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"I Received an Inward Showing of Truth"
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Author
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Mesibov, Sally
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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History--Religious aspects, Religion, Literature, Medieval
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Description
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SALLY JO MESIBOV. "I Received an Inward Showing of Truth." (Under the direction of DR. WILLIAM SHERMAN) This paper analyzes the changes in language between two texts, written by Julian of Norwich, that reportedly describe the same religious vision...
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A Thick Cloud of Forgetting: The Functions of Unknowing in the Cloud of Unknowing
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Author
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Staton, Jonathan
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Religion, Literature, Medieval, Philosophy
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Description
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The exercise of mystical unknowing is central to the contemplative process prescribed in The Cloud of Unknowing. This thesis argues three distinct but interrelated claims about how unknowing works and what unknowing does in The Cloud of Unknowing....
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Elijah the Tishbite: The Zealous He-Prophet's Gender Performance in 1 and 2 Kings
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Author
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Argonauta, Matthew
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Bible, Sex role, Religion
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Description
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The prophet Elijah is known for his zealousness on behalf of the Israelite deity, Yhwh. This zeal particularly manifests itself as Elijah defends the exclusive worship of Yhwh in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab, after ...
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Facilitators and Barriers in Obstetric Care in the Identification of Sex-Trafficked Victims
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Author
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Scott, Cheryl
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Date Created
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2023
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Subjects--Topical
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Health services administration, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Public health
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Description
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ABSTRACTFACILITATORS AND BARRIERS IN OBSTETRIC CARE IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF SEX-TRAFFICKED VICTIMS Human trafficking is an emergent public health concern that, as noted by the National Institute of Justice (2021), receives attention and support f...
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Mark: A Messianic Post-War Gospel
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Author
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Beaumont, Jenny
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Area studies, Bible, Theology
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Description
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The Gospel of Mark, understood as our earliest post-70 CE early Christian/Jewish writing, can provide a new interpretive lens for setting forth the parameters of an understanding of spirituality for Mark’s community in a new era in which Jerusalem...
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PERCEIVED VERSUS EXPERIENCED: RELIGIOUS OTHERING ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS
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Author
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Carskaddon, Chelsea
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Date Created
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2017
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Description
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The question driving this thesis is to what extent religious othering is actually experienced compared to the extent to which religious othering is simply perceived. To seek an answer to this question the author chose to analyze the ways in which ...
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Title
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PERCEIVED VERSUS EXPERIENCED: RELIGIOUS OTHERING ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS
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Author
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Carskaddon, Chelsea
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Religion, Ethics, Philosophy and religion
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Description
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The question driving this thesis is to what extent religious othering is actually experienced compared to the extent to which religious othering is simply perceived. To seek an answer to this question the author chose to analyze the ways in which ...
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Praise the Sun: The Game Dark Souls Illuminated by Ritual Theory
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Author
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Gonzales, Aaron
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Date Created
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2023
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Subjects--Topical
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Area studies
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Description
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By focusing on the social meaning-making of ritual Catherine Bell paved the way for new avenues of exploration for religious studies. My paper pulls this theory into a realm of playful activity unique to the digital age: the world of video gaming....
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SOARING WITH DRAGONS: FINDING PLAY AND INTIMACY IN CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE
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Author
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Williams, Joshua
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Literature, Philosophy, Philosophy and religion
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Description
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This thesis examines the way children’s and young adult literature deals with play and intimacy. Using Georges Bataille’s conception of intimacy, this thesis posits that intimacy, deriving from play, allows for a deeper understanding of self and a...
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Sacrifice and Violence: Paśubali in Nepal
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Author
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Carroll, Lindsay
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Date Created
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2019
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Description
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Animal sacrifice in Nepal—known as paśubali—exemplifies the complexities of ritual animal sacrifice. It also complicates understandings of the relationships between sacrifice and violence. The word "violence" in sacrificial studies has been met wi...
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Sacrifice and Violence: Paśubali in Nepal
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Author
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Carroll, Lindsay
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Religion, Area studies
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Description
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Animal sacrifice in Nepal—known as paśubali—exemplifies the complexities of ritual animal sacrifice. It also complicates understandings of the relationships between sacrifice and violence. The word "violence" in sacrificial studies has been met wi...
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The Insta-Hijra: South Asian Hijra Photographic Performances
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Author
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Flaherty, David
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Date Created
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2023
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Subjects--Topical
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Area studies, Religion, Art--Historiography
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Description
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Indian hijras have captured anthropological, religious, and media attention as they have been categorized as "third-sex," "neither men nor women," and most recently, indexed under the identity structures of "transgender" and "kinnar." From their s...
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“HOW COULD LOVE BE WRONG?” GAY ACTIVISM AND AIDS IN CHARLOTTE, 1970-1992
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Author
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Wright, Christina
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Date Created
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2017
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Description
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ABSTRACTCHRISTINA ANNE WRIGHT. "How could love be wrong?" Gay activism and AIDS in Charlotte, 1970-1992. (Under the direction of DR. CHERYL HICKS) Sustained gay activism in Charlotte, North Carolina, only emerged in response to the HIV AIDS epidem...
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“HOW COULD LOVE BE WRONG?” GAY ACTIVISM AND AIDS IN CHARLOTTE, 1970-1992
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Author
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Wright, Christina
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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History, Queer studies
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Description
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ABSTRACTCHRISTINA ANNE WRIGHT. "How could love be wrong?" Gay activism and AIDS in Charlotte, 1970-1992. (Under the direction of DR. CHERYL HICKS) Sustained gay activism in Charlotte, North Carolina, only emerged in response to the HIV AIDS epidem...