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Verweerde skrif: ʼn tematiese ondersoek na ouderdom, verganklikheid, aftakeling en sterflikheid in die vroeë Griekse digkunsErasmus, Alecia 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: With the discovery of the so-called “New Sappho” in 2004, there has been a revival in
the research about Sappho, Greek lyric and old age in Greek literature. In this short
fragment, Sappho writes about the symptoms of old age. She interweaves this with
mythological references to Eos and Tithonus. It was especially this remarkable find
that has focused my attention on the themes of old age, caducity, bodily decay and
mortality in Greek literature. In my opinion the discovery of a new fragment of
Greek poetry justifies research on this genre as well as the themes that occur in it.
This thesis explores the following research question: What is the view of old age that
is brought to the fore in a thematic examination of early Greek poetry? My
discussion includes works by Sappho, Anacreon, Ibycus, Mimnermus, Tyrtaeus of
Sparta, Solon of Athens, Theognis, Archilochus and Semonides of Amorgos.
This thesis found that the view of old age in early Greek poetry is predominantly
negative. The thesis proves the hypothesis that the view of old age, caducity, bodily
decay and mortality that is brought to the fore in a thematic examination of early
Greek poetry agrees with the negative view of these aspects as appears from the
other literary genres from the Greek canon.
In most cases there is a strong relationship between old age and eroticism and how
old age obstructs eroticism. In these fragments we often find a human revolt on a
universal scale against old age and the loss of love. The aged body is no longer seen
as an erotic object. This also has serious implications for the social circumstances of
the aged. The use of the first person voice stresses both the raw, personal experience
of old age and the universal experience thereof. The first person plural in some cases
underlines the collective attitude and experiences of the ageing person.
Early Greek poets describe old age as πόλιος (grey), ὀδυνηρός (painful), ἀργαλέος
(baneful), κακός (evil), ἄμορφος (ugly), οὐλόμενος (accursed) and ἄζηλος
(unenviable). The epithets and adjectival clauses which are identified in the
discussed poetry form a conceptual nexus of old age which is almost uniformly negative. Except for Tyrtaeus and maybe Solon, most poets have a disapproving,
reproachful, despising and repulsive attitude towards old age. In these fragments,
old age is described as the threshold to death. Old age in itself is a type of death, a
living death. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Met die ontdekking van die sogenaamde “Nuwe Sappho” in 2004 het daar weer
opflikkering gekom in die navorsing oor Sappho, die Griekse liriek en die ouderdom
in Griekse letterkunde. In hierdie kort fragment skryf Sappho oor die simptome van
die ouderdom en verweef sy dit ook met mitologiese verwysings na Eos en Tithonos.
Dit is juis hierdie merkwaardige vonds wat my aandag gefokus het op die temas van
ouderdom, verganklikheid, aftakeling en sterflikheid in die Griekse letterkunde. Die
ontdekking van ʼn nuwe fragment Griekse poësie regverdig na myns insiens
navorsing oor hierdie genre en dus ook die temas wat daarin voorkom. In hierdie
tesis word die volgende navorsingsprobleem ondersoek: Wat is die siening van
ouderdom, verganklikheid, aftakeling en sterflikheid wat na vore kom in ʼn tematiese
ondersoek van die vroeë Griekse digkuns? My bespreking sluit werke deur Sappho,
Anakreon, Ibukos, Mimnermos, Turtaios van Sparta, Solon van Athene, Theognis,
Archilochos en Semonides van Amorgos in.
In hierdie tesis is daar bevind dat die siening van die ouderdom in die vroeë Griekse
digkuns oorwegend negatief is. Die tesis bewys die hipotese dat die siening van
ouderdom, verganklikheid, aftakeling en sterflikheid wat na vore kom in ʼn tematiese
ondersoek van die vroeë Griekse digkuns ooreenstem met die negatiewe siening oor
hierdie aspekte wat in ander letterkundige genres van die Griekse kanon blyk.
Daar is in die meeste gevalle ʼn sterk verbintenis tussen die ouderdom en die erotiek
en hoe eersgenoemde die tweede kortwiek. Dikwels tref ons op ʼn universele vlak ʼn
uiting van die menslike verset teen die ouderdom en die verlies van liefde in die
fragmente aan. Die bejaarde liggaam word nie meer as ʼn erotiese voorwerp gesien
nie. Dit het ook ernstige implikasies vir die sosiale omstandighede van die bejaardes.
Die gebruik van die eerstepersoonspreker in die vroeë Griekse digkuns onderstreep
tegelyk die rou, persoonlike belewenis van die ouderdom sowel as die universele
ervaring daarvan. Die eerstepersoonsmeervoud in sekere gevalle beklemtoon die
kollektiewe houding en ervaring van die ouerwordende mens.
