Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Rostock. / Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung der Doktorwürde der hohen rechts- und staatswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Rostock. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Inaug.-diss.--Münster. / Published in full in: Religionsgeschichtliche Versuche und Vorarbeiten, Vol. 7, pt. 3.

Thesis (M. Div.)--International Christian Graduate University, School of Theology, 1987. / Bibliography: leaves 49-55.

Th. doct.--Droit--Montpellier 1, 2000. / La couv. porte en plus : "campus Dalloz" Bibliogr. p. 313-356. Index.

Le christianisme s’est implanté durablement dans le monde gréco-romain entre le IVe et VIe siècle. À cette transformation religieuse correspond une problématique qui s’est articulée, entre autres, autour de la question de la démonologie et de l’habileté des chrétiens à vaincre les démons. Les moines et autres hommes saints se sont emparés du rôle d’exorciste et c’est un domaine qui est devenu leur chasse gardée. Ainsi, plusieurs études modernes soutiennent que cette pratique aurait joué un rôle central dans l’établissement de la nouvelle religion et ils mettent l’accent sur les changements que l’exorcisme aurait subi sous leur gouverne. Or, contrairement à la communis opinio, cette thèse démontre qu’il y a également eu des continuités substantielles. Par une recherche diachronique extensive sur le vocabulaire des formules de protection et d’expulsion contenues dans les papyrus magiques d’Égypte et leur comparaison avec les textes littéraires, il a été établi que les procédures de l’exorcisme remontent jusqu’à la période gréco-romaine. Ces documents constituaient une source de choix puisqu’ils sont pragmatiques et n’ont pas un dessein idéologique ou apologétique, comme les hagiographies, leur témoignage est plus concret. Les principaux verbes et substantifs des formules exorcistiques ont été analysés pour déterminer quels étaient les changements et les continuités dans la terminologie de la possession et de l’exorcisme dans les papyrus magiques en grec ancien de la période gréco-romaine jusqu’à l’Antiquité tardive. Effectivement, il y a eu des changements dans les formules exorcistiques avec le passage à l’Antiquité tardive, mais il y a aussi eu des continuités importantes, notamment au niveau des cures médicales. Les maladies, et plus spécifiquement la fièvre, étaient déjà combattues à l’époque gréco-romaine comme le seront ensuite les démons. Les entités thériomorphes témoignent aussi de cette continuité puisqu’elles se rencontrent jusque dans le plus ancien papyrus de notre corpus de textes (Ier siècle av. J.-C). Toutefois, les démons ont été un important vecteur de changement. Donc en incluant un grand nombre de textes thérapeutiques et en prenant une perspective de longue durée, nous avons pu démontrer que les praticiens tardo-antiques s’appuyaient en fait sur une longue tradition magique pour leurs exorcismes.

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Possession is a legal concept applying in a variety of legal contexts. In Scottish legal literature, however, there is little in-depth writing on the law of possession, and much of the law is uncertain. This thesis is intended to be a contribution to remedying this deficiency as far as one aspect of the law of possession is concerned, the physical element of possession of corporeal moveable property. As part of this, in the hope that this comparative and historical consideration would shed some light on the issues raised, the law of Rome is considered, along with the law of France, Germany and South Africa, as examples of the Civil Law tradition of legal systems drawing on Roman law. English law is also considered. The thesis is thus able to draw on both of the major traditions influencing the development of Scots law, namely the Civil Law and the Common Law. In this way, the thesis is able to consider the extent to which the Scots law on possession has been influenced by these two traditions. The thesis begins giving an outline of the law of possession and the place of the physical element within it. The remainder of the thesis considers in detail the physical element and its role in both the acquisition and the loss of possession of corporeal moveable property. One of the difficulties with this is that many different areas of law use a concept called 'possession', and views differ as to the extent to which it is appropriate to talk of a general concept of possession. It is argued in the thesis that a general test can be developed for the physical element of possession, based on control of the property in a manner consistent with the assertion of a right to the property. This test is then developed through consideration of how it applies in a number of specific factual contexts.

Thesis (LLM)--Stellenbosch University, 1982. / INLEIDING: Een van die gevolge van die besit van 'n saak is die feit dat die besitter op besitsbeskerming geregtig is. Onderliggend aan hierdie beskerming moet die doel wat die reg vervul, gesien word - die vreedsame ordening van die samelewing. Wanorde sal heers in 'n samelewing waar willekeurige en eiegeregtige inbreukmaking op besitsverhoudinge toegelaat word: "In the final analysis the protection of possession is part and parcel of the protection of the peace in a community, which could not be maintained if every person who asserts that he has a real right to a particular thing which is in another person's possession would be entitled to resort to selfhelp". In hierdie verband verwys skrywers onder meer na die "regspolitieke funksie" of die "beskermingsimplikasie" van besit.

ABSTRACT This research report explores A. S Byatt’s ambivalent relationship to postmodernism through a critical engagement with two of her recent novels, Possession and The Biographer’s Tale. Both use the techniques, while simultaneously constituting a critique, of postmodernism. The novels challenge postmodernism, indicating Byatt’s misgivings about the continuing suitability of this mode of literary representation. Possession is examined in detail, while The Biographer’s Tale is used to provide a backdrop to the discussion of Byatt’s viewpoints. Possession is a pastiche of styles, incorporating some of Byatt’s favourite literary forms. Postmodernism allows this experimentation but disregards qualities the author values highly, such as a celebration of traditional literature and the emotional affectiveness of history. Possession considers the positive and negative aspects of the literary movement. This thesis examines Byatt’s negotiation with postmodernism and the contribution of her critical attitude towards the success of Possession.

This is a study of the relationship between music and spirit possession among the Yorùbá of the South-Western part of Nigeria. Through the ages, philosophers and scholars have been interested in the relationship between music and trance possession, especially the question of whether music triggers, influences or sustains trance or spirit possession, and if so, how. This thesis seeks to focus on the relationship between the music used in worship practices where possessions take place, and how the music might initiate and drive the possession states. Spirit possession is a phenomenon which springs from and is associated with the social and belief systems of different people. However, the Aládurà church (an Independent African Church - AIC) worshippers dissociate themselves from the possession practices that are experienced among the Yorùbá indigenous traditional worshippers, while the traditionalists claim that the spirit possession practised in the Aládurà churches originated and has its roots in the traditional practices. This suggests an inherent difference in the two belief systems even though the possession experiences among them are characterised by similar presentations. Following the theory that spirit possession practices are culturally determined, this research seeks to identify the specific cultural elements in the music used in Yorùbá worship traditions where possessions take place, not as a cause and effect, but how music affects the possession process. My study, therefore, sets out to investigate what could be a common factor between the two structurally and contextually different types of music used by the two sects of worshippers with the aim of identifying the common factors in the music, which seem to be the link between the two worship groups. Key words: Music, Spirit Possession, culture, worship.