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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Skilda frälsare i samma kläder : En studie om Mithras och Messias funktioner och likheter

Ljung, Gustaf January 2013 (has links)
It has since long been noticed that savior figures from different religions have reminded of each other, and there are different theories trying to explain why. This study examines religions operating in the same culture, and in this case, judaism and zoroastrianism, and their influence on each other. In particular, focus is on zoroastrianism's image of the savior figure Mithra, and how this representation may have influenced the description of the Messiah in the Talmud. How are the two figures represented in the scriptures and what similarities can be identified? By a thorough content analysis the studie examines the Avesta of zoroastrianism and the Talmud from judaism. When Avesta is written is uncertain, but it was compiled and edited by Shapur II in fourth century, same time as the Jewish oral traditions were written down in the persian empire in the form of the Babylonian Talmud. The theories used are Dimensional Accrual and Dissociation theory (DAD), this theory seeks to explain what happens when multiple religions are operating in the same area for a long time. The cultural phenomenon that before was exclusive to one culture may be dissolved and it becomes difficult to tell where this phenomenon came from. The farther two or more cultures co-exist, the harder it will be to say what culture is which. Together with DAD is the cultural Churning theory(CCT), CCT argues that when newly arrived immigrant ethnicities take residence in an already established culture, it requires an adaptation primarily from immigrants, i.e the minority culture. CCT also says that that both the society and the individual need to adapt to the new culture. What I have found is that the savior figures in Avesta and the Talmud are largely similar, in several respects. What I also found through historical studies is that these two faiths worked side by side in close to 800 years, and during this time a cultural exchange most likely took place.
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As origens hist?ricas do Zaratustra nietzcheano: o espelho de Zaratustra, a corre??o do mais fatal dos erros e a supera??o da morte de Deus

Fernandes, Edrisi de Ara?jo 29 September 2003 (has links)
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:12:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 EdrisiAF.pdf: 1541764 bytes, checksum: 57d0acc86cc8327693016d73a3335f0b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2003-09-29 / Through a careful examination of the relationship between Zoroastrianism and the Western tradition, and a detailed and critical reading of the writings of Nietzsche, this work aims at showing to what extent the character Zarathustra , his discourses and poetical-philosophical thoughts, and related passages from many distinct Nietzschean works, directly or undirectly reflect a philosophy that harvests contributions from the Zoroastrian tradition or its headways (in the Judeo-Greco-Christian tradition, and furthermore in the whole Western philosophical tradition). Supplied with this provisions, and with the interpretation cast upon them, Nietzschean philosophy questions the entire Western tradition of thought, and proposes its replacement by a new attitude towards life. This work also intends to show the way the Nietzschean Zarathustra was built up, in the writings of the German philosopher, together with the idea of making, out of the namesake character of the ancient Iranian prophet (Zarathushtra or Zoroaster, the founder of Zoroastrianism), the herald of that important text that intended to bring the German language