James C. Hanges, Paul, Founder of Churches: A Study in Light of the Evidence for the Role of “Founder-Figures” in the Hellenistic-Roman Period. A Review Essay

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 292-302
Author(s):  
Heidi Wendt
Keyword(s):  
Review Essay ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Roman Period ◽  
Religious Practices ◽  
Religious Activity ◽  
Religious Activities

Abstract James C. Hanges’ new book raises a number of important questions about what it means to situate Paul’s religious activities within his own historical context, and also models one possible methodology for doing so. In this review, I interrogate some of the assumptions underpinning Hanges’ approach, namely, ones having to do with the cultural particularity of certain discourses and religious practices, as well as the utility of the concept “identity” as it pertains to the study of religion. I also attempt to draw the author’s conclusions into wider and ongoing efforts to theorize ancient Mediterranean religion by proposing that many of the actors whom he introduces as comparanda for Paul fall within a discrete class of religious activity, populated by varieties of freelance experts.

scholarly journals MATER MATUTA, ‘FERTILITY CULTS’ AND THE INTEGRATION OF WOMEN IN RELIGIOUS LIFE IN ITALY IN THE FOURTH TO FIRST CENTURIES BC

2019 ◽  
Vol 87 ◽  
pp. 1-45
Author(s):  
Maureen Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Health ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Civic Identity ◽  
Religious Practices ◽  
Religious Activities ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Textual Evidence ◽  
Mother Goddess ◽  
Wide Range

This study explores social and gendered aspects of female fertility in popular religious practices in Italy in the last four centuries BC, and it investigates the role of supplication and votive dedications in promoting maternal health and family continuity. It tackles modern assumptions which have strongly aligned the religious activities of women in Republican Italy with their generative interests and specific ‘fertility cults’ or ‘women's goddesses’. Divinities associated with fertility are explored here, with particular emphasis on Mater Matuta who is often defined in modern research as a ‘mother goddess’. The study shows that cults purely concerned with fertility are unlikely to have existed. Fertility was only one of several fundamental personal concerns brought by women and men to the generalist and polyvalent deities of Republican Italy. Items associated with fertility, such as terracotta wombs, male and female genitals, and swaddled infants, always occur together with other anatomical ex-votos across a wide range of sites and were dedicated to many deities. Considering the archaeological and textual evidence, Mater Matuta can be shown to have occupied a more flexible and encompassing space in the pantheon, and her involvement in marriage, motherhood and childbearing was part of a wider repertoire of responsibilities. The study also focuses attention on a distinctive, but largely overlooked, votive assemblage from Capua which includes numerous tufa statues of women and babies. The paper proposes that they should be understood as votive objects offered to an unknown deity by Capuan women as thanks for support in the generative enterprise, personally and more broadly in the context of the city's religious and civic identity.

scholarly journals Peran Dakwah Jamaah Hadrah Hubbun Nabi Dalam Meningkatkan Semangat Aktivitas Keagaman Remaja Desa Tanjungan Kecamatan Driyorejo Kabupaten Gresik

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-78
Author(s):  
Suparno Suparno
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Religious Activity ◽  
Religious Activities ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

Islam is a religion of da'wah, meaning religion that always encourages its adherents to always active Islamic teachings. Even the advanced pullback of Muslims relies heavily on the da'wah activities it does. Da'wah can be done by means of Bill-oral, Bil Qalam, bil of things and can go through various forums as long as its purpose is to invite to live the command of Allah SWT in the form of faith and exempvises his apostles. Through Da'wah which is filled with Dhikrullah, praise the Prophet Muhammad with the accompaniment of the music that will captivate the society especially the youth follow the religious activities carried out by the congregation Sulthan. From the background, there will be a desire from researchers to know the extent of the role of the propagation of the Congregation of the Hubbun Prophet in increasing the spirit of the activity of youth religious activities village of Driyorejo District of Gresik Regency. And what are the encouraging factors in increasing the spirit of the youth's religious activities. This research uses qualitative descriptive research. Data collection using observations, interviews, and documentation. Through interviews and observations it is known that the main subjects studied were the youth members of the Hubbun prophet. The results showed that the mosque returned to life with all the religious activities and the taxon of youth by the worshippers of the Prophet Hubbun. This activity is done by preaching the congregation is a dhikr, shalawat with the suffix Sulthan rebana, Tahlil, Ad-Diba'i, Yellow Book and others. With the dhikr and Shalawat the youth will feel calm in their souls so that they can think clearly and do good things. And through the Mauidzah Hasanah and good guidance can affect the morality and the lives of the youth who follow the congregation of the Sulthan. The spirit, cooperation, feeling of sincerity and high sacrifice from the managers in spending time for the activities of the congregation and the community who are conducive to make the activities of the Congregation of the Prophet Hubbun can run well. Keywords: da'wah, Hadrah, religious activity.

