From Popular Religion to Practices of Sacralization: Approaches for a Conceptual Discussion

2009 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eloísa Martín
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Popular Religion ◽  
The Third ◽  
The People ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Conceptual Discussion

The concept of “popular religion” is among the most frequent to arise in debates on religion in social science. Nevertheless, there is often disagreement on the scope of this concept and its definition, which are the result of an implicit and indiscriminate notion of religion. The author identifies three main groups of works that describe and apply different definitions of popular religion. The first, clearly identified with a Catholic matrix, considers popular religion as the religion of the “people”. The second focuses on the “functions” that popular religion fulfils among the poorest sectors of the population, as a way of dealing with deprivation. The third group suggests the existence of a “different logic” to analyse religious events. Basing herself on the main literature produced in Latin America on the subject, the author proposes a way round the problems raised by coining and discussing the concept of “practices of sacralization”.

Practices of Sacralization

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eloísa Martín
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Popular Religion ◽  
The Third ◽  
The People ◽  
The Subject

The concept of “popular religion” is among the most frequent to arise in debates on religion in sociology. Nevertheless, there is often disagreement on the scope of this concept and its definition, which are the result of an implicit and indiscriminate notion of religion. This chapter identifies three main groups of work that describe and apply different definitions of popular religion. The first considers popular religion as the religion of the “people.” The second focuses on the “functions” that popular religion fulfill among the poorest sectors of the population as a way of dealing with deprivation. The third group suggests the existence of a “different logic” to analyze religious events. Based on the main literature produced in Latin America on the subject, this chapter proposes a workaround to the problems raised by coining and discussing the concept of “practices of sacralization.”

THE WORK OF THE ZEMSTVO SELF-GOVERNMENT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH CARE IN THE ТAURIDE PROVINCE IN THE FIRST DECADE OF ZEMSTVO ACTIVITY (1866-1875)

2021 ◽  
pp. 74-81
Author(s):  
Kirill G. Morgunov
Keyword(s):  
Medical Science ◽  
Russian Empire ◽  
Economic Issues ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
The Third ◽  
Regional Features ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Russian Empire

During the period of liberal reforms of Emperor Alexander II in Russia in 1864, the zemstvo reform began, which was a continuation of the peasant reform of 1861. Zemstvo institutions were introduced in the country, in the Tauride province they appear two years later - in 1866, zemstvo institutions were in charge of local social and economic issues. One of the important issues that fell on the shoulders of the zemstvos was the issue of the development of medicine. Taking care of the people's health was not one of the mandatory zemstvo duties, but the growth of infectious diseases and the high mortality rate largely prompted the zemstvo authorities to promote the development of medical affairs. The work of the zemstvo bodies was especially difficult at the very beginning of the formation of zemstvo medicine, when the zemstvos had to raise to a new level everything that they had inherited in 1866. The first decade of zemstvo activity for the development of medical science is the subject of this study. The article deals with the regional features of the districts of the Tauride province and their importance in the development of public health in the region. The relevance and novelty of the study is added by the reflection of the influence of the social composition of the county zemstvo vowels on the modernization of the social sphere of the province. In conclusion, information is provided on the results achieved by local self-government bodies by the end of the third zemstvo triennial in relation to 1866. The results of the research provide information on the state of medical affairs of the Tauride province in 1875 in relation to the rest of the zemstvo provinces of the Russian Empire.

The Parvin-Brigham Mission to Spanish America, 1823–1826

1945 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-103
Author(s):  
J. Orin Oliphant
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Latin America ◽  
The United States ◽  
War Of 1812 ◽  
Spanish America ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact

Slowly during the years just preceding our War of 1812, and rapidly during the decade that followed the Peace of Ghent, the vast reaches of Latin America swam within the ken of the people of the United States. Of this “discovery” of our southern neighbors and of our relations with Latin America before 1830, we have learned much from a volume recently brought out by a distinguished historian of the United States, Professor Arthur P. Whitaker. Professor Whitaker's informing study was intended to be nothing less than a well-rounded history of the impact of Latin America upon the United States to 1830; and such it has proved to be—with one exception. Professor Whitaker completely overlooked the religious phase of the subject he otherwise treated so skillfully. Upon this neglected part of the history of our early relations with Latin America this paper will endeavor to throw some light.

scholarly journals THE POLITICAL AMBIGUITY OF LATIN AMERICAN POPULAR RELIGION

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-33
Author(s):  
Néstor O. Míguez
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Slave Trade ◽  
Popular Religion ◽  
The Political ◽  
Religious Experiences ◽  
The People ◽  
Popular Religiosity ◽  
The Masses

