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16. Poiski Rusi nevidimoj : Kitezjskaja legenda v russkoj kul’ture. 1843-1940
Sammanfattning : This doctoral disseration examines the legend of the invisible city of Kitezh, its development and the role that it played in Russian culture between the years 1843 and 1940. It was during this period that the original folk legend was discovered by the Russian intelligentsia and transformed into a new myth about Russia. LÄS MER
17. The Story of Sustainable Mobility - the Role of Myths in Sustainable Mobility Transitions
Sammanfattning : This compilation licentiate contains a kappa followed by two papers with the common purpose of introducing the conceptual framework of myth theory to the study of sustainable mobility transitions. Myth is presented here as story that reflects ideology, alleviates anxiety and rationalises everyday practices. LÄS MER
18. Psychê : själens antropologi i det antika Grekland
Sammanfattning : The subject of the thesis is the psych�, a Greek word whose closest equivalent is the Swedish ?sj�l?, the English ?soul?, the French ?�me? and the German ?Seele?. The meanings of these words are far from being the same. What is more, the Greek psych� has shifting meanings, both synchronically and diachronically speaking. LÄS MER
19. Den frånvarande intellektuelle : En diskursteoretisk analys av en kollektiv representation
Sammanfattning : From an institutionalized conception of contemporary intellectuals as silent or absent, the aim of this thesis is to analyse how the representation of the intellectual changed from a hero of reason to a more or less absent actor. Descriptions of intellectuals that were initially analysed which showed that the representation of the intellectual, besides being linked to modernity, contained a relationship between the individual actor and political power, a relationship which could be traced back to ancient myths. LÄS MER
20. Type A Behavior and Hyperactivity/ADHD : Are They Related?
Sammanfattning : The present thesis focuses on Type A behavior in children and its possible relation to hyperactivity/ADHD. Type A behavior in children has commonly been studied as the child equivalent behaviors of the adult pattern, in other words, competitive achievement-striving, impatience/time-urgency, and aggressiveness. LÄS MER