to its highest perfection , clumping together, and leading to a prophetic-poetic climax consonant with the meaning of the Earth , Nietzsche s key ideas about the rectification of the most fatal of errors and about the death of God . An elaborate investigation has been pursued after the reasons and manners of the building up of Nietzsche s Zarathustra mirroring its Iranian namesake (sections 1.1 to 1.6), and a survey of the works of Nietzsche has suggested unquestionable relations with the Zoroastrian tradition, mostly through the Jewish, Greek or Christian repercussions of this tradition. These relations have been put in context, in many framings (sections 2.1 to 2.3.2), in the ambit of the most fatal of errors - the - creation of morals in the very occasion of its transposition to metaphysics (Ecce Homo, Why I am a destiny , 3). Through an evaluation of the possible circumstances and repercussions of the death of God , the relations between Nietzsche s writings and Zoroastrian tradition have been investigated (sections 3.1 to 3.7), allowing the understanding of this event as an essential component, and tragic outcome, of the rectification of the most fatal of errors / A partir de um atento exame das rela??es do Zoroastrismo com a tradi??o ocidental, bem como a partir de uma detalhada e cr?tica leitura da obra nietzscheana, este trabalho pretende mostrar o que o personagem Zaratustra , seus discursos e pensamentos po?tico-filos?ficos e passagens correlatas de diversas obras de Nietzsche, espelham enquanto representa??es de uma filosofia que colhe, direta ou indiretamente, contribui??es da tradi??o zoroastriana ou das suas deriva??es (na tradi??o judaico-greco-crist?, e ademais em toda a tradi??o filos?fica ocidental). Municiada com essas contribui??es, e com a interpreta??o que delas se faz, a filosofia nietzscheana questiona toda a tradi??o de pensamento do Ocidente, propondo a sua substitui??o por uma nova atitude diante da vida. Esse trabalho pretende mostrar tamb?m de que maneira a constitui??o do Zaratustra nietzscheano ganhou corpo, nos escritos do fil?sofo alem?o, junto com a id?ia de fazer, de um personagem hom?nimo do antigo profeta iraniano (Zaratustra ou Zoroastro, o fundador do Zoroastrismo), o arauto daquele importante texto que pretendeu levar a l?ngua alem? ? [sua] m?xima perfei??o , enfeixando e levando a um cl?max prof?tico-po?tico condizente com o sentido da Terra as id?ias-chave de Nietzsche sobre a corre??o do mais fatal dos erros e sobre a morte de Deus . Procedeu-se a uma minuciosa investiga??o de raz?es e modos de a constitui??o do Zaratustra nietzscheano ter se espelhado no seu hom?nimo iraniano (se??es 1.1 a 1.6), e um levantamento da obra nietzscheana sugeriu inquestion?veis rela??es com a tradi??o zoroastriana, no mais das vezes atrav?s das repercuss?es desta. Essas rela??es foram contextualizadas, em diversas inst?ncias (se??es 2.1 a 2.3.2), no ?mbito do mais fatal dos erros , a cria??o da moral na ocasi?o mesma de sua transposi??o para o plano metaf?sico (Ecce Homo, Por que sou um destino , 3). Mediante uma avalia??o das poss?veis circunst?ncias e repercuss?es da morte de Deus , as rela??es da obra nietzscheana com a tradi??o zoroastriana foram investigadas (se??es 3.1 a 3.7), permitindo a compreens?o desse acontecimento como componente essencial e tr?gico desenlace da corre??o do mais fatal dos erros
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Bjurfors bruk : Lämningar med guldkant / The Bjurfors brassworks : Remnants with a golden edge

Langwagen, Simon January 2016 (has links)
