Roma

The keyword Roma is tagged in the following 7 articles.

The Historical Jesus: What Can We Really Learn?

July 11, 2011 - 2897 words | Religious Studies » Jesus

Whether or not one believes in the theology attached to him, it is impossible to deny the effect that Jesus has had on humanity. Movements following him span the globe. Wars have been waged and love has been shared in his name. But who was the man behind the theology... Read Article »

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Jesus Christianity Palestine Roman Empire

NigRomancy in the Later Middle Ages

June 9, 2011 - 5216 words | History » Middle Ages

The struggle of the early modern church against witchcraft is rightly famous. However, before they were hunting woman flying on broomsticks to nocturnal orgies, church authorities were most concerned about a very different sort of magic: nigRomancy. NigRomancy, meaning... Read Article »

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Magic Nigromancy Necromancy Demonology Religion Middle Ages

Governmentality and the Deportation of Eastern European Roma in Italy and France

April 15, 2011 - 3712 words | International Affairs » Governmentality

This case study asks the following question: given the symbol of the European Union as the ultimate supranational, rights-based, compliance-inducing international organization, why have member states France and Italy escaped punishment for their blatant violations... Read Article »

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Governmentality Roma Minorities Discrimination European Union France Italy

Exploring Time in Folktales: Analyzing "Youth Without Age and Life Without Death" and "Where There Is No Death"

January 18, 2011 - 4260 words | English » Fairy Tales

Youth without Age and Life without Death and Where there is No Death present the theme of time in opposite ways: while in Youth without Age and Life without Death man cannot live outside history and linear time without missing it and meeting his death as any mortal... Read Article »

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Romanian Fairy Tales Ukrainian Fairy Tales Folktales Folklore Youth Without Age And Life Without Death Where There is No Death Petre Ispirescu Mykola Zinchuk

I Get By With A Little Help From My Bros: An Analysis of the Male Homosocial Relationship on 'How I Met Your Mother'

January 9, 2011 - 3426 words | Psychology » Homosocial Relationships

As children, we idolize the relationship of our parents. We watch their love and affection and assume that such relationships are easy to find−that love comes naturally. This naïveté is portrayed on the television sitcom “How I Met Your Mother... Read Article »

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Homosocial Homosocial Relationships Brotherhood Television Sitcoms Bromance How I Met Your Mother Bros

The Rocky Horror Picture Show as the Inverted Plautine Comedy

April 12, 2010 - 2434 words | English » Plautus

The first line of Plautus’ epitaph reads: “Postquam est mortem aptus Plautus, comoedia luget, scaena est deserta,” or roughly translated, “since Plautus is dead, comedy mourns, deserted is the stage” (Garrod, 531). While his body... Read Article »

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Roman Comedy Theatre English Plautus Plautine Comedy History Of Comedy Latin Comedy The Rocky Horror Picture Show Trhps

A Midsummer Night's Dream: Imagination, Romantic Love, and the Creation of Art

January 20, 2010 - 1970 words | English » Shakespeare

In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare plays with the themes of love, art, imagination, and dreaming to forge an overall meaning for his work. His play within a play, found in Act V, expands on his themes and portrays the relationship between the audience... Read Article »

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Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream Shakespeare Imagination Creation Romantic Love Dreaming Versus Reality