Die ouderdom word deur die vroeë Griekse digters as πόλιος (gryskop; grou),
ὀδυνηρός (pynlik), ἀργαλέος (verderflik), κακός (boos), ἄμορφος (lelik), οὐλόμενος
(vervloek) en ἄζηλος (onbenydenswaardig) uitgekryt. Die epiteta en byvoeglike
bepalings wat in die bespreekte kortpoësie aangetref word, vorm ʼn konseptuele
neksus van die ouderdom wat amper gelykmatig negatief is. Behalwe vir die
uitsondering van Turtaios en miskien Solon, is die meeste digters se houding teenoor
die ouderdom en bejaardes daardie van afkeer, verwyt, veragting en ongeneentheid.
In dié fragmente word die ouderdom geskets as die drumpel tot die dood.
Ouderdom is op sigself ʼn soort dood, ʼn lewende dood.
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Bible translation and relevance theory : the translation of TitusSmith, Kevin Gary 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (D.Litt.)--Stellenbosch University, 2000. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Relevance theory has seriously challenged the theoretical soundness of formal and
functional equivalence as Bible translation methods. In Translation and relevance: Cognition
and context, Gutt (1991) argued that relevance theory provides translators with the best
available framework for understanding and practicing translation. In his effort to provide a
comprehensive account of translation, he proposed two new approaches to translation: direct
translation and indirect translation. He did not, however, develop direct and indirect
translation into well-defined approaches to translation.
This study explores the viability of direct and indirect translation as approaches to Bible
translation. First, by applying insights drawn from relevance theory, it spells out the
theoretical and practical implications of these approaches in an attempt to develop them into
well-defined translation methods. The explication of the two new approaches shows how and
why relevance theoretic approaches to translation differ from formal and functional
equivalence. In addition to describing the general approach of direct and indirect translation, it
also demonstrates how each approach handles specific translation issues such as figurative
language, implicit information, ambiguity, and gender-biased language.
Then, by using them to translate the epistle to Titus, the study tests the practical
effectiveness of each new approach. This lengthy application yields many examples of how
relevance theory provides translators with valuable guidance for making difficult translation
decisions. It emphasises the need for translators to take measures to bridge the contextual gap
between the source context and the receptor context, illustrating how this can be done by
providing footnotes in a direct translation or by explicating implicit information in an indirect
translation.
The study closes with a brief assessment of the two new approaches and some
suggestions for further research. The conclusions show both the value and the limitations of
the results of this study. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Relevansieteorie bevraagteken ernstig die teoretiese basis van formele en funksionele
ekwivalensie as metodes van Bybelvertaling. Gutt (1991) het in Translation and relevance:
Cognition and context geargumenteer dat relevansieteorie vertalers voorsien van die beste
beskikbare raamwerk vir die verstaan en beoefening van vertaling. In sy poging om 'n
omvattende beskrywing van vertaling daar te stel, het hy twee nuwe benaderings voorgestel:
direkte vertaling en indirekte vertaling. Hy het egter nie direkte en indirekte vertaling
ontwikkel tot goed gedefinieerde benaderings tot vertaling nie.
Hierdie studie ondersoek die lewensvatbaarheid van direkte en indirekte vertaling as
benaderings tot Bybelvertaling. Eerstens word aan die hand van insigte ontleen aan
relevansieteorie die teoretiese en praktiese implikasies van hierdie benaderings verken met die
doel om dit te ontwikkel tot goed gedefineerde metodes van vertaling. Die uiteensetting van
hierdie twee nuwe benaderings toon hoe en waarom relevansieteoretiese benaderings tot
vertaling verskil van formele en funksionele ekwivalensie. Benewens 'n beskrywing van die
algemene benadering van direkte en indirekte vertaling, demonstreer die uiteensetting hoe
elke benadering spesifieke aangeleenthede soos beeldspraak, implisiete inligting,
dubbelsinnigheid en gender-bevooroordeelde taal, in vertaalpraktyk hanteer.
Vervolgens stel die ondersoek die praktiese effektiwiteit van elke nuwe benadering op
die proef deur dit te gebruik om die brief aan Titus te vertaal. Hierdie omvangryke toepassing
lewer verskeie voorbeelde waar relevansieteorie vertalers van waardevolle riglyne voorsien
om moeilike besluite oor vertaling te maak. Dit benadruk die noodsaaklikheid vir vertalers om
spesiale maatreels te tref om die kontekstuele gaping te oorbrug tussen die bronkonteks en die
reseptorkonteks, en word geillustreer deur in 'n direkte vertaling voetnotas te gebruik en deur
in 'n indirekte vertaling implisiete inligting eksplisiet te maak.