scholarly journals The role of extracurricular religion in fostering the religious character of students

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 645
Author(s):  
Wagiyo Wagiyo ◽  
Nur Ahyani ◽  
Destiniar Destiniar
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Religious Activity ◽  
Religious Activities ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Descriptive Approach

This research seeks to establish and explain the role of extracurricular religious activities in promoting the religious character of students. This research, using a descriptive approach, is a qualitative study. The study objective is to carry out extracurricular religious activities in an attempt to instill the religious beliefs of SMP Negeri 8 Talang Ubi students.The method of collecting data from this analysis is through techniques of observation, interview and recording. A technique that suits the data is used in analyzing this information, namely descriptive data.It can be inferred from the results of the study that the preparation of extracurricular religious activity activities, like majelis taklim, reading and writing the Koran and praying in congregation, aims to build good character in students and can instill a sense of faith and piety in students.

scholarly journals Faith in the Times of COVID-19: Integrating Religion in the Fight against COVID-19 in Tanzania

2021 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. 117-134
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Ndaluka ◽  
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Magolanga Shagembe ◽  
Jonas Kinanda ◽  
Vendelin Simon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Religious Practices ◽  
Intensity Level ◽  
Religious Activities ◽  
The Times ◽  
Role Of Religion

When and where a crisis such as a pandemic arises, people turn to religion in pursuit/search of comfort, justifications, and explanations. This article describes the role of religion in Tanzania in the times of COVID-19. The data collected through a questionnaire from 258 participants asserts that COVID-19 increased the intensity level of religiosity in Tanzania. This was seen in peoples’ participation in religious activities, i.e., religious gatherings, frequent prayers, and other religious practices. This article has established that the process of de-secularization was strong, and religion became a provider of hope, unity, solace, and socialization. Moreover, COVID-19 has also facilitated the convergence of different religions and thus ecumenism and pluralism of faiths have been strengthened in the country.

scholarly journals IMPLIKASI PERAN ORANG TUA DALAM PEMERTAHANAN RELIGIUSITAS REMAJA HINDU DI KABUPATEN TULUNGAGUNG PROVINSI JAWA TIMUR

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Nur Agni Govinda Yogisvari
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Religious Practices ◽  
Religious Activities ◽  
Internal Constraints ◽  
Religious Attitudes ◽  
External Constraints ◽  
Adolescent Religiosity ◽  
The Family ◽  
Role Of Parents

<p><em>Parents have a very important and central role in the formation of religious attitudes and the defense of Hindu adolescent religiosity. The impacts caused by social interaction in different societies of different religious backgrounds, greatly affect the development of Hindu teenagers, especially in terms of psychic (mental). If the important role of parents can be applied optimally in the family, then the case of religious adolescent decline in religiosity will be suppressed.</em></p><p><em>This research was conducted in Tulungagung District, East Java Province. The purpose of this study is to know: (1) the background of the need for religious adolescent religiosity in Tulungagung regency; (2) obstacles that hinder the maintenance of the religiosity of Hindu adolescents in Tulungagung District; and (3) the efforts that parents need to make in the defense of Hindu adolescent religiosity in Tulungagung District.</em></p><p><em>The results showed that religious adolescent religious religiosity was perpetuated through religious activities. In addition, the role of parents and Hindu society is also very influential on the religiosity of Hindu adolescents. Constraints that hamper the defense of Hindu adolescent religiosity can be grouped into two, namely internal constraints and external constraints. Efforts that can be done by the parents as the most important party to maintain the religiosity of Hindu adolescents is to provide education about the teachings of Hinduism early in the child, provide an example of how to diligent teachings of Hinduism properly, and familiarize children perform religious practices. If the effort can be well implemented by the parents, then sraddha and bhakti adolescent Hindu will become very strong and not easily wavered by the influence that exists in the environment.</em></p><p><em> </em></p>

THE PARTICULAR STRUCTURAL TRAITS OF THE MIGRATION CATHOLIC COMMUNITY IN THE SOUTHERN VIETNAM

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-20
Author(s):  
Loc Duc Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Historical Context ◽  
Residential Area ◽  
Religious Community ◽  
Viet Nam ◽  
Religious Organization ◽  
Religious Activities ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Southern Vietnam ◽  
Kinship Structure ◽  
Structural Traits

