Sökning: "asceticism"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 11 avhandlingar innehållade ordet asceticism.
1. Drömmars värde : Varuhus och lotteri i svensk konsumtionskultur 1897-1939
Sammanfattning : The dissertation explores ideas about consumption in general and about consumer dreams in particular in early twentieth century Sweden. This is done in an analysis of two specific consumer environments –- the department store and the lottery. LÄS MER
2. Sketching the Invisible : Patterns of Church and City in Theodoret of Cyrrhus' Philotheos Historia
Sammanfattning : The fundamental question in this work concerns the ideal relation between asceticism and society in a 5th c. writing (C.E.), the Philotheos Historia (PH), written in elaborate Greek by the learned bishop of Cyrrhus, Theodoret. LÄS MER
3. Virginity Recast : Romanos and the Mother of God
Sammanfattning : The Virgin Mary has always stood out in the Christian scenery, yet in ever-changing guises. This study explores the characterization of the Virgin in the poetic works of Romanos the Melodist (ca. 490–560), the great composer of the so-called kontakion. Written for liturgical use, these dramatic songs soon became well-known and immensely popular. LÄS MER
4. Och de skall vara ett hjärta : konsensusdoktrinen i medeltida kanonisk rätt
Sammanfattning : One of the most important aspects of the marriage legislation in medieval canon law is the doctrine of free choice. According to this doctrine, established by pope Alexander III in the second half of the twelfth century, the validity of a marriage depended solely on the freely given consent of the parties. LÄS MER
5. Guilty Pleasures : Kāma in ancient India and the Pali Vinaya
Sammanfattning : While most heavily associated with treatises such as the Kāmasūtra, the notion of kāma (‘sensual desire,’ ‘sensual pleasure’) has deep roots in South Asian intellectual and cultural history. Strongly associated with eroticism, kāma in fact extends far beyond mere sexuality encompassing what may be called sensuality broadly understood. LÄS MER