Die ondersoek word afgesluit met 'n kort evaluering van die twee benaderings en met
enkele voorstelle vir verdere navorsing. Die gevolgtrekking toon beide die waarde en die
beperkings van die resultate van hierdie ondersoek.
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Biblical Hebrew lexicology and cognitive semantics : a study of lexemes of affectionBosman, Tiana 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (PhD (Ancient Studies))--University of Stellenbosch, 2011. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this study the conceptualization of love or affecion in the Old Testament is investigated. The most prototypical Biblical Hebrew lexeme for affection, namely אהב , forms the focus of the study. It is hypothesized that the analysis of אהב in terms of its valency and the conceptual frames associated with each of its valency patterns will contribute to a more informative lexicographical description of אהב . Since אהב forms part of a much larger semantic field of lexemes that can convey the attitude of affection, it is neccessary to study these lexemes as well.
While the first chapter introduces the topic under investigation, i.e. a study of lexemes of affection, the second chapter aims at demarcating the list of lexemes of affection that needs to be considered. This list amounts to fifteen lexemes in total; fourteen of which can belong to the domain of affection, and one antonym.
In Chapter 3 the methodology of the current study is explained. The researcher advocates a Cognitive Linguistic approach. Renier de Blois employed Cognitive Linguistics for his model which is aimed towards compiling the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew. While his model is used as starting point in the present study, some more areas of Cognitive Linguistics are identified that could assist us to refine the model of De Blois. These areas include prototype theory, semantic potential, the notion of radial networks, as well as conceptual frames.
Chapter 4 consists of a detailed study of אהב in all its occurrences in the Old Testament, while the remainder of the lexemes of affection as well as its antonym are studied in Chapter 5. In the concluding chapter, Chapter 6, an exposition of the findings is given. This thesis ends with a concise summary of אהב in which all conceptual frames and scripture references where the אהב appear are given. This is followed by a schematic presentation of the lexemes of affection as they occur in relation to the prototypical sense(s) of אהב. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In hierdie studie word die konseptualisering van liefde of affeksie in die Ou Testament ondersoek. Die mees prototipiese Bybels-Hebreeuse lekseem vir affeksie, naamlik אהב , is die fokus van die studie. Dit word veronderstel dat die analise van אהב in terme van die lekseem se valensie en die konseptuele raamwerke wat met die valensie patrone geassosieer word, sal bydra tot „n meer informatiewe leksikografiese beskrywing van אהב . Aangesien אהב deel vorm van „n veel groter semantiese veld van lekseme wat die houding van affeksie beskryf, is dit nodig dat hierdie lekseme ook bestudeer word.
Terwyl die eerste hoofstuk die tema van die huidige ondersoek inlei, naamlik die bestudering van lekseme van affeksie in die Bybels-Hebreeuse teks, is die tweede hoofstuk daarop gerig om die lys van lekseme van affeksie vir die ondersoek af te baken. Hiedie lys bestaan uit vyftien lekseme altesaam; veertien lekseme wat deel uitmaak van die domein van affeksie, en een antoniem.
In Hoofstuk 3 word die metodologie van die huidige studie uiteengesit. Die navorser staan „n Kognitiewe Linguistiese benadering voor. Renier de Blois het Kognitiewe Linguistiek aangewend vir sy model wat daarop gerig is om die Semantic Dictionary for Biblical Hebrew saam te stel. Alhoewel sy model as beginpunt vir die huidige studie gebruik word, is daar sommige areas binne die veld van Kognitiewe Linguistiek wat aangewend sou kon word om De Blois se model te verfyn. Hierdie areas sluit prototipe teorie, semantiese potensiaal, die idee van straalvormige netwerke, asook konseptuele raamwerke in.
Hoofstuk 4 bestaan uit „n gedetailleerde studie van אהב in al sy voorkomste in die Ou Testament, terwyl die res van die lekseme van affeksie sowel as die antoniem in Hoofstuk 5 bestudeer word. In die slot hoofstuk, Hoofstuk 6, is daar „n uiteensetting van die bevindinge. Die tesis eindig met „n kort opsomming van אהב waarin al die konseptuele raamwerke en skrifverwysings waarbinne אהב voorkom, gegee word. Daarna volg „n skematiese voorstelling van die lekseme van affeksie na aanleiding van hul voorkomste in verhouding tot die prototipiese betekenis(se) van אהב.
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The development of Jewish ideas of angels : Egyptian and Hellenistic connections, ca. 600 BCE to ca. 200 CEEvans, Annette Henrietta Margaretha 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (PhD (Ancient Studies))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. / This dissertation sets out to test the hypothesis that Egyptian and Hellenistic connections
to Jewish beliefs about the functioning of angels facilitated the reception of Christianity.
