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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Life Stories Of Nikkeijin Seeking Better Opportunities: The Motivation Of Brazilian Immigrants In Japan, Marisa Utida Bellini
Life Stories Of Nikkeijin Seeking Better Opportunities: The Motivation Of Brazilian Immigrants In Japan, Marisa Utida Bellini
Theses and Dissertations
The immigration of Brazilian-Japanese to Japan has started as recently as the early 1980s as a result of an economic downturn in Brazil and labor shortages in Japan. In a recent study published by the Ministry of Justice in Japan, there are about 250,000 Brazilians currently working throughout Japan. Even though most of the Brazilians are second or third generation of Japanese descent, they are not fluent in Japanese, thus resulting in many cultural problems and misunderstandings. Some research has examined about the immigration of Brazilians (nikkeijin) to Japan, but none has investigated their acquisition of Japanese as a second …
Getting Langue Winded How The European Union Language Policy Came To Be, Clinton R. Long
Getting Langue Winded How The European Union Language Policy Came To Be, Clinton R. Long
Student Works
While many people remember hearing about the French Revolution slogan of libert, galit et fraternit ringing through the streets of Paris in the eighteenth century, fewer people remember hearing about similar ideals ringing through the streets of Brussels, Bonn, and other European capitals in the 1950s with regard to the language policy of a united Europe. Even those familiar with the language policy of the European Union (EU) and its predecessors only talk about how the EU language policy is langue winded (langue means language in French) due to its inefficiencies without considering that these ideals-equality in particular-shaped the very …
A Seal Of Living Reality: The Role Of Personal Expression In Latter-Day Saint Discourse, C. Julianne Smith
A Seal Of Living Reality: The Role Of Personal Expression In Latter-Day Saint Discourse, C. Julianne Smith
Theses and Dissertations
A personal mode of discourse is central to Latter-day Saint culture. This mode is both pervasive throughout the culture and significant within it. Two specific genres-the personal experience narrative and the personal testimony-illustrate the importance of this discourse mode in LDS culture. Understanding the LDS personal mode of discourse is essential to properly understanding Mormonism. The personal orientation in LDS discourse mirrors a tendency towards personal expression which has become common throughout Western culture. This tendency has important roots in the Protestant religious movement. In particular, Puritanism represents a significant point of origin for American personal expression. Such expression has …
The Birth Of Sacrifice: Iconographic Metaphors For Spiritual Rebirth In Master Matthias' Isenheim Altarpiece, Katherine Lena Anderson
The Birth Of Sacrifice: Iconographic Metaphors For Spiritual Rebirth In Master Matthias' Isenheim Altarpiece, Katherine Lena Anderson
Theses and Dissertations
While little is known concerning the events surrounding the commission of the Isenheim Altarpiece or of the artist known to us as Master Matthias Grünewald, much can be ascertained about the message of the Altarpiece through careful study of the socio-historical-religious context from which the work was commissioned and iconographic analysis of the images portrayed by Master Matthias. This thesis explores iconographic metaphors for birth and sacrifice, metaphors which work to create a theological dialogue about Christian redemption within the nine painted panels and the underlying sculpture that makes up the Isenheim Altarpiece. First, we will address the panels in …
Pilgrimage Narrative: A Pattern For Heavenly Theatre In King Lear, Alexandra Chantal Yvette Mackenzie
Pilgrimage Narrative: A Pattern For Heavenly Theatre In King Lear, Alexandra Chantal Yvette Mackenzie
Theses and Dissertations
I have always felt personally challenged and invigorated by one line in Peter Brook's canonical text The Empty Stage: “if the need for a true contact with a sacred invisibility through the theatre still exists, then all possible vehicles must be re-examined" (Brook 54). This thesis will endeavour to suggest and explore heavenly theatre, one possible vehicle to find that sacred invisibility. I will argue that heavenly theatre encompasses Peter Brook's understanding of holy theatre, but is more specific and tied to the manifestation of deity in the form of the Holy Spirit as understood and defined within my personal …
