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Sacrilege In The Sanctuary: Thucydidean Perspectives On The Violation Of Sacred Space During The Peloponnesian War, Suzanne Y. Tryon
Sacrilege In The Sanctuary: Thucydidean Perspectives On The Violation Of Sacred Space During The Peloponnesian War, Suzanne Y. Tryon
Religious Studies Theses
Few have paid attention to the role that pan-Hellenic religious norms play in Thucy-dides‟s The Peloponnesian War. This thesis investigates the trope of religious sacrilege in the form of violated sacred space. By examining how this trope functions within his chosen rhetori-cal presentation, I will argue that a secular interpretation of Thucydides does not accord with what he tries to accomplish within his narrative, and that scenes describing such sacrilege actual-ly function in crucial ways to support a major premise of his work. Two specific instances of sacrilege will be examined: the civil war on Corcyra in 427 BCE; and …
Hagiography, Teratology, And The "History" Of Michael Jackson, Kelly M. O'Riley
Hagiography, Teratology, And The "History" Of Michael Jackson, Kelly M. O'Riley
Religious Studies Theses
Before his death, Michael Jackson arguably was one of the most famous living celebrities to walk the planet. Onstage, on air, and onscreen, he captivated the attention of millions of people around the world, whether because they loved him or loved to hate him. In an attempt to explain his popularity and cultural influence, I analyze certain theoretical and methodological approaches found in recent scholarship on western hagiographic and teratological texts, and apply these theories and methods to selected biographies written on Michael Jackson. By interpreting the biographies in this way, I suggest why saints, monsters, and celebrities have received …
Raising The Voice For Communion And Conquest: Hymn Singing In Contact Among The Brainerd Missionaries And The Cherokees, 1817-1838, Gavin M. Cooper
Raising The Voice For Communion And Conquest: Hymn Singing In Contact Among The Brainerd Missionaries And The Cherokees, 1817-1838, Gavin M. Cooper
Religious Studies Theses
Many scholars have recognized the communicative and emotive power of singing as a ritual performance, and some have argued that hymn singing has played a significant role as a medium of cultural and religious communication and exchange. To better understand how and why singing might facilitate such exchange, this essay explores as a case study, the role of hymn singing in the cultural contact between the Cherokees and the missionaries at Brainerd, near Chattanooga, TN. By examining accounts of ritual singing recorded by both missionaries and Cherokees, the project illuminates how these communities, respectively, may have understood the role of …
Redescribing Agency Through Sport And Ritual: Considering An Alternative Approach, Bethanie Harsh
Redescribing Agency Through Sport And Ritual: Considering An Alternative Approach, Bethanie Harsh
Religious Studies Theses
This project exposes the problems with the dominant conception of agency in secular liberal discourse. The main critique is that the dominant conception of agency tends to attribute value to certain aspects of action that are not necessarily the most telling or valuable in terms of what constitutes agency. I use Saba Mahmood’s Politics of Piety to aid in this critique. Her project uses the Muslim rituals performed by women of the mosque movement in Egypt to demonstrate the need for a more nuanced conception of agency in academics. I use CLR James’ Beyond a Boundary to support the approach …