The 'Romanization' of the African provinces of Mauretania Tingitana and Mauretania Caesariensis was in fact a two-way process of exchange between Roman and African elements which resulted in a uniquely Romano-African civilization. The imperial cult highlights issues common to all Romanization processes, such as ruler-subject interaction and the role of local initiative in bringing about change, as well as unique issues such as the impact of politics on emperor-worship. The success of the imperial cult was hampered by the fact that only a select few - notably the wealthy local elite - derived direct benefit from the process, and by the fact that, because the pre-Roman Mauretaniae had no established ruler-cults, the imperial cult failed to assimilate with local tradition. As a result, the cult was unable either to make a decisive impact on the Romanization of the Mauretanians, or to achieve any real religious unity among them. / History / M.A. (Ancient History)

Cette étude vise à analyser une série d’édifices connus sous le nom de « temples à foyer central » en Égée, à Chypre et au Levant, de la fin de l'Âge du Bronze à l'Archaïsme. Il s'agit essentiellement d' une étude architecturale et artefactuelle portant sur un type de construction souvent interprété comme l'habitat des élites durant la période dite des « Âges obscurs ». La présence d'un foyer-autel, comme point focal du culte, au sein de ces constructions, invite à considérer qu'ils ont un rôle non négligeable dans la genèse du temple grec. D’un bout à l’autre de notre cadre d’étude, ces édifices témoignent de salles de banquets destinées aux rituels des élites, dont l’action centrale réside dans la pratique du sacrifice animal. Ces pièces, souvent multifonctionnelles à plus d’un titre, donnent naissance aux premiers « temples des citoyens » dans le contexte des poleis crétoises. Ces testimonia se trouvent ici répertoriés dans un catalogue exhaustif, prenant en compte également les objets qui y étaient associés. La réflexion s’organise autour d’une première partie qui permet de remettre en question la nomenclature qui sert à l’analyse de ces monuments, avant de traiter la question des antécédents de cette forme architecturale à la fin de l’Âge du bronze pour chaque aire géographique concernée. Le chapitre suivant examine la dimension symbolique du feu dans ces civilisations, incarné dans l’Antiquité grecque par Hestia, la déesse du foyer, ainsi que son rôle sur le plan des institutions politiques (andreia, prytanées, etc.). La question des phénomènes d’influences, de syncrétismes religieux entre ces différentes régions de la Méditerranée est explorée dans le chapitre suivant, tant sur le plan de la culture matérielle (exotica, influences architecturales) que des croyances religieuses. Enfin un chapitre synthétise l’ensemble des données et des problématiques architecturales liées à ces édifices, auquel correspond une série de tableaux. / The aim of this study is to investigate a series of edifices found in the Aegean, on Cyprus and in the East dating from the end of the Bronze Age through to the Archaic Period and collectively referred to as ‘Hearth Temples’. The study is centered on an evaluation of the architecture and artefacts relating to a type of building often thought to have constituted elite housing from the so- called Dark Ages. The presence of a hearth/altar in the centre of these constructions, which served as a religious focal point, suggests that they played a significant role in the genesis of the Greek temple. Within the timeframe of this study, these buildings display banquet halls designed for elite rituals and in which the main activity was the practice of animal sacrifice. These rooms, often serving multiple functions, gave rise to the first ‘citizen temples’ within the context of Cretan poleis. The relevant testimonia are listed here in an exhaustive catalogue that also takes into account relevant object finds. The first part of the study concerns itself with a re- evaluation of the nomenclature associated with these monuments, before analyzing the antecedents to this type of architecture at the end of the Bronze Age and for each of the geographical regions in question. The following chapter questions the symbolic dimension of fire in these civilizations, incarnated in Greek antiquity by Hestia, the goddess of the hearth, as well as by her role in political institutions (andreia, prytaneis etc.). In the next chapter, the mutual influence these different Mediterranean regions had on each other is explored, both in terms of material culture (exotica, architectural influence) and in terms of religious beliefs (religious syncretism). The final chapter brings together all of the findings and summarizes the architectural problems associated with these buildings, for which a series of tables is also included.