The role of religious culture in narco-cult investigation

Narco-Cults ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 61-78
Keyword(s):  
Religious Culture

Pearls From Bones: Relics, Chortens, Tertons and the Signs of Saintly Death in Tibet

Numen ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Martin
Keyword(s):  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
Religious Culture ◽  
Tibetan Buddhist ◽  
Devotional Practice ◽  
Cultural Pattern ◽  
Other Substances ◽  
Critical Links ◽  
Point Of Departure

AbstractAlthough there has been much work, in recent years, on the sacrum of Christianity, and some important studies have appeared on Buddhist relic cults and related facets of Buddhism, so far very little has been written on Tibetan Buddhist relics. This paper, while offering some material for a historical perspective, mainly seeks to find a larger cultural pattern for understanding the interrelationships of a complex of factors active in Tibetan religious culture. Beginning with problems of relic-related terms and classifications, we then suggest a new assessment of the role of the Terton ('treasure revealer'). Then we discuss 'miracles' in Tibet, and the intersection of categories of 'signs of saintly death' and relics. Much of the remaining pages are devoted to those items that fall within both categories, specifically the 'pearls' that emerge miraculously from saintly remains and images that appear in bodily or other substances connected with cremations. After looking at a number of testimonials on these miraculous relics, we examine the possibility that these items might be 'deceitfully manufactured', looking at a few Tibetan polemical writings which raise this possibility. In the conclusion, we suggest that there are some critical links between three spheres of Tibetan religiosity: 1. sacrum which are not relics, 2. relics, and 3. signs of sainthood. Finally, we recommend an approach to religious studies that takes its point of departure in actual practices, and particularly the objects associated with popular devotional practice.

PERAN KEPALA SEKOLAH DALAM MEMBENTUK BUDAYA ISLAMI DI MA NASYATUL MUTA’ALLIMIN I GAPURA TIMUR, SUMENEP

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-34
Author(s):  
Edi Susanto ◽  
Hosnani Hosnani
Keyword(s):  
Religious Culture ◽  
Islamic Culture

A school is where the internalization of religious culture to the students, so that they have a strong fortress in forming a noble character. Application of Islamic culture in an institution not be separated from the role of head of the school where the principal is responsible for the smooth implementation of education and teaching in School. The principal must be resourceful in the lead group and the delegation of duties and authorities. In the administration of activities contains in it the functions of planning, organizing, staffing, and supervision. A successful prinsipal is a participal who understand about any factors which make him be able to lead a school so that facilitate him in determining steps to make the success come true including the success in shaping islamic culture.

Religious Rights and Québec's Ethics and Religious Culture Course

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 613-633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Braley
Keyword(s):  
Moral Worth ◽  
Religious Culture ◽  
Religious Values ◽  
Mandated Curriculum ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Value Sets ◽  
Children First ◽  
The Right ◽  
Ethics And Religious Culture

Abstract.Until very recently, the “orthodox” liberal view had assumed that the right to the profession and practice of one's own religious values encompassed the right to instil particular religious values in one's children. This view has been challenged by sustained analysis of the role of children within liberal theory, given the basic tenet of the equal moral worth of persons. This strand of liberal thought questions the extent to which parental rights to direct children's upbringing can include a right to form children's basic value sets. With this challenge comes a stronger basis from which to also challenge the idea that parents may legitimately oppose certain aspects of the state-mandated curriculum on the basis that such education may impinge on the values they wish to instil in their children. This paper will examine the controversy surrounding Québec's “Ethics and Religious Culture” course within a framework that seeks to put the interest of children first, as well as how the religious rights of parents and children might be understood in this context.Résumé.Naguère, l'opinion libérale voulait que le droit à la pratique et à la profession de sa propre religion et de ses valeurs comprît le droit d'inculquer ces valeurs religieuses à ses enfants. Depuis un certain temps, cette position est remise en question à la lumière d'une analyse soutenue des droits de l'enfant, vu la primauté du tenant de l'égalité morale de tous les individus dans la pensée libérale contemporaine. Selon cette analyse, il n'est pas acquis que le droit du parent de voir à la formation de l'enfant comprenne le droit de lui imposer des valeurs de base particulières. Cette remise en question donne lieu à une réévaluation plus concrète du droit des parents de s'opposer à certains aspects du programme d'études établi par le gouvernement sous prétexte que ceux-ci nuiraient à leur droit d'inculquer des valeurs particulières à leurs enfants. La controverse au sujet du cours d'éthique et de culture religieuse au Québec est revue dans un contexte qui place en priorité le droit de l'enfant. Il est question du rapport entre les droits des parents et ceux des enfants concernant la religion et l'éducation religieuse.

