Temple-and-Image Worship in Hinduism

1928 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-23
Author(s):  
J. N. Farquhar
Keyword(s):  
Religious Life ◽  
The People ◽  
Hindu Temples

1. The use of images in Hindu temples and in Hindu homes is, perhaps, not absolutely universal to-day, as we shall see; but the non-conforming minority, if it still exists, is exceedingly minute. In every part of India temples and images may be seen; and the religious life of all classes of the people depends very largely on their use.

La recherche appliquée: le cas du « Katholiek Sociaal Kerkelijk Instituut (KASKI) » aux Pays-Bas

1971 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 621-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adolf Holl ◽  
Hyacinthe Crépin
Keyword(s):  
Professional Competence ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
The Political ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
The People ◽  
Pastoral Planning ◽  
Senior Research ◽  
The Right

Following Vatican II changes are rapidly taking place within Dutch Catholicism — the bishops no longer make decisions in an authoritarian way: religious practice is de clining ; priests and religious are decreasing in numbers and many religious and pastoral experiments have come into being. KASKI has the responsibility of keeping pace with the Church during this process of change. In order to do this it makes use of several modes of work — the production of statistics relating to the position of religion in Society, the planning of religious and pastoral institutions and the study of new forms of the religious life in orders and congregations. For the first task it has used the same instruments for twenty- five years and the censuses thus produced yield valuable infor mation. As far as pastoral planning is concerned, it works in the field, playing the role of catalyst for those who have to make decisions and the people who have to carry out these decisions. This was the case, for instance, in the pastoral planning of the town of Eindhoven. Finally, when dealing with the new forms of communal religious life it adopts the method of studying through participation so that two of its researchers working in this sector are themselves members of religious groups. Applied research poses important problems, both from the methodological and from the political points of view. Amongst them may be noted the difficulty of determining precisely what constitutes rapid change in religious life, and the political choice of the persons for whom the research is being con ducted; the latter inevitably imposes a certain degree of conformity upon the perspectives of the work. (For example, the choice of the Dutch hierarchy which was to follow the general lines given by a large majority of Catholic opinion when it was tested particularly on questions like the liturgical and parochial changes). The fact, also, that the director of KASKI himself has a personal commitment to what may be described as the « right of centre » position in Dutch Catho licism poses problems for the work of the Institute. Political and religious radicalism is not a strong characteristic of the more senior research workers. KASKI is a rare example of a centre which brings socio logists together and uses their professional competence to accompany change in religious institutions.

The Rise of Normative Judaism. I. To the Reorganization at Jamnia

1924 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Foot Moore
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Jewish History ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Small Extent ◽  
Moral Principles ◽  
Complete Development ◽  
Great Achievement ◽  
The People ◽  
Distinctive Type ◽  
History Of

The centuries which we designate politically by the names of the dominant powers of the age successively as the Persian, Greek, and Roman periods of Jewish history constitute as a whole an epoch in the religious history of Judaism. In these centuries, past the middle of which the Christian era falls, Judaism brought to complete development its characteristic institutions, the school and the synagogue, in which it possessed, not only a unique instrument for the education and edification of all classes of the people in religion and morality, but the centre of its religious life, and to no small extent also of its intellectual and social life. Through the study of the Scriptures and the discussions of generations of scholars it defined its religious conceptions, its moral principles, its forms of worship, and its distinctive type of piety, as well as the rules of law and observance which became authoritative for all succeeding time. In the light of subsequent history the great achievement of these centuries was the creation of a normative type of Judaism and its establishment in undisputed supremacy throughout the wide Jewish world.

Religious Life in Japan

1925 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 321-356
Author(s):  
James Thayer Addison
Keyword(s):  
Religious Life ◽  
Large Majority ◽  
Fundamental Importance ◽  
Japanese People ◽  
Ancestor Worship ◽  
The People

The cult of family ancestors in Japan is of fundamental importance in the religious life of the people. Though less deeply rooted than in China it still remains of vital consequence, for a large majority of the Japanese people continue to observe its rites, and even in 1911 official measures were taken for the purpose of encouraging ancestor worship as essential to the perpetuation of the national ideals.