The method of investigation involved a close reading, combined with a History of
Religions methodology, of certain texts with marked angelological content. The presence
of certain motifs, especially “throne” and “sun/fire”, which were identified as
characteristic of angelic functioning, were compared across the entire spectrum of texts.
In this way the diachronic development of major angelological motifs became apparent,
and the synchronic connections between the respective cultural contexts became
noticeable. The course the research followed is reflected in the list of Contents. Ancient
Egyptian myth and ritual associated with solar worship, together with Divine Council
imagery, provides a pattern of mediation between heaven and earth via two crucial
religious concepts which underly Jewish beliefs about the functioning of angels: 1) the
concept of a supreme God as the king of the Gods as reflected in Divine Council
imagery, and 2) the unique Egyptian institution of the king as the divine son of god (also
related to the supremacy of the sun god). The blending of these two concepts can be seen
in Ezekiel 1 and 10, where the throne of God is the source of angelic mediation between
heaven and earth. An important stimulus to change was the vexed issue of theodicy,
which in the traumatic history of the Israelites / Jews, forced new ways of thinking about
angels, who in some contexts were implicated in evil and suffering on earth. In the
hellenistic period, attainment to the throne of God in heaven becomes the goal of
heavenly ascent, reflected in various ways in all three cultural contexts, and specifically
by means of merkabah mysticism in the Jewish context; the basic concern is deification
of human beings. It was this seminal cultural mixture which mediated Christianity as an
outcome of Jewish angelology. The characteristic ambiguity of Jewish descriptions of
angelic appearances, as reflected in the Hebrew Bible and in the Book of Revelation,
functioned purposefully in this regard. Analysis of the distribution of angelological
motifs amongst the Christian texts reflects Jewish angelological traditions, both in terms
of merkabah mysticism in the Letter to the Hebrews, and in angelomorphic appearances
of Jesus in the Book of Revelation.
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Aeneas se onderwêreldse reis in illustrasie : ’n resepsie-historiese studie van tonele in Aeneïs VISwanepoel, Liani Colette 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MA (Dept. of Ancient Studies) -- University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / Throughout the centuries artists have visualised the imaginative works of Publius Vergilius Maro
in a variety of art forms. Paintings, frescoes, sculptures and even tapestries have made the wordscenes
of his great epic, the Aeneid, concrete. The thesis investigates only the illustration of the
epic in manuscripts and printed texts or translations. The illustrations of scenes in Book VI – the
journey of Aeneas in the underworld – are studied using the reception-historical approach. This is
to determine whether the illustrations of the Trojan hero’s journey in the underworld reflect the
reception of the Aeneid in the different eras or periods. The illustrator is a “reader” of the Aeneid
text or translation and consequently his/her illustration of a particular scene reflects his/her own
visual interpretation thereof.
Illustrations of Book VI in manuscripts like the Vergilius Vaticanus of late Antiquity and the mid-
15th century Riccardiana Vergilius of Apollonio di Giovanni are examined. A study of
illustrations in printed texts or translations range from the 1502 Grüninger edition of Vergil edited
by Sebastian Brant to the Book VI illustration of Thom Kapheim in a textbook published in 2001.
The aim is to establish how illustrators associated with Book VI, interpreted it, how their
environment and the spirit of the age influenced their visualisation and how their illustrations
reflect the reception of the epic throughout the centuries. Such a study hopes to provide a
contribution to Vergilian reception and Nachleben. In the process a better understanding can be
obtained for the importance and changing role of Aeneid VI and the whole epic in different eras.
It is found that the illustrators of the Aeneid – influenced by the different spirit of their times and
environments – brought forth unique visual interpretations of scenes in Book VI that suggest a
particular reception of the epic at that specific point of time. The illustrative spectrum of Book VI
throughout the centuries can be summarised as follows: revival, allegorisation, pedagogic,
realistic decoration and eventually increasingly unrealistic decoration. From late Antiquity to the
beginning of the 21st century, the illustrative visualisation of the journey of Aeneas in the
underworld indicates that there has always been a definitive response to Vergil and his epic.
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The influence of contemporary events and circumstances on Virgil's characterization of AeneasFlint, Angela 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MPhil (Ancient Studies)--Stellenbosch University, 2008. / Chapter 1 begins by giving the 21st century reader of the Aeneid insights
into the innovative socio-cultural environment of the Augustan Age.
Following this is an investigation into the societal and cultural
importance placed on the Four Cardinal Values in Augustan Age
society.