The Vietnamese Catholic community is not only a religious community but also a traditional village with relationships based on kinship and/or sharing the same residential area, similar economic activities, and religious activities. In this essay, we are interested in examining migrating Catholic communities which were shaped and reshaped within the historical context of Viet Nam war in 1954. They were established after the migration of millions of Catholics from Northern to Southern Viet Nam immediately after Geneva Agreement in 1954. Therefore, by examining the particular structural traits of the emigration Catholic Communities we attempt to reconstruct the reproducing process of village structure based on the communities’ triple structure: kinship structure, governmental structure and religious organization.

GOELRO plan is 100 years old

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 4-9
Author(s):  
Pavel A. BUTYRIN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Efficient Production ◽  
Soviet Republic ◽  
Starting Conditions ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
State Plan

The historical context in which the State Plan for Electrification of Russia (GOELRO) was developed, establishment of the GOELRO Commission, the GOELRO Plan content, the specific features of its implementation, and the role of the plan in the soviet period of Russia’s history are considered. Attention is paid to the electrification plants of other countries and territories of all inhabited continents, and to the participation of states in the electrification of countries and regions with small-scale and agricultural production in the 1920 s. The specific features pertinent to the electrification of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic are pointed out, namely, low starting conditions (in 1923, the energy consumption per capita in Russia was 100 times lower than that in Norway), its being state-owned in nature and revolutionary in its purpose: to get done with the main upheavals in the country and to shift the national economy for fore efficient production. The role of V.I. Lenin and G.M. Krzhizhanovsky, who were the initiators of the electrification of Russia, is analyzed in detail. A conclusion is drawn about the need to study both the GOELRO Plan itself and the specific features and circumstances of its implementation within the framework of training modern specialists in electrical engineering.

The role of Constitutional Courts in Transitional Justice: Colombia and South Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (15) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadiehezka Paola Palencia Tejedor
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Transitional Justice ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Constitutional Courts ◽  
Political Background ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Peace And Reconciliation

This work focuses on a compared analysis of the South Afri- can decision related to the “peace and reconciliation act” of this country’s Parliament, and the Colombian decision regarding the amendment of the constitution called “The juridical framework for the peace.” Turning to the structure, it is developed in three major topics: 1. It provides a brief of the historical context, political background and an overview of the two decisions.2. It gives a structural analysis of the powers that each Court has and the nature of the constitutional mechanism through which both Courts decided the constitutionality of the said norms 3. It presents a critical analysis on the similarities and differences between the two systems and judgments. It presents some con- clusions. 

Imagery and Metaphorical Space of the Term in the Language of Scientific Texts by V. Vinogradov

2018 ◽  
Vol 79 (9) ◽  
pp. 61-66
Author(s):  
N. V. Khalikovа
Keyword(s):  
Historical Context ◽  
Semantic Structure ◽  
Scientific Thinking ◽  
Scientific Texts ◽  
Basic Term ◽  
Pragmatic Information ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Relationship

The article considers the functions of the system of verbal imagery’s in the creation of the scientific style of V.V. Vinogradov. The figurativeness of basic, background and metaphorical terms is described. The semantic structure of the image of the basic term «style» is analyzed, figurative paradigms of the concepts Language, Speech and Style are revealed. The article shows the relationship between scientific thinking and metaphorical style, the role of sustainable cognitive metaphors in the creation, storage and transfer of pragmatic information and the creation of a cultural and historical context.

Syncretisms

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippa Adrych ◽  
Robert Bracey ◽  
Dominic Dalglish ◽  
Stefanie Lenk ◽  
Rachel Wood
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Religious Practices ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Ancient Religion

The Conclusion to this volume returns to the three main questions posed in the Introduction, examining how a shared name, alongside material culture, can affect our understanding of ancient religious practices. The first section explores the benefits of a collaborative and comparative endeavour, drawing out examples from the earlier chapters and showing how they informed our perceptions of what a name can mean. The second and third parts ask more theoretical questions about how we can use our case studies to explore broader problems of interpreting ancient religious practices, and the role of objects within them. Finally, we return to the main theme of the volume: the name Mithra, and the ideas, expectations, and traditions that have been attached to it in antiquity and in modern scholarship. We suggest a new way of approaching the phenomenon of the shared name, and what that can entail for those interested in ancient religion.

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