classificações hierárquicas, através das quais buscou enquadrar os índios num sistema de subordinação. Em contrapartida, também foram percebidas formas de representações indígenas nas quais uma suposta aceitação dos rituais cristãos é analisada segundo a ótica de uma política e cosmologia própria dos Kaingang, onde os diversos conflitos e alianças que permearam a história desse grupo foram visualizados de acordo com uma visão dualista de mundo e em função de um alto faccionalismo hierárquico. A dialética do encontro em situação de aldeamento promoveu a elaboração e construção de novas relações sociais e a representação indígena não foi explicitada unicamente pelos conflitos contra o colonizador mas, sobretudo, por meio de negociações e adaptações de diferenciadas formas de convívio determinados pelos atores indígenas e coloniais
Abstract: This thesis examines the historical development of Atalaia, a village occupied by Kaingang Indians, which was established in the early nineteenth century by the colonial government of the Captaincy of São Paulo as part of its colonization plan for the Campos de Guarapuava region. Based on ecclesiastical records, census lists, and the writings of Francisco das Chagas Lima, a priest who remained in the village for 18 years, the thesis shows how the church developed a hierarchical classification scheme, subjecting the Indians to a system of subordination. At the same time, the work reveals indigenous forms of representation, analyzing the apparent acceptance of Christian rituals from the perspective of Kaingang politics and cosmology, where the conflicts and alliances that permeated this group¿s history followed a dualistic world view and the logic of a hierarchical factionalism. The dialectics of the encounter within the space of the village promoted the elaboration and construction of new social relations, since indigenous agency was expressed not only through conflicts with colonial interests, but also through the negotiation and adaptation of various forms of coexistence determined both by indigenous as well and colonial actors
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Malcolm-Buchanan, Vincent Alan. "Fragmentation and Restoration: Generational Legacies of 21st Century Māori." The University of Waikato, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/2797.
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The content of this thesis is premised on a reflexive examination of some historical juxtapositions culminating in critical aspects of being Māori in the twenty first century and how such aspects have informed contemporary indigenous identity. That is, the continuing acknowledgement and exponential public recognition of critical concepts which inextricably link indigenous and civic identity. The theoretical sources for this research are, in the main, derived from anthropological and religious studies, particularly on the significance of mythologies and oral histories, as well as from the oral theorising of elders in Aotearoa New Zealand. A very significant contribution from one such elder, a senior Māori woman academic, has been included in the form of the transcript of an interview. She herself had collected the views of a number of elders on myth, creating a rare and valuable resource. In the interview she married her reflections on these with her own experiences and her cogent analyses. From the outset, it was necessary to be discerning so as to ensure the thesis workload was manageable and realistic. For this reason the selected critical aspects that have been used to frame this research are (1) a developing Western validation (that is, acknowledgement and respect) of Māori, Māori culture and their mythology; (2) oral history (genealogy) and traditions that have remained constant despite the influences of modernity; and (3) notions of fluidity, negotiation and pragmatism regarding kinship legacies and cultural heritage. The thesis is comprised of six chapters starting from a subjective narrative leading through increasingly objective discourses that culminate in a conclusion which supports a belief that modern Māori require a balancing of critical aspects of cultural heritage, with a broad understanding of the world of the 'other', in order to realise and develop their contemporary indigenous identity. Ultimately, indigenous ideologies, practices and knowledge recorded and examined in the world of academia today, become potential resources for tomorrow. The intention of this research is to aggregate and discuss intrinsic aspects of the Māori past as well as developing aspects of the present, in order to better understand the significance of the future, and to add to the growing corpus of indigenous worldviews.
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Lawson, Michael David. "Children of a One-Eyed God: Impairment in the Myth and Memory of Medieval Scandinavia." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3538.
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Using the lives of impaired individuals catalogued in the Íslendingasögur as a narrative framework, this study examines medieval Scandinavian social views regarding impairment from the ninth to the thirteenth century. Beginning with the myths and legends of the eddic poetry and prose of Iceland, it investigates impairment in Norse pre-Christian belief; demonstrating how myth and memory informed medieval conceptualizations of the body. This thesis counters scholarly assumptions that the impaired were universally marginalized across medieval Europe. It argues that bodily difference, in the Norse world, was only viewed as a limitation when it prevented an individual from fulfilling roles that contributed to their community. As Christianity’s influence spread and northern European powers became more focused on state-building aims, Scandinavian societies also slowly began to transform. Less importance was placed on the community in favor of the individual and policies regarding bodily difference likewise changed; becoming less inclusive toward the impaired.
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Stuever-Williford, Marley Katherine. "Hex Appeal: The Body of the Witch in Popular Culture." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1610295587336417.
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Bond, Greta Jane. "Evangelistic Performance in New Zealand: The Word and What is Not Said." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Theatre and Film Studies, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/1804.
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In 1518, Martin Luther is reputed to have nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Castle Church at Wittenberg, an act that sparked the Protestant Reformation. Luther sought change in the Catholic Church: a return to an unmediated relationship with God based on a closer understanding of the Word. Since then, Protestant evangelism has been a force for social change: and this is particularly true in New Zealand, where evangelism has gone hand in hand with the colonisation of the country.
This thesis proposes that it is not, in fact, the literal understanding of the Word that gives these services meaning, and that such an understanding is problematic and perhaps even impossible: the Word is always a translation. Instead, it is through what is not said - the performative aspects of evangelistic services, including the use of space, the actions of the evangelist, and pre-existing cultural “horizons of expectation” - that meanings are produced.
Taking as material Samuel Marsden’s first service in New Zealand in 1814, in which the Word was preached in English to a congregation who primarily spoke only Maori, the more contemporary example of televangelist Benny Hinn, who performs miracles to television cameras, and the religious and political performances of Destiny Church’s Brian Tamaki, this thesis uses the tools of performance studies to undertake an ethnographic study of evangelistic services. This brings into focus the ways in which evangelists may create congregations and produce meanings in their services through different modes of performance and the ways in which these ulterior meanings impact, and have impacted, on New Zealand society.