Virgil’s attitude to war has been a perennial topic of debate amongst
Virgilian scholars. The focus of chapter 1 becomes more specific as it
examines Virgil’s personal history, the socio-cultural environment of his
childhood and the influence this may have had on his adult opinion of
war and the way it is expressed in the Aeneid. An aspect of Virgil’s
personal history that is fundamental to understanding his social context,
is his relationship with Emperor Augustus. To conclude chapter 1, this
is investigated with specific reference to two episodes in the Aeneid. In chapter 2, attention is given to particular aspects of Virgil’s portrayal
of Aeneas’ heroic nature. The chapter opens with an examination of
Virgil’s representation of Aeneas’ imperfect heroism, then suggests
possible reasons behind the inclusion of ambiguity in this
characterization. In addition to this, the question of Homeric
characteristics in Virgil’s Roman hero is investigated. Chapter 2 then
examines the more positive aspects of Virgil’s depiction of Aeneas’
heroism, concluding with a discussion on the favourable interpretation
by Augustan Age Romans of Virgil’s demonstration of Aeneas’ heroic nature. Chapter 3 is devoted to a discussion of the manner in which Virgil’s
environment influenced his presentation of Aeneas’ personal
interactions. Prior to addressing the actual relationships, the chapter
explores the question of Virgil’s characterization of Aeneas as somewhat
uncommunicative in the epic. This chapter then concentrates on two
main facets of Virgil’s portrayal of Aeneas’ personal relationships, i.e.
those with family members and those with relevant non-family members
that illustrate the extent to which Virgil’s social context influenced his
composition of this poem.
In conclusion, this study summarises the importance of viewing the
Aeneid in its correct context. A bibliography is appended.
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Investigating apparent commonalities between the apocalyptic traditions from iIan and second-temple JudaismVan der Merwe, Jeanne 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MPhil (Ancient Studies))--Stellenbosch University, 2008. / This thesis seeks to investigate the possible influence of Iranian apocalyptic on the
Judaean apocalyptic literature, which was widely disseminated in the Near East
during the Hellenistic and Roman phases of the Second Temple Period (c. 539 BCE-
70 CE).
The similarities between Zoroastrianism and Judaism have been the object of
scholarly study for more than a century. Iranologists such as Zaehner, Widengren and
Boyce were particularly partial to the notion that Zoroastrianism influenced Judaism.
They felt such influences were an inevitable consequence of the Judaeans living under
Achaemenian rule for almost two centuries, and in close proximity of Persian
communities for some centuries after the demise of the Achaemenid Empire. They
based their conclusions on literary parallels between some key biblical passages and
Persian literature, linguistic evidence and the obviously dualistic nature of both
religions. Recently, however, this point of view has come in for criticism from
biblical scholars like Barr and Hanson, who have pointed out that many seemingly
Iranian concepts could as easily have emanated from other Near Eastern influences or
evolved from within the Judaean tradition.
The similarities between the Iranian and Judaean world-view are particularly apparent
when considering the apocalyptic traditions from Zoroastrianism and Judaism: Both
traditions view the course of history as a pre-determined, linear process in which good
and evil are in constant conflict on both a physical and metaphysical level, until a
great eschatological battle, introduced by a “messiah” figure, will rid all creation of
evil. A judgment of all humanity and resurrection are envisaged in both traditions, as
well as an utopian eternal life free of evil.
However, it is very difficult to prove that these two apocalyptic traditions are in any
way related, as most of the apocalyptic works from Iran are dated considerably later
than the Judaean apocalypses, which mostly originated during the Hellenistic period.
The apocalyptic phenomena within the two traditions are also not always entirely
similar, raising the possibility that they are indeed not the result of cultural interaction
between the Iranians and Judaeans. Furthermore, one must also consider that many phenomena constituting apocalyptic occurred widely during the Second Temple
Period in the Ancient Near East, on account of the general state of powerlessness and
disillusionment brought about by the Macedonian conquest of the Achaemenid
Empire and the resulting political unrest.
This study investigates the relations between Judaeans and Iranians under
Achaemenian rule, the political and religious background and apocalyptic traditions
of both these peoples in an attempt to ascertain whether Iranian beliefs did indeed
influence Judaean apocalypticism. These investigations will show that, given the
cultural milieu of the Ancient Near East in the Second Temple period, contemporary
Greek evidence of Zoroastrian beliefs and the interpretative bent of Judaean scribal
and priestly classes, there is a strong likelihood that seemingly Iranian concepts in
Judaean apocalypticism were indeed of Iranian origin.
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The Goddess Hathor and the women of ancient EgyptBasson, Danielle 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2012. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In studying ancient Egypt researchers have a great advantage, in that there is a multitude of recorded material to draw from. Unfortunately for anyone interested in studying ancient Egyptian women, the recorded material was most often recorded by, commissioned by, and concerned with, men; royal or high-ranking men to be precise (Robins, 1993: 11-12). Thus, we must look into non-textual artefacts and offerings which may have a symbolic meaning. Though, the textual sources should not be neglected, since these may hold clues to the position and perception of women in society: perceptions held by men. This thesis has drawn largely on art and artefacts to investigate the relationship between women in ancient Egypt and the goddess Hathor.