scholarly journals Peran Guru PAI dalam Pengembangan Toleransi Peserta Didik Melalui Budaya Sekolah di SMA N 8 Yogyakarta

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Falasipatul Asifa
Keyword(s):  
School Culture ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Religious Culture ◽  
Good Relationship ◽  
Inhibiting Factor ◽  
Islamic Religion ◽  
Religious Teaching

<p>In fact that the rapid development of science and technology has eroded the values of tolerance on the students shown by no mutual respect and respect for differences. The role of Islamic Religion Education (PAI) teachers as the heir of moral values and religious teaching of Islam were also supported by school culture into away and expected to be able to develop student tolerance. This research was a qualitative research, with the background SMA N 8 Yogyakarta. Data collection was conducted by observation, interview, and documentation. The result shows that: <em>First, </em>the role of PAI teacher for development tolerance through religious culture in SMA N 8 Yogyakarta was a designer, a movers, an evaluator, and a motivator. <em>Second, </em> the supported factors were adequate facilities and infrastructure such as places of worship and library. Good relationship between principals, teachers and employees, parents and students, and a supportive order. As for the inhibiting factor was the negative impact of science and technology.</p><p><strong><em>Keywords: </em></strong><strong>PAI teacher, tolerance, school culture</strong></p>

scholarly journals The Curse: Film and the Churches in the Western Isles 1945 to 1980

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-79
Author(s):  
Callum G. Brown ◽  
Ealasaid Munro
Keyword(s):  
Jesus Christ ◽  
Religious Culture ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Presbyterian Church ◽  
Modern Media ◽  
Local Politicians ◽  
Outer Hebrides ◽  
Oral Testimony ◽  
The Creation

Focusing on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, this article looks at the interaction between religious culture and film between the 1940s and 1980s. Its first main feature is an examination of the causes of the closure of the Playhouse cinema in Stornoway in 1977–79 and the role of the Calvinist churches and the local authorities in this and other film censorship. It identifies a growing vigour on the part of some churchmen, notably of the Free Presbyterian Church, and the role of one of them in publicly imposing ‘a curse’ upon the manager of the Playhouse for daring to schedule the film ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ with its ‘blasphemous’ depiction of Jesus Christ. It notes the increasing attempts of local politicians in the 1950s, 60s and 70s to impose stricter religious formulae through statutory powers, especially after the creation of the separate Western Isles Council in the mid 1970s. The article explores church and lay attitudes to cinema through oral testimony, the tensions between urban and rural with Lewis, and the wider social, cultural, linguistic and demographic contexts in which both opposition to, and tolerance of, cinema need to be understood in an island less estranged from modern media than might be supposed.

Mary, Gender, and the English Reformation

2019 ◽  
pp. 407-422
Author(s):  
Stephen Bates
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Religious Culture ◽  
Conventional Wisdom ◽  
English Reformation ◽  
Men And Women

No woman is so closely associated with her body as Mary the mother of Christ, so much so that we know her simply as the Virgin. Yet at the same time she is disembodied: ethereal, unattainable. Conventional wisdom holds that this tension was the cultural product of men and that its consequence was to burden women with a role model who was inimitable (Warner 1976). This chapter reassesses the role of the Virgin as a model for piety during the sixteenth century, arguing that both men and women actively engaged with her (cf. Peters 2003). Subsequently, Mary was regarded as a symbol of Catholic excesses and her place in religious culture was re-evaluated. She remained, however, the archetype of pious humility. Moreover, in spite of Protestantism’s criticism of Mary’s immaculate condition, the Virgin continued to exercise a moderating influence on contemporary misogyny by representing the idealization of humanity.

scholarly journals UPAYA GURU PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM DALAM MENINGKATKAN BUDAYA RELIGIUS DI SMPN 44 BANDUNG

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-139
Author(s):  
Fahrudin Fahrudin ◽  
Endis Firdaus ◽  
Alhadi Shafiyullah
Keyword(s):  
Religious Education ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Religious Culture ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Religious Values ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
Planning Implementation

