Results 71 to 80 of about 69,565 (230)
Shin, Cin, and Jinn in far east Asian, central east Asian, and middle eastern cultures : case studies in transethnic communication by exchange of terminology for elementary spiritual concepts of ethic groups [PDF]
, 2008 Methodology and Objects: Methodologically, from a diachronic linguistics perspective regarding the concept of the shin, spirits in folk belief in China and neighbouring cultures, we compare texts that comprise meanings a) historically in the local ...
Haase, Fee-Alexandra
core
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This research note analyzes the ambiguous boundaries of religious identity, belief, and ritual behavior in Japan, drawing on data from a nationally representative postal survey conducted in 2024 (N = 3947). The findings reveal widespread participation in Buddhist and Shinto rituals even among individuals who identify as nonreligious or atheist,
Koki Shimizu, Yoshihide Sakurai
wiley +1 more source
Sino-African Philosophy: A Re-“Constructive Engagement” [PDF]
, 2019 “Constructive-Engagement” is a meta-philosophical and meta-methodological “strategy” suggested by Chinese and comparative philosophy scholar Bo Mou for analyzing and enriching philosophical exchange.
DOTTIN, Paul A.
core +1 more source
Orbis Litterarum, EarlyView.Abstract Richard Powers's most recent novels to date—The Overstory (2018), Bewilderment (2021), and Playground (2024)—engage with some of the environmental and technological threats that loom over our planet, such as deforestation, species loss, the degradation of the ocean bottom, and the risks associated with the development of generative AI ...
Carmen Laguarta‐Bueno
wiley +1 more source
Dying ‘Buddhish’: Death, Diversity, and Worldview Complexity in and Beyond Australia
Journal of Global BuddhismBuddhism contributes significantly to spirituality and wellness practices in contemporary Australia, influencing a new way of life not just for converts, but also broader society. Less frequently observed, however, is how Buddhism and Buddhist-inspired
Hannah Gould +2 more
doaj +1 more source
On the Ontology of Composites in Abhidharma Buddhism
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Abhidharma Buddhism maintains that the only ultimately real (paramārtha) entities in the universe are dharmas, which are simples. What then is the ontological status of composites on this theory? One possibility is that Abhidharma Buddhists deny the reality of composites.
Monima Chadha, Shaun Nichols
wiley +1 more source
What Is Wisdom? Cross-Cultural and Cross-Disciplinary Syntheses [PDF]
, 2015 This article explores the nature of wisdom using an integrative cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary approach by drawing on contemporary research as well as the philosophical and contemplative disciplines of both East and West.
Walsh, Roger
core +1 more source
Teaching New Religious Movements Historically: Distance, Empathy, and Cults in the Classroom
Teaching Theology &Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Resistance to understanding the beliefs of modern New Religious Movements (NRMs) is well‐known to those who teach in the area. This paper builds on Eugene Gallagher's repurposing of “methodological belief” for college classes on NRMs by suggesting that scholars and teachers in the field of religious studies engage methods and content drawn ...
Douglas FitzHenry Jones
wiley +1 more source
Horizonte, 2015 This paper aims to present one of the contemporary trends on Buddhism, specially from the last decades in West, for its encounter with the globalized and dynamic context of present societies.
Leandro Durazzo
doaj
Menorah Review (No. 35, Fall, 1995) [PDF]
, 1995 Jewish Path, Buddhist Path: Do They Meet? -- Sparks of Light -- Jewish-Americans and American Sports: Memory, Identity and Assimilation -- How to Develop the Moral Personality -- Political and the Nationalist Judaism -- Litigation -- Book ...
core +1 more source