Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five focuses on Billy Pilgrim’s travels through time and his experiences during World War II. More than that, it is a story about the journey of a clearly troubled protagonist whose mental state, best described as broken, is never fully explored in the novel. The aim of this essay is to bring light to the intricacies of Billy’s curious mental state, and to explore the theory that the alien encounters as well as the time travelling that he experiences are the result of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder that Billy suffers from. This is done by analyzing Billy’s experiences with time travel, emotional numbing, and Tralfamadorians and connecting it to known symptoms and causes of PTSD. The results show that Billy does indeed showcase strong signs of PTSD, which were most likely caused by a combination of childhood experiences and trauma during the war. This PTSD manifests itself through Billy’s time travelling and alien encounters, which are used as a coping mechanism. / Kurt Vonneguts Slakthus 5 fokuserar på Billy Pilgrims resor genom tiden och hans upplevelser under andra världskriget. Ännu mer än det så är det en berättelse om resan av en helt klart besvärad huvudperson vars mentala tillstånd, som bäst kan beskrivas som brutet, aldrig riktigt förklaras i romanen. Syftet med denna uppsats är att skapa en klarhet till förvecklingarna av Billys besynnerliga mentala tillstånd, och att undersöka teorin att utomjordingarna såväl som resorna genom tiden som han upplever är resultat av posttraumatisk stressyndrom som Billy lider av. Detta utförs genom att analysera Billys upplevelser av tidsresor, emotionellt bedövande och Tralfamadorer och ansluta dem till symtomer och orsaker till PTSD. Resultaten visar att Billy visar tydliga tecken på PTSD, som troligen orsakades av en kombination av barndomsupplevelser och trauma under sin tid som soldat. Denna PTSD manifisterar sig genom Billys tidsresor och möten med utomjordingar, som används som en coping mekanism.

<p>The purpose of this essay is to look upon the gender structure in Sweden, during the late Middle Ages. Mainly I focus on how the church viewed men and women, since the material of my research, the miracle stories of three saints, was found credible and was written down by churchmen. The saints, whose miracles I have studied, are Birgitta Birgersdotter and Katarina Ulfsdotter of Vadstena and Niklas Hermansson of Linköping. These miracles have earlier been studied by the historian Anders Fröjmark, who has noticed that there are fewer heeled women than men figuring in the miracles. Because of this, Fröjmark draws the conclusion that women were less able to leave their homes and travel as pilgrims to the holy sites of the saints. I, on the other hand, argue that the pilgrim journey was a religious act that both sexes could take equal part in. There are for example plenty of cases in the miracle stories were women have traveled for long distances alone, or with their cured children. The reasons why females are underrepresented could instead be that men seemed more reliable in the eyes of the churchmen. Another reason to the lower representation of women is that men, during the late middle ages, seem to have been far more likely to be the target of accidents and violent assaults.This research also shows that women, being regarded as less reliable, seldom were accepted as witnesses to the miracles. Nuns were however an exception and there is reason to believe that also widows were seen as more reliable than other women. Females who were present during a “birth miracle” were also allowed to witness.</p>

The purpose of this essay is to look upon the gender structure in Sweden, during the late Middle Ages. Mainly I focus on how the church viewed men and women, since the material of my research, the miracle stories of three saints, was found credible and was written down by churchmen. The saints, whose miracles I have studied, are Birgitta Birgersdotter and Katarina Ulfsdotter of Vadstena and Niklas Hermansson of Linköping. These miracles have earlier been studied by the historian Anders Fröjmark, who has noticed that there are fewer heeled women than men figuring in the miracles. Because of this, Fröjmark draws the conclusion that women were less able to leave their homes and travel as pilgrims to the holy sites of the saints. I, on the other hand, argue that the pilgrim journey was a religious act that both sexes could take equal part in. There are for example plenty of cases in the miracle stories were women have traveled for long distances alone, or with their cured children. The reasons why females are underrepresented could instead be that men seemed more reliable in the eyes of the churchmen. Another reason to the lower representation of women is that men, during the late middle ages, seem to have been far more likely to be the target of accidents and violent assaults.This research also shows that women, being regarded as less reliable, seldom were accepted as witnesses to the miracles. Nuns were however an exception and there is reason to believe that also widows were seen as more reliable than other women. Females who were present during a “birth miracle” were also allowed to witness.

The purpose of this study is to find the virtue ethics John Bunyan presents in Pilgrim´s Progress part 1, compared with the virtues Max Weber presents, and then try Weber´s theory on the empirical data, Pilgrim´s Progress. When I compare the virtues in Weber´s theory with the virtues in Pilgrim´s Progress, I interpret Weber´s theory as limited. From Weber´s theory emerges the puritan virtues: fulfillment of duty, struggle, self-control and live simply. He also mentions gratitude to God and helpfulness to other people, but this is shown through work in the society. These virtues can also be found in Pilgrim´s Progress. The fulfillment of duty in Weber´s theory is mainly focused on work-ethic, while I interpret the fulfillment of duty in Pilgrim´s Progress more focused on the struggle with the Belief in God. The virtues self-control and to live simply is clearly seen in both sources, which strengthens this part of Weber´s theory. The most interesting thing is that I found several virtues in Pilgrim´s Progress, which Weber did not attributed any significant. These are: forgiveness, help, spiritual communion, and gratitude to God.