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T19:20:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Juliana Barros Prata Carvalho.pdf: 269444 bytes, checksum: 833c68807ae7d2c953ab89a7549ecae3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-08-08 / This work is an attempt to understand Brazilian religious syncretism via Grande Sertão: Veredas . Therefore the essay tries to establish a metaphoric parallel between syncretic and religious plurality contained in João Guimarães Rosa s only romance and Brazilian religious syncretism. This essay is focused on the area of Science of Religion but because it uses a romance - which belongs to the field of literature - as a tool it dialogs with that field of study. The bridge between fiction and reality is established as a live link in constant transformation. Both the characters of the book and the Brazilian people are treated here as beings in a process of discovery of their human identity, as a work-in-progress, under the light of the work of Darcy Ribeiro, Gilberto Freyre and other theorists. A fundamental part of such discovery is the way through which individuals try to relate to objects which are thought to have religious transcendence. Such process will be an object of work with emphasis on syncretism. The concepts of racially-mixed ancestry and religion will also be explored. The conclusions reached in this work rather than absolute and conclusive answers to the questions proposed are long, open paths to be covered. The investigation about religious syncretism using Grande Sertão: Veredas as a tool is only possible via metaphor. Additionally the viability of this essay depends on the assumption that the Brazilian population is necessarily mestizo / Este trabalho é uma tentativa de compreensão do sincretismo religioso brasileiro via Grande Sertão: Veredas. Ou seja, a dissertação tenta estabelecer um paralelo metafórico entre a pluralidade sincrética e religiosa contida no único romance de João Guimarães Rosa e o sincretismo religioso brasileiro. Esta dissertação é feita na área de Ciências da Religião, mas, por usar como instrumento um romance, objeto pertencente ao campo da literatura, dialoga com esse campo de conhecimento. A ponte entre ficção e realidade é estabelecida como um vínculo vivo e em constante transformação. Tanto os personagens do livro como o povo brasileiro são tratados aqui como seres em processo de descoberta de sua identidade, como gente em fazimento, à luz de Darcy Ribeiro, Gilberto Freyre e outros teóricos. Parte fundamental dessa descoberta é a maneira pela qual os indivíduos tentam se relacionar com objetos considerados de transcendência religiosa. Essa maneira será trabalhada enfatizando o sincretismo. O conceito de mestiçagem e o conceito de religião também serão explorados. As conclusões obtidas neste trabalho, mais do que uma resposta absoluta e fechada para as indagações feitas, são um caminho extenso e aberto a ser percorrido. A investigação sobre o sincretismo religioso, tendo como instrumento Grande Sertão: Veredas, só é possível via metáfora. Além disso, a viabilidade desta dissertação só é possível levando em conta que o povo brasileiro é obrigatoriamente mestiço

The thesis consists of the novel The Fox and the Mirror and an accompanying exegesis. The novel is an historical fantasy set in a world based on early medieval (12-13th century) Japan. The main characters are a young female shaman, Hatsu, and a young warrior’s assistant, Sada, who is a Buddhist believer. When Hatsu’s village and shrine are destroyed by warriors and her summoning mirror is stolen, she is abandoned by her kami . To experience the kami’s presence again, she must follow the thief and retrieve the mirror before it can be used to resurrect an ancient evil. Sada must capture Hatsu and bring her back to his lord, or his family will suffer. Yet he is entranced by Hatsu and feels guilt at the destruction of her village. He must choose whether to abandon his former life and stay with Hatsu, or betray her. In the novel I have tried to invoke the feel of a place and time where the supernatural is as real as the physical world; I also try to imagine how a religion as alien to Japanese native beliefs as Buddhism became a part of that country’s spiritual culture. In the exegesis I reflect upon how I used various kinds of history, both written and unwritten, to build the world, characters and narratives of The Fox and the Mirror, and thereby explore some ways in which historical fantasy, as a sub-genre of historical fiction, is capable of presenting an ‘authentic’ view of the past, in spite of its non-realistic nature. I identify three main ways historical fantasy writers can provide an authentic view of the past: by using telling details from an historical era; by incorporating documented events and persons into the story; and by portraying the world as people in the past believed it to be. Historical fantasy is different from realistic historical fiction in that it can more easily incorporate elements belonging to shared cultural heritage, such as beliefs regarding the dead and the supernatural. This characteristic involves writers in research using material that involves other ways of knowing the past—in particular the expressions of belief such as religion, popular customs, folk tales, and oral history. With the broadening of our historiological perspectives in the postmodern climate, historical fantasy based on non-documentary forms of history may come to be seen as another way of knowing the past.