Under 1600-talet anlades en handfull mässingsbruk i Sverige, främst i mellersta Svealand, detta som svar på kungliga påbud. Trotts att det är en förhållandevis liten industri, så vägde den tungt för svensk handel, och den svenska mässingstråden var efterfrågad i hela Europa. Dokument från inrikestullen 1756 visar att skatten, eller det vi idag kallar momsen, var dubbelt så hög på en mässingsvara, i jämförelse med motsvarande vara tillverkad i koppar. I grova drag kan vi säga att mässingen drog in dubbelt så mycket intäkter som kopparen, sett till samma kvantitet. Trotts denna typ av bruks viktiga roll i svensk socioekonomi och industrihistoria, så är de många gånger dåligt dokumenterade. Bjurfors mässingsbruk är, trotts det rika arkivmaterialet, ett outforskat område. Ett forskningsområde som kan ge viktiga nycklar till att förstå mässingsmanufakturen under och efter den svenska storhetstiden. I dagsläge hotas de fornlämningsklassade ruinerna efter den stora trådhyttan av direkt passiva åtgärdsplaner. Naturen har sedan länge tagit tillbaka de områden som en gång var en livlig industri i hjärtat av bergslagen. Skogen utgör stor skada på de överlevande murverken, och i denna takt kommer detta historiska minnesmärke inom kort vara förlorat för all framtid. / During the 17th century, a handful of brassworks were founded in Sweden as a result of a royal decree. These brassworks are today mainly to be found in the swedish midlands, in a region called Bergslagen. Although a small industry, it was a big and heavy player in the swedish economy, and its goods were exported all over Europe. Even though it is an important part of Swedish industrial history, the brassworks of the Stuart era are badly recorded, and many of the industrial sites are long gone. The national archives sits on huge quantities of information, and yet it is seldomly used for research purposes. This study focuses on the brassworks at Bjurfors, and lists its historical devlopment in the region. The individual workshops are mainly described by its appearances and functions. Finally i rise the discussion concerning the situation of today , and the problems in preserving the ruins for the future
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Die Taʼzieh; Vom iranischen Ritual bis zur politischen Aufführung

Ahmadi, Fatemeh 04 March 2022 (has links)
Wenn der Erfolg eines Theaters von seiner Höhe des Einflusses auf Zuschauer und Leser abhängen würde, wäre bestimmt kein Drama erfolgreicher als die Tragödie der islamischen Welt, die Taʼzieh von Hassan und Hussein.“ Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, ein bekannter englischer Iranist aus der Zeit Nasser ed-Din Schahs, wurde während seines Aufenthalts im Iran (1862–1872) Zeuge von verschiedenen Darbietungen der Taʼzieh und verfasste sein zweibändiges Werk ‚The Miracle Plays of Hasan und Husein‘ unter dem Eindruck dieser Aufführungen. Ungeachtet dessen historischen und literarischen Werts können einige Aspekte des Werks als lückenhaft erachtet werden. Indem er beispielsweise im Kontext der Ta’zieh den unpassenden Ausdruck der „Tragödie der islamischen Welt“ benutzt, zeigt er, dass er als ausländischer Zeitzeuge nur über wenige Informationen über die historischen und religiösen Begebenheiten jener Zeit verfügte. Es ist offensichtlich, dass die Ta’zieh viel mehr als die Aufführung der Legenden der iranischen Schia gegenüber der islamischen Welt darstellt. Ein kurzer Blick auf die Begebenheiten in Kerbela, die Machtfolge innerhalb des Kalifats, das Märtyrertum Alis und die Darstellung des Lebens von Hassan und seinem Bruder Hussein reicht, um hierin die Auflehnung der Iraner gegen den politischen Islam der damaligen Zeit im Irak und in Saudi-Arabien zu erkennen. Aus diesem Grund gibt die Autorin an dieser Stelle den bekannten Satz von Sir Pelly in einer anschaulicheren Weise wieder: „Wenn der Erfolg eines Theaters von seiner Höhe des Einflusses auf Zuschauer und Leser abhängen würde, wäre bestimmt kein Drama erfolgreicher als die Taʼzieh von Hassan und Hussein im Iran. Die