Abstract. The role of the Islamic Religious Education teacher in learning is very important, especially in instilling students’ religious values. With the application of the religious culture of students in daily life at school, it will have a major influence on the attitudes and practice of students’ religious teachings in their daily life. In general, this study aims to describe the efforts of Islamic Education teachers in improving religious culture at SMPN 44 Bandung. Specifically, the purpose of this study is to describe the planning, implementation, constraints, and outcomes of the religious culture program at SMPN 44 Bandung. This research uses a qualitative approach with descriptive methods. The results of this study indicate that the PAI teacher in improving religious culture at SMPN 44 Bandung can be said to be quite successful, especially in changing the character or behavior of students. Abstrak. Peranan guru Pendidikan Agama Islam dalam pembelajaran sangat penting, khususnya dalam menanamkan nilai-nilai religius siswa. Dengan diterapkannya budaya religius siswa dalam kehidupan sehari-hari di sekolah akan besar pengaruhnya terhadap sikap dan pengamalan ajaran agama siswa dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Secara umum penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan upaya  guru PAI dalam meningkatkan budaya religius di SMPN 44 Bandung. Secara khusus tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan  perencanaan, pelaksanaan, kendala, dan hasil dari program budaya religius di SMPN 44 Bandung. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode deskriptif.  Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa guru PAI dalam meningkatkan budaya religius di SMPN 44 Bandung ini bias dikatakan cukup berhasil, khususnya dalam merubah akhlak atau perilaku siswa yang sebelumnya kurang baik menjadi baik.  Kata kunci: Upaya Guru PAI, Budaya Religius, PAI di Sekolah

Media Events, Jewish Religious Holydays, and the Israeli Press

2016 ◽  
pp. 122-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoel Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Religious Identity ◽  
Religious Culture ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Editorial Content ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
Religious Media ◽  
Israeli Population ◽  
The Media ◽  
Wide Gap

Religious holydays are a key element in the Jewish religious experience. While the synagogue fulfils an important role for the Jewish religious communities the majority of the Israeli population comprise either traditional (35%) or secular (30%) Jews who draw their religious identity from the wider environment like media. The media fulfil a role in the contemporary world of generating religious identity when formal frameworks like synagogue attendance are declining. One under researched question of importance is the role of the media in religious holydays. It is argued that religious holyday editorial matter contributes to religious identity in the contemporary era. This chapter focuses upon editorial content and religious holydays. The research discovered differences in editorial patterns between the different religious holydays, and between the secular and religious media. There was no major difference in the share of religious holyday advertising between the religious press and the secular press. The wide gap between the Jewish festival annual lifecycle as reflected in editorial patterns contrasts with the traditional status which the respective holyday holds in Jewish religious culture.

scholarly journals The Role of Dayah Salafiyah in the Development of Religious Culture in Langsa

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 2435-2444
Author(s):  
Fakhrurrazi Fakhrurrazi ◽  
Hasan Asari ◽  
Erawadi Erawadi
Keyword(s):  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Religious Culture ◽  
Analysis Framework ◽  
Religious Activities ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Religious Cultures ◽  
Culture Development ◽  
Good Behaviour

Dayah sustainably transmits religious, intellectual, and spiritual traditions (Islamic Boarding Schools). Several Dayah Salafiyah in Langsa City, for example, are also involved in implementing and developing strategies for the cultivation of such religious cultures. To conduct a deeper examination, this phenomenological study examined the involvement, implementation, and strategies used in those Dayahs. Observations were used to collect data. Meanwhile, the data were organized using Miles and Huberman's qualitative data analysis framework. The findings indicated that religious activities based on religious culture at the Dayah Salafiyah in Langsa City were always developed in collaboration with the dayah's leaders, teungku dayah, santri, and community. To begin, the dayah's leader serves as a facilitator, motivator, and mediator in the students' and community's religious activities and a controller of the dayah's activities. Additionally, it is critical to remember that the most fundamental form of salafiyah dayah implementation promotes good behaviour. To ensure that the religious culture development program is carried out as planned, salafiyah education incorporates religious culture into all aspects of its operations. This strategy for religious culture development is carried out by establishing policies, habituation, and student awareness, exemplary behaviour, discipline, and civilization. The dayah's leaders have absolute authority to monitor and evaluate all efforts made by teachers and students to foster a strong religious culture in the school.

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