It is a well known archaeological concern that the remains of human bones left from the bronze age and early iron age Scandinavia are not nearly enough to represent the estimated population of the time. Furthermore the bones of each find rarely represent a whole individual. The majority of the bones must have been disposed of somewhere else, possibly scattered in running waters or in the fields, where they have evaporated or are securely hidden from archaeological excavations. This thesis deals with the grave concept and the problem in using a word that is so very clouded by its modern, western meaning. It also offers an alternative explanation to why the bones are handled the way they are and why they are found in such awkward contexts.

This thesis is meant to study 17th century courts and their actions at three locations. These locations include Salem in Massachusetts, Livonia during the Swedish rule and Ångermanland in Sweden. The focus cases will include witchcraft, more specifically maleficium which is the form of witchcraft that contemporaries’ often believed could hurt people physically. The thesis will also include a comparison of the three chosen locations which will take part in the discussion. There I will compare the view witchcraft, laws and how the religion played a part. In order to do this study I have gathered books that includes the legal documents from Salem, court cases from Livonia and literature that handles the history of the locations. My findings have shown that the three areas are in general very similar, despite being far apart. People view witches similarly and the courts act thereafter. The laws tend to favor the death penalty although it’s not always used.

<p>Hur uppfattar Temple of Set sin relation till den fornegyptiska religionen och vilka aspekter anser de att deras moderna ockultism har gemensamt med eller har utvecklats från denna?</p>

Hur uppfattar Temple of Set sin relation till den fornegyptiska religionen och vilka aspekter anser de att deras moderna ockultism har gemensamt med eller har utvecklats från denna?

The thematic unit formed by the five versions of The Adoration of the Magi painted by Sandro Botticelli provide a special opportunity for studying his artistic development. An investigation of these five paintings shows that Botticelli aimed toward a goal of perfecting compositional techniques. He systematically made alterations to these works in order to create special point of view effects. / This thesis outlines the general trends in art with respect to the Adoration theme and then concentrates on a demonstration of Botticelli's attempts at correlating compositional devices and the unique features developed with respect to spectator involvement. This selected study allows for a careful examination which spans the artistic career of Sandro Botticelli. As a result, it can be shown that it was perhaps Botticelli, rather than Leonardo da Vinci, who was primarily responsible for the development of a compositional format which became a foundation stone of High Renaissance compositions.

Thesis (M.A.)--Fuller Theological Seminary, 1988. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 143-150) and index.

Submitted by RONALDO APARECIDO DE MATOS (ronaldo.musica@yahoo.com.br) on 2017-01-22T19:47:21Z No. of bitstreams: 1 OS CANTOS DA COMPANHIA DE REIS FERNANDES DE OLÍMPIA - SP..pdf: 11583577 bytes, checksum: 6e068cff67be8356448eceb8bf9cdb3a (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Juliano Benedito Ferreira (julianoferreira@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2017-01-26T12:37:16Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 matos_ra_me_ia.pdf: 11583577 bytes, checksum: 6e068cff67be8356448eceb8bf9cdb3a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-01-26T12:37:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 matos_ra_me_ia.pdf: 11583577 bytes, checksum: 6e068cff67be8356448eceb8bf9cdb3a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-06-27 / A dissertação aborda a constituição do sistema musical da Companhia de Reis Fernandes, da cidade de Olímpia, Estado de São Paulo, buscando a compreensão da sua relação com os princípios religiosos e saberes musicais de seus praticantes. Tomando o ritual desse grupo de Folia de Reis como base para observar as relações entre os cantos dedicados aos Três Reis Magos (Gaspar, Melchior e Baltazar), além de outras cantigas, e aqueles que os praticam, buscamos evidências das suas principais características, dos procedimentos e das concepções que não só estruturam a prática musical como também validam as experiências de fé. No que se refere ao aspecto etnográfico, a pesquisa se fez sob uma perspectiva metodológica integrativa, com o pesquisador atuando como observador participante durante as práticas rituais da Companhia de Reis Fernandes, no período entre 2014 e 2016. / This research addresses the musical system formation of Companhia Reis Fernandes, from the city of Olympia, State of São Paulo. The aim is to understand the group’s relationship with its practitioners’ religious principles and musical knowledge. Considering this group`s ritual as the base to analyze the relationship between singing dedicated to the Three Magi (Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar), and other songs, and those who practice it, we intend to find evidence of their main characteristics, procedures and conceptions that not only structure the musical practice but also validate the experience of faith. With regard to the ethnographic aspect, this research has been carried out from an integrative methodological perspective, with the researcher acting as a participant observer during the ritual practices of Companhia Reis Fernandes, between 2014 and 2016.

What’s Hiding in the Woods of the Swedish North? – About nature, humans, and exoticism in three contemporary northern Swedish novels – This essay aims at exploring the use of nature and the supernatural in contemporary northern Swedish literature, in the light of the long historical exploitation of the area and the conflicts this caused. The novels that are being examined are Stallo by Stefan spjut, Glupahungern by Andrea Lundgren and Ett föremåls berättelse om obesvar by Mikael Berglund. The essay is underpinned, first and foremost, by theories of ecocritisism and postcolonial ecocritisism in order to explore the relations between humans and environment. In addition to this, theories of time-space relations and movement as well as theories of human-animal relationships and transformations are used. The analysis focuses on movement in time-space, the relationship between bear and child, and human-bear and troll-bear transformations in the novels. The different paths that are chosen by the characters in the novels reveal varying ways in which humans relate to nature, and as a result also relations to, and ideas about, the Swedish north. For example, the nomadic people in Ett föremåls berättelse om obesvar moves according to seasonal change, while the crowns men from the south establish their settlements close to the natural resources they are exploiting, in this case silver, and adjust nature to their own needs. These relationships are also made visible in relation to the non-human animals as well as non-human animal transformations in the novels: for example the troll-bear transformations in Stallo elaborates the idea of northern Sweden as a wilderness, whilst Glupahungern rather use this idea of northern Sweden in order to criticise the anthropocentric norm. In conclusion, all three novels relate in different ways to the history of, and ideas about, the Swedish north, which in turn are closely connected to stories about nature and the supernatural. The novels display a critical relationship towards historical events, as well as present day ideas and approaches to northern Sweden, nature and animals.

No description available.

No description available.