Taʼzieh ist ein religiöses iranisches Ritual in Theaterform in der Regel dramatischen Inhalts, das auf Dialog und dramatischem Text in Versform basiert und von Musik begleitet wird. Die genaue Entstehungszeit und der Entstehungsort der Taʼzieh im Iran sind noch ungeklärt bzw. werden immer wieder neu diskutiert. Iranische und ausländische Forscher sind bisher zu keinem endgültigen und gleichen Ergebnis gelangt. Bei der heutigen Aufführung der Taʼzieh sieht man, dass die Handlung nicht binnen eines Tages, einer Woche oder eines Jahrhunderts entstanden sein kann, d. h. die Taʼzieh, wie sie heute aufgeführt wird, entspricht gar nicht ihrer ursprünglichen Form. In Bezug auf die Quellen der Taʼzieh gibt es vier verschiedene Theorien: • Einige Forscher gehen davon aus, dass die Entstehung der Taʼzieh im Iran auf die vorchristliche und vorislamische Zeit zurückgeht, und zwar auf die Feierlichkeiten zum Tode des Nationalhelden Siyâwasch. Sie betrachten diese Zeremonie als die Grundlage der Taʼzieh, in der bereits die wesentlichen Bestandteile enthalten sind. • Eine andere Gruppe erkennt in der Ta’zieh Elemente aus der mesopotamischen, anatolischen und ägyptischen Mythologie. • Eine kleine weitere Gruppe wie der Religionssoziologe Ali Schariati Mazinani hält die Geschichte vom Leiden Jesus und andere historische Mythen aus der indogermanischen und semitischen Kultur für den Ursprung der Taʼzieh. • Die letzte Gruppe beruft sich auf schriftliche Berichte über die Taʼzieh Bei der heutigen Aufführung der Taʼzieh sieht man, dass die Handlung nicht binnen eines Tages, einer Woche oder eines Jahrhunderts entstanden sein kann, Prozessionen und die Tekkiyes in heutiger Form und führt die Geschichte ihrer Entstehung auf die frühislamische Zeit und den Märtyrertod von Imam Hussein und seiner Gefolgschaft am 10. Oktober 680 bei der Schlacht von Kerbela zurück, dem bis heute mit Aschura-Feierlichkeiten gedacht wird. Der Iraner wollten Mit der Geschickte des Husseins gegen das bestehende religiöse System protestieren. Drei konzeptionelle Hauptaspekte In den episch-nationalen oder religiösen Ta’zieh-Aufführungen fallen drei aus konzeptioneller Sicht bedeutende Punkte ins Auge: • Der Kampf zwischen dem Guten und dem Bösen und der endgültige Sieg des Guten • Die freie und bewusste Entscheidung der Helden für ihre Taten • Das Martyrium Diese drei Aspekte sind im Grunde so eng miteinander verbunden, dass eines ohne die anderen seine Bedeutung nicht voll entfalten kann. Der Kampf zwischen dem Guten und dem Bösen stellt für den mythologischen iranischen Helden eine schicksalhafte Wende dar, in der er eine bewusste Entscheidung treffen und zwischen Gut und Böse wählen muss. Der Held der Taʼzieh tut dies aus freien Stücken und ohne Beachtung seiner persönlichen Interessen. Er muss also entweder bleiben und sich den weltlichen Freuden wie Reichtümern und Sinnlichkeit hingeben oder sich opfern und so letztendlich die Freiheit wählen. In diesem Sinne stellt das Märtyrertum die bessere Wahl dar, die der Held aus freien Stücken trifft. Sein Blut wird demnach vergossen, damit das Gute die Oberhand gewinnen kann. Die Autorin vertritt die Ansicht, dass alle Ausgestaltungen des Martyriums ungeachtet ihrer äußeren Unterschiede letztendlich ein einheitliches Ziel verfolgen: So gleicht das politische Martyrium des Hussein dem Martyrium des Zarir und seiner Gefährten in der Jadegar-e Zariran oder dem Siyâwaschs und dient der Aufklärung der Menschen über die unrechte Herrschaft des Usurpators und somit letztlich der Befreiung von dieser Herrschaft. Siyâwasch ist der erste Märtyrer bei Iraner. Aufgrund eben dieser Ähnlichkeit wird Hussein auch als „Blut Gottes“ bezeichnet. Hussein ist der erstgeborene Sohn Alis, der vor seiner Inthronisierung als Kalif der Muslime unter den iranischen Held( Pahlewan) als „Löwe Gottes“ bezeichnet wurde und in der iranischen Mystik eine zentrale Stellung einnimmt. Die Elemente und Grundzüge der Taʼzieh als iranische Kunst die Taʼzieh ist eine theatralische Aufführung, die sich nach festen Vereinbarungen abspielt. Diese dienen dazu, dem Zuschauer die Inhalte und deren Bedeutung verständlicher zu machen und dürfen auf keinen Fall verändert werden. Dazu gehört auch, dass die Charaktere feste Rolleneigenschaften besitzen, deren inhaltliche Interpretation weder vorgesehen noch erwünscht ist. Als adäquate Übersetzung für das persische Wort Shabih-hkhan für die Ausführenden der Ta’zieh wird in dieser Arbeit von Autorin daher das Wort „Rollenträger“ eingeführt und verwendet. Die Taʼzieh besteht aus fünf Elementen, die sich gegenseitig beeinflussen und zusammengenommen ihre Form und ihren Inhalt bilden: • der Plot der zugrunde liegenden Geschichten und Legenden • die Charaktere, also die guten( Owliyâ), die bösen (Ashqhia) und andere Wesen wie Dschinns, Tiere und Engel, außerdem werden auch manche Gegenstände als Charaktere bezeichnet, z. B. Schwerter usw. • die Musik, Lieder und Gedichte • die Requisiten und Kostüme • die Sprache Die Bühne der Taʼzieh ist im Grunde ein Viereck. Die vier Ecken repräsentieren hierbei die vier natürlichen Elemente, aus der sich die Welt zusammensetzt, d. h. Wasser, Wind, Erde und Feuer. Wie bereits über den Mithraismus ausgeführt, gibt es hier den übergeordneten Gott Mehr und die vier kleinen Götter der Elemente, die zusammen die Erde erschaffen haben. Das Bühnenbild ist in der Taʼzieh ganz einfach und die Requisiten haben symbolischen Charakter. Zum Beispiel steht eine Schüssel voller Wasser für den Fluss Euphrat und ein paar Äste symbolisieren einen Palmenhain. Wenn ein Feldlager auf der Bühne dargestellt werden soll, reicht ein wenig Stroh oder getrocknetes Gras auf dem Boden aus. Setzt sich zum Beispiel Hussein auf einen Stuhl, gilt dieser Stuhl als sein Thron, tut aber Yazid dasselbe, stellt dies sein Feldlager dar. Jede Bewegung der Rollenträger auf der Bühne hat eine Bedeutung. Die Zuschauer kennen diese Bedeutung, wie es bei anderen östlichen Darstellungen auch der Fall ist, weil sie sich im Laufe der Geschichte der Taʼzieh immer weiter verfestigt hat. Die Bewegungen in der Taʼzieh verdeutlichen darüber hinaus auch die Rollen von Gut und Böse: Die Bösen trampeln und laufen hektisch mit großen Schritten, die Guten dagegen laufen ruhig und leicht. Auch beim Singen versucht der Rollenträger, die einzelnen Wörter durch Mimik und Körperbewegung vorzuführen. Der Zuschauer versteht diese symbolischen Bewegungen der guten, bösen, heiligen oder teuflischen Rollen. Bei Bekenntnissen oder Geständnissen, Zeremonien und Gebeten ist ein körperlicher Nachdruck jedoch nicht notwendig und allein das Wort reicht aus. Das Wichtigste am Kostüm in der Taʼzieh ist die Farbe, die nicht geändert werden darf. Die Bedeutung der Farben in der Taʼzieh hat alte Wurzeln. Basierend auf uralten kulturellen Vorbildern über die Farbe kennen die Zuschauer die überlieferte Vereinbarung über die Form und Farbe des Kostümes. Das Verschwinden der Taʼzieh Für manche Forscher liegt der Grund für den allmählichen Bedeutungsverlust der Taʼzieh auf der einen Seite im Aufkommen der Übersetzungen westlicher Theaterstücke durch die „okzidentalisierten“ Intellektuellen nach der konstitutionellen Revolution. Auf der anderen Seite seien die populistische Instrumentalisierung der Taʼzieh im Anschluss an diese Periode, die Kritik seitens der Intellektuellen und die Gegnerschaft der Geistlichkeit und die spezielle Kulturpolitik des Herrschers Reza Schah als Gründe für den Niedergang der Taʼzieh zu nennen. dass der Rückzug der Taʼzieh aus den adeligen Kreisen in die Städte und Dörfer dieser Kunst in kurzer Zeit einen großen Schaden zugefügt hat.
