Sökning: "Comparative mythology"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 15 uppsatser innehållade orden Comparative mythology.

  1. 1. Människa och djur i material och mentalitet : En arkeologisk jämförande studie av människor och djur i gravar, djurornamentik och de isländska sagorna

    Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Arkeologi

    Författare :Minna Valtner; [2021]
    Nyckelord :archeology; late iron age; migration period; vendel period; viking age; human-animal relations; burial; animal style ornamentation; norse mythology; icelandic sagas;

    Sammanfattning : The background of the study is that humans’ relationship to the nature and animals is not universal and is based on critical archeology and reflexive thinking. Previous researchers have interpreted the animals in graves as food offerings or a communication meal, where the horse is highlighted as a prominent symbol of power, prosperity, alliances, and aristocracy. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Religious Identities in Viking Age Britain: Pagan Imagery in a Colonial Context

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Författare :Margaret Lucille Muth; [2020]
    Nyckelord :archaeology; colonial identity; iconography; imagery; Norse mythology; preChristian religions; religion; stone monuments; Viking Age Britain; History and Archaeology;

    Sammanfattning : 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

  4. 3. Kullabergs grottor: Relationen mellan berget och människan under järnåldern

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Författare :Karolina Jacobsen; [2020]
    Nyckelord :kullaberg; caves; iron age; materiality; landscape; mythology; sweden; norway; function; rituality; materially perspectiv; archaeology; prehistoric; stone age; scandinavia; nordic; rocks; hills; mountains; shelters; societies; scania; History and Archaeology;

    Sammanfattning : Kullaberg is a unique landscape for southern Sweden and the caves have for long been an exciting phenomenons for people, both in the past and present times. The archaeological research around Kullaberg’s caves has long been focused on the Stone Age area and this has led to the caves being associated with this period. LÄS MER

  5. 4. The journey of the Valentinian hero - Outlining the imaginative world of early Christian apocalyptic narratives : A comparative study of the Apocalypse of Paul (NHC V, 2)and the First Apocalypse of James (NHC V, 3 & TC 2)

    Magister-uppsats, Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Författare :Eirini Bergström; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Gnostic literature; Nag Hammadi scriptures; Valentinians; Early Christianity; Comparative mythology; Apocalyptic literature; The hero’s journey.;

    Sammanfattning : Background: This thesis aims to show that the narratives of the Nag Hammadi Apocalypse of Pauland First Apocalypse of James are written for a Valentinian audience. The purpose is to broaden the field of research on Valentinianism by showing how the authors and their implied readers composed and perceived the texts in question. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Reisen am Rande des Heimischen : Schwedische Romantiker auf Reisen in Deutschland und die Bilder Schwedens in deutschen Reiseberichten 1800–1828

    Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Tyska

    Författare :Viking Peterson; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Reisebericht; Imagologie; Intertextualität; Fremdbilder; Selbstbilder; Deutschland; Schweden; Arndt; Romantik; reseskildring; Atterbom; Arndt; Livijn; Geijer;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the images of Germany and Sweden in several travelogues during a period of approximately thirty years (1800–1828). The objective is to analyse German and Swedish travelogues and their descriptions of the respective neighbouring country to view how the relationship between the two countries was perceived. LÄS MER