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Thesis (M.P.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 264-268). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.Med.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1993. / Also available in print.

Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1988. / Also available in print.

This dissertation is an analysis of differing Pentecostal experiences in Apostolic Faith Mission from its inception, with specific reference to the AFM of South Africa and AFM in Zimbabwe.The study examines: The brief history of the AFM. This begins with the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angels. Pentecostalism then spread to South Africa through John G. Lake with the founding of AFM of South Africa. AFM filtered into Zimbabwe where it faced stiff resistance from government authorities and established mainline churches. Theologies and spiritual gifts which make Pentecostalism different from other faiths. Main doctrines and tenets of faith discernible from the brief historical outline. A general outline of phases in Pentecostalism. An attempt will be made to determine whether these phases are applicable to AFM. This dissertation is a contribution towards reconciling diverging views concerning Pentecostalism in the AFM because various congregations of the same denomination behave and believe differently. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M.Th. (Systematic Theology)

This study explores an interpretation of mysticism as a way of life that is a response to what the mystic conceives of as ultimate reality. The suggestion is that what lies at the centre of reality is the sense of a dynamic non-dialectic absence/presence. Mysticism is suggested to be an exploration of this centre of reality that takes the form of a conjoined movement of transcending and integrating. The argument of the study is developed in light of the contemporary approach that has made mysticism either totally grounded in the mystic's socio-linguistic context (Steven T. Katz) or detached from it in a 'pure consciousness event' (Robert K. C. Forman et al), both of which are primarily driven by a focus on mysticism as an experience. What is judged to have been overlooked in the contemporary discussion is that which is argued as being most endemic to mysticism, that is, the explorative life-enactment of that which the mystic conceives of as ultimate reality. / Religious Studies and Arabic / M.A. (Religious Studies)

O trabalho proposto tem por objetivo estabelecer e evidenciar as pontes que unem as efabulações fradiquianas, tendo como base as obras Os Mistérios da Estrada de SintraeA Correspondência de Fradique Mendes, de Eça de Queiroz;O Único Filho de Fradique Mendes, de Frederico de Sá Perry Vidal;Nação Crioula, de José Eduardo Agualusa eEsquemas de Fradique, de Fernando Venâncio, procurando comprovarque as efabulações são partes de um todo maior e continuo e que revelam a tentativa de, durante mais de um século, formular possíveis bibliografias para a personagem, Fradique Mendes. Pretende-se, ainda, demonstrar quais são os elementos narrativos que ligam as obras em questão, considerando para isso as intencionalidades autorais e as coerências na constituição dopersonagem. / This research works to establish and make evident the connections that unit Fradiques´ fables, based on these chosen works:Os Mistérios da Estrada de SintraandA Correspondência de Fradique Mendes, by Eça de Queiroz;O Único Filho de Fradique Mendes, by Frederico de Sá Perry Vidal;Nação Crioula, by José Eduardo Agualusa and Esquemas de Fradique, by Fernando Venâncio.By this way, its focus is proving that his fables are pieces of a unique and biggerentire. It´s a trying of, for more than a century, formulating a biography (always eternal) of one of the most important character from Portuguese Literature, Fradique Mendes. Furthermore, to demonstrate mainly which are the narrative´s elements that connect the parts, respecting certain coherencies on this character´s making (also taking into consideration the different authors´ intentions)

Iracema no cinema: nação e identidade na passagem do literário para o fílmico busca responder a uma interrogação principal bastante simples: como o cinema brasileiro se apropriou de uma das personagens mais importantes da literatura brasileira: a Iracema de José de Alencar? A pesquisa busca entender como tal personagem, chave na construção da ideia de nação no século XIX, foi ressignificada por outra forma artística, o cinema, em outro tempo e em outro contexto histórico e social. Trata-se, portanto, de um estudo comparado de textos da língua portuguesa: texto literário, Iracema (José de Alencar, 1865), e textos fílmicos, Iracema (Carlos Coimbra, 1974), Iracema (Jorge Bodanzky e Orlando Senna, 1974) e Cine Tapuia (Rosemberg Cariry, 2002), que, além de propor um modelo para análise da adaptação de obras literárias para o cinema, visa entender como se deu a projeção de temas e personagens do romance fundador para além do seu tempo histórico. / Iracema on film: nation and identity from literary to the filmic seeks to answer a major question quite simple: how Brazilian cinema has appropriate of the most important characters of Brazilian literature, Iracema by José de Alencar? The present study investigates how this character, Iracema, central in the conception of the nation idea in the XIX century, was resignified by another artistc form, the cinema, in another time and in another historical and social context. This study, therefore, compares Portuguese language texts: literary text, Iracema (José de Alencar, 1865), and filmic texts, Iracema (Carlos Coimbra, 1974), Iracema (Jorge Bodanzky e Orlando Senna, 1974) and Cine Tapuia (Rosemberg Cariry, 2002).In addition to proposing a model for analyzing the adaptation of literary works for cinema, this study aims to understand how occurred the projection of themes and characters of the romance beyond its historical time.

Buscando aproximar as obras literária e fílmica dos Amados, este estudo, sob a perspectiva dos Estudos Comparados, visa abarcar a relação entre estes dois campos narrativos, discutindo como tais obras, através de determinados elementos narrativos, refletem a matéria histórica do contexto em que estão inseridas, bem como marcam o projeto político e estético de seus autores. / Seeking to approximate the literary and filmic works of the Amados, this study, from the perspective of Comparative Studies, aims to comprehend the relationship between these two narrative fields, discussing how these works, through defined narrative elements, reflect the historical context to which they belong as well as underline the authors\' political and aesthetic projects.

Esta dissertação pretende analisar, sob uma perspectiva comparatista, as obras: Kabá Darebu e As peripécias do jabuti, de Daniel Munduruku, e Pequena história de gente e de bicho, de Ciça Fittipaldi, tendo em vista as especificidades culturais de cada autor e a maneira como elas se refletem em suas produções, bem como destacar características de seus projetos ideológicos e estéticos. Levando em conta os preceitos dos estudos comparados, outro foco de análise será os diálogos estabelecidos entre cada escritor com outras áreas de conhecimento, como: antropologia, artes plásticas e educação, considerando a formação acadêmica de ambos e sua atuação profissional. Levando-se em conta as ponderações de Antonio Candido com relação às influências do contexto social e político na produção literária, este trabalho também abordará a Lei 11.645 - a qual institui o ensino das contribuições culturais e sociais dos povos africanos e indígenas nas escolas brasileiras - e a possibilidade de reflexo da mesma na produção literária de temática indígena desses autores. / This thesis aims to analyze, from a comparative perspective, the works: Kaba Darebu and the tortoise The adventures of Daniel Mundurukú and short history of people and animal, of Ciça Fittipaldi, in view of the cultural specificities of each author and how they reflect on their productions, as well as highlight features of their ideological and aesthetic designs. Taking into account the principles of comparative studies, another focus of analysis will be dialogues between each writer with other areas of knowledge, such as anthropology, art and education, considering both the academic and his professional performance. Taking into account the weights of Antonio Candido with respect to the influences of the social and political context in the literature, this paper will also address the 11,645 law - which establishes the teaching of social and cultural contributions of African peoples and indigenous Brazilian schools - and the possibility of reflection of the same in the literary production of indigenous issues these authors.