This article will present some historical cases, some ancient, some very recent, of how such ambiguity of the religious forces and popular religiosity has played in Latin America. Through this case we will analyze how and why in “the popular” the same cultural phenomena can play sometimes a very conservative role, and then, in others, turn into a menacing power to the traditional social order. On one hand, it is a way in which conservative hegemony has captured the potential and will of the masses and used it to domesticate its claims (opium of the people). But in other cases it has stimulated the dreams and hopes, and has provided unexpected vitality to the people in their search for justice and better living conditions. The traditional aboriginal (pre-conquest) religions and worldviews, as well as new religious experiences brought by the slave trade and migrations sometimes provided myths and images that reinforced the liberating thrust of religious forces.

The Peruvian Experiment in Retrospect

1987 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 280-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane S. Jaquette ◽  
Abraham F. Lowenthal
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Third World ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
The United States ◽  
Science Writing ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Third World

NO country in Latin America, and few anywhere in the third world, was the subject of more social science writing during the late 1970s and early 1980s than Peru. Books, monographs, articles, and dissertations poured forth from Peru itself, from elsewhere in Latin America, and from the United States, Western Europe, and even the Soviet Union and Japan.

Teachers' Obstacles in Implementing Numbered Head Together in Social Science Learning

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Harini Widyaningtyas ◽  
Retno Winarni ◽  
Tri Murwaningsih
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Science Learning ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Narrative Technique ◽  
Interactive Analysis ◽  
The Third ◽  
Grade Teacher ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
The Subject

This study is aimed at describing teachers’ obstacles in applying Numbered Head Together learning model in social science learning. The type of research is qualitative descriptive. The subject of the research is the third-grade teacher of elementary school in Sukoharjo Sub-district. The findings of the research were analyzed using interactive analysis of Miles and Huberman and were presented through descriptive narrative technique. The results reveal several obstacles that were experienced by the teachers. First, the time is limited. Second, the classroom atmosphere is noisy due to large number of students. Third, the number of students in total is not even. Fourth, the students interfere each other. Fifth, not all of the students work in the group. Sixth, the students are not actively responding. Seventh, the students are lack of confidence in the presentation.

scholarly journals ETIKA INFORMASI DALAM PERSPEKTIF AL-QUR’AN

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Dapit Amril
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Western Hemisphere ◽  
The Real ◽  
The Third ◽  
Eastern Hemisphere ◽  
The People ◽  
The Subject ◽  
People First ◽  
Concept Of Information ◽  
Islamic Society

Events that occur in the Western hemisphere in seconds or minutes after that can be witnessed in the bedroom of people who are on the Eastern hemisphere continent. Likewise, events occurring in the Eastern hemisphere can be seen today by people in the Western Hemisphere. Indeed, societies’ lives can not be separated from rumors; this is caused by the existence of three types of people: First are the people who use the issue to damage the life of Islamic society, they are from the hypocrites and non-Muslims. The second is a person who easily receives the news and immediately conveys it to others without checking the truth. And the third is a person who easily mistake or quickly concluded then he immediately preach to others based on the false assumptions. The subject of this research is what and how the real description in the interpretation of the verses of the Qur'an about the information with analyzes the subject matter to give a certain concept of information. The discussion is based on the references to verses of the Qur'an and Hadiths that deal with the issues discussed. The purpose of this study is as follows; First, to know clearly about the ethics that provide the information so that the information submitted does not confuse the readers, listeners and viewers. Second, is to know clearly about ethics in receiving information in order to give guarantee of justice, balance and accuracy of the information.

scholarly journals Competitividad de las metrópolis mexicanas en el ámbito nacional, latinoamericano y mundial / Competitiveness of Mexican Metropolises in the National, Latin American and World Sphere

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Garza
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Scale Economy ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
System Of Cities

