Sökning: "Revitalization movements"
Hittade 3 uppsatser innehållade orden Revitalization movements.
1. The Aragonese resistance : A qualitative study on the attitudes and motivations of new speakers of an endangered language in Zaragoza
Magister-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologiSammanfattning : While the number of Aragonese speakers is in steady decline in the rural areas of Spain where it was traditionally spoken, the efforts of grassroots movements since the end of Franco’s dictatorship in 1975 have contributed to create a community of new speakers in Aragon’s largest cities, mostly thanks to courses for adults organized by cultural associations. The capital, Zaragoza, which has been practically monolingual for centuries, after Spanish became the language of power and prestige in the 15th century, is now home to several thousand Aragonese speakers. LÄS MER
2. Neotraditionalism-Examining the Role of Traditional Revival in Vanuatu
Kandidat-uppsats, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, SVSammanfattning : Contrary to the predictions made by classical modernization theory that ethnic traditions and religion would die out, they have proved to be surprisingly resilient throughout the world. In contemporary times various revitalization movements have been on the rise and from Africa to Asia scholars have been debating what seems to be a growing attention to tradition and culture. LÄS MER
3. A Multinational Township as a Revitalization Movement: A Case Study on Auroville in South India
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/SocialantropologiSammanfattning : Auroville is a spiritual intentional community in South India. It consists mainly of Westerners and Indians and they share a common belief in the philosophy of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, a philosophy that has clear references to the New Age Movement in the West. LÄS MER