Continuity and Change in Yoruba Pottery

1996 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 312-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Allsworth-Jones
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Ford Foundation ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Continuity And Change ◽  
Art Objects ◽  
The People ◽  
Different Parts

Mrs. A.K. Fatunsin's Yoruba pottery (Lagos, 1992) is the outcome of a project funded by the Ford Foundation (grant no. 875–1066) as part of its continuing programme ‘to preserve and interpret diverse aspects of West Africa's cultural heritage’. The intention of the project as suggested to them in 1985 by this author was that it should ‘go beyond the mere collection of artefacts’. Emphasis was to be ‘placed on techniques of pottery manufacture, sources and types of raw material, methods of forming the pots, decoration and firing, as well as forms and functions including the designated names for the pots in the different parts of the Yoruba speaking area.’ Also investigated would be the uses to which the pots were put; and the organization, beliefs and customs of the potters themselves. The monograph resulting from the work would be designed to show pots ‘not just as art objects but as basic components of the entire economic, social, and religious life of the people’.

scholarly journals ‘Ekam sad viprā basathudhā vadanti’ - inclusivism - the idea of a reformed Hinduism in the iconographic program of the Birla temples

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-129
Author(s):  
Marta Kudelska ◽  
Agnieszka Staszczyk ◽  
Agata Świerzowska
Keyword(s):  
Common Theme ◽  
Practical Realization ◽  
The People ◽  
Hindu Temples

The fundraising activity initiated by the Birla family in India resulted in the construction of more than 20 Hindu temples, commonly referred to as the Birla Mandirs. Although they vary in terms of architectural forms and iconographic programs it seems, that one basic and common theme remains - to show reformed Hinduism as a religion that is the pillar of the identity of the people of New India. It is understood at the same time as separate but also higher than other great religions, yet assuring a place within its confines for all of them. It is – as the authors argue in this paper - the practical realization of the thought expressed in the Ṛgveda(I 164.46) and repeatedly referred to in the Birla temples as ‘ekam sad viprā bahudhā vadanti’, which seems to be the motto of all foundations of the Birla family.

scholarly journals Faith Level of Humans to God

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-140
Author(s):  
Syarifuddin
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Confidence Level ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Upper Class ◽  
What Is Said ◽  
Limited Space ◽  
The People ◽  
Mental Problems ◽  
The Mind

This study aims to determine the Faith Level of Humans to God. This study used qualitative research. The result of study shows that the level of human belief in going to God is strongly influenced by the reality of his daily religious life. Broadly speaking, it can be classified into three groups, namely the lay class, middle class and elite class. Each group has a different level of belief in Allah according to what he believes to be the standard or perception of Allah that he knows. This lay group is also classified into three groups, namely the lowest lay class, middle class and upper class. The Lowest Laity Group is called Muttabi, namely followers who only act taqlid without thinking. What is said by his religious guide is accepted raw, as it is. In the reality of religious life, the muttabi' group is the largest group. While the Confidence Level of the Middle Lay Group has the characteristic of merely understanding around mental problems to the extent that they can understand but not yet understanding the meaning and nature of inner knowledge itself. The limited space for movement in mental problems has increased to the hobby stage and has begun to not enable the mind for worldly things, it is not functioning properly. Meanwhile, the beliefs of the upper class Laymen are generally carried by the kiai. At this level the kiai have advantage because he has little ability guide the people in terms of the study of fiqh and monotheism physically and mentally. The knowledge of a kiyai only has the nuances of charisma, which is typical, namely obeying and doing all movements according to what he got from the previous teacher.

scholarly journals THE NEW RESPONDS TOWARD THE CHALLENGE: ISLAMIC DA'WAH AND CATHOLIC MISSION IN SEMARANG, 1890s-1940s

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 143
Author(s):  
Mukhamad Shokheh
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Religious Movements ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Religious Organization ◽  
Historical Method ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Catholic Mission