The 'Romanization' of the African provinces of Mauretania Tingitana and Mauretania Caesariensis was in fact a two-way process of exchange between Roman and African elements which resulted in a uniquely Romano-African civilization. The imperial cult highlights issues common to all Romanization processes, such as ruler-subject interaction and the role of local initiative in bringing about change, as well as unique issues such as the impact of politics on emperor-worship. The success of the imperial cult was hampered by the fact that only a select few - notably the wealthy local elite - derived direct benefit from the process, and by the fact that, because the pre-Roman Mauretaniae had no established ruler-cults, the imperial cult failed to assimilate with local tradition. As a result, the cult was unable either to make a decisive impact on the Romanization of the Mauretanians, or to achieve any real religious unity among them. / History / M.A. (Ancient History)

Essa dissertação compara os processos de construção identitária das igrejas católica e presbiteriana e a socialização dos fiéis em cada uma delas para identificar a influência desses fatores nas atitudes de católicos e presbiterianos frente ao sincretismo religioso. A adesão à igreja católica é, via de regra, definida em termos da participação nos sacramentos. Nessa identidade sacramental preconiza-se o aspecto encantado e místico sobre o intelectual e a unidade dogmática tende a desempenhar um papel secundário. Contrariamente, no caso do protestantismo a identidade tende a ser definida em termos intelectuais, já que o critério para a participação é a confissão a reta doutrina tal como está definida nas confissões de fé. Além disso, as diferenças organizacionais entre as duas igrejas parecem interferir nesse processo de formação das identidades. A igreja católica, por concentrar em uma imensa unidade as diversas maneiras de se aderir a ela, pode ser classificada como uma organização de massas. Já a igreja presbiteriana mais parece uma organização de quadros, menor, mais inflexível à diversidade, ela doutrina seus quadros internamente através da Escola Bíblica Dominical. Para entender a sociabilidade e educação religiosa de cada igreja escolhi estudar dois grupos de preparação para rituais homólogos: a Crisma no caso católico e a Pública Profissão de Fé no caso presbiteriano. Ambos podem ser classificados como ritos de iniciação, pois dramatizam a passagem dos fiéis da infância para a maturidade espiritual.Uma vez adultos na fé, tanto católicos quanto presbiterianos, deveriam, segundo a visão institucional, repudiar ao sincretismo religioso, pois não se pode servir a dois senhores. Mas será que essa rejeição ao sincretismo de fato acontece? Se não, de que formas ele se manifesta entre católicos e presbiterianos? São essas as perguntas que pretendo responder. / This Masters thesis compares Catholic and Presbyterian churches identity construction processes and the socialization up each of these churches in order to identify the influence of these factors on Catholic and Presbyterian faithfulls attitudes toward religious syncretism. A person is considered as a member of Catholic church if receives Catholic sacraments. This sacramental identity values more the enchantment aspect of faith over the intellectual, also it plays down the faithfulls intellectual adherence to church dogma. In contrast, in Protestantism a church identity is defined in intellectual terms. To be a member of a church is to confess the doctrine defined as right by this church. In addition, organizational differences of the Catholic and Presbyterian churches seem to affect these distinct identity construction processes. Due to its ability to include in a same huge unity a large diversity of being religious, the Catholic Church can be classified as a igreja de massa (or church for the mass while the Prebyterian church organization can be identified as igreja de quadros (or church for leadership). Smaller, more inflexible toward diversity than Catholic Church, the Presbyterian one indoctrinates their members within the church through Bible Sunday School. In order to understand the sociability and religious education processes in each church, I choose to research two preparatory study groups for similar rites of passage: the ritual of Confirmation, for the Catholic case, and the ritual of Public Profession of Faith, for the Presbyterian. Both can be identified as iniciation rituals because both dramatize the passage of the faithful from Spiritual childhood to Spiritual maturity. Once being adult in faith, both catholics and presbyterians must, acording to their institucional views, repudiate religious syncretism, because one cannot serve two Masters. Would religious syncrestim rejections in fact occur equally in both churches? If not, what differs catholics from presbyterians? These are questions I intend to answer.

