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Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 149 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Rituals.

1. 6. The multifaceted role of imagination in science and religion : A critical examination of its epistemic, creative and meaning-making functions

   Författare :Ingrid Malm Lindberg; Mikael Stenmark; Ulf Zackariasson; Yiftach Fehige; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Imagination; science and religion; creativity; models; metaphors; analogies; thought experiments; aspect perception; rituals; doxasticism; non-doxasticism; fictionalism; interactivism; Philosophy of Religion; Religionsfilosofi;

   Sammanfattning : The main purpose of this dissertation is to examine critically and discuss the role of imagination in science and religion, with particular emphasis on its possible epistemic, creative, and meaning-making functions. In order to answer my research questions, I apply theories and concepts from contemporary philosophy of mind on scientific and religious practices. LÄS MER

3. 7. The Legacy of the Jaguar Prophet : An Exploration of Yucatec Maya Religion and Historiography

   Författare :Bodil Liljefors Persson; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Theology; Ballgame; Sacrifice; Mythology; Rituals; Books of Chilam Balam; Historiography; History; Prophecy; Maya; Religion; Teologi;

   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

4. 8. Santería healing in Cuba

   Författare :Johan Wedel; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; anthropology; Cuba; Santería; Afro-Cuba; religious healing; medical anthropology; medicine; rituals;

   Sammanfattning : In Cuba, from the early twentieth century up until today, the Afro-Cuban religious tradition santería has stood for health, protection, and a meaningful life for many Cubans. Santería, which has its roots in Africa and the religious beliefs of the Yoruba slaves, is currently flourishing, with both Cubans and foreigners turning to it for help in instances of ill-health. LÄS MER

5. 9. Meningen med att gå i musikterapi : En fenomenologisk studie om deltagares upplevelser

   Författare :Ann-Sofie Paulander; Cecilia K. Hultberg; Gunnar Ternhag; Alf Gabrielsson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Music therapy; Sweden; phenomenology; hermeneutic; life-world; ethics; rituals; meaning experiences; transcendence; time consciousness; present moment; Musikterapi; Sverige; fenomenologi; hermeneutik; livsvärld; etik; ritualer; meningsupplevelser; transcendens; tidsmedvetande; nuet ; musikpedagogik; Music Education;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of the thesis is to illuminate music therapy in Sweden by exploring participant’s experiences of Functionally Oriented Music Therapy (FMT), music therapy grounded on psychodynamic theories and Guided Imagery and Music (GIM). How can adult participants’ experiences of music therapy used as individual treatment, be described from phenomenological perspectives? Theoretical framework is the life-world perspective according to Merleau-Ponty (2005), an ethical perspective according to Ricœur (1992) and a perspective of time consciousness according to Husserl (1991). LÄS MER

7. 10. Motivations for human behaviour : Relating attribution and expectancy inferences to socioeconomic and religious orientations among Ewe Christians in Ghana

   Författare :Dziedzorm R. Asafo; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; Motivation; Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations; Cognitive and Symbolic Religiosity; Rituals; Attribution; Expectancy; Dialogue; Inference; Altruism; Values; Relatedness; Motives; Emotions; Churches; Religious Behaviour; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; religionssociologi; religionssociologi;

   Sammanfattning : Since Max Weber's controversial thesis about the source of Western capitalism, social scientists have become embroiled in, and preoccupied with the central question of the function of ideology in human behaviour. In the process, other questions relating to this issue and especially that of religion came to attract the attention of many researchers. LÄS MER