Sökning: "Sacred trees"

Hittade 4 uppsatser innehållade orden Sacred trees.

  1. 1. The Guardian Forest : sacred trees and ceremonial forestry in Japan

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Författare :Oscar Nilzén; [2021]
    Nyckelord :sacred forests; shrine; Japan; religion; forest management;

    Sammanfattning : Forests have played a major role in the development of human society across the world. It is therefore no surprise that a natural resource which is such an integral part of human life gave rise to religious beliefs, superstition and notions of the supernatural in connection to trees. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Ahmed, Adam och de asatroende : En undersökning av två samtida skildringar av offer i den fornnordiska religionen

    Kandidat-uppsats, Religionshistoria

    Författare :Christoffer Lööf Ljunglund; [2014]
    Nyckelord :Norse religion; Ahmad ibn Fadlan; Adam of Bremen; Rus’ people; Uppsala; ritual sites; animal sacrifice; human sacrifice;

    Sammanfattning : This essay takes its start in the problematic situation concerning source material in the study of the Norse religion before the Christianization of Scandinavia. There is a lack of written sources from the time when the religion was still practiced. There are plenty of archeological sources economic situation than their religious beliefs. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Trees, Temples and Technology : Social values and ecosystem services in a changing  urban context, the case of Bangalore

    Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Författare :Maria Schewenius; [2011]
    Nyckelord :Sacred trees; cultural ecosystem services; Bangalore; social-ecological memory; ecosystem stewardship;

    Sammanfattning : The pressure on natural resources in urban areas increases as cities grow in size and populations; however, informal institutions as norms and values by ‘common people’ can play a major role for protection of urban greens.  As the city of Bangalore, India, rapidly grows in size and population, its green areas are disappearing. LÄS MER

  5. 4. "How long does it take a ritual to build up, to take hold and become standard practice?" : bark peeling in Scandinavia and North America

    L3-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Författare :Lisa Ahlberg; [2001]
    Nyckelord :forest history; bark; North America;

    Sammanfattning : Independently, the Sami people in northern Scandinavia and native people in the north temperate and boreal zone of North America have utilized the cambium layer of bark from both coniferous and deciduous trees as food, medicine, as well as material for other requirements; clothes, baskets and various kinds of wrapping. The sharp seasonal environments created food shortages in certain periods and inner bark thus became an important food component. LÄS MER