Women are traditionally the mothers, caretakers and homemakers of society. But they are not only that. Women are also individuals, capable of individual thought, feelings, anxieties, hopes and dreams; and like their male counterparts, women also experience religion. But, as was clearly displayed in the thesis, Egyptian women not only experienced religion, they lived religion. In the ancient Egyptian context there was no escaping religion. It must also be understood that the ancient Egyptians thought that the man was the seat of creation and that semen was the essence of creation (according to the cosmogony of Heliopolis, cf. Cooney, 2008: 2). A failure to conceive would be placed directly upon the shoulders of the woman, and could be grounds enough for divorce (Robins, 1993: 63). Women in ancient societies served the main function of child-rearing. This may seem backward, but it was an essential function, without which society would cease to function. When a woman failed to conceive, she in essence failed her function as a woman; many women (and men) in this situation turned to religion.
This is where this thesis topic comes into play, since Hathor was a goddess of sexuality and fertility, but also had aspects of safeguarding and caretaking. Women were naturally drawn to her and she developed a large cult following, with cult centres scattered throughout Egypt. Not only were many of her followers female, but her priests were also female (Gillam, 1995: 211-212). Hathor might have been the most relatable of the goddesses because of her dual-nature; she is a caretaker and sexual being, but she can also become fierce and even bloodthirsty. Devotion to Hathor was widespread, with cult centres at Deir el-Bahari, Faras, Mirgissa, Serabit el-Khadim, Timna, Gebel Zeit and elsewhere, each with its own large deposit of votive offerings (Pinch, 1993). Hathor is also referenced in letters between females in a family, as one daughter writes to her mother: “May Hathor gladden you for my sake” (Wente, 1990: 63). It is because of this that this thesis investigated to what an extent ancient Egyptian women had a relationship with her. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In die ondersoek van ou Egipte, het navorsers `n groot voordeel, deurdat daar `n groot verskeidenheid bronne beskikbaar is om mee te werk. Ongelukkig, vir enigeen wat daarin geïnteresseerd is om die antieke Egiptiese vrou na te vors, is die meerderheid van die bronne deur mans opgeteken, of in opdrag van hulle, en het ook betrekking op mans; koninklike of hooggeplaaste mans, om meer spesifiek te wees (Robins, 1993: 11-12). Daarom, moet ons ook ongeskrewe artefakte en offerandes bestudeer, wat moontlik simboliese betekenisse kan inhou. Dit beteken egter nie dat ons wel geskrewe bronne moet ignoreer nie, aangesien dit tog leidrade oor die posisie van vroue in die samelewing en hoe hulle deur mans beskou is, kan verskaf. Hierdie tesis het grootliks gebruik maak van kuns en artefakte om die verhouding tussen die vroue van antieke Egipte en die godin Hathor na te vors.
Volgens tradisie, is vrouens die moeders, oppassers en tuisteskeppers van `n gemeenskap, maar hulle is nie net dit nie. Vroue is ook individue, in staat tot hul eie gedagtes, gevoelens, vrese, hoop en drome; en nes hul manlike eweknieë, kan vroue ook geloof ervaar. Maar, soos duidelik in die tesis uiteengesit is, het Egiptiese vroue nie net geloof ervaar nie, maar geloof geleef. In die antieke Egiptiese konteks was geloof onontkombaar. Die leser moet ook verstaan dat die antieke Egiptenare geglo het dat die man die skeppingsbron was and dat semen die kern van die skepping was (volgens die Heliopolis Kosmogonie, vgl. Cooney, 2008: 2). Indien „n egpaar probleme ondervind het om swanger te raak, het die blaam direk op die vrou se skouers gerus en was ook `n aanvaarde rede vir egskeiding (Robins, 1993: 63). Vroue in antieke gemeenskappe het hoofsaaklik gedien om kinders groot te maak. Dit mag dalk “agterlik” voorkom, maar dit was `n essensiële rol, waarsonder die gemeenskap nie sou kon funksioneer nie. Indien `n vrou nie kon swanger word nie, het sy in essensie in haar doel as `n vrou misluk; daarom het baie vroue (en mans) in hierdie situasie hulle na godsdiens gekeer.
