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Showing 1 to 20 of 106 for “"prayers"”.
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Introduction to the Study of "Narrative" Prayers in Spanish Literature
… study is an introductory survey of "narrative” prayers In Spanish literature. The term “narrative" prayers is used to describe those prayers in which the achievements of God are enumerated before a petition for favors Is made. Although the principal interest is centered upon the "narrative” …
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Material Prayers: The Use of Text in Early Modern Italian Domestic Devotions
… material form, which I have termed ‘material prayers’. Since this thesis developed under the aegis of the interdisciplinary research project, Domestic Devotions: The Place of Piety in the Italian Renaissance Home, 1400-1600, it focuses primarily on engagement with these material prayers in …
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The Theology and the Function of the Prayers in the Book of Daniel
… the theology and the function of the prayers in the Book of Daniel.</p> <p>The introduction reviews the scholarly literature in regard to the prayers of the Old Testament in general and the prayers in the Book of Daniel in particular. Recent studies of prayers in the Old Testament have …
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Prayers of Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication: A Composition for Soprano and Chamber Ensemble
… the relationship between text and music in Prayers of Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication - a four-movement composition, fourteen minutes in length, for soprano, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, violin, double bass, and percussion. The text of the composition is taken …
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Prayers from the wreck : shipwreck narratives and imagined spiritual communities in nineteenth-century Britain.
Shipwrecks in nineteenth-century literature have commonly been interpreted as metaphors for religious crisis or loss of faith. Yet by reading shipwreck as only a metaphor, I argue that we have lost a sense of the historical reality that shaped nineteenth century readers and writers' imaginative …
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The influence of the Book of Common Prayer on the prose style of Samuel Johnson's prayers
<p>Somewhere is most general histories and outlines of English literature, the greatness of the King James Bible and its influence on all of English literature since 1611 have been pointed out. Unquestionably, all men of letters in the English language since that time have known of the King James …
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To ask "fit things fitly" : the prayers of John Donne's Devotions upon Emergent Occasions.
… this tradition, it becomes apparent that the prayers in Donne's 'Devotions' can be read as evidence of its author's participation in the project of the prayer manualists, as well as his simultaneous departure from them in one key area of concern: the importance of the pray-er's distinct voice. …
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Reading Through Prayer: Lectio Divina and "Liturgical Reading" in Some Medieval Texts
… Such attention to the verbal artifacts, prayers, that memorialize an activity of central importance in medieval culture, praying, deepens our understanding not only of the prayers and the works in which they are found, but also of the milieu that produced them. This study seeks to model …
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Reinterpreting Hieronymus Bosch's Table Top of the Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things through the Seven Day Prayers of the Devotio Moderna
… Particular interest is paid to the seven day prayers of the Devotio Moderna, the subjects depicted in Bosch's painting, how Bosch's painting blesses its viewer during the time of one's prayer, and how the use of gaze ties all of these ideas together.
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Applying Affect Theory to Studies of Legislative Prayer: Analyzing the Abortion Debate
… political tradition within legislative forums. Prayers are offered regardless of what issues are deliberated upon, this has the potential to create tension when proposed bills are on issues that are religiously charged. Given the religious nature of anti-choice arguments, I argue that prayers …
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Praying the Passion: Laypeople's Participation in Medieval Liturgy and Devotion
… these devotions take the form of Passion prayers adapted from the liturgy, such as the understudied vernacular translations of the early fourteenth-century hymn to the cross, Patris Sapiencia, and Anglo-Norman and English Mass Prayers. This thesis demonstrates that the placement of these …
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The Relationship Between Prayer and Team Cohesion in Collegiate Softball Teams
… rising. Although it is feared that pre-game prayers may interfere with an athlete's preparation for competition, Turman (2003) found athletes credited those prayers as a way to bring the team together. Czech and Burke (2002) found that female athletes were more supportive of prayer and …
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Religious Beliefs and Rituals of Lay Believers in Guanzhong Stele Associations during the Fifth and Sixth Centuries
… stele culture of lay believers. Dedicatory prayers capture the religious aspirations and motivations of lay believers, while the patronage registers document their names and titles. By conducting an investigation into these stele inscriptions, this research explores the religious beliefs and …
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Water Imagery in Paradise Lost
… finally supports restoration and renewal. In his prayers of invocation to the Muses in Books I and III, Milton wished to participate in the healing waters of the Pool of Siloam, which, as Cope notes, carried a "cure of the blind man." The blind poet prays that the Celestial Light will "Purge and …
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Pengaruh shalat tahajud terhadap kepercayaan diri pada santri Pondok Anwarul Huda Karangbesuki Malang
… of prayer, obligatory and optional. Obligatory prayers are midday, afternoon, sunset, evening, and dawn prayers. And, optional prayers are the others obligatory prayers. Tahajjud (midnight) prayer is one of optional prayers, but highly recommended for every Mouslem to do it. Tahajjud prayer can …
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Women as Heroes in the Patrirchal Society: The Roles of Susanna, Esther and Judith
… examples of the use of prayer by women. The prayers employed by these women in their struggles are at times distinctly feminine, yet at other times are indistinguishable in form from prayers of men. In each narrative, the plots involve the power of eroticism and the tension created by male …
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URINARY INCONTINENCE AND WOMEN’S QUALITY OF LIFE IN OMAN
… and to explore the impact of UI on women's daily prayers, physical activities, social life, mental health, and general QoL. The study is of quantitative comparative design, and the researcher used the World Health Organization’s (WHOs) International Classification of Functioning, Disability and …
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Thomistic Doctrine on Effacious Grace in the Prayer-Life of the Church
… grace bears out the doctrine inherent in the prayers which the Church presents to her faithful in the liturgy. A discussion on efficacious grace and prayer cannot be very meaningful, however until we have laid a groundwork of concepts basic to both, upon which we can base our judgement.</p>
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Uskonnolliset tilaisuudet verkossa : ominaispiirteet ja kokemukset viidessä seurakunnassa
… of ritual elements are e.g. possibility to send prayers, to participate in the offering, or to sing hymns and spiritual songs when the hymn numbers are shown, or the lyrics are displayed on the screen. There is also possibility to send prayers via webcast to the religious event. It is part of …
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Factors affecting neuropsychological assessment in a group of South Asian older adults
… that engagement in the daily five Islamic prayers may have contributed to this lack of a TOD effect. However, the results did not confirm this. The thesis then looked at overall prayer engagement and cognition. Results showed that engagement in the daily five prayers and Quran recitation …
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