Essa dissertação compara os processos de construção identitária das igrejas católica e presbiteriana e a socialização dos fiéis em cada uma delas para identificar a influência desses fatores nas atitudes de católicos e presbiterianos frente ao sincretismo religioso. A adesão à igreja católica é, via de regra, definida em termos da participação nos sacramentos. Nessa identidade sacramental preconiza-se o aspecto encantado e místico sobre o intelectual e a unidade dogmática tende a desempenhar um papel secundário. Contrariamente, no caso do protestantismo a identidade tende a ser definida em termos intelectuais, já que o critério para a participação é a confissão a reta doutrina tal como está definida nas confissões de fé. Além disso, as diferenças organizacionais entre as duas igrejas parecem interferir nesse processo de formação das identidades. A igreja católica, por concentrar em uma imensa unidade as diversas maneiras de se aderir a ela, pode ser classificada como uma organização de massas. Já a igreja presbiteriana mais parece uma organização de quadros, menor, mais inflexível à diversidade, ela doutrina seus quadros internamente através da Escola Bíblica Dominical. Para entender a sociabilidade e educação religiosa de cada igreja escolhi estudar dois grupos de preparação para rituais homólogos: a Crisma no caso católico e a Pública Profissão de Fé no caso presbiteriano. Ambos podem ser classificados como ritos de iniciação, pois dramatizam a passagem dos fiéis da infância para a maturidade espiritual.Uma vez adultos na fé, tanto católicos quanto presbiterianos, deveriam, segundo a visão institucional, repudiar ao sincretismo religioso, pois não se pode servir a dois senhores. Mas será que essa rejeição ao sincretismo de fato acontece? Se não, de que formas ele se manifesta entre católicos e presbiterianos? São essas as perguntas que pretendo responder. / This Masters thesis compares Catholic and Presbyterian churches identity construction processes and the socialization up each of these churches in order to identify the influence of these factors on Catholic and Presbyterian faithfulls attitudes toward religious syncretism. A person is considered as a member of Catholic church if receives Catholic sacraments. This sacramental identity values more the enchantment aspect of faith over the intellectual, also it plays down the faithfulls intellectual adherence to church dogma. In contrast, in Protestantism a church identity is defined in intellectual terms. To be a member of a church is to confess the doctrine defined as right by this church. In addition, organizational differences of the Catholic and Presbyterian churches seem to affect these distinct identity construction processes. Due to its ability to include in a same huge unity a large diversity of being religious, the Catholic Church can be classified as a igreja de massa (or church for the mass while the Prebyterian church organization can be identified as igreja de quadros (or church for leadership). Smaller, more inflexible toward diversity than Catholic Church, the Presbyterian one indoctrinates their members within the church through Bible Sunday School. In order to understand the sociability and religious education processes in each church, I choose to research two preparatory study groups for similar rites of passage: the ritual of Confirmation, for the Catholic case, and the ritual of Public Profession of Faith, for the Presbyterian. Both can be identified as iniciation rituals because both dramatize the passage of the faithful from Spiritual childhood to Spiritual maturity. Once being adult in faith, both catholics and presbyterians must, acording to their institucional views, repudiate religious syncretism, because one cannot serve two Masters. Would religious syncrestim rejections in fact occur equally in both churches? If not, what differs catholics from presbyterians? These are questions I intend to answer.

Aujourd’hui, le corpus des textes magiques coptes compte 314 manuscrits publiés et plusieurs dizaines de textes toujours inédits, datés pour la plupart entre le 5e et le 12e siècle de notre ère. Parmi ceux-ci, un petit groupe composé de vingt-trois manuscrits magiques comprend des charmes qui présentent des invocations à des divinités grecques ou égyptiennes (p. ex. Artémis, Isis, Horus, Seth, Petbe) ou de courts récits mythologiques (historiolae) les mettant en scène. L’existence même de ces charmes soulève plusieurs questions :comment des références à des divinités traditionnelles se sont-elles retrouvées dans des textes « chrétiens » datés des 5e–12e siècles, et surtout, quels mécanismes ont été utilisés par les experts en rituels de l’Égypte tardo-antique et médiévale pour intégrer ces références dans leurs charmes ?Afin de répondre à ces questions, cette étude propose le premier examen exhaustif de l’ensemble de ces vingt-trois textes magiques coptes. Dans les trois premiers chapitres, nous étudions chacun des vingt-trois textes coptes en détail—les types de textes, les objectifs des charmes, les éléments traditionnels et chrétiens utilisés, les différentes façons dont ceux-ci ont été combinés—en plus de les comparer avec des textes magiques datés des périodes pharaonique (en moyen égyptien) et gréco-romaine (en démotique et en grec). Dans le dernier chapitre, nous offrons un examen plus général du groupe de vingt-trois textes en discutant entre autres de la datation et de la provenance des manuscrits, ainsi que des expressions récurrentes utilisées, ce qui nous permet également de les replacer dans le contexte plus large de l’ensemble du corpus des textes magiques coptes. Cette étude montre, d’une part, que nos vingt-trois textes magiques coptes témoignent d’une grande continuité dans les pratiques magiques en Égypte, puisque les éléments traditionnels utilisés (références aux divinités grecques et égyptiennes, historiolae, formules et expressions) ont été transmis, par l’intermédiaire de manuscrits magiques, depuis l’époque pharaonique jusqu’à l’époque médiévale. D’autre part, ces textes témoignent également de changements, et plus particulièrement, de nombreux processus syncrétiques, puisque les éléments traditionnels ont été réinterprétés, puis juxtaposés ou fusionnés à des éléments chrétiens. Ainsi, notre examen révèle comment les experts en rituels de l’Égypte tardo-antique et médiévale, en s’inspirant de manuscrits magiques plus anciens et en combinant des éléments de différentes traditions religieuses dans leurs charmes, sont devenus des agents du syncrétisme religieux et, de façon plus générale, de la transformation religieuse. / Doctorat en Langues, lettres et traductologie / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished