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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Ritualisation"”.
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The Ritualisation of Political Power in Early Rus (10th-12th centuries)
… warfare in early Rus’ and examines the ritualisation of princely movement—the most common action associated with the princes of Rus’ in textual sources—in times of war. The celebration of triumph and princely entry along with ritualised invocations for intercession in war are acts …
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A necessary fiction: The ritualisation of stakeholder practices in New Zealand cinema
This thesis argues that stability of the concept ‘national cinema’ is located in the discursive positioning of individual films in such a way that they are connected to a national ‘common ground’, one which is ritually accessed via engagement with media such as cinema. This positioning, however, is …
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Conversion and Ritualisation: an analysis of how westerners enter the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and assimilate its values and practices
… I draw mainly upon Catherine Bell’s theory of ritualisation to explore entry into ISKCON in relation to ritual practices. Ritualisation, in the ISKCON context, is a strategy that facilitates the internalisation of ISKCON’s central values and worldviews. This is made possible through the …
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I Thank Therefore I Am: Postcolonial Affective Governmentality of Higher Education in Pakistan
… affective governmentality, problematisation and ritualisation, are proposed in this study. To study the strategy of problematisation, a critical policy analysis of the historical higher education policies in Pakistan is carried out in this thesis. This analysis highlights the discursive and …
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Praying, believing and being church : a ritual-liturgical exploration
… inculturation; Culture; Prayer; Ritual; Ritualisation; Inclusivity; Unity; Practical Theology; Ecclesiology.
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Telling presences: narrating divine epiphany in Homer and beyond.
… produced in such contexts: narrativisation and ritualisation offer experiences-in-themselves in which people participate to make sense and significance in the world. The cultural currency of such narratives depends not on their relation to religious experiences or religious belief as such, but …
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When Activism, Tactical Media, Visual And Participatory Media Involve High Stakes: Investigating The Visual And Participatory Aspects Of Science Communication
… so important that images were used as tools of ritualisation, rather than of information transmission. Art, even if rebranded as activism, entangled with science communication, will not cease to be art- that is working through a non-linear causality. In the observed cases, the real political …