Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Feu – Aspect religieux'

De nos jours en Europe, les nestinari en Bulgarie, les anesténarides du Nord de la Grâce dansent sur les braises, baignés de la même ferveur que celle des pyrobates de l'Espagne septentrionale et des Nyungwes de Tété en Afrique australe : Ce rituel « élémentaire » de marche ou de danse sur le feu a été abordé sous l'angle de ses origines, des mécanismes psychosociologiques, neurophysiologiques patents -mis en oeuvre pour ce qui touche a l' «Incombustibilité» et à l'insensibilisation-, des comportements individuels et collectifs, des évolutions historiques comme des significations sociales. Ce point de vue s'est reposé sur une tradition philosophique zététique & méthodologique liées au champ ethnologique. Il,s'est agi de susciter une « synergie transversale » afin de mettre en cause et impliquer directement le parallélisme des diverses branches des sciences humaines considérant le rituel et le « fait de communication » dans sa globalité, toute en construisant progressivement une réflexion à caractère témoin grâce à l'outil majeur de l'anthropologie visuelle et sonore. Son intérêt se peut donc résumer ainsi : - Permettre l'approfondissement d'une manifestation culturelle supposée non décrite ainsi,- Déterminer avec plus d'exactitude l'influence de l'environnement social, lors de leur déroulement. Cette recherche compte dans son analyse principale l'élaboration d'un document audiovisuel à portée anthropologique, portrait d'une nestinarka, inclus & soutenu en ce mémoire numérique
Nowadays in Europe, the "Nestinari" from Bulgaria, the "Anestenarides" from Northern Greece dance on burning charcoals, enlightened by the same enthusiasm as the pyrobates from septentrional Spain and the "Nyungwes of Tété" from Southern Africa : its "elementary rite of walking or dancing on fire was discussed through the perspectives of its origins, of its sociopsychological and obviously neurophysiological mechanisms — in connection with the belief of the incombustibility and insensitivity of the human body - , of its individual and collective behaviours , of its historical evolution, as well as its social meanings. This point of view relies on a zetetic methodological and philosophical tradition, related to the ethnological domain. The point was to give rise to a "transverse synergy" in order to directly involve the parallelism of the various branches of the social sciences considering the rite: and the "way of communication" as a whole, while building gradually a conception in a pilot matter thanks to visual anthropology. Its interest can thus be summarised as follows : - Allowing to deepen a assumablely not described cultural event, - Determining more accurately the influence of the social environment throughout the unfolding of this event. This research includes in its analysis the realisation of an audio-visual document in the anthropological range, the portrait of a "Nestinarka", included and argued in this digitally formatted work

Cette thèse se veut une tentative visant une meilleure connaissance de la péninsule arabique. Notamment par l'examen d'un objet d'étude susceptible de projeter une lumière nouvelle sur la question. Nous avons donc voulu revisiter la région à travers et autour de l'élément igné qui est le feu. Il s'agit d'interroger les textes arabes médiévaux sur la place réservée à cet élément dans la société préislamique allant : des pratiques, rites, mythes et usages quotidiens à quelques aspects ethnologiques, linguistiques et littéraires
This thesis is aimed for a better understanding of the Arabic peninsula. Notably by the study of an object that would likely enrich the question. In effect we wanted to revisit the region across and around a natural element which is fire. Through the medieval Arab texts we shall try to know the reserved place of fire in the pre-Islamic society. It is to examine practices, rituals, myths and manners in addition to the ethnological, linguistic and literary aspects

In this thesis we will describe the ways in which detainees have dealt with their experience of detention using various coping skills. Through using the psychological theory of the hardy personality and combining this with various theological categories, we will see how they could deal with the stress of detention. In this way then it is hoped that their experiences will serve as the beginning of a local emergent theology of detention experiences. We will look at how they exercised commitment, and this will be examined by the role which faith plays as an agent of commitment. Faith will be interpreted as a symbol. We will, therefore, look at the role that dreams and visions, reading scripture, praying, and worshippinq played in helping the detainees deal with the stress of detention. The control component of the hardy personality will be dealt with by showing how by exercising forgiveness, creating justice, and using community, detainees were able to feel they had control in this stressful situation. The hardy personality theory is based on an existential theory that says that life is constantly changing. We will see how Christian detainees are able to cope with change by challenging their situation through the use of a theology of hope. In concluding this study of detention we look at the real evil of detention. We will, therefore, look at the negative effects of detention that these detainees were subjected to as part of their experience of detention. We will look at the psychological categories of dread, dependency, and debility. These categories are seen as companion parallel concepts to commitment, control, and challenge. Having done this, and bearing in mind that one of our aims in doing this study is to see if we are able to provide some ideas towards a pastoral model for dealing with the past hurt of detention, we then look at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the challenges it poses for the churches. In doing this we will attempt to show how resources drawn from the faith tradition of Christian activists may be used in helping detainees do 'suffering work' and deal with debility, dependency, and dread.
Thesis (M.A.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 1997.

M.Ed. (Science Education)
The topic of evolutionary theory is new to the South African Life Sciences curriculum, having only been introduced in 2008 to the grade 12 cohort. A great deal of controversy and discussion surrounds the teaching and learning of evolution in many countries, and since the introduction of the topic, including South Africa. The primary source of this controversy arises from the conflict that many Christian and Muslim people experience between what their respective religions teach them about the act of Creation by God and the biological theory of evolution. As a result of its recent inception into South African school, not much research has been done to explore how this topic is experienced by Hindu secondary school learners and teachers. The aim of this study is therefore to address two gaps, firstly to add to the almost total lack of information about the Hindu perspective of the topic of evolution. Secondly, to add to the knowledge base of the teaching and learning of evolution in secondary schools since the scant information available on the teaching and learning of evolution in South Africa is mainly confined to tertiary education. Literature was reviewed on various aspects relevant to this study such as the PCK, NOS, CCC, Hinduism and the teaching and learning of evolution overseas and locally. In order to investigate the lived experiences of Hindu Life Sciences teachers and learners to the topic of evolution a qualitative study with elements of phenomenology was the chosen research design. This prompted the need to use a series of focus group and individual interviews with the various role-players as laid out by the overarching conceptual framework CHAT, the lens through which this study was viewed. Triangulation of data increased the reliability and validity of this study and was obtained by interviewing a Hindu priest as well as Hindu parents of Life Sciences learners. Interviews were transcribed, coded using the coding model by Saldana (2009) and analysed according to common themes. The main finding of this study was that Hindu teachers and learners experience no conflict with the topic of evolution thus displaying a lack of major tensions linked to the CHAT model. Many Hindus are however ignorant of their religion and scriptures but nevertheless remain accepting of the theory of evolution. Their acceptance could be attributed to three major tenets of Hinduism that link to evolutionary concepts: the cyclical concept of time; the evolution of the soul during reincarnation and the idea that during times of calamity, God manifests on Earth in the form of Avatāras. Misconceptions of evolutionary theory abound among learners and to a lesser extent the parents and teachers, particularly with respect to the notion of common ancestry. The teachers had adequate PCK but their knowledge of the NOS was limited. Recommendations emerging from these findings therefore warrant greater attention to the NOS in both PRESET and INSET teacher training courses. These courses can also use the lack of tensions between the Hindu religion and the topic of evolution as a case in point to show that religion and science can exist in harmony with each other. The concept of a nearest common ancestor (NCA) should also be emphasised in these courses – thereby helping to dispel the misconception that humans descended directly from apes.