Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2010. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 158 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps. Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-144).

This dissertation focuses on the ecclesiastical formation of the Anti-Chalcedonian Alexandrian See and its following, primarily during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. For hundreds of years, this Christian Orthodox communion had a distinctive "geography" which, in a sense, has been "carved up" in the modern period. Today, its territories are incorporated within the boundaries of a number of national states, while the sweeping abstraction of "world regions" has bisected the territorial reaches of communion, assigning one parcel to the "Middle East" and the other to "Africa." This fragmentation is reflected in the scholarship, where the "parts" of this geography have been scattered across multiple, and sometimes mutually isolated fields of inquiry. In the coming chapters, we set out in search of an Alexandrian Orthodox Oecumeme which modern discourses, constructs and analytical frames have concealed. We will shed light on various dimensions of a formation which was constituted by myriad relationships and characterized by nebulous frontiers. We will contemplate an arrangement in which "Egyptian" Copts, "Ethiopian" Orthodox and others were linked in shared communion, while situating this within the wider context of an ancien regime order. We will also explore the metaphorical hinterlands of communion, where manifold relationships existed linking Christians and Muslims, monks and bedouin and others, sometimes in most intimate ways. Over the course of these chapters, we will follow processes, discourses and conceptual changes of the nineteenth century that invaded the "hinterlands," severing and reordering relationships while gradually erecting an edifice of boundaried constructs (territorial, institutional, communal.) The exploration of these novelties, together with a host of starkly drawn binaries (among them "religious"/"secular" and "spiritual"/"temporal") will provide insights into the emergence of modern nation-states, national minorities and national churches. But the apparition of these restricting and fragmenting objects coincided with an apparently paradoxical development; the so-called "globalization" of the patriarchal see of Alexandria. This set of circumstances is inexplicable without a rigorous inquiry into the profound transformations that have characterized the modern period. The coming chapters constitute, collectively, a building block to this larger purpose.

Thesis (M.A.)--West Virginia University, 2007. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains iv, 112 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps. Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-102).

Orientador: Bernadete Aparecida Caprioglio de Castro / Banca: Sílvia Aparecida Guarnieri Ortigoza / Banca: Solange Terezinha de Lima Guimarães / Banca: Antonio Mendes da Costa Braga / Banca: Vilma Terezinha de Araújo Lima / Resumo: A finalidade desse estudo é identificar o trajeto do espiritismo em Fortaleza, com ênfase na expansão territorial do Grupo Espírita Paulo e Estevão (GEPE), na perspectiva de visibilidade do espaço religioso. Ao estabelecer diálogo entre ciência e religião pontua o papel da ciência geográfica na apreensão da manifestação da cultura no espaço. Investiga como a renovada geografia cultural ampliou seu campo epistemológico ao trazer para centralidade do debate geográfico a subjetividade das representações simbólicas que pontuam as ações humanas, sobretudo, a experiência religiosa. Discorre sobre a produção acadêmica no âmbito da geografia da religião e mostra o estado de arte do espiritismo nesse debate de ideias. Argumenta sobre a difusão do espiritismo no Brasil, assinalando as singularidades adquiridas diante da hegemonia católica no país e o percurso da disseminação da Doutrina Espírita na realidade cearense. Contextualiza a expansão territorial do GEPE com base no crescimento urbano de Fortaleza diante da crescente pluralidade religiosa, aliada a estrutura metodológica dos estudos doutrinários, que torna esse centro espírita uma referência no âmbito da pedagogia espírita. Com abstração da concepção dual de espaço sagrado e profano a pesquisa demonstra que o espiritismo ao fundamentar-se numa tríplice articulação epistemológica: ciência, filosofia e religião apresenta uma percepção de mundo multidimensional, em que a visibilidade religiosa é co-partícipe de outras instâncias de interação socioespacial do GEPE. Ancorada na fenomenologia do conhecimento e no idealismo crítico investe na pesquisa empírica, tendo como estratégia de investigação o estudo de caso, com abordagem qualitativa. Por meio de análise e interpretação dos dados elabora uma síntese comparativa das... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The propose of this study is to identify the path of spiritualism in Fortaleza, with emphasis on the territorial expansion of the Grupo Espírita Paulo and Estevão (GEPE), in view of the visibility of religious space. Making a dialogue between science and religion indicates the role of geographical science in the apprehension of the manifestation of culture in space. Investigates how the geography renewed cultural expanded its field to bring epistemological debate geographical central in a subjectivity of symbolic representations that punctuate human actions, especially religious experience. Discusses about the academic production within the geography of religion and shows the state of art of spiritualism in the debate of ideas. Argued about the spread of spiritualism in Brazil, marking the singularities acquired before the Catholic hegemony in the country and the course of dissemination of the Spiritist Doctrine in Ceará actually. Contextualizes the territorial expansion of GEPE based on urban growth of Fortaleza face of growing religious plurality, combined with methodological framework of doctrinal studies, this spiritual center that makes a reference within the spiritualist pedagogy. With dual abstraction of conception of sacred and profane space research demonstrates that spiritualism to be based on a triple articulation epistemological: science, philosophy and religion present a multidimensional perception of the world, where visibility is religious co-participant in other instances interaction of socio GEPE. Anchored in the phenomenology of knowledge and critical idealism invests in empirical research, with the research strategy a case of study with a qualitative approach. Through analysis and interpretation of data prepare a comparative summary of symbolic representations, articulating the nature of spirit spatiality to... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:33:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2013-04-05Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T21:05:51Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 evangelista_izm_dr_rcla.pdf: 3335436 bytes, checksum: 422c399f8cc0104e5bba888b42ac36d7 (MD5) / A finalidade desse estudo é identificar o trajeto do espiritismo em Fortaleza, com ênfase na expansão territorial do Grupo Espírita Paulo e Estevão (GEPE), na perspectiva de visibilidade do espaço religioso. Ao estabelecer diálogo entre ciência e religião pontua o papel da ciência geográfica na apreensão da manifestação da cultura no espaço. Investiga como a renovada geografia cultural ampliou seu campo epistemológico ao trazer para centralidade do debate geográfico a subjetividade das representações simbólicas que pontuam as ações humanas, sobretudo, a experiência religiosa. Discorre sobre a produção acadêmica no âmbito da geografia da religião e mostra o estado de arte do espiritismo nesse debate de ideias. Argumenta sobre a difusão do espiritismo no Brasil, assinalando as singularidades adquiridas diante da hegemonia católica no país e o percurso da disseminação da Doutrina Espírita na realidade cearense. Contextualiza a expansão territorial do GEPE com base no crescimento urbano de Fortaleza diante da crescente pluralidade religiosa, aliada a estrutura metodológica dos estudos doutrinários, que torna esse centro espírita uma referência no âmbito da pedagogia espírita. Com abstração da concepção dual de espaço sagrado e profano a pesquisa demonstra que o espiritismo ao fundamentar-se numa tríplice articulação epistemológica: ciência, filosofia e religião apresenta uma percepção de mundo multidimensional, em que a visibilidade religiosa é co-partícipe de outras instâncias de interação socioespacial do GEPE. Ancorada na fenomenologia do conhecimento e no idealismo crítico investe na pesquisa empírica, tendo como estratégia de investigação o estudo de caso, com abordagem qualitativa. Por meio de análise e interpretação dos dados elabora uma síntese comparativa das... / The propose of this study is to identify the path of spiritualism in Fortaleza, with emphasis on the territorial expansion of the Grupo Espírita Paulo and Estevão (GEPE), in view of the visibility of religious space. Making a dialogue between science and religion indicates the role of geographical science in the apprehension of the manifestation of culture in space. Investigates how the geography renewed cultural expanded its field to bring epistemological debate geographical central in a subjectivity of symbolic representations that punctuate human actions, especially religious experience. Discusses about the academic production within the geography