Examining predictions of the ritual form hypothesis about religious life of two diverse groups: Quakers and Jehovah's Witnesses. – Bc. Libor Šimek
Bc. Libor Šimek
Master's thesis
Examining predictions of the ritual form hypothesis about religious life of two diverse groups: Quakers and Jehovah's Witnesses.
Examining predictions of the ritual form hypothesis about religious life of two diverse groups: Quakers and Jehovah's Witnesses.
Abstract:
Záměrem této studie je ukázat kognitivní mechanismy a popsat formy, ve kterých jsou užity v rituálním životě Svědků Jehovových a Kvakerů. Tyto náboženské skupiny se od sebe zásadně liší ve svém přístupu k náboženské praxi. Navíc obě skupiny vykonávají náboženské rituály, které slouží k podpoře a udržení náboženského života dané komunity. Kognitivní kapacity využívané oběma skupinami jsou zhodnoceny …moreAbstract:
This study aims to display cognitive mechanisms and describe forms in which they appear in rituals performed by Jehovah’s Witnesses’ religion (Witnesses) and Quakers’ religion, respectively. These religious groups differ from each other significantly in their approach to religious life. Moreover, both groups provide religious rituals that serve to sustain and strengthen the religious life of the particular …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 20. 5. 2015
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/dcfzq/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 18. 6. 2015
- Supervisor: Mgr. Aleš Chalupa, Ph.D.
- Reader: Ph.D. Ernest Thomas Lawson
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ŠIMEK, Libor. \textit{Examining predictions of the ritual form hypothesis about religious life of two diverse groups: Quakers and Jehovah's Witnesses.}. Online. Master's thesis. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts. 2015. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/p5d437/.
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Philosophy / Study of Religions
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