Sökning: "Annie Besant"

Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade orden Annie Besant.

  1. 1. Indien som utopi och verklighet : Om den teosofiska rörelsens bidrag till indisk utbildning och politik 1879-1930

    Författare :Per-Olof Fjällsby; Per-Olof Fjällsby; Henrik Chetan Aspengren; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Theosophy; Indian Reform movements; Indian Nationalism; Theosophy and Education; Home Rule Movement; Annie Besant; Teosofi; indiska reformrörelser; indisk nationalism; History; Historia;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of the political ambitions and actions of the Theosophical Society within the emerging nationalist movement in India during 1879-1930.Different theoretical perspectives have been applied depending on the historical context, and Ludwik Fleck’s theory of thought collectives and thought styles served as a general frame for interpreting the movement’s actions and developmentA central concern in this study has been the attempt to explain how a numerically small movement with its roots in the West could come to have political influence in India for a period of time. LÄS MER

  3. 2. CUnT-SPLICING THOUGHT-FORMS : Promiscuous Play with Quantum Physics and Spirituality

    Författare :Lea Porsager; Konsthögskolan i Malmö; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Artmaking; Excited states; Rope-work; Thought-Forms; Agential realism; Quantum mysticism; Tantra;

    Sammanfattning : CUnT-SPLICING THOUGHT-FORMS — Promiscuous Play with Quantum Physics and Spirituality could perhaps best be described as an invocation of excited states. In more ways than one, this dissertation indulges in a weird threesome between quantum thinking, tantric practices, and feminist theory, with artistic practice at its core. LÄS MER