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11. Häxor på nätet : En kvalitativ innehållsanalys av occulture i Witchtubers beskrivningar av rituell praktik och uppvisande av objekt i anslutning till högtiden Samhain
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)Sammanfattning : The purpose of this essay is to concisely present an overview of the Pagan ritual practice before the Christianization of Ireland and the United Kingdom, which enables tracking down the connection and relationship between them and three American and British, Wiccan Youtube-creators nicknamed Witchtubers. Witchtuber’s description of Samhain and objects visible in chosen videos are analyzed from Christopher Partridge’s theory of Occulture along with the parameters of acceptance, harmonization and the centralization of Goddess-worship concluded by previous studies. LÄS MER
12. Montanismens härkomst och profetia: En textanalytisk studie av den tidiga kristna montanistiska rörelsen och dess förhållande till pagana kulter
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällslivSammanfattning : This paper aims to study the second-century Christian movement of Montanism and whether it has adopted certain ritualistic aspects from the pagan cults of its native Phrygia, in Asia Minor. Delving into the testimonia of several second-, third- and, fourth-century authors of Christianity, this paper seeks to ascertain the ancient authors’ opinion of Montanism before attempting to ascertain possible pagan influences amongst the Montanists, as well as what fuelled the ancient authors’ often overly negative view of the movement. LÄS MER
13. The African Presence and Limits of Double Consciousness in Caryl Phillips's Crossing the River
M1-uppsats, Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraSammanfattning : Set against the backdrop of the Transatlantic slave trade, Caryl Phillips’s Crossing the River can be read as a novel which explores severed family ties and the intertwined relationship between the dominant and the subdued within the African diaspora. Questions concerning “race”, identity and representation can be traced in all the narratives and are also the focus of this essay. LÄS MER
14. Religious Identities in Viking Age Britain: Pagan Imagery in a Colonial Context
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/ArkeologiSammanfattning : When the Vikings settled the British Isles between the 8th and 11th centuries, they left behind numerous stone monuments in their wake. These monuments, many of which are stone crosses, utilize a combination of Christian and pagan imagery, and are found heavily in Christian contexts. LÄS MER
15. Women's empowerment in Neo-Paganism : A study of power and gender and what we can learn about women’s empowerment in Neo- Paganism.
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenSammanfattning : Too often women have a secondary place in religious institutions, with no possibility to influence or come into leading positions. This thesis aims to understand women’s empowerment by searching for such examples in Neo-Paganism, a growing New Religious Movement (NRM) in the west. LÄS MER
