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Showing 1 to 20 of 83 for “"Deity"”.
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„I feel, I feel the Deity within“ – Händels Oratorien und ihr Publikum
Händels Oratorien galten in der Forschung bislang meist als eine der Kunstformen, die speziell für eine bürgerliche kulturelle Trägerschicht im England des 18. Jahrhunderts geschaffen wurden. Ein solches bürgerliches Publikum lässt sich in den Quellen des 18. Jahrhunderts jedoch nicht nachweisen. …
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The battle for the gospel in counter-cult ministry: Is affirming the deity of Christ a necessary epistemological component of saving faith?
… and evaluate whether one must affirm the deity of Jesus as a necessary epistemological component of saving faith. Chapter 1 defines the two competing views currently being discussed in counter-cult ministry. Attention is given to the brief history of the controversy, the importance of this …
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The cause of Christ and truth: Arguments for the deity of Christ in the anti-Socinian writings of John Gill, Dan Taylor, and Andrew Fuller
This thesis examines the arguments for the deity of Christ in the anti-Socinian writings of three Baptist pioneers: John Gill, Dan Taylor, and Andrew Fuller. Chapter 1 examines the origins and doctrines of Socinianism, both in its Polish and British forms. Historical founders of Socinianism, such …
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The Mari Lwyd and the horse queen : palimpsests of Ancient ideas.
The idea of a horse as a deity of the land, sovereignty and fertility can be seen in many cultures with Indo-European roots. The earliest and most complete reference to this deity can be seen in Vedic texts from 1500 BCE. Documentary evidence in rock art, and sixth century BCE Tartessian …
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The Horned God as Environmental Figure in Anglophone Fantasy Fiction and Live Action Role-Play.
… interconnected. The Horned God is a modern pagan deity popularised by ‘grandmother of Wicca’, Margaret Murray, and associated with wild nature and chthonic forces. He is a palimpsest deity which draws inspiration from a rich variety of historical, archaeological, folkloric and literary sources. …
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Darśan - Dance for Kriśna
… involving the experience and observance of a deity—through a contemporary lens. At the heart of the installation is Lord Kṛṣṇa, the beloved flutist deity celebrated for his wisdom and charm. Participants are immersed in a digital rendition of his native forested land, Vṛndāvana. Here, they are …
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Atotô obaluayê ajuberu: um olhar semiológico sobre a indumentária de obaluayê
Analyse the costumes worn by the deity Obaluaiyê in the Rituals of the Candomblé of Yoruba tradition or Ketu Candomblé. I propose a semiological regard on the costumes worn in Candomblé, through a reading of the signs and symbols that are presents in this deity and are conveyed by him. There is a …
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A Possible Ehecatl Figure from West Mexico
… figure is tentatively identified as the wind deity Ehecatl, a god from the broadly shared Mesoamerican deity system that is previously unconfirmed in Preclassic Colima. While West Mexican sculpture was once considered merely illustrative of everyday activities, this thesis concludes that the …
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Uses of Wodan : The development of his cult and of medieval literary responses to it
… have generally considered Wodan to have been a deity of considerable importance to most if not all Germanic tribes. This understanding is, however, based on a failure to approach the available evidence for Wodan within appropriate contemporary contexts. This thesis recontextualises the evidence, …
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Reconstructing the Dedicatory Experience: Flexibility and Limitation in the Ancient Greek Dedicatory Process
… specialization limited the range of offerings a deity could receive, the latter assumes that worshippers not only selected gifts in accordance with those divine specializations but also based on preconceived notions of gender roles of worshippers and deities alike. In addition, there is a …
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Fear and Fruition: Bhairava in Text, Art, and Practice
… contemporary living religious world of the Hindu deity Bhairava. An ambivalent deity associated both with antinomian and orthoprax Hinduism, his example is unusual, even unique. Particularly important in the sacred Hindu city of Vārāṇasī, Uttar Pradesh, India, he fulfills a range of roles and …
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The Uses of ‘Bēlu’ and ‘Marduk’ in Neo-Assyrian Royal Inscriptions and other Sources from the First Millennium BC
… of magic, as a warrior, a creator, the patron deity of Babylon, and the king of gods etc. – the name ‘Bēl’ was primarily only used for the god when playing the role of patron deity of Babylon. I also show that while the name ‘Marduk’ was used for the god in any of his manifestations – as an …
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Interpreting Aristotle's God
… of controversy; arguments concerning Aristotle's deity range from myth to monotheism. My objective is two-fold: first, I show how Aristotle's works build up to God by examining Posterior Analytics, De Anima , the Physics , the Metaphysics and Nicomachean Ethics . The texts are studied in the light …
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The impact of American missionaries on the Bura people of Nigeria
… must establish a personal relationship with his Deity. In secular life there has been a lessening of forms of cooperation. There is also more physical separation of clans, families and individuals as persons trained in mission schools go out of the area for higher education or for job …
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The virgin's daughters: Catholic traditions and the post-colonial south in contemporary women's writing
… theory. Writing through the paradox of female deity as virgin and mother, these texts reconnect women to strong, sensual female deity in hybrid, creole traditions – values of femininity which have been hidden and whitewashed in a de-sexualized, sterile image of the Catholic Virgin Mary. A …
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Another City
… to elevate himself to the status of a deity, the pressures of personal grief and social unrest upon Stevens' desire to remain a detached observer, and Stevens' inability to produce a vision liberated from Christian rhetoric.Another City is a collection of poetry that explores family …
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The Sacred and the Secular in Religious Philanthropy: Student Perceptions of Secularization and the Ministry of Reconciliation
… witness or conviction of their relationship with Deity are more prepared to confront the conflicts of secularization. Those who have higher levels of personal religiosity, personal community relationships, and religious capital, also experience less stress in reconciliation. Prior religious status …
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Jah in the Flesh: An Examination of Spirit, Power, and Divine Envesselment in Rastafari
… movement: the transformation of the Rastafari deity, His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I, from Jah in the flesh to the spirit that dwells within the body of each Rasta. Although the belief that Rastas are participants in the divinity of Jah emerged early in Rastafari, it was not until …
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Social Buffering by God: Can Prayer Reduce Stress in an Experimental Setting?
… extend to a perceived presence, such as a higher deity. The current experiment examined whether prayer could reduce stress responses (blood pressure, heart rate, and self-reported anxiety levels) during a stressful situation and found that blood pressure and heart rate were not significantly …
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