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On_Culture, 2021 This trilogy of poems presents a trans-positive perspective on the characters of Shiva, Vishnu and Shikhandi, all figures of import in Hinduism. The first poem focuses on the half-male, half-female form of Shiva, Ardhanarishwara; the second focuses on ...
Pooja Mittal Biswas
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Tree‐planting initiatives are a crucial part of international sustainability and climate action efforts. Yet, many of these initiatives fail to achieve their long‐term sustainability and climate goals. The role of community value is an often‐overlooked factor in promoting the success of new tree plantings.
Claire L. Narraway +8 more
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The Pursuit of Perfection [PDF]
, 2016 In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay\u27s first paragraph. Both Hinduism and Buddhism contain a specific characteristic that sets them apart from each other, but at the same time ties them together.
Perry, Jacob
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract There is rising recognition of resource‐use rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) within wildlife conservation. Historically, sociocultural institutions ensured wildlife sustainability in many IPLC areas. However, the future viability of such institutions is uncertain as IPLCs change in response to external pressures and ...
Sahil Nijhawan +5 more
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Religion and mental health among Hindu young people in England [PDF]
, 2008 The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between mental health and attitude toward their religious tradition among a sample of 330 young people attending the Hindu Youth Festival in London.
Argyle M +17 more
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Theologia Viatorum, 2022 The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that has ravaged glocal societies of both developed and developing countries, has once again shown that there are some phenomena that are no respecters of societies. This is clearly observed in the
Mathias Yuvan Shunmugam +1 more
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Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.Abstract This article argues that W. E. B. Du Bois grounded his seminal conceptualisation of “the Negro church” in a Pan‐Africanist challenge to how Christian reformers and missionaries' usage of “Darkest Africa” as a metaphor for modern urban vice and poverty denigrated Africa and the African diaspora while promoting a segregated, imperialist version ...
Kai Parker
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The Mystical Path of Total Abandonment to God in Jean-Pierre de Caussade and the Bhagavad-Gita [PDF]
, 1990 One of the creative tensions in Hinduism is the concept of God as Impersonal Absolute vs. the concept of God as Personal. In the Bhagavad-Gita (written c. 400-200 B.C.), the concept of God as personal, loving and compassionate is emphasized.
Fastiggi, Robert L.
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Freedom from God: Periyar and Religion
Religions, 2019 This paper looks at South Indian rationalist and anti-caste leader Periyar EV Ramasamy’s approach to religion. Periyar saw Hinduism as a fundamental degradation of the non-Brahmin community in general, the Dalits in particular.
Karthick Ram Manoharan
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Book Review: \u3ci\u3eDebating ‘Conversion’ in Hinduism and Christianity\u3c/i\u3e [PDF]
, 2015 Book review of Debating ‘Conversion’ in Hinduism and Christianity. By Ankur Barua.
Bauman, Chad
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