Sökning: "churchyard"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade ordet churchyard.

  1. 1. Under runristad häll : Tidigkristna gravmonument i 1000-talets Sverige

    Författare :Cecilia Ljung; Torun Zachrisson; Anders Andrén; Peter Carelli; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Early Christian grave monument; Eskilstunakista; runestone; Christianisation; burial customs; churchyard; commemoration; ecclesiastical organisation; Viking Age; early Middle Ages; arkeologi; Archaeology;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines transformations in burial and commemorative practices during the late Viking Age and early Middle Ages based on early Christian grave monuments (in sw. often named Eskilstunakistor); the first examples of churchyard memorials known in south central Sweden. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Medeltiden materialiserad – om etablerandet, aktiverandet och bevarandet av minnesplatser i Ranrike

    Författare :Henrik Alexandersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; memory; churchyard; cemetery; archive; medieval; material culture; maritime history; itineraries; Bohuslän; Ranrike;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis revolves around medieval material culture and the way it has been activated, circulated and used in arrangement and creation of memories in a long-term perspective. Focus is on medieval churches, church sites and the furnishings of churches in Ranrike, which is the medieval name of the northern parts of the province of Bohuslän on the west coast of Sweden. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Practices for the Living and the Dead : Medieval and Post-Reformation Burials in Scandinavia

    Författare :Kristina Jonsson; Anders Andrén; Stefan Brink; Jes Wienberg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Burial; burial customs; burial practices; grave; death; churchyard; cemetery; social identity; medieval; post-Reformation; Archaeology; Arkeologi; arkeologi; Archaeology;

    Sammanfattning : The main themes of the thesis are burial customs and social identities, and how medieval and post-Reformation graves can provide information on such as age structures, phases in life, gender relations and social organization. The study is based on nine groups of Scandinavian material, and it comprises four case studies. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Sanctity and Environment in Ethiopian Hagiography : The Case of Gedle Gebre Menfes Qiddus

    Författare :Abate Gobena; Samuel Rubenson; Thomas Arentzen; Susan Harvey; Avdelningen för östkyrkliga studier Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Hagiography; Ethiopian Orthodox Church; Sanctity of nature; Gebre Menfes Qiddus; Reconciliation of heaven and earth; Eastern Christian Studies; Östkyrkliga studier;

    Sammanfattning : The original forests of the central and northern highlands of Ethiopia are almost entirely confined to the “sacred groves” surrounding the churches and monasteries of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church. In Ethiopian tradition sanctity starts from the Tabot on the altar of the church and extends to the outer periphery of the compound. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Molecular Palaeopathology : Ancient DNA analyses of the bacterial diseases tuberculosis and leprosy

    Författare :Emilia Nuorala; Kerstin Lidén; Ingrid Ekenman; Marie Allen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; molecular palaeopathology; ancient DNA; disease; bacteria; tuberculosis; leprosy; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis “Molecular Palaeopathology. Ancient DNA analyses of the bacterial diseases tuberculosis and leprosy” deals with molecular palaeopathology, i.e. in this case the use of molecular methods to analyse ancient bacterial DNA in order to get further knowledge of diseases in ancient times. LÄS MER