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Early Buddhist interpersonal ethics : a study of the Singalovada Suttanta and its contemporary relevance

Clasquin-Johnson, Michel (1992-11)

This dissertation discusses the Singalovada suttanta, a text which is part of the Pali Canon and variants of which are also found in the Mahayana corpus. The Pali Text Society edition of this text is translated into ...
The Arab-Israeli conflict : a religious investigation

Lewis, Desireè Fronya (1992-11)

The Arab-Israeli conflict is examined from its religious aspect, presenting people's experience of religion without passing judgement. Selected concepts are compared and contrasted and interpreted hermeneutically. The ...
Worldviews in transition : a study of the new age movement in South Africa

Steyn, Helena Christina (1992-11)

In recent years the New Age movement has attracted much attention in our society and the reaction to it has often been one of fear and confusion. The purpose of this exploratory study is to provide empirical data on the ...
Women in transition : a socio-religious study of the changing role of rural Hlubi women

Mensah-Aborampah, Osei (1994-03)

The study examines the socio-religious role of women in traditional African societies using the Hlubi of Qumbu, Transkei as a case study. Qualitative methodology was used to look at Hlubi women holistically in their past ...
Hindu views on euthanasia, suicide and abortion in the Durban area

Ganga, Romilla Devi (1994-11)

Advances in technology and medicine have greatly impacted on religious thought and have contributed to a large extent in bringing to the fore questions regarding euthanasia, suicide and abortion. This has raised a plethora ...
Yogic transmission in Sahaj Marg of the Shri Ram Chandra mission : a religio-historical study

Naidoo, Priyadarshini. (1994-11)

In this dissertation the phenomenological method together with the hermeneutical concepts of experience, devotion, constant remembrance and transmission focus on yogic transmission in Sahaj Marg of the Shri Ram Chandra ...
Swaminarayan and ethics : a religiohistorical study

Kamal, Davraj (1994-11)

As part of the Phenomenological Method used in this dissertation, the research work applied the hermeneutical concepts of bhakti, karma and moksha. Focus was on the role played by the guru, the sadhus and devotees of ...
Pauline thought on suffering : a historical-religious investigation

Moses, Nalini (1994-11)

This research conducted according to the phenomenological method investigated the Pauline concept of suffering. It traces the historical development in Paul's thinking on suffering. The two lines of Paul's suffering are ...
Soil and blood : Shona traditional region in late 20th century Zimbabwe

Manley, Marcelle (1995-06)

This qualitative study focuses on two questions: a) Do present-day Shona still subscribe to the world-view of their ancestors? b) How does this world-view relate to that of the modern (Western) world? Interviews were ...
A comprehensive analysis of reward and punishment in the Rabbinical literature of the middle ages

Greenberger, David Simon (1995-11)

This dissertation concentrates on those factors which form the doctrine of G-dly reward and punishment. In other words, the philosophical approach amongst Jewish thinkers from the Middle Ages to the above subject, which ...
Bahai-geloof in Suid-Afrika : n' Godsdienswetenskaplike studie

Schulz, Johannes Joagim Christoffel (1995-11)

Die Baha'i-geloof is 'n nuwe onafhanklike wereldreligie en is redelik onbekend onder die bree Suid-Afrikaanse publiek. Hierdie kwalitatiewe studie (gebaseer op die fenomenologiese metode) het ten doel om die Baha'i-fenomeen ...
My community, my conscience and guide : communial influence on individual choices in Africa, with special reference to Zulu Proverbs

Manci, Thembayona Paulus Emmanuel (1995-11)

Life is the common denominator for all beings. Unless individuals are taught to be careful about how they deal with it, great harm could be caused to the whole ontological order. Life therefore is a public property for ...
Net die woorde het oorgebly : 'n godsdienswetenskaplike interpretasie van Venda-volksverhale (Ngano)

Le Roux, Ina (1996-06)

Die eerste hoofstuk omskryf die begrip ngano, daarna volg 'n uiteensetting hoe die Venda mondelinge tradisie in die verlede gefunksioneer het en word die huidige aard en posisie van die verskynsel in die lewe van die ...
The phenomenology of compassion : a study of the teachings of J. Krishnamurti

Boutte, Veronica (1996-11)
The Karaite Jews in Israel

Newman, Albert Richard (1996-11)

Founded in the eighth Century CE by Anan ben David, the basic tenet of this breakaway Jewish sect was that the Bible was the only divine script. Over the ensuing years, a long line of sages consolidated this dictum, ...
New thought in South Africa : a profile

Venter, Maré (1996-11)

Against the background of New Thought history in general, the dissertation researches the origins of the movement in South Africa. On the basis of primary documents, made available by leaders and other informants, ...
The religious significance of ritual practices conducted at births, weddings and funerals in Lesotho

Opong, Andrew Kwasi (1997-11)

This dissertation aims at finding out the religious significance of Basotho ritual practices at births, weddings and funerals in Lesotho. The researcher combines literature review of scholars who have studied the Basotho ...
Integrative transcending : mysticism beyond contact and experience

Dube, Christopher (1998-06)

This study explores an interpretation of mysticism as a way of life that is a response to what the mystic conceives of as ultimate reality. The suggestion is that what lies at the centre of reality is the sense of a ...
Pentecostals in retreat : changing cultural and religious identities

Gorman, Roger Dale (1998-06)

This study is about the identity of Coloured Pentecostals living in Retreat, Western Cape. It concerns the effects which social change has upon boundary markers and worldview. It uses Robert Schreiter's semiotic approach ...
Conversion to Judaism in South Africa

Zekry, Pinchas (1998-12)

Amidst the decisive events of the 20th century - the Holocaust and the rebirth of the Jewish homeland - which impacted heavily on Jewish attitudes, emerged a broadening of religious doctrines creating diversity within ...

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