Sökning: "Historical Anthropology of Religions"

Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade orden Historical Anthropology of Religions.

  1. 1. Götter auf Erden : Hethitische Rituale aus Sicht historischer Religionsanthropologie

    Författare :Heike Peter; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Historical Anthropology of Religions; Ancient Anatolia; “Magic Rituals”; Pierre Bourdieu; Practice Theory; Ritual Studies; History of Religions; Historical Anthropology; Theology; Teologi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with the recent discourse about Hittite ritual and religion and assumes an alternative approach. It analyses how the most important researchers in the fields of Hittitology and History of Religions, who have been working with Hittite rituals and religion, describe and explain the rituals. LÄS MER

  3. 2. A Landscape of Left-Overs : Changing Conceptions of Place and Environment among Mi'kmaq Indians of Eastern Canada

    Författare :Anne-Christine Hornborg; Religionshistoria och religionsbeteendevetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; animism; traditional ecological knowledge; biocentrism; ecological ethics; environmental relations; being-in-the-world; lifeworlds; phenomenology; power; oral tradition; Kluskap; culture hero; tradition; Canada; Mi’kmaq Indians; Nova Scotia; sacred places; landscape; nature vs. culture; Cultural anthropology; ethnology; Kulturantropologi; etnologi; Canadian Mi kmaq Indians; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation seeks to explore historical changes in the lifeworld of the Mi’kmaq Indians of Eastern Canada. The Mi’kmaq culture hero Kluskap here serves as a key persona in discussing issues such as traditions, changing conceptions of land, and human-environmental relations. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Slippery paths : The performance and canonization of Turkic literature and Uyghur muqam song in Islam and modernity

    Författare :Nathan Light; USA IN Indiana University; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Folklore; Song; Islam; Muqam; Modernity; Language; literature and linguistics; Social sciences; Turkic; Canonization; Middle Eastern literature; Uyghur; Performance; China; Asian literature; Turkic languages; Turkiska språk; Literature; Litteraturvetenskap; Religionshistoria; History of Religions;

    Sammanfattning : In the past forty years the fluid Uyghur muqam song tradition has been transformed into a cultural canon used to represent the Uyghur ethnic group within China and on the world stage. Traditional muqam performers have provided the magma of songs that scholars and politicians have edited into an invented "great tradition" which supports a Uyghur claim to an important piece world cultural history. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Den mystiske indianen : Schamanism i skärningspunkten mellan populärkultur, forskning och nyandlighet

    Författare :Sten Skånby; Ulf Drobin; Olav Hammer; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; shamanism; neo-shamanism; new age; new religious movements; Michael Harner; Carlos Castaneda; mystical experiences; nature mysticism; drum journey; vision quest; noble savage; Indians; History of religion; Religionshistoria;

    Sammanfattning : Neo-shamanism, or just shamanism, have entered religious life in the West mostly as a result of the inspiration of Michael Harner and Carlos Castaneda. Placing neo-shamanism in a historical context, shows its intimate connection with popular culture and the distinct association with academic research on shamanism. LÄS MER