Charting The Future Of Brigham Young University: Franklin S. Harris And The Changing Landscape Of The Church's Educational Network, 1921-1926, J. Gordon Daines Iii
Charting The Future Of Brigham Young University: Franklin S. Harris And The Changing Landscape Of The Church's Educational Network, 1921-1926, J. Gordon Daines Iii
BYU Studies Quarterly
Education is deeply embedded in the theology and religion of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Formal educational systems began to develop soon after the establishment of the Church in 1830. The first of these formal systems was the School of the Prophets, established in Kirtland, Ohio, in December 1832 to prepare selected members for missionary work. Nearly a decade later an attempt was made to establish a university in Nauvoo, Illinois. After the move to Utah, the Church continued its involvement in formal education with the establishment of “common schools, stake academies, and colleges and universities.” The …
Life With Ana, Amber Esplin
Astonishment, Mark Bennion
Sisterz In Zion. Directed By Melissa Puente, John M. Murphy, Leslee Thorne-Murphy
Sisterz In Zion. Directed By Melissa Puente, John M. Murphy, Leslee Thorne-Murphy
BYU Studies Quarterly
Sisterz in Zion. Directed by Melissa Puente. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University; American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications, 2006.
Lengthen Your Stride: The Presidency Of Spencer W. Kimball. By Edward L. Kimball, Gary L. Hatch
Lengthen Your Stride: The Presidency Of Spencer W. Kimball. By Edward L. Kimball, Gary L. Hatch
BYU Studies Quarterly
Edward L. Kimball. Lengthen Your Stride: The Presidency of Spencer W. Kimball. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2005.
Junius And Joseph: Presidential Politics And The Assassination Of The First Mormon Prophet. By Robert S. Wicks And Fred R. Foister, Susan Sessions Rugh
Junius And Joseph: Presidential Politics And The Assassination Of The First Mormon Prophet. By Robert S. Wicks And Fred R. Foister, Susan Sessions Rugh
BYU Studies Quarterly
Robert S. Wicks and Fred R. Foister. Junius and Joseph: Presidential Politics and the Assassination of the First Mormon Prophet. Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 2005.
States Of Grace. Directed By Richard Dutcher., Kent R. Bean
States Of Grace. Directed By Richard Dutcher., Kent R. Bean
BYU Studies Quarterly
States of Grace. Directed by Richard Dutcher. Provo, Utah: Zion Films, 2005.
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Alhamdulilah: The Apparently Accidental Establishment Of The Church In Guinea, Kendall Moss
Alhamdulilah: The Apparently Accidental Establishment Of The Church In Guinea, Kendall Moss
BYU Studies Quarterly
As I neared completion of my first assignment with the U.S. State Department, a two-year tour in Rio de Janeiro, the department’s personnel officers determined that my two years in Rio would be best balanced by an equal amount of time in Conakry, Guinea. Although I had some interest in Africa, I had never given much thought to doing a tour in Guinea. Like a newly called missionary, I quickly began to study about a country I would later come to love.
Building Bridges Of Understanding: The Church And The World Of Islam, Boyd K. Packer, Alwi Shihab
Building Bridges Of Understanding: The Church And The World Of Islam, Boyd K. Packer, Alwi Shihab
BYU Studies Quarterly
President Boyd K. Packer, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, gave this introduction of Dr. Alwi Shihab prior to Dr. Shihab’s forum address given at Brigham Young University on October 10, 2006.
Moritz Busch's Die Mormonen And The Conversion Of Karl G. Maeser, A. Legrand Richards
Moritz Busch's Die Mormonen And The Conversion Of Karl G. Maeser, A. Legrand Richards
BYU Studies Quarterly
Karl G. Maeser’s contributions to the education of nineteenth-century Latter-day Saints had a profound impact on the history of Mormonism, an impact that has reverberated to today. The narrative surrounding Maeser’s conversion has been told and retold for over a century now in the enculturation of students into Brigham Young University’s heritage. This essay seeks to better understand and contextualize the events surrounding Maeser’s conversion and, more specifically, to discuss the text that was most influential in his conversion—the less-than-friendly Die Mormonen by Moritz Busch (1821–99).