of religion and shows the state of art of spiritualism in the debate of ideas. Argued about the spread of spiritualism in Brazil, marking the singularities acquired before the Catholic hegemony in the country and the course of dissemination of the Spiritist Doctrine in Ceará actually. Contextualizes the territorial expansion of GEPE based on urban growth of Fortaleza face of growing religious plurality, combined with methodological framework of doctrinal studies, this spiritual center that makes a reference within the spiritualist pedagogy. With dual abstraction of conception of sacred and profane space research demonstrates that spiritualism to be based on a triple articulation epistemological: science, philosophy and religion present a multidimensional perception of the world, where visibility is religious co-participant in other instances interaction of socio GEPE. Anchored in the phenomenology of knowledge and critical idealism invests in empirical research, with the research strategy a case of study with a qualitative approach. Through analysis and interpretation of data prepare a comparative summary of symbolic representations, articulating the nature of spirit spatiality to... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Dissertação(mestrado)-Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia, Instituto de Ciências Humanas e da Informação, 2011. / Submitted by Caroline Silva (krol_bilhar@hotmail.com) on 2012-07-26T15:59:02Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao_Rogerio_A_Pereira.pdf: 16682565 bytes, checksum: 6c92b0f78e48e35d1e7ed81a7d70839d (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Bruna Vieira(bruninha_vieira@ibest.com.br) on 2012-08-03T21:22:45Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao_Rogerio_A_Pereira.pdf: 16682565 bytes, checksum: 6c92b0f78e48e35d1e7ed81a7d70839d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2012-08-03T21:22:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao_Rogerio_A_Pereira.pdf: 16682565 bytes, checksum: 6c92b0f78e48e35d1e7ed81a7d70839d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / As manifestações culturais expressadas nos Terreiros são de uma riqueza patrimonial histórica e cultural ímpar. São reveladas através da sua particularidade na relação com a dança, a musicalidade e a devoção, repletas de simbolismos e interligações de matrizes culturais distintas, representadas por meio do sincretismo religioso. E por se realizar uma comunhão entre documentos culturais de fundamentos espirituais e filosóficos diferentes, constitui assim a ligação entre o profano e o sagrado. Assim, este trabalho apresenta como referência as teorias os conceitos de Cultura, Sincretismo e Religião, e que em conjunto transpõe as manifestações passadas, estas mediantes as recordações, e os diversos momentos vivenciados no local de analise, apresenta desta maneira, contribuições da Geografia Cultural junto a Geografia da Religião, para constante aperfeiçoamento do conhecimento científico. E através da pesquisa de campo, das observações realizadas possui como objeto de pesquisa o Centro Espiritualista Umbandista “Reino de São Jorge”- Rua General Abreu, 497 – Cidade Nova - Rio Grande-RS, da organização e aplicação de entrevista as pessoas que tem sua “história” junto a esta Casa de manifestações umbandistas, o registro etnográfico das singularidades sociais e culturais apresentadas na mesma pelo público frequentador e membros pertencentes a esta instituição social. Este realizado junto ao trabalho de resgate da história oral, memória coletiva, e documentação em geral viabilizam uma visão significativa do ordenar teórico ao objeto de investigação. Perante a tudo isso, permite-se expor reflexões para os estudos culturais e geográficos, uma contribuição social que comporta uma leitura científica desprovida de preconceito ao realizar o estudo de um Terreiro local, em especial, de Umbanda, como elemento constituinte do espaço social e urbano rio-grandino e também sacralizado. / Las manifestaciones culturales expresadas en los Terreiros son de una riqueza patrimonial, histórica y cultural desiguales. Son reveladas por medio de su particularidad en la relación con la danza, la musicalidad y la devoción, lleno de simbolismos y interligaciones de matrices culturales distintas, representadas a través del sincretismo religioso y por la realización de una comunicación entre documentos culturales de bases espirituales y filosóficas distintas, es el vínculo entre el mundano y el puro. Así, esta obra presenta las teorías, los conceptos de Cultura, Sincretismo y Religión, y conjuntamente transpone los eventos pasados, mediantes estos recuerdos, y los muchos momentos en contacto en el sitio de análisis, presentando, así contribución de la Geografía Cultural con la Geografía