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[pt] A APOCALÍPTICA NO ZOROASTRISMO, JUDAÍSMO E CRISTIANISMO: UMA ANÁLISE DAS RELAÇÕES ENTRE O AVESTA, DN 12,1-3 E MT 27,51B-53 QUANTO À IDEIA DA RESSURREIÇÃO / [en] THE APOCALYPTIC IN ZOROASTRIANISM, JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY: THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE AVESTA, DN 12:1-3 AND MT 27:51B-53 REGARDING TO THE RESURRECTION IDEA

09 December 2021 (has links)
[pt] É já notório o conhecimento de que o legado da cultura persa no período pós-exílico do judaísmo não pode ser desprezado, especialmente no final deste período, quando o gênero literário apocalíptico estava florescendo. A presente tese analisa a ressurreição individual no que tange às possíveis relações entre a religião persa e o judaísmo intertestamentário, bem como o cristianismo primitivo. Para tanto, o trabalho começa verificando as origens e desdobramentos do fenômeno apocalíptico. Em seguida, focaliza as conexões literárias que poderiam revelar as ligações entre persas e judeus: a tradição do Avesta antigo (especialmente o Yasna 30,7 e o Yasht 19.11.89) é cotejada com o texto de Daniel 12,1-3. Posteriormente, a possível conexão entre Daniel 12,1-3 e Mateus 27,51b-53 é analisada. O objetivo da tese é verificar em que medida o texto de Daniel refletiria um desenvolvimento dentro do judaísmo a partir do contato com a apocalíptica iraniana, bem como em que medida a origem da tradição presente na perícope mateana refletiria a ressurreição individual a partir da tradição de Daniel. A despeito das características próprias de cada texto, os pontos de contato são bastante plausíveis a partir do marco social, gênero literário e objetivo dos textos, especialmente entre Daniel e Mateus. A perícope mateana revelaria uma tradição daniélica, na qual a ressurreição foi vista como uma recompensa aos judeus que morreram em virtude da justiça divina. Como o redator em Daniel, o evangelista revela uma comunidade em conflito, agora com o judaísmo formativo; ela deixa transparecer uma crença em um reino messiânico que atende à expectativa de uma era escatológica que se inicia justamente na morte e ressurreição de Jesus Cristo. / [en] It is well known that the legacy of the Persian culture in the Jewish postexilic period cannot be despised, mainly in the end of this period, just when the apocalyptic literary genre was flourishing. This thesis analyzes the individual resurrection regarding to the possible relationships between the Persian religion and the intertestamental Judaism, as well as the Early Christianity. So, the work begins by reviewing the origins and development of apocalyptic phenomenon. Then, it focalizes on the literary links that could reveal the connections between Persian and Jews: the tradition of the Old Avesta (notably the Yasna 30:7 and the Yasht 19:11.89) is collated with the text of Daniel 12:1-3. Afterward, the possible connection between Daniel 12:1-3 and Matthew 27:51b-53 takes place. The aim of this work is to ascertain the extent to which the text of Daniel would reflect a development within the Judaism based on the apocalyptic Iranian features. After this, verify the extent to which the origin of the tradition revealed by the Matthean pericope would reflect the individual resurrection from the tradition of Daniel. In spite of the own features of each text, the contact points are quite likely from the social setting, literary gender and the aim of the texts, mainly between Daniel and Matthew. The Matthew s pericope would reveal a tradition drawn from danielic tradition, where the resurrection was seen as a reward to the Jews who died because of the divine righteousness. Like the editor of the text in Daniel, the evangelist reveals a community in conflict, now with the formative Judaism. His community presents a belief in a messianic kingdom that meets the expectation of an eschatological era that begins with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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Koppardalen : Om historiens plats i omvandlingen av ett industriområde

Storm, Anna January 2005 (has links)
<p>The empirical focus of this study is the contemporary transition of the industrial area Koppardalen, situated in Avesta in the middle of Sweden. Koppardalen (literary translated “The Copper Valley”) got its name in 1987 when the Avesta municipality bought the area from an iron and steel company. For a century the Koppardalen area, or Norra verken which was its name before 1987, housed production of iron and steel and at its peak employed more than 2000 men.</p><p>In the beginning of the 1980s, iron and steel production had moved out and left the area almost abandoned. When the Avesta municipality became the new owner of Koppardalen it was part of a strategy to transform the area to make it more attractive to light industry and by doing so provide Avesta with new employment opportunities. These plans failed and what happened instead is the object of my analysis.</p><p>The overall purpose of the thesis is to describe and analyse the place of history in the transition process of the Koppardalen industrial area between 1987 and 2003. More specifically, the aim is to answer the two questions: What does the place of history look like? What does the place of history mean?</p><p>My basic theoretical inspiration comes from the French philosopher and critical hermeneuticer Paul Ricoeur and his reasoning about the logic of explanation and understanding. As an operative theoretical tool I use four fundamental historical tropes in order to analyse the place of history in the transition process.</p><p>I have chosen three physical and clearly visible changes in Koppardalen that each constitute one chapter in the study. The first change concerns the old blast furnace, which has been renovated and used for art exhibitions, museum installations and other cultural purposes. The second change concerns two former rolling mills, which have been partly torn down and partly rebuilt into a sports arena and office spaces. The third change concerns a new built bridge for pedestrians and bicyclists that connects the Koppardalen area with Avesta city centre. These two parts had earlier been separated from each other, physically as well as mentally.