"Strangers In A Strange Land": Assessing The Experience Of Latter-Day Saint Expatriate Families, James A. Toronto
"Strangers In A Strange Land": Assessing The Experience Of Latter-Day Saint Expatriate Families, James A. Toronto
BYU Studies Quarterly
The word expatriate is derived from Latin ex, meaning out, and patria, meaning fatherland. In a broad sense, an expatriate is defined as anyone living outside his or her native land. Prominent scriptural expatriates include Adam and Eve, Abraham, Moses, Lehi and his family, the Apostle Paul, and Moroni. In a sense, all of us are spiritual expatriates with plans and hopes of ultimately returning to our home of origin.
The Archive Of Restoration Culture, 1997-2002, Richard Lyman Bushman
The Archive Of Restoration Culture, 1997-2002, Richard Lyman Bushman
BYU Studies Quarterly
When I first began work on Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling in 1996, I realized that reconstructing the cultural environment of the Prophet would be one of my largest tasks. I could scarcely conceive how to go about probing the huge quantities of sermons, newspapers, journals, pamphlets, books, artworks, and private diaries that possibly bore on the restoration of the gospel in the 1820s through the 1840s. Yet the culture of that period bore directly on the success of the young church under Joseph Smith’s leadership. People would never be able to grasp theological ideas that were entirely foreign to …
The Imprisonment Of Martin Harris In 1833, Mark B. Nelson, Steven C. Harper
The Imprisonment Of Martin Harris In 1833, Mark B. Nelson, Steven C. Harper
BYU Studies Quarterly
With editorial work on Joseph Smith’s legal papers in full swing, the attention of several attorneys, historians, archivists, and law students has turned increasingly to American legal culture in the 1820s through the 1840s and specifically to cases involving Latter-day Saints. At the same time, Mark Nelson recently discovered court documents of a trial involving Martin Harris in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. These brief documents add considerable information to an otherwise little-known chapter in the life and ministry of Martin and Emer Harris. Readers also learn about early Mormon missionary adventures generally.
The "Beautiful Death" In The Smith Family, Samuel Brown
The "Beautiful Death" In The Smith Family, Samuel Brown
BYU Studies Quarterly
Despite thoughtful attempts by Douglas Davies to situate death at the center of the Mormon “culture of salvation,” the exploration of death in early Mormonism has been somewhat limited to date, particularly as it relates to the Smith family and the earliest years of Mormonism. Against this relative silence stands the testimony of the Smiths themselves, who were deeply concerned with questions of mortality. Joseph Smith was unequivocal on this point during his 1843 funeral sermon for James Adams: “All men know that all men must die. What is the object of our coming into existence then dying and falling …
Black And Mormon By Newell G. Bringhurst And Darron T. Smith, Eds, Emmanuel A. Kissi
Black And Mormon By Newell G. Bringhurst And Darron T. Smith, Eds, Emmanuel A. Kissi
BYU Studies Quarterly
Newell G. Bringhurst and Darron T. Smith, eds. Black and Mormon. Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 2004.
Joseph Smith: The Making Of A Prophet. By Dan Vogel, Kyle R. Walker
Joseph Smith: The Making Of A Prophet. By Dan Vogel, Kyle R. Walker
BYU Studies Quarterly
Dan Vogel. Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2004.
In All Their Animal Brilliance. By Lance Larsen, Casualene Meyer
In All Their Animal Brilliance. By Lance Larsen, Casualene Meyer
BYU Studies Quarterly
Lance Larsen. In All Their Animal Brilliance. Tampa, Fla.: University of Tampa Press, 2005.
