Sökning: "oaths"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade ordet oaths.
1. Ordens kraft. Politiska eder i Sverige 1520-1718 : The force of words. Political oaths in Sweden 1520-1718
Sammanfattning : Political oaths were widespread in medieval times, but all over Europe their use dwindled in the early modern period, resulting in the institution being dismantled in many states. In previous research, this decay has been explained by pointing to the emergence of the state in this period, through processes such as bureaucratization, nationalization, and confessionalization, and, later, secularization. LÄS MER
2. Rättegångsgudstjänsten i Sverige. Reglering och förändring 1684-1989
Sammanfattning : The aim of the thesis The Court Service in Sweden. Regulation and Development 1684-1989 is to investigate the special church service which was decreed by Swedish law in connection with trials in law courts between 1684 and 1989. The service was initiated by King Karl XI of Sweden in 1684 by a letter to the Bishop of Västerås Diocese. LÄS MER
3. Defining Dukeship : The Problem of Royal Spares and Dynasty Formation in Sweden, 1556-1622
Sammanfattning : This book examines how dukeship – the position of being a duke – was defined and negotiated in Sweden between the late 1550s and the early 1620s. The aim is to shed light on how the structural problem of royal spares, with dukes as pillars and perils of hereditary monarchy, influenced politics and the integration process of a ruling house. LÄS MER
4. Gates and Gods. Cults in the City Gates of Iron Age Palestine. An Investigation of the Archaeological and Biblical Sources
Sammanfattning : The present study deals with the question of cult locales in city gate contexts in Iron Age Palestine. Both archaeological and biblical sources are analysed in order to determine the presence of gate cult locales and indicate some directions of interpretation. LÄS MER
5. "Allt detta lovar jag" : löftesmomentet vid prästvigning, med särskild hänsyn till debatten om prästeden vid kyrkomötena 1868–1893 och dess senare följder
Sammanfattning : The purpose of this study is to describe and analyse changes in the pledge element of the ordination in the Church of Sweden. The transition in 1893 from a clerical oath to an affirmation will be particularly in focus and its causes and effects identified. LÄS MER