Dit is hier waar hierdie tesis aansluit, aangesien Hathor `n godin van seksualiteit en vrugbaarheid was, maar ook aspekte van beskerming en versorging gehad het. Vroue was natuurlik tot haar aangetrokke, `n groot gevolg het om haar kultus versamel en kultus-sentrums het deur Egipte versprei. Nie net was haar navolgers vroulik nie, maar ook haar priesters was vroulik (Gillam, 1995: 211-212). Hathor was moontlik die godin waarmee die mense die maklikste kon identifiseer, omdat sy `n tweeledige natuur gehad het; sy was `n versorger en `n seksuele wese, maar sy kon ook kwaai en bloeddorstig raak. Die aanbidding van Hathor was wydverspreid, met kultus-sentrums by Deir el-Bahari, Faras, Mirgissa, Serabit el-Khadim, Timna, Gebel Zeit en elders, elk met sy eie groot versameling artefakte (Pinch, 1993). Hathor word ook benoem in briewe tussen vroulike familielede, soos een dogter aan haar moeder skryf: “Mag Hathor jou bly maak vir my onthalwe” (Wente, 1990: 63). Dit is hoekom hierdie tesis nagevors het tot wat `n mate daar `n verhouding tussen antieke Egiptiese vroue en Hathor bestaan het.
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n Literêr-inhoudelike analise van Boek 7 van Augustinus se Confessiones : Augustinus se begrip van die bestaanswyse van God en die kwaadDu Plessis, A. F. J. (Anna Francina Johanna) 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Augusine's search for the nature of God's exisistence as well as the origin of
evil, reaches a climax in Book 7 of his Confessions. This study assumes the
position that Augustine strives to find answers to the above mentioned two
questions in the first six books of the Confessions. The answers to both these
questions were vitally important to Augustine, since it would then convince him
to convert to the Christian faith.
Augustine repeatedly thought he grasped the true answer to the existence of
God and the origin and the nature of evil but he was disillusioned time and
again. His quest for an answer started with his reading of Cicero's Hortentius
(Conf. 3.4.7), a book that urged Augustine to search for Truth. Augustine then
joined the Manicheans, a sect claiming that their doctrine was based on reason
and contained the Truth (Conf. 3.6.10). Augustine believed that the Manicheans
could resolve his quest for answers to the existence and nature of both God and
evil. The Manichean intellectual and scientific exposition of the cosmos allowed
Augustine to imagine God and evil as opposing substances. Eventually,
promted by his own intellect, Augustine discovered weaknesses in their theories
(Conf. 5.3.3-5.6.10). Augustine's final break with the Manicheans, after nine
years as an adherent, came when he heard the sermons of Ambrose of Milan.
Not only was Augustine impressed by Ambrose's eloquence but his sermons
also embodied an interpretation of Platonism in Christian terms. Augustine's
reading of the Neoplatonic books in a Latin translation urged him to turn into
himself (Conf. 7.10.16) and search for God there. Once Augustine could
pronounce upon the intelligible existence of God, his inquiry into the origin of
evil resolved itself (7.12.18). / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Augustinus se soeke na die bestaanswyse van God en die aard en onstaan van
die kwaad bereik 'n klimaks in Boek 7 van die Confessiones. In hierdie studie
word daar van die standpunt uitgegaan dat Augustinus onder andere in die
eerste ses boeke van die Confessiones poog om antwoorde te kry op
bogenoemde twee vraagstukke. Antwoorde op beide hierdie vrae was van
kardinale belang, aangesien dit Augustinus sou oortuig om hom tot die
Christelike geloof te bekeer.
Augustinus het herhaaldelik gepoog om die ware antwoorde op die vraag na
bestaanwyse van God sowel as die oorsprong en die aard van die kwaad te
vind. Hy was egter telke male ontnugter. Augustinus se soeke het begin toe hy
in aanraking gekom het met Cicero se Hortensius (Conf. 3.4.7), 'n boek wat
Augustinus aangemoedig het om die Waarheid na te jaag. Gevolglik het
Augustinus by die Manicheërs aangesluit, aangesien dié sekte geglo het dat
hulle leerstellinge gebaseer is op die rede en sodoende die volle waarheid bevat
(Cant. 3.6.10). Augustinus het geglo dat die Manicheërs sy soektog na
antwoorde op die vraag van God en die kwaad se bestaanswyse kon oplos. Die
Manicheërs se intellektuele en wetenskaplike uiteensetting van die kosmos het
Augustinus toegelaat om God en die kwaad as teenstrydige entiteite te beskou.
Ongeveer nege jaar na sy aansluiting by die Manicheërs, aangemoedig deur sy
eie intellek, het Augustinus die swak punte in die Manichese leerstellinge ontdek
(Cant. 5.3.3-5.6.10). Die finale breek met die Manicheërs het gekom toe
Augustinus die preke van Ambrosius in Milaan gehoor het. Nie alleen was
Augustinus ingenome met Ambrosius se welsprekendheid nie, maar sy preke het
ook die interpretasie van Platonisme in Christelike terme beliggaam. Die
Neoplatoniese leerstellinge het Augustinus aangemoedig om na homself, in
homself te draai (Conf. 7.10.16) en vir God daar te gaan soek. Sodra
Augustinus kon verklaar dat God in die vorm van 'n kenbare wese bestaan, het
sy soeke na die oorsprong en die aard van die kwaad dit self opgelos (Cant.
