Sökning: "David Westerlund"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden David Westerlund.

  1. 1. Living Shi'ism : Instances of Ritualisation among Islamist Men in Contemporary Iran

    Författare :David Thurfjell; David Westerlund; Catharina Raudvere; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History of religions; authorisation; uthority; basij; embodiment; emotion; Iran; Islam; Islamism; male religiosity; ritual; ritualisation; shi ism; sorrow; virtue; Religionshistoria; History of religion; Religionshistoria;

    Sammanfattning : Iranian Shi‘ism is, among other things, known for its rituals of sorrow. In the contemporary Iranian context, active participation in these rituals has become a sign of support for the Islamist regime. The aim of this study is to discuss the ritual activities in the lives of a group of supporters of the regime. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Localising Salafism : Religious Change among Oromo Muslims in Bale, Ethiopia

    Författare :Terje Østebø; David Westerlund; David Thurfjell; Anne Kubai; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Ethiopia; Bale; Islam; Salafism; Religious Change; Locality; Ethnicity; Identity; History of religion; Religionshistoria; religionshistoria; History of Religion;

    Sammanfattning : The political transition in 1991 and the new regime’s policy towards the ethnic and religious diversity in Ethiopia have contributed to increased activities from various Islamic reform movements. Among these, we find the Salafi movement which expanded rapidly throughout the 1990s, particularly in the Oromo-speaking south-eastern parts of the country such as Hararge, Arsi and Bale. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Ujamaa na dini : a study of some aspects of society and religion in Tanzania, 1961-1977

    Författare :David Westerlund; Stockholms universitet; []
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  5. 4. Uniformity or Diversity? : Facing Portrayals of Ganda Religion

    Författare :Leuben Njinya-Mujinya; David Westerlund; Raimo Harjula; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History of religions; Buganda; change; conformity; dissent; diversity; ethnicity; Ganda; Ganda religion; Great Lakes Region; Kabaka; ba lubaale; Luganda; mmandwa; non-conformity; uniformity; Religionshistoria; History of religion; Religionshistoria;

    Sammanfattning : This study researches, in a primarily historiographical way, conforming as well as, and in particular, dissenting thought and behavioural dispositions in Ganda religion. It lets the Ganda's existence, by and large, speak for itself on this matter. This occurs in two major ways. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Renewal and Heritage : The Quest for Authenticity in Hasan Hanafi's Islamic Ideology

    Författare :Susanne Olsson; David Westerlund; Eva Evers Rosander; Leif Stenberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Islamologi; authenticity; continuity; Establishment Islam; globalisation; heritage; Islamism; Occidentalism; renewal; sacred authority; asalah; ijtihad; tawhid; turath; Islamologi; Islamology; Islamologi; History Of Religions; religionshistoria;

    Sammanfattning : This study presents and analyses a contemporary interpretation of Islam by the Egyptian thinker Hasan Hanafi. His ideas are analysed in a perspective of the history of ideas where both Islamic and Western influences are taken into consideration. LÄS MER