de la Religión, para perfeccionamiento del conocimiento científico y por medio de la pesquisa de sitio, de las observaciones efectuadas tiendo como objeto de análisis el Centro Espiritualista “Reino de São Jorge”, calle General Abreu, 497 – Cidade Nova – Rio Grande/RS, de la organización y aplicación de entrevistas a personas que tienen historia junto a la casa de manifestaciones, el registro del etnografía de las singularidades sociales e culturales presentadas en aquella casa por los frecuentadores y los miembros pertenecientes a esta institución social. Realizado, también, junto al trabajo de rescate de la historia social, oral, memoria colectiva y documentación general dan una visión significativa del ordenar teórico al objecto de investigación. Con todo eso, se puede exponer reflexiones para los estudios culturales y geográficos, una contribución social que tiene una lectura científica sin concepto anticipado al realizar el estudio de un Terreiro local, como dato constituyente del espacio social y urbano riograndino y también sacralizado. / Cultural manifestations expressed in Terreiros show singular cultural, historical and patrimonial richness. These manifestations are revealed through their particularity related to dance, musicality and devotion, plenty of symbolisms and interconnections from distinct cultural matrices, represented though religious syncretism. And because a communion between cultural documents from different spiritual and philosophical fundamentals takes place, they constitute a link between the profaned and the sacred. Therefore, this work presents as reference the theories and concepts from Culture, Syncretism and Religion, which together transposes the past manifestations, though remembrances and several moments lived in the local of analysis, presenting this way, contributions to both Cultural and Religious Geography in order to constantly improve scientific knowledge. The field research based on the observation accomplished has as objective of research the Centro Espirítualista “Reino de São Jorge” – on General Abreu, 497 Street – Cidade Nova – Rio Grande/RS, through organization and application of interview with people who have their history bonded to this house of manifestations from Umbanda, the ethnographic registry of social and cultural singularities presented by the public who attends this place and members belonging to this social institution. This work was also accomplished though rescue of oral history, collective memory and documentation enabling a significant view from theory to the investigation object. Due to all this, this work exposes reflections to the cultural and geographical studies, a social contribution which comprises a scientific point of view without prejudice to perform the study of a local Terreiro, a as a constituent element of the social and urban space in Rio Grande/RS and also sacred.

This thesis explores the impact of Rome upon Anglo-Saxon politics, religion, and culture in the ninth century. From the Gregorian mission onwards, Rome helped shape the ecclesiastical and devotional contexts of Anglo-Saxon Christianity and occupied a central place in the imaginations of early English writers. Yet the extent to which these links continued into and throughout the ninth century remains obscure, with scholarship about religion and culture often treating the period as a hiatus. In political narratives, the ninth century is treated as a crucial period, and Roman involvement is most visible in this sphere. By redressing the imbalance between religion and politics, this thesis achieves a thorough appreciation of the part played by Rome in these various fields of experience, as well as showing how Anglo-Saxon writers located themselves and their pasts in relation to the city. It does so over the course of five thematic chapters, which progress from an analysis of the most fundamental issues to more imaginative ones. Chapter one examines contact and communication between England and Rome, arguing that the two areas were closely and constantly connected across the century. The second and third chapters explore the impact of Rome on religion and kingship respectively, finding that while Roman influence on the church was most pronounced in the first half of the century, in political terms the city played a significant and changing role throughout the period. Chapters four and five consider the position of Rome in Anglo-Saxon historical thought and geographical understanding, examining how writers continued to define their position in a wider Christian world with reference to the city and its past. This thesis argues that, in the ninth century, Rome continued to play an important role in English life, while also influencing Anglo-Saxon thought and experience in new and dynamic ways.