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Indonesia, Modernity and Some Problems of Religious Adaptation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This article discusses the challenges of adaptation for Indonesian religion. It describes the ways that the major Indonesian religions have changed to fit the requirements of being recognized religions, and focuses as an example on the ways that Balinese
McDaniel, J. (June)
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How Violence Shapes Place: The Rise of Neo‐Authoritarianism in the Global Value Chain and the Emergence of an ‘Infernal Place’ in the Bangladesh Garment Industry

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how and to what extent violence has become a pivotal tool for conducting business in places integrated into the global value chain. It also explores the roles stakeholders play in silencing workers' resistance within these places.
Shoaib Ahmed
wiley   +1 more source

Inter-religious dialogue in India with special reference to islam : positions, experiences and reflections [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
As both time and space at hand for this presentation is limited, therefore instead of a longer introductory note, here a move is made to deal with the given subject straight.
Massey, James
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Of Carcasses and Christ: Rereading the Repugnant Ecological Other

open access: yesJournal of Religious Ethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This essay claims that a collection of hunting and fishing devotionals provincializes a common trope in environmental literatures: the figure of the repugnantly anti‐ecological conservative Protestant. A close reading of these texts reveals their authors’ and ideal audiences’ extensive knowledge of land and animal minds, which deflates their ...
Colin B. Weaver
wiley   +1 more source

It's Not Just Fashion, It's Sin: The Impacts of Modesty Messaging on Female Adolescents Within the White Evangelical Church

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The following study examines the impacts of internalized modesty messaging (IMM) on female adolescents raised within white evangelical churches. On the basis of a large‐scale dataset (n = 5525), the article investigates associations between IMM, self‐esteem, and experiences of sexual harassment as a minor in religious institutions using a case‐
Nicole Marie Gallego   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hamas, Taliban and the Jewish Underground: An Economist's View of Radical Religious Militias [PDF]

open access: yes
Can rational choice modeling explain destructive behavior among the Taliban, Hama and other radical religious militias? This paper proposes a club good framework which emphasizes the function of voluntary religious organizations as efficient providers of
Eli Berman
core  

Perspectives on Fasting in Islam [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This is an article prepared for an unpublished collection on the anthropology of fasting.
Lindholm, Charles
core   +1 more source

The Local Politics of Orthodoxy: the Majelis Ulama Indonesia in the Post-new Order Banten [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) has played an important role in guarding the Sunni orthodoxy in contemporary Indonesia. As it has chapters in almost parts of Indonesia in the provincial, district and municipality level, this role has been also ...
Ichwan, M. N. (Moch)
core   +3 more sources

Federalism in Post‐Assad Syria: Toward Durable Peace in a Pluralist Society

open access: yesMiddle East Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Syria's civil war has left behind a fractured state. While the new president, Ahmed al‐Sharaa, seeks to unify the country and restore centralized governance, this appears unworkable. Instead, this article contends, asymmetrical federalism offers a pathway toward stability.
Dilan Okcuoglu
wiley   +1 more source

As a principle Al-Amr bi`l-Ma`rûf va`n-nahy ani`l-munkar in the İslam sects history: A comparison in example of kharijite and Mu`tazila

open access: yes, 2021
In this study we compared the topic ?al-amr bi?l-ma?rûf va?n-nahy ani?l-münkar/ commanding right and forbidding wrong? in the examples of Kharijite and Mu?tazila sects. The study consists an introduction and three chapters while in the introduction part the method and the references in the study are given.The first part covers the definition of the ...
openaire   +4 more sources

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