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  1. 1. Feminism and Witchcraft on Reddit : a Mixed Methods Analysis of r/WitchesVsPatriarchy

    Magister-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Författare :Camilla Winqvist; [2023]
    Nyckelord :online witchcraft; reddit; modern witchcraft; fourth wave feminism;

    Sammanfattning : The present study examines r/WitchesVsPatriarchy, a subreddit hosted on the popular social media platform Reddit, which centres around the themes of women and witchcraft. This thesis employs a mixed methods approach to investigate various aspects of the subreddit. A critical discourse analysis is conducted in conjunction with a netnographic study. LÄS MER

  3. 2. "Diss ist der Mann, der helfen kann"* : Swedish protection-selling in German illustrated broadsheets, 1630-1633.

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Författare :Kristoffer Bertilsson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Jan Glete; protection-selling; the fiscal-military state; early modern period; propaganda; illustrated broadsheets; 17th century; the Thirty Years’ War; Gustav II Adolf; Johann Tserclaes Tilly; confessionalism.;

    Sammanfattning : This study examines German illustrated broadsheets that were manufactured and published in the Holy Roman Empire between 1630-1633. They were part of a pro-Swedish media campaign launched soon after the arrival of the Swedish king Gustav II Adolf and the Swedish army in the Holy Roman Empire in June 1630 with the intention to legitimate the Swedish king’s presence in the Holy Roman Empire. LÄS MER

  4. 3. A portrait of a Witch : Research on the resurgence of Neo-Pagan & Modern Witchcraft movements in the Western societies and what it means to be a Pagan in 21st century.

    Magister-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Författare :Liliya Todorova-Janssens; [2022]
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    Sammanfattning : Records suggest that throughout human history, our cultures have always been tied to some form of religious beliefs. Religions evolve, transform, rise and fall. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Att leva i en magisk värld : En litteraturstudie om synen på magi hos tre framstående neopaganistiska författare

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Författare :Jaqueline Blomstrand; [2019]
    Nyckelord :magi; wicca; paganism; ritualteori;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this essay is to study the pluralism of notions of magic and magic ritualization by doing an analysis of three influential books by three Neopagan authors. The works that were used as material for this essay were Witchcraft today by Gerald Gardner, Wicca by Scott Cunningham and Instant Magick: Ancient wisdom, modern spellcraft by Christopher Penczak. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Trulldom, Swartkonst och Diefwulshandlingar : En mikrohistorisk undersökning av kyrkans agerande under de svenska häxprocessernas första rättegång år 1668

    Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Historia

    Författare :Niklas Barholm; [2017]
    Nyckelord :Early-modern Witch-trials; Blåkulla; witchcraft; clerics; centralized institutions; peripheral actors; Blåkulla; Rättegångar; häxprocesser; prästerskap; kyrkan; magi;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this essay is to explore actions of the representatives of the church during the first of the trials of what later developed to the great swedish witch-hunts between the years 1668–1676. The method of this study is microhistorical, where you look at local events that then can be applied on a bigger scale. LÄS MER