• The prayer of Jacob Greek magical papyrus (PGM 22b) and speech act theory 

  Khumalo, Sihe (University of Pretoria, 2024-03)

  This dissertation utilizes Speech Act Theory in examining The Prayer of Jacob as presented in the Greek Magical Papyri (PGM 22b). The application of this theory to ancient rituals provides a valuable framework for analysing ...
• Personification and depersonalisation as unconscious coping mechanisms in Ovid's exilic texts 

  Van Rooyen, Angela Lengoloi (University of Pretoria, 2024-08-20)

  In about 8-9 CE, the Roman poet Ovid was exiled. While there, he wrote several works, including the Tristia and the Epistulae ex Ponto. This dissertation examines the psychological underpinnings behind some significant ...
• Remembered space : memory and imagination in Psalms 90-92 and Psalms 105-106 

  Kok-Pretorius, Regina Cecilia (University of Pretoria, 2023-10-31)

  Reflecting upon the fall of the Davidic monarchy, with which Book III of the Psalter ends, Book IV is set during and after the exile. Book IV inspires hope to a traumatised people in crisis by providing a renewed theological ...
• Covenantal nature : representations of land in Hosea 

  Rembold, Stefanie (University of Pretoria, 2022)

  The last decades of biblical scholarship have treated the land in various ways – as a character, a theme, or even a theology – and culminate in the position that the land is inextricably part of the YHWH-Israel relationship, ...
• The differences in language use and attitude towards language between men and women in Saudi Arabia 

  Alzahrani, Fatimah (University of Pretoria, 2022)

  The topic of gender differences has attracted considerable critical attention from linguists because of the importance that sociolinguistics offers to the complex relationship between language and gender. Gender separation ...
• An iconographic investigation of the attributes and functions of Ancient Egyptian canine deities and their relation to death. 

  Gerber, Danièlle (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  The Ancient Egyptians have always had a strong connection with their animals. This can be seen in the depictions of their gods as well as in their way of writing in hieroglyphics, in which multiple animal figures are used. ...
• Understanding Trauma and Catharsis in Ovid's Metamorphoses 10 : A Fantacy Reading 

  Pieterse, Andries Daniel (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  Notwithstanding the extensive research done on Ovid’s Metamorphoses, only a few scholars have attempted to discuss the frequent presence of trauma and catharsis in the episodes of the Metamorphoses. The hypothesis in this ...
• Remembered space : Memory and identity in Psalms 137-145 

  Kok, Marina (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  The thesis investigates the relation between space, memory and identity in Psalms 137-145. These psalms are connected to each other through remembered space. Remembered space combines critical spatial theory and memory ...
• Reading Psalm 139 as a literary unit : a bodily Interpretation from the perspective of space 

  Sutton, Lodewyk (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  Throughout time it has become clear that Psalm 139 is one of the psalms in the Book of Psalms that causes much debate in its interpretation. One of the key problems in examining Psalm 139 is its structure. Different elements ...
• A textual analysis of Pseudo-Ezekiel (4Q385 & 4Q386) in order to determine its dating in the light of ancient scribal practices 

  Coetzee, Jacoba Johanna (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  This study investigates the textual differences between Pseudo-Ezekiel 4Q385 fragments 2 and 3, and 4Q386 fragment 1 column i, in order to determine the possible provenance, authorship and date of each fragment. The ...
• Le Clézio et le voyage vers le soi : Le thème du voyage initiatique dans Onitsha (1991) et L'Africain (2004) 

  Cooper, Kaitlyn (University of Pretoria, 2019)

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• A literary investigation of 1 Samuel 1 in order to understand the social perceptions of the childless Hannah in Ancient Israel 

  Rembold, Stefanie (University of Pretoria, 2018)

  This dissertation is an exploration of the social perceptions of childlessness in Hannah’s narrative as presented in 1 Samuel 1. My dissertation begins by conducting a literary analysis of the Hebrew text, focusing on ...
• A border of cloth: Ecological systems and critical spatial perspectives on the Islamic hijab 

  Bin Nafisah, Latifah Abdulgani A. (University of Pretoria, 2018)

  This research argues for a holistic interpretation of female Muslim clothing practices devoid of political, cultural, religious and gender bias, preconceptions, and presuppositions. Current literature on the ?ij?b tends ...
• Conspicuous consumption in ancient roman domestic space : the house of the Faun, Pompeii 

  Maree, Inandi (University of Pretoria, 2018)

  The study considers the different forms of conspicuous consumption displayed within Roman domestic spaces, with particular focus on the House of the Faun in Pompeii. Sumptuary laws aimed at women were used to identify ...
• Playing ball : the relationship between the state and FIFA in South Africa 2010 

  Likaku, Yankho (University of Pretoria, 2018)

  This qualitative study is based on literature from before, during, and after South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup (2005 – 2014). The objective is: (1) to ...
• A comparative reading of the Elijah Cycle and its implications for Deuteronomistic ideology 

  Steenkamp, Yolande (University of Pretoria, 2005)

  This study adopted a multi-dimentional approach in its inquiry as to the relationship between the Elijah Cycle and the religious and political agenda of DH. It has argued, on the basis of literary features and contents of ...
• Animal names and categorisation in the Hebrew Bible : a textual and cognitive approach 

  Deysel, Lesley Claire Frances (University of Pretoria, 2017)

  The subject matter of this study is animal names in the Hebrew Bible. Centring on a corpus-linguistic analysis of every word for an animal or type of animal used within the text, it sheds light on the methods and paradigms ...
• A literary-exegetical- and social-scientific analysis of the book of Jonah : an exposition of its ancient social values 

  Schader, Jo-Mari (University of Pretoria, 2016)

  By approaching the book of Jonah historical-critically, it has been indicated that the book of Jonah likely dates to the Persian Period (more neutrally the post-exilic period), is a parody on the prophetic traditions, ...
• The Speeches of Scipio Africanus in the Third Decade of Livy's Ab Urbe Condita 

  Botha, Allan Douglas (University of Pretoria, 1975)

  The Introduction includes a review of the salient literature. This shows that many of the studies amount to an unimaginative treatment; little attention has been paid to the psychagogic aspects and their influence. The ...
• Othered flesh : social-scientific and critical patial investigations into the tattooed ancient near eastern body as space and body in space 

  Adendorff, Melissa (University of Pretoria, 2015)

  The study of the ancient tattooed Mediterranean people from Assyria (circa 3300 BCE-2100 BCE), Egypt (circa 2000 BCE-300 BCE) Nubia (circa 2000 BCE-300 BCE), Israel (circa 1500 BCE-1200 BCE), Greece (circa 510 BCE-323 BCE), ...

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