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1. Våld och vatten : Våtmarkskult vid Skedemosse under järnåldern
Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the wetland sacrifices that were performed in Northern Europe in the Iron Age. Skedemosse on central Öland is the largest wetland sacrifice in Sweden and was the site of a cult which sacrificed animals and humans. LÄS MER
2. Sacrifice and Symbol : Biblical Shelamim in a Ritual Perspective
Sammanfattning : For the sacrifice shelamim in the Hebrew Bible, scholars have suggested a number of different interpretations and uses. This sacrifice also had an ambiguous role in Israelite culture. LÄS MER
3. The efficacy of sacrifice : correspondences in the Ŗgvedic Brāhmaņas
Sammanfattning : Sacrifice is a major topic in the study of religious rituals, and one of the issues debated is its possible efficacy. In this study, the need for multiple approaches is acknowledged, but the focus is on the world-view in which a sacrificial practice is embedded, and more specifically on the basic ontological questions that are of importance for it. LÄS MER
4. The Legacy of the Jaguar Prophet : An Exploration of Yucatec Maya Religion and Historiography
Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with Maya religion and history. The Books of Chilam Balam is the collective title of a body of texts ascribed to the Jaguar Prophet. LÄS MER
5. Kriget är inte över förrän den sista soldaten är begraven : Minnesarbete och gemenskap kring andra världskriget i S:t Petersburg med omnejd
Sammanfattning : Avhandlingen undersöker minnespraktiker kring andra världskriget i S:t Petersburg med omnejd, en stad som under namnet Leningrad 1941–44 var belägrad av tyskarna i över två år. På fronterna runt den omringade staden rasade under drygt två år hårda strider. LÄS MER