The Secret Message Of Jesus: Uncovering The Truth That Could Change Everything. By Brian D. Mclaren, Gary Gillum
The Secret Message Of Jesus: Uncovering The Truth That Could Change Everything. By Brian D. Mclaren, Gary Gillum
BYU Studies Quarterly
Brian D. McLaren. The Secret Message of Jesus: Uncovering the Truth That Could Change Everything. Nashville, Tenn.: W Publishing Group, 2006.
Understanding Mazmuur Naafi: The Arabic Psalm Of Nephi, Josh E. Probert
Understanding Mazmuur Naafi: The Arabic Psalm Of Nephi, Josh E. Probert
BYU Studies Quarterly
Arabic calligraphy is arguably the defining form of Islamic art. Jamal Qureshi has combined this centuries-old tradition and the geometric forms of Ottoman architecture with one of the richest passages from the Book of Mormon, the Psalm of Nephi (2 Nephi 4:16–35), to create an artwork rich in meaning. The artwork is visual praise; and it represents the way in which religious artforms are fluid, transgenerational, and adaptable to new meanings. This short essay explains the artwork by contextualizing it in both Islamic and Mormon traditions.
Book Notices, Kelsey Lambert, Josh E. Probert, David A. Allred
Book Notices, Kelsey Lambert, Josh E. Probert, David A. Allred
BYU Studies Quarterly
No abstract provided.
Once Upon A Time In A Single-Parent Family: Father And Daughter Relationships In Disney's The Little Mermaid And Beauty And The Beast, Ashli A. Sharp
Once Upon A Time In A Single-Parent Family: Father And Daughter Relationships In Disney's The Little Mermaid And Beauty And The Beast, Ashli A. Sharp
Theses and Dissertations
Fairy tales are adapted to fit the needs of each generation, reflecting the unique challenges of that society. In the 1980s and 1990s of the United States, issues of what constituted a family circulated as divorce increased and fatherhood was debated. At this time, Disney released two animated films featuring a father and daughter: The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. Both films are adaptations of fairy tales, and they incorporate changes that specifically reflect concerns of the United States in the late-twentieth century. In the original narrative of "The Little Mermaid" the heroine is primarily raised by her …
Man Down South, Joseph B. Plicka
Man Down South, Joseph B. Plicka
Theses and Dissertations
In this novella the main character, David Crumm, is getting older and decides not to wait around and die on his frozen ranch, but to retire to warmer climates. He leaves everything with his daughter, gets in his truck and drives south with his dog. In Florida, he accidentally hits and kills a migrant woman on her bicycle. The woman has a young son who survives the accident and, through a number of converging factors, David is compelled to personally take the boy back to his relatives in Nicaragua. The book then deals with David's experiences as he heads farther …
Willa Cather: Male Roles And Self-Definition In My Antonia, The Professor's House, And "Neighbor Rosicky", Kristina Anne Everton
Willa Cather: Male Roles And Self-Definition In My Antonia, The Professor's House, And "Neighbor Rosicky", Kristina Anne Everton
Theses and Dissertations
Gender roles are a tool used by society to set acceptable boundaries and ideals upon the sexes, and during the early part of the twentieth century in America those gender boundaries began to blur. As a result of the 19th Amendment, men must have felt their decreasing importance because women were no longer solely dependent upon them, and gender roles shifted as woman began to occupy territory that was traditionally held by men. The “New Woman" entered the workforce, and refused to accept traditional female gender conventions. In response to the “New Woman," Theodore Roosevelt and other leading males sought …
Resurrecting Lope's Autos, Errol Leroy King
Resurrecting Lope's Autos, Errol Leroy King
Theses and Dissertations
By the turn of the seventeenth century, the auto sacramental quickly became the most elaborate dramatic genre in Spain. Shortly after the Council of Trent, professional playwrights replaced clerics who had previously written autos for the Corpus Christi celebrations held each year, but none were more influential than Lope de Vega in refining thematic, literary, and staging elements and techniques. At the middle of the nineteenth century, critics began to study the genre that a royal decree had banned almost a century earlier; however, few have dedicated much time to Lope's autos. As a result, most critics have misunderstood …