Wake traditions in Ireland and Church opposition to wake and associated practices

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   07/20/2006   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « nosanna: The death old person; Mocking civil and religious authorities. often see Ireland as a deeply Catholic country to be very disobedient to the orders of the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The rural Irish custom called nosanna . The death old person . Mocking civil and religious authorities. Thomas Crofton Crocker and his view of the custom. The amount of money spent on wakes and funerals and the clergy. Games and music:...»

The Rise of the Ribat Mentality and the End of Muslim Spain

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   02/17/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « Christian kingdoms established religious fighting orders, like the Muslims, or for any other religious group. with the rise of the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The ribat mentality . The trouble the Taifa states of Andalusia were in. The two invasions of Andalusia and its affect. Religious intolerance on the peninsula . Christians living under Muslim authority . The Mozarabs . The Siete...»

Saving souls or saving the world: The Jesuits and politics in the 20th century

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   01/16/2009   |   .doc   |   17 pages
Document abstract : « August 1914, socialist minister Marly orders to all the activities of the National Catholic Federation (FNC Christian life to a individual religious belief, but ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction: The Church, the Jesuits and politics.. Tensions with the Republic.. Attempts to re-conquer the society to Christianity.. Dictatorship and fascism: the authoritarian temptation.. On The battlefield with their brothers 1944-1981.. The...»

The repression of memory in witchcraft study

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   11/06/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « and spells were heavily based on catholic rites and just as the SS was simply following orders. tiered approach (economic, cultural, and religious) was, for me ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. M.J Kephart's article 'Rationalists vs. Romantics among Scholars of Witchcraft'.. The beginnings of anthropology's influence over historical witch-hunt.. Kephart's succeess - application of the functionalist principles to accusations...»

The Origins of Freemasonry

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   05/22/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « created what he called the orders of architecture In 1492, when Catholic monarchs took power, banished a group of diests who advocated religious tolerance were ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Operative masons and freemasonry. Freemasons and the Knights Templar. Origins of the Knights Templar. Beyond the Holy Land. Templars and Freemasons. Metaphysical thought in Europe. Conclusion. Bibliogra...»

The Effects of Politics and Culture on Medieval Christian Art

Arts & media   |   Arts and art history   |   Presentation   |   06/03/2008   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : « to the construction of Roman Catholic churches, it counties, passing on Charlemagne s orders and reporting been very educational in both religious affairs and ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Christian Art.. Early Christian art was already emerging by the second century AD and could be found in cemeteries and catacombs.. The stylistic differences between classical forms and the new Christian style continued into portraiture.. With the...»

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