Search Results - "Culture and religion"

Genderless souls?: Sufi women in sociopolitical contexts by Burak-Adli, Feyza, Xavier, Merin Shobhana, Piraino, Francesco

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Codifying religious family laws in South Africa: reframing the debate within the paradigm of substantive gender equality by Amien, Waheeda

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Agent of change or guardian of tradition?: Sufism, gender, and nationalism in Cold War Turkey by Burak-Adli, Feyza

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A female imam in Paris: Islam, gender, and secular normativity by Piraino, Francesco

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A Sufi pedagogy of community-engaged self-cultivation: contemporary approaches to training, accountability, and religious abuse in Sufism by Deighton-Mohammed, Rose

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The mediatisation of religion: Theorising religion, media and social change by Hjarvard, Stig

“…Drawing on recent advances in mediatisation theory, the article presents a theoretical framework for understanding the increased interplay between religion and…”
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The making of living ḥadīth: a new direction of ḥadīth studies in Indonesia by Qudsy, Saifuddin Zuhri, Abdullah, Irwan, Jubba, Hasse, Prasojo, Zaenuddin Hudi, Tanadi Taufik, Egi

“…Ḥadīth studies identifies Islamic practices that originate from the text of the ḥadīths or the traditions of the Prophet Muhammad. The term 'living ḥadīth' has…”
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Eventisation of religion: the 12th World Zoroastrian Congress in New York City as an identity-oriented event by Niechciał, Paulina

“…Interested in the modern transformation of religious events, I discussed the 12 th World Zoroastrian Congress, held in New York City in 2022, as a social…”
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Power and devotion in the art of the Catholic missions in Asia during the Early Modern period by Lopes, Rui Oliveira

“…During the Early Modern period, European explorers, merchants, and missionaries crossed the oceans across Asia, from the Malabar Coast in India to the Far…”
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Cemetery meditations and Morbid Visions: death metal as a spiritual exercise by Muller, Fabien

“…Scholarship on death metal tends to emphasise its grotesque and provocative aspects, and to define it in terms of transgression. Like many other forms of…”
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Eventisation of religion: the 12 th World Zoroastrian Congress in New York City as an identity-oriented event by Niechciał, Paulina

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Commemoration and devotion in the resurgence of contemporary Sufi communities in their homeland and western settings: descendants and followers of a medieval Sufi Saint in Syria and Cambridge, Ontario by Ephrat, Daphna

“…This article examines the resurgence of contemporary Sufi communities in Islamic and Western settings. Focusing on the descendants and followers of Shaykh…”
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Between charity and conquest. Humanitarian action, policing, and neo-Pentecostals in a Portuguese women's prison by Cerbini, Francesca

“…Based on my ethnographic research, this article explores current relations between a state security institution in a European democratic country and…”
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From religious police to religious policing by Oosterbaan, Martijn, Diphoorn, Tessa

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The people with iron skin: protective charms, traditional religion, and vigilante authority in Lagos, Nigeria by Ibrahim, Murtala

“…This article explores the use of protective charms among the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) in the megacity of Lagos. The use of charms, which vigilantes…”
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The besieged fortress? Urban, highly educated and highly religious: female members of Catholic groups in contemporary Poland by Rejowska, Agata

“…This paper sheds light on the feelings of exclusion and insecurity among female members of Catholic groups in contemporary Poland. It is based on data gathered…”
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Philosophy of Ketupat and Opor: the spreading of islamic preaching through local culinary in Java Island by Suroyo, Suroyo, Fredyarini Soedjiwo, Novena Ade, Entas, Derinta, Putra, Bima Maulana

“…The dish of Ketupat and Opor has played a significant role in the spread of Islamic preaching. This traditional dish has been used as a means of reaching the…”
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Vaishnavism and culture in Assam and Manipur by Saikia, Dimple

“…After the ingression of Vaishnavism in the two states of Assam and Manipur, several changes were observed in the social and cultural arena. Vaishnavism was not…”
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Digitalising the Church: Clergy's attitudes towards the Church's mission online by Șamșudean, Dragoș

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digitalisation of the Churches' activities. Extensive research covers the evolution of digitalisation of religion,…”
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"Meditation madness": meditation's popularity, popular religion and unsupervised religion by Helderman, Ira

“…Publications have used pathologizing language when reporting a boom in the popularity of meditation practices: a 'meditation madness'. I argue that analysing…”
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