Sökning: "origins of political philosophy"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden origins of political philosophy.

1. 1. Herodotus and the Origins of Political Philosophy : The Beginnings of Western Thought from the Viewpoint of its Impending End

   Författare :Otto H. Linderborg; Johan Tralau; Eric Cullhed; Elton Barker; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Herodotus; Herodotean studies; origins of political philosophy; origins of political theory; early history of political thought; beginnings of Western civilization; contemporary social analysis; Sino-Hellenic studies; Grekiska; Greek;

   Sammanfattning : This investigation proposes a historical theory of the origins of political philosophy. It is assumed that political philosophy was made possible by a new form of political thinking commencing with the inauguration of the first direct democracies in Ancient Greece. LÄS MER

3. 2. Politics and Truth : Heidegger, Arendt and the Modern Political Lie

   Författare :Anna-Karin Selberg; Sven-Olov Wallenstein; Cecilia Sjöholm; Peg Birmingham; Södertörns högskola; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Post-truth; alternative facts; modern political lie; totalitarianism; Heidegger; Arendt; truth; politics; image-making; myth; art; facts; Kritisk kulturteori; Critical and Cultural Theory;

   Sammanfattning : In 2016, the Oxford Dictionary named “post-truth” the word of the year. In the ongoing debate about post-truth it is generally assumed that facts and truth have ceased to be relevant to politics. LÄS MER

4. 3. Origins of Kingship Traditions and Symbolism in the Great Lakes Region of Africa

   Författare :Birgitta Farelius; Tord Fornberg; Arvi Hurskainen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; interlacustrine; “the religious vision of the world”; the Creator; the first owners of the soil; the white cow; the hammer of smith ; Bigo bya Mugenyi; social stratification; the Bacwezi; the Babiito ideology of statecraft; the Bunyoro centre of creation; History of religion; Religionshistoria;

   Sammanfattning : Considering myth as the bearer of important symbolism with potentials to reveal history, this dissertation undertakes a historical interpretation of kingship traditions and/or myths in the Great Lakes region. While the historical sources describe the cultures of the peoples of the interlacustrine region, this study goes a step further to develop analytic categories using symbolism to interpret and explain the socio-political developments, which previously have been mystified and hence crystallised in theories as the well-known Hamitic theory. LÄS MER

5. 4. The Origins of the Synagogue : A Socio-Historical Study

   Författare :Anders Runesson; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; ritual; archaeology; city gate; secondary state; Nehemiah; Ezra; Deuteronomy; ideology; Babylonia; Egypt; Palestine; cult centralisation; Artaxerxes I; Darius; Cyrus; administration; Persian imperial politics; origin; church; temple; Synagogue; proseuche; History of the Christian church; Kristna kyrkans historia; Non-Christian religions; Världsreligioner ej kristendom ;

   Sammanfattning : In the first century CE, synagogues existed not only in the land of Israel but in all parts of the Roman Empire where Jews lived. Although incorporating a number of activities, the most characteristic features of this institution were the public reading and teaching of torah, making the synagogue an unparalleled institution in the ancient world. LÄS MER

7. 5. Vampyrer : En kulturkritisk studie av den västerländska vampyrberättelsen från 1700-talet till 2000-talet

   Författare :Anna Höglund; Lars Elleström; Lisbeth Larsson; Yvonne Leffler; Växjö universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; vampire; vampires; power; literature; film; popular culture; consumer culture; gender; vampyr; vampyrer; makt; litteratur; film; populärkultur; konsumtionskultur; genus; Literature; Litteraturvetenskap; History of science and ideas; Idé- o lärdomshistoria; Comparative literature; Litteraturvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : Vampires haunt our culture. They live amongst us, they live with us, and very likely, they live for us. Considering the never fading popularity of vampires, it is obvious that these beings satisfy some kind of basic human need. LÄS MER