Sökning: "sacrificial"

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  1. 1. Gropar i sten - Arkeologi och folklore kring estniska skålgropsstenar

    Kandidat-uppsats,

    Författare :Elin Pirso; [2023-01-25]
    Nyckelord :Cup-marked stones; Estonian Folklore; Estonian Archaeology; Ohvrikivi; Hiis; Kultusekivi; Ukukivi; Estonian history; Sacrificial stones; Cupmarks; Petroglyphs;

    Sammanfattning : The country of Estonia holds over 1800 known cup-marked stones, but their origin is clouded in mystery and even more questions. There is no way to accurately date these ancient monuments as of today, but there are different patterns to explore connected to other archaeological monuments, geographical scatter and folklore. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Thresholds to the ancestors : An examination of south-west portals with regards to cult and symbolism

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Författare :Oskar Bransell; [2023]
    Nyckelord :South-west portals; grave cult; ancestor worship; necromancy; doors of the dead ; Viking Age; Sydvästportar; gravkult; förfädersdyrkan; nekromanti; de dödas dörrar ; Vikingatiden;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the relevancy of south-west portals with regards to their potential usage in post-burial ritual activity with particular focus on the deposition of sacrificial offerings. South-west portals are a type of stone constructions found on the edges of mounds and stone settings in eastern central Sweden usually dating to the Viking Age (c. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Bog Bodies in a Macro Perspective. A Spatial Study of Early Iron Age Scanian Bog Skeletons and Their Cultural Roles as Seen Through the Liminality Perspective

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Författare :Nell Andersson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :bog bodies; bog skeletons; spatial perspective; landscape archaeology; early iron age; liminality; entanglement; ritual perspective; History and Archaeology;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis was written with the aims to better understand the spatial relation between the Scanian iron Age bog bodies and the archaeological remains within the surrounding landscape, which in turn would lead to a new theory of understanding the cultural and social aspects of the bog body phenomenon, specifically by applying the liminality perspective. This was done by approaching the material through a wider macro perspective, as opposed to the normally individual-focused micro perspective most used in the bog body research. LÄS MER

  5. 4. "Thor Drives a Tesla" : Ritual and Sacred Space in Swedish Heathenism

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Författare :Mathilda Lönn; [2023]
    Nyckelord :paganism; heathenism; ritual; space; nature; disenchantment;

    Sammanfattning : Heathenism is a branch of Paganism based on Germanic mythology, whose diverse spiritual beliefs are united by a common sacrificial ritual called blot. The Swedish Heathen organization The Swedish Forn Sed Assembly [Samfundet Forn Sed Sverige] is a self-described nature religion, who see nature as sacred and whose public blot ceremonies are held outside in order to commune with the gods. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Robust TCO’s for CIGS solar cells based on indium tin oxide

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för teknikvetenskap och matematik

    Författare :Julia Nilsson; [2022]
    Nyckelord :photovoltaics; solar cells; thin film photovoltaics; PV; TCO; transparent conductive oxide; indium tin oxide; ITO; CIGS; solar power; sputtering; RF sputtering; radio frequency sputtering;

    Sammanfattning : The increasing energy demand, combined with the use of harmful non-renewable energy sources calls for the search of alternative methods to cover our energy need.Renewable energy can be harvested in different ways, through the movement of wind and water, biomass, or directly from the rays of the sun, as in the case of photovoltaic (PV) devices. LÄS MER