<p>This study discusses the growth and development of religious movements and their effects on social life of religious communities during the period 1890s-1940s Semarang. The main problems of this study are the growth and development of Islamic da’wah and Catholic mission and its influence on socio-religious life to the people in Semarang. This study used the historical method in order to answer the problem. The development of Islamic da'wah and Catholic missions in Semarang in the period 1890s-1940s could be seen into two mainstream, namely the renewal of da’wah and indigenization of mission. Islamic da'wah and Catholic mission have brought progress to the social religious life of societies. Poeple in Semarang recognized the religious organization and new forms of leadership which more rational and democratic, and the growth of new awareness of identity from  people to the identity as citizens.</p><p> </p><p>Penelitian ini mendiskusikan muncul dan berkembangnya gerakan keagamaan dan dampaknya pada kehidupan sosial pada komunitas agama periode 1890-an sampai 1940-an di Kota Semarang. Permasalahan utama dalam penelitian ini adalah pertumbuhan dan perkembangan dakwah Islam dan misi Katolik, serta pengaruhnya terhadap kehidupan sosial keagamaan di Semarang. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode sejarah untuk menjawab permasalahan. Perkembangan dakwah Islam dan misi Katolik pada periode 1890-an sampai 1940-an dapat dilihat dari dua mainstream, yakni pembaharuan dakwah dan indigenisasi (pelokalan) dari misi. Dakwah Islam dan misi Katolik memberikan progress terhadap kehidupan sosial keagamaan di Semarang. Masyarakat di Semarang mengenal organisasi keagamaan dan bentuk baru dari kepemimpinan yang lebih rasional dan demokratis, dan tumbuhnya kesadaran atas identitas personal menjadi identitas sebagai warga masyarakat.</p><p> </p>

scholarly journals Tradisi Ziarah Kubro Masyarakat Kota Palembang dalam Perspektif Hierarki Nilai Max Scheler

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Prima Amri ◽  
Septiana Dwiputri Maharani
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Max Scheler ◽  
The People

The background of this article is the local wisdom of people of Palembang city, in the form of a tradition called Ziarah Kubro (The Great Pilgrimage) which actually contains philosophical values but in practice it is still understood as merely a ritual. This article aims to analyze the Ziarah Kubro tradition employing perspective of Max Scheler’s hierarchy of values. This article provides indepth analysis regarding the values contained in the tradition of Ziarah Kubro using descriptive analytics as a form of literature review. Results of the study suggest that Ziarah Kubro tradition contains philosophical values, namely the value of pleasure, vitality, spirituality, and religius. Based on Max Scheler hierarchical perspective, religius values are the highest values upheld by the people of Palembang City. These values can be sensed through preferences influenced by the feelings of love and hate. This preference has implications towards the attitudes of the Palembang people who always carry out and preserve this tradition to the next generation in the hope of attaining blessings and increasing religious life in society.

scholarly journals Metode dan Penyajian Pesan dalam Dakwah Islam

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-42
Author(s):  
H.M. Kholili
Keyword(s):  
Religious Life ◽  
The People

The Functional Religion of Islamic Communicator (PAIF) has the duty to provide religious life for the people of Sleman who became the audience of his targeted group. This paper aims: 1). Analyzing and describing how much Da’wah of Information and Da'wah of Extension have an effect on Clear Message of Da'wah and Message of Da'wah that Gives Motivation. 2). Analyze and describe how much the Clear Message of Dakwah and Messages that Give Motivation affects the Effect of Da'wah. Results of survei research indicate that, activity of da’wah of information take effect significantly to clarity of message present and take effect significantly also in generating message motivated. A clear message of da’wah and a message of dakwah that gives motivation have a significant effect on the effect of his da’wah. In other words, the activity of  Da’wah of Information that can affect the effect of da’wah is the activity of Da’wah of Information through the path of a clear message variable and variable Message that Gives Motivation. While Da'wah of Extension has no significant effect because not much effort.

scholarly journals TENSION BETWEEN SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT: ASWAJA AND WAHABI IN ACEH

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
Firdaus M. Yunus ◽  
M. Hasbi Amiruddin
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Religious Group ◽  
Data Collection Methods ◽  
Religious Rituals ◽  
The People ◽  
Islamic Values ◽  
Collection Methods

Religious life in Aceh has received attention from various parties when Aswaja and Wahabi start preaching on religious rituals. Aswaja accuses the teaching of Wahhabism is against the Islamic values and Aqidah adopted by the people in Aceh. The Acehnese who embraces Aswaja must strictly reject the teachings of Wahabi followers. Aswaja's accusations were highly opposed by Wahabi groups that later led to tensions and pressures on both sides. This research is a qualitative research with data collection methods carried out through observation, documentation, and interviews with selected informants. The results obtained from the study include first, Aswaja, the only religious group, began to be disturbed with the emergence of Wahhabism in several places. Second, Wahhabism preaching movement that was once carried out clandestinely is now carried out openly in several mosques in Aceh. Third, there is a tension in convincing the truth of the schools of thought.

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