</p><p>By analysing these three changes I conclude that the most dominant historical trope to be found in Koppardalen is the story about “the foreign country”. The past becomes a different and thrilling contrast that could be used in the effort to make the former industrial area a beautiful, interesting and attractive place. Beside the trope of the foreign country, the story of similarity through history is also present in Koppardalen. Here, the past is compared with today’s situation and periods of change in the past are put into parallel with contemporary challenges of the post-industrial society. Both these tropes, the one of history as a foreign country and the one of history as a parallel of today, paradoxically strengthen the transition process and the power of those actors who work to transform the Koppardalen area.</p><p>One surprising element is the lack of the historical trope of a lost golden age. The proud and prosperous past in the sense of a lost golden age is not to be found in Koppardalen, or at least not in the rhetoric of the politicians and white-collar workers who are the driving forces in the process. In sum, the study shows how the place of history in a contemporary transition process contains a great variety of simultaneously occurring, non-competing historical tropes.</p><p>Key words: industrial history, history of technology, cultural heritage, place of history, use of history, re-use of industrial buildings, urban transition, Sweden, Bergslagen, Avesta.</p>
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Koppardalen : Om historiens plats i omvandlingen av ett industriområde

Storm, Anna January 2005 (has links)
The empirical focus of this study is the contemporary transition of the industrial area Koppardalen, situated in Avesta in the middle of Sweden. Koppardalen (literary translated “The Copper Valley”) got its name in 1987 when the Avesta municipality bought the area from an iron and steel company. For a century the Koppardalen area, or Norra verken which was its name before 1987, housed production of iron and steel and at its peak employed more than 2000 men. In the beginning of the 1980s, iron and steel production had moved out and left the area almost abandoned. When the Avesta municipality became the new owner of Koppardalen it was part of a strategy to transform the area to make it more attractive to light industry and by doing so provide Avesta with new employment opportunities. These plans failed and what happened instead is the object of my analysis. The overall purpose of the thesis is to describe and analyse the place of history in the transition process of the Koppardalen industrial area between 1987 and 2003. More specifically, the aim is to answer the two questions: What does the place of history look like? What does the place of history mean? My basic theoretical inspiration comes from the French philosopher and critical hermeneuticer Paul Ricoeur and his reasoning about the logic of explanation and understanding. As an operative theoretical tool I use four fundamental historical tropes in order to analyse the place of history in the transition process. I have chosen three physical and clearly visible changes in Koppardalen that each constitute one chapter in the study. The first change concerns the old blast furnace, which has been renovated and used for art exhibitions, museum installations and other cultural purposes. The second change concerns two former rolling mills, which have been partly torn down and partly rebuilt into a sports arena and office spaces. The third change concerns a new built bridge for pedestrians and bicyclists that connects the Koppardalen area with Avesta city centre. These two parts had earlier been separated from each other, physically as well as mentally. By analysing these three changes I conclude that the most dominant historical trope to be found in Koppardalen is the story about “the foreign country”. The past becomes a different and thrilling contrast that could be used in the effort to make the former industrial area a beautiful, interesting and attractive place. Beside the trope of the foreign country, the story of similarity through history is also present in Koppardalen. Here, the past is compared with today’s situation and periods of change in the past are put into parallel with contemporary challenges of the post-industrial society. Both these tropes, the one of history as a foreign country and the one of history as a parallel of today, paradoxically strengthen the transition process and the power of those actors who work to transform the Koppardalen area. One surprising element is the lack of the historical trope of a lost golden age. The proud and prosperous past in the sense of a lost golden age is not to be found in Koppardalen, or at least not in the rhetoric of the politicians and white-collar workers who are the driving forces in the process. In sum, the study shows how the place of history in a contemporary transition process contains a great variety of simultaneously occurring, non-competing historical tropes. / QC 20101221
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The Present and the Future of Fare-Free Public Transport and Sustainable Public Transport : The Cases of Avesta and Tallinn and The Visions for Luxembourg and Uppsala

Dutra, André January 2019 (has links)
This research intends to illuminate the concept and application of the public policy named fare -free public transport (FFPT), using the cases of Avesta and Tallinn and analysing future applicability of it in the cases of Luxembourg and Uppsala city. The analysis explores the fare-free public transport policy and the theory of sustainable transport. The study presents the different benefits of the policy and its limitations, and how the FFPT is connected to sustainable transport and sustainable development theories and application. Through a case study analysis based in literature review, the analysis of both cities wants to elucidate the application of the FFPT as one important policy tool within cities both for the environment and for the people, and how the policy can develop in the future. Considering this, the presented research also opens the possibility of expansion of the policy to other cities and countries.