7.12.18).
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Maät : die god wat in elkeen isPonelis, I. A. (Isabella Annanda) 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2003. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The concept of Ma'at is crucial to Ancient Egyptian culture. In Ancient Egypt, Ma'at
has two closely related manifestations: the cultural principle and the goddess.
Ma'at as general cultural principle relates to the perfect order that was present at the
moment when the cosmos came into being. This order eliminated chaos and created
perfect balance in every aspect of the cosmos: nature, mankind, the gods, life and
death. According to Ancient Egyptian literature, people ordered their lives in terms of
the principle to do Ma 'at. This principle amounted to living honestly and justly. In
this way, order was maintained and chaos prevented.
In religion, which should be considered a subdomain of culture, Ma'at functions as an
Ancient Egyptian goddess. As a goddess, Ma'at was considered a being in her own
right, with a characteristic appearance, a history, and a cult which was performed by
the pharaoh and the priests.
Though the conception ofMa'at developed considerably in the long history of
Ancient Egypt, the idea was present at the beginning of Egyptian civilization, as is
attested by a great variety of inscriptions. The concept played a significant role in this
culture from beginning to end.
Ma'at was of particular importance to Ancient Egyptian royalty. Royal office
included the realization of Ma'at and the consequent destruction ofIsfet. This
function was performed by the pharaoh as chief of all cults - by daily sacrifice for
Ma'at --, as well as in his role as ruler - by ensuring that public office was performed
according to the principle ofMa'at.
The Ancient Egyptians maintained that Ma'at functioned not only in life but also in
death. In the alternative reality that Ancient Egypt made of death, order obtained, just
as in life. Hence Ma' at was present also in death. The essence of Ancient Egypt is not its structures, such as the pyramids, which never
cease to fascinate. This essence has to be sought in the way Ma'at gave unity to this
remarkable culture. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die begrip Ma'at is rigtinggewend vir die kultuur van Antieke Egipte. In hierdie
kultuur het Ma'at twee verskyningsvorme wat ten nouste met mekaar saamhang: die
kultuurbeginsel en die godin.
Ma'at as algemene kultuurbeginsel het te doen met die volmaakte orde wat tot stand
gekom het in die ontstaansoomblik van die kosmos. Hierdie orde hef chaos en
wanorde op en skep volkome ewewig in elke aspek van die kosmos: die natuur, die
mensdom, die godedom, die lewe en die dood. Die Antieke Egiptiese literatuur bring
aan die lig dat mense hulle lewe ingerig het volgens die beginsel om Ma'at te doen.
Waarop dit neergekom het om Ma'at te doen, was om eerlik en regverdig te handel.
Op hierdie manier is die orde bewaar en die chaos verhoed.
Op die terrein van die religie, wat as 'n besondere aspek van die kultuur in die breë
beskou moet word, funksioneer Ma'at in Antieke Egipte as 'n godin. Hierdie godin
was 'n veronderstelde wese in eie reg, met 'n kenmerkende voorkoms, 'n
geskiedenis, en 'n kultus wat deur die farao en die priesters bedien is.
Hoewel die siening van Ma'at in die loop van die lang geskiedenis van Antieke Egipte
aansienlik ontwikkel het, was die idee van die begin van die Egiptiese beskawing
aanwesig, soos 'n groot verskeidenheid inskripsies laat blyk. Die begrip het in hierdie
kultuur van begin tot end 'n bepalende rol bly speel.
Tussen Ma'at en die koningskap in Antieke Egipte was daar 'n besonder nou band.
Ma'at was van wesenlike belang vir die uitvoering van die koninklike amp: dit was
die opdrag van die farao om Ma'at te verwesenlik en daarmee Isfet te vernietig.
Hierdie taak het die farao uitgevoer as hoof van alle kultusse -- deur die daaglikse
offer wat hy in die belang van Ma'at gebring het --, maar ook in die
staatsadministrasie -- deur toe te sien dat amptenare hulle werk doen volgens die
beginsel van Ma'at. In Antieke Egipte is daarvan uitgegaan dat Ma'at nie net in die lewe nie, maar ook in
die dood funksioneer. In die alternatiewe werklikheid wat Antieke Egiptenare van die
dood maak, heers daar ook orde. Ma'at is dus ook daar teenwoordig.
Die wese van Antieke Egipte is nie die strukture, soos die piramides, wat nou nog die
belangstelling gaande maak nie. Dit moet veel eerder gesoek word in die wyse waarop
Ma'at eenheid aan hierdie merkwaardige kultuur gegee het.
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