Sökning: "sacred landscape"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 15 uppsatser innehållade orden sacred landscape.

  1. 1. Living among gods – The Capacocha children : A hermeneutic analysis of the Chakana philosophy

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Författare :Frida Ekberg Toscano; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Capacocha ritual; Huacas; Chakana; Inca world belief; sacred landscape; offerings; phenomenology theory; hermeneutic spiral;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to study the Capacocha, which is an Inca ritual where children were offered to their gods in the sacred places called Huacas (places of origin) and offered artefacts together with the children links to the Inca's sacred symbol, the Chakana, which in turn it is the life philosophy of the Inca culture. This thesis uses this philosophy to understand the phenomenon and the elements that define Huacas and the Capacocha ritual. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Floating Thresholds – On the Idea of the Portal in Architecture

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, KTH/Arkitektur

    Författare :Ivan Grelz; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Portal; Gate; Architecture; Theory; Threshold; Liminal; Nature; Myth; Ritual; Speed; Depth;

    Sammanfattning : This project investigates a specific concept within architecture: the portal. Divided into eight independent chapters, all possible to read as stand-alone parts, the thesis – a hybrid essay consisting of text, images, drawings and models – uses the portal as a springboard, or tool, for approaching existing theories on the invisible forces that shape the world and our built environment. LÄS MER

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. The Serapeum project : Discussing the origins, landscape choice and building motivation behind the New Kingdom sacred bull burial site using landscape archaeology.

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Egyptologi

    Författare :Natanya Newton; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Amenhotep III; Apis bull; landscape selection; New Kingdom; Khaemwaset; Rameses II; Saqqara; Serapeum.;

    Sammanfattning : Since the discovery of the Apis bull catacombs known as the Serapeum in the 1800’s by Auguste Mariette, Saqqara has become a topic of interest amongst archaeologists and Egyptologists. This in turn has prompted many new research attempts to try and better understand the function and significance of the funerary practices which took place there. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Saiva-sjöar och sakrala traditioner vid insjöar och vattendrag i Norra Skandinavien

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Författare :Ida Mattsson; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Sáiva-lakes; sacred traditions; sacred places; sacred places names; Sámi; archaeology;

    Sammanfattning : In the pre-Christian Sámi era places in the nature were believed to be sacred and connected to different gods or the spirit world. The sacred places often had a sacred place name and several of the sacred place names are still here today. LÄS MER