Washington and Lee University Library
    • Login
    View Item 
    •   Digital Archive Home
    • W&L University Student Scholarship
    • W&L Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology
    • View Item
    •   Digital Archive Home
    • W&L University Student Scholarship
    • W&L Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    The Making of a Modern Saint: An Analysis of Grief, Charisma, and Community Identity in Transition (thesis)

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    Honors thesis (635.5Kb)
    Author
    Howard, Hannah Grace
    Subject
    Washington and Lee University -- Honors in Anthropology
    Charisma (Personality trait) -- Religious aspects
    Sanctification -- Psychological aspects
    Group identity
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Description
    Thesis; [FULL-TEXT FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE]
     
    Hannah Grace Howard is a member of the Class of 2016 of Washington and Lee University.
     
    In concluding this research, I will briefly recount the analytical progress that has been made. Such concluding remarks reaffirm the theoretical model. Primarily, however, my conclusion will engage with this very idea of sanctification. The presence of Kyle as a modern saint in the ongoing iterations of the UBC community is the ultimate assertion. It is an assertion that is paramount for both individual and collective identity constructions; indeed, it is the assertion that has made this work intriguing for some time. However, the assertion is also a loaded one. As such, in concluding I hope to pose – and attempt to at least partially answer – two questions: What does this sanctification mean for the community? Is Kyle's sanctification problematic? Should my opinions and proposals not suffice, I believe these questions leave vast opportunity for continued research into the power of personality and community in modern groups. [From Introduction]
     
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/11021/33776
    Collections
    • W&L Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology

    DSpace software copyright © 2002-2016  DuraSpace
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Theme by 
    Atmire NV
     

     

    Browse

    All of the Digital ArchiveCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    DSpace software copyright © 2002-2016  DuraSpace
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Theme by 
    Atmire NV