This thesis focuses on religious tourism in the Zlin region. It also includes an introduction of religious tourism challenges in the whole Czech Republic. The Zlin region offers high potential for religious tourism. The region is interested in developing religious tourism, not only from a local point of view but also from the church perspective. This thesis assesses the possibilities of further developments of religious tourism in the Zlin region. Personal suggestions are included in respect of the importance of the spiritual heritage of both believers and unbelievers, pilgrims or tourists.

This thesis focuses on the analysis of anonymous Kancionálek (printed in Prague at K. F. Rosenmüller between 1712-1727). The thesis shows, based on survey sources, his relationship to other hymn-books and his possible sources (non-Catholic "litterati" hymn- book and other). Main part of the thesis analyzes the modifications of the old repertoire and overall concept of the hymn-book: purpose is to describe the editorial strategies for creating a small non-noted hymn-book for broad masses of people. The appendix consists of catalog of all the songs, that are included in Kancionálek.

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2017-09-04T18:05:24Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Isaac Batista de Jesus.pdf: 38431955 bytes, checksum: fc8ff6e7f3004a463b0ab22479b14a59 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-09-04T18:05:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Isaac Batista de Jesus.pdf: 38431955 bytes, checksum: fc8ff6e7f3004a463b0ab22479b14a59 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-08-24 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The present work seeks an understanding of the recent popular movement of ascent to the prayer mountains from a social and anthropological analysis of the rituals performed at Monte da Luz in Itapecerica da Serra. The research aims at Monte da Luz, those who attend it and, after a historical perspective of its founder, makes an extensive description of the place, its agents and rituals. The work seeks to present which elements can be extracted for the best understanding of the Modern Pentecostal movement in a broader way and what is the possible unfolding of the movement from this individualized way of experiencing religion as it happens in the prayer mountains. Under the sociological theoretical bulge of Danielle Hervieu-­Legér in "The Pilgrim and the Converted," and anthropological in Mircea Eliade, Victor Turner and Leonildo Campos on his analysis of the engraving "the two paths", it is possible to draw a possible theoretical approach to analysis of how the modern Pentecostal believer is configured. As it is from a new symbolic constructions and less and less institutionalized, which leads to a free and unassisted ritual from the church in Monte da Luz. Although there was no direct conflict between the faithful and the institution, the research revealed that more and more Pentecostal believers have joined a bricolage of different religious concepts to exercise their faith in a personal and free from any dogmatic and ecclesiastical structure / O presente trabalho busca uma compreensão sobre o recentemente popular movimento de subida aos montes de oração a partir de uma análise sócio antropológica dos rituais executados no Monte da Luz em Itapecerica da Serra. A pesquisa tem por objeto o Monte, aqueles que o frequentam e, seguindo um histórico do seu fundador, faz uma descrição extensiva do local, seus agentes e rituais. O trabalho busca apresentar quais elementos podem ser extraídos para a melhor compreensão do movimento pentecostal moderno de forma mais ampla e quais os possíveis desdobramentos do movimento a partir dessa forma individualizada de experimentar a religião como acontece nos montes de oração. Sob o bojo teórico sociológico de Danielle Hervieu-­Legér em “O Peregrino e o Convertido”, e antropológico de Mircea Eliade, Victor Turner e Leonildo Campos em sua análise da gravura “os dois caminhos”, é possível traçar uma possível abordagem teórica para análise de como se configura o religioso pentecostal moderno à partir de novas construções simbólicas próprias e cada vez menos institucionalizadas, o que desemboca em um ritual livre e desassistido da igreja no Monte da Luz. Embora não tenha apresentado conflito direto entre fiéis e instituição, a pesquisa revelou que cada vez mais os religiosos pentecostais têm aderido a uma bricolagem de diferentes conceitos religiosos para exercer sua fé de forma pessoal e livre de qualquer estruturação dogmática e eclesiástica

This thesis follows solo women hikers as they embark upon walking either the Pacific Crest Trail or the Appalachian Trail from beginning to end. By witnessing the ways in which the women hikers navigate the counter-culture of the trails, a critique of American society is revealed. This paper focuses on the differences between trail culture and normative culture, the transformations the hikers undergo, and how the hikes have affected the women’s lives.

This thesis follows solo women hikers as they embark upon walking either the Pacific Crest Trail or the Appalachian Trail from beginning to end. By witnessing the ways in which the women hikers navigate the counter-culture of the trails, a critique of American society is revealed. This paper focuses on the differences between trail culture and normative culture, the transformations the hikers undergo, and how the hikes have affected the women’s lives.

The Hours of Edith G. Rosenwald (c.1340–80) is a small book of hours in the Rosenwald Collection at the Library of Congress. Despite unique iconography and luxurious illuminations, this manuscript has so far received little scholarly attention. This thesis analyzes the size and iconography of the Rosenwald Hours to suggest that it was designed for a specific owner and function. No surviving documentation gives evidence of ownership, yet the standard program of miniatures was changed to suit a specific audience. The manuscript’s iconographic program and stylistic treatment are here considered in the context of contemporary books made for women, particularly women of the royal court in Paris, to suggest a likely audience. One of only a few extant miniature books of hours, the Rosenwald Hours is a valuable tool for looking at the place of small manuscripts in medieval society. This thesis examines the physical size, the iconography, and the inclusion of saint portraits as indicators of a function beyond the standard devotional use. A case is made for the manuscript’s connection to pilgrimage and to protective amulets. Combined with the assessment of its iconography, this study suggests an owner and intended use for miniature books of hours that provides a new way to look at these manuscripts, from obscure Flemish examples to the famous Hours of Jeanne d’Evreux. / text