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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"Sacredness"”.
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The Sweet Grass Hills and Blackfeet Indians: Sacredness, Land, and Institutional Discrimination
The Sweet Grass Hills of north-central Montana are part of the four Tribes of the Blackfoot Confederacy’s traditional territory and play a vital role in perpetuating Blackfeet culture. The Blackfeet Tribe of Montana was forced to sell the Sweet Grass Hills to the federal government in 1888 after …
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The Sweet Grass Hills and Blackfeet Indians: Sacredness, Land, and Institutional Discrimination
The Sweet Grass Hills of north-central Montana are part of the four Tribes of the Blackfoot Confederacy’s traditional territory and play a vital role in perpetuating Blackfeet culture. The Blackfeet Tribe of Montana was forced to sell the Sweet Grass Hills to the federal government in 1888 after …
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Catholic reflections on abortion and euthanasia - towards a theology of sacredness of human life
It is not possible in this paper to deal with all the moral problems revolving at the "beginning" and "end" of human life in the modern world. However, something must be said about the question regarding respect for human life vis-�-vis abortion and euthanasia, since they are widely discussed today …
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Perceiving the World in Sacred Terms: Its Buffering Function Against Death Anxiety
… and/or less threatening. First, a measure of Sacredness Perception is developed to capture the extent to which individuals see sacredness in the seemingly secular aspects of life. Study 1 showed that after being reminded of their mortality, individuals who score high in Sacredness Perception …
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EXPERIENCING THE SACRED: A phenomenological exploration of architecture as sentient space
Experiencing the Sacred considers how a sense of sacredness in architecture comes from lived, embodied experience, rather than the presence of religious symbols or functions. Utilizing phenomenological thinkers such as Merleau-Ponty, Bachelard, Pallasmaa, and Norberg-Schulz, this thesis …
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The Seeker Loves the Burden
… of poetry explores themes of home, searching, sacredness, song, humanity, loss, and the natural world. It is driven by a strong concern for the places we inhabit, a love of sensory experience, imagery, and description, and an ear for the music of language, often experimenting with words to …
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The Seeker Loves the Burden
… of poetry explores themes of home, searching, sacredness, song, humanity, loss, and the natural world. It is driven by a strong concern for the places we inhabit, a love of sensory experience, imagery, and description, and an ear for the music of language, often experimenting with words to …
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A darker shade of blue: From public servant to professional deviant; Law enforcement's special operations culture
… asserts that “the police role conveys a sense of sacredness or awesome power that lies at the root of political order, and authority, the claims a state makes upon its people for deference to rules, laws and norms” (Manning, 1980, p. 21).</p> <p>These elements make policing unique to all other …
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Death Will Die: Finding Eternal Life from a Johannine Ars Moriendi
… by (1) caring for the dying, (2) reclaiming the sacredness of death and dying, (3) remembering the ritualistic nature of death and dying, (4) maintaining a theology of the body, (5) and employing a Johannine Ars Moriendi as an embodied apologetic.
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Dancing in the void: Electronic dance music festival attendance as a path to enchantment
… unity, and respect (PLUR), perceived moments of sacredness, communal engagement, and anti-productive immersion in the present moment, the research identifies psychologically-beneficial elements of rave culture that could be integrated into broader societal contexts.
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Mending the seams of an Urban Patchwork Quilt : achieving an 'Ordered Chaos' in temple towns of Southern India
… a new urban vernacular that preserves the sacredness of the South Indian spiritual experience, while allowing for a layered cultural ambiance. As a record of its graceful evolution, this vibrant public space will finally allow the city of Mylapore to display its rich urban patchwork with …
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A tribal journey : canoes, traditions, and cultural continuity
… The agency focuses on family, community, and sacredness of culture as guided by the Snuw‟uy‟ulh model, which uses the teachings of the present to unite the past and future. Tribal Journeys is a significant cultural event that upholds the Snuw‟uy‟ulh principles while facilitating the …
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De Exú a Xangô: quem nos protege? a depredação do patrimônio afro-brasileiro no espaço público da cidade de Salvador – Bahia (2012 – 2022)
… These urban symbols, through their rituals and sacredness in public spaces, perpetuate the ancestral religious legacy, keeping alive the resilient Afro-diasporic worldview. However, these practices face challenges, particularly through depreciative acts fueled by the machinery of religious …
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Shinto: An Experience of Being at Home in the World With Nature and With Others
… to evoke a feeling of the natural world’s sacredness; and how festivals are thought to be ecstatic and effervescent occasions that regenerate an affirmation of being in the world with others. Though this study does not employ a strict methodological approach—insofar as the conclusions …
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Some things never change : myth and structure in Pulitzer Prize feature stories, 1997-2012
… values of family, hard work, duty to profession, sacredness of finality, and adherence to religion. Authors' reinforced those values by representing characters' complications and the resulting consequences into mythic frameworks. By addressing a gap in the literature by building on past research …
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The benefits of viewing sacred versus preferred landscapes
… exposing them to slides rated highly in either sacredness or preference. A control group was also tested, but viewed a blank screen rather than images. Implications of this research impact both researchers and practitioners in the fields of landscape architecture, environmental psychology, …
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Scientific Evolution, Creation Theologies and African Cosmogonies in Dialogue: Toward a Christian Theology of Evolution
… and interdependence in nature, the mystery and sacredness of nature and the teleology and destiny of creation examined in this study form the basis for a Theology of Evolution. It is an interconnection and interrelatedness that is grounded in the Trinity itself. Together we form an ongoing …
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