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Haoma : en religiös rusdryck

Söderlind, Ulrica January 2009 (has links)
<p>Den här uppsatsen handlar om Haoma som religiös rusdryck. Inom den rådande forskningen, både nationellt och internationellt har riter och rus påverkan ägnats mycket uppmärksamhet, detta gäller även för Haomadrycken. Syftet med denna text är att ge en övergripande bild över vilken huvudingrediensen i Haomadrycken kan ha varit, baserat på tidigare forskning inom ämnet. Med detta inte sagt att jag försöker ge en heltäckande bild av forskningsfältet eftersom det är stort. I detta ligger även min avgränsning, jag har valt de forskningsverk och arbeten som är aktuella för att ringa in de olika forskningsgrenarna vad gäller just vilken huvudingrediensen kan ha varit i den ursprungliga Haomadrycken. Texten kommer även att behandla dagens Haomaritual och hur den utövas idag och dess föregångare. I valet att studera just Haomadrycken ligger även en avgränsning i att inte ge en heltäckande bild av forskningen runt personen Zoroaster. Även om så är fallet är det nödvändigt att ge en kortare överblick över personen och dennes betydelse. För detta ändamål har jag gjort ett urval och valt att använda några forskares arbeten om Zoroaster och den miljö han kom ifrån som en ingång till själva bruket av drycken Haoma.</p> / Uppsatsen har skrivits inom ramen för masterprogrammet "Forntida religioner" som ges i samarbete mellan Högskolan i Gävle, Uppsala universitet och Högskolan Dalarna. Uppsatsen har senare publicerats i "Amirani", nr 21, 2009, http://www.caucasology.com/amirani.htm Uppsatsförfattaren har senare bytt efternamn till Söderlind-Jaramillo.
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Hope and rust : Reinterpreting the industrial place in the late 20th century

Storm, Anna January 2008 (has links)
Industrial society has changed thoroughly during the last half a century. In many Western cities and towns, new patterns of production and consumption entailed that centrally located industrial areas became redundant. The once lively workplace and urban core became silent and abandoned, gradually falling into decay. In recent decades, the former industrial built environment was reinterpreted and reused as apartments, offices, heritage sites, stages for artistic installations and destinations for cultural tourism. Companies and former workers, heritage and planning professionals, as well as artists and urban explorers, were some of the actors involved in the process. The overall aim of the study is to contribute to an understanding of this transformation, and hence it addresses questions about what happened to the industrial places that lost their original function and significance. How were they understood and used? Who engaged in their future? What were the visions and what was achieved? Three former industrial areas are examined from a historic perspective and with a critical hermeneutic approach: Koppardalen in Avesta, Sweden, the Ironbridge Gorge Museum in Britain, and Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord in the Ruhr district of Germany. Included in the results that challenge previous research, the study claims that the key figures were often newcomers to the place, and white-collar professionals, rather than former workers asserting a historic perspective from below on the basis of a crisis experience. In general, the study shows how the redundant industrial place became an arena for visions of the future in a local community, and, furthermore, how it was being turned into a commodity in a complex gentrification process. The place was given new value by being regarded as an expression of the overall phenomenon of reused industrial buildings, and, simultaneously, as a unique and authentic entity. In the conversion of the physical environment, the industrial past became relatively harmless to many people, because the dark and difficult aspects were defused in different ways. Instead, the industrial place was understood in terms of adventure, beauty and spectacle, which included rust from the past as well as hope for the future. / QC 20100910

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