Existe un creciente interés por cuantificar los niveles de competitividad de las ciudades, pues todas las naciones requieren elevar la eficiencia de sus urbes para estar en posibilidad de articularse ventajosamente dentro del proceso de mundialización de la economía. Con el fin de desarrollar el planteamiento anterior, un primer objetivo de este artículo es sintetizar las principales teorías sobre el crecimiento económico de las ciudades y los factores determinantes de su grado de competitividad. A ello le sigue, como segundo propósito, presentar las características del sistema planetario de ciudades en 2005. En tercer lugar se analiza el grado de competitividad de las ciudades en México, Latinoamérica y el mundo, mediante la consideración de un conjunto de investigaciones que se han realizado al respecto. Se trata de estudiar comparativamente algunas de las principales clasificaciones existentes en México, para posteriormente ubicar los niveles de competitividad de las ciudades del país en el ámbito latinoamericano y mundial.Se considera como conclusión central que el hecho de que 20 ciudades mexicanas figuren entre las 500 más competitivas del mundo no ha promovido un desarrollo económico significativo, ni impidió que la competitividad global del país se haya desplomado del lugar 42° al 60° entre 2002 y 2009. Para invertir esta tendencia se requiere diseñar un nuevo modelo de acumulación de capital en México que permita superar las crisis recurrentes y retomar el sendero hacia un desarrollo económico sostenido, para lo cual es indispensable elevar el nivel de competitividad de las principales ciudades mexicanas a fin de que participen exitosamente dentro de una economía de escala planetaria.AbstractThis is a growing interest in quantifying the competitiveness levels of cities, since all nations must boost the efficiency of their cities in order to be able to operate successfully within the globalization of the economy. In order to develop this thesis, the first aim of this paper is to summarize the main theories on the economic growth of cities and the factors that determine their degree of competitiveness. The second aim is to present the characteristics of the world system of cities in 2005. The third is to analyze the degree of competitiveness of cities in Mexico, Latin America and the world, through the consideration of a set of research projects conducted on the subject. The point is to provide a comparative study of the main classifications existing in Mexico in order to subsequently determine the competitiveness levels of the country’s cities in the Latin American and world sphere.The main conclusion is that the fact that 20 Mexican cities figure among the 500 most competitive ones has failed to promote significant economic development or prevent the country’s overall competitiveness from falling from 42nd to 60th place between 2002 and 2009. Reversing this trend requires designing a new model for the accumulation of capital in Mexico that will make it possible to overcome the recurrent crises and resume the path towards sustained economic development, which requires boosting the level of competitiveness of Mexican cities to enable them to participate successfully in a world-scale economy.

Richard Cœur de Lion and the Pas Saladin in Medieval Art

PMLA ◽  
1915 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 509-528
Author(s):  
Roger Sherman Loomis
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Middle English ◽  
Critical Edition ◽  
Medieval Art ◽  
Middle English Romance ◽  
The Third ◽  
The People ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Middle Ages

Every student of the literature of the Middle Ages is aware that Eichard I was a highly popular figure in medieval England, and that about the historical facts of his career there grew up with rapidity and luxuriance a considerable growth of romantic legend. As his fame challenged the pre-eminence of Arthur among British heroes, so his exploits, like Arthur's, multiplied and grew more marvelous in the imagination of the people, though for obvious reasons the process never went so far. To Richard's prestige among his own people we have abundant testimony in the seven manuscripts of the Middle English romance of Richard Cœur de Lion extant and in the three printed editions of the sixteenth century. As Ellis pointed out, as early as 1805, in introducing his synopsis of the romance, it is a curious texture of narrative mainly historical concerning the Third Crusade, interwoven liberally with bits of this legendary material. It will be profitable, before dealing with illustrations of certain episodes occurring in the romance, to devote some attention to its development and structure. In a review of Dr. Karl Brunner's critical edition of Richard Cœur de Lion, to be published elsewhere, I hope to deal fully with the subject, and merely summarize here the results of my investigations. I owe much to Dr. Brunner's discussion, but more to that of Gaston Paris, whose conclusions in general I adopt.

Trust: Acceptance of, Precaution Against and Cause of Vulnerability

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 358-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara A. Misztal
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Rational Choice ◽  
Conceptual Analysis ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Social ◽  
Conceptual Discussion ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Human Condition

AbstractThe paper offers a conceptual analysis of the relationship between trust and vulnerability. It argues that sorting out the meaning of both terms and developing further our understanding how they are connected are one of the important tasks of the social science. Trust is usually defined as confidence that partners will not exploit each others’ vulnerability. While stressing that vulnerability cannot be conceived as a single continuum, the paper views vulnerability as irreducibly plural and rooted in the human condition of dependence on others, in the unpredictability of action and in the irreversibility of human experiences. There are three trust-related mechanisms that lower these types of vulnerability, yet trust is not only a remedy for vulnerability, but trust itself is vulnerable to the universal condition of our humanity. The first type of vulnerability can be reduced by responsibility; the second type by promising; and the third by forgiveness. The paper’s conceptual discussion bridges theories of trust based on rational choice and those based on normative routines and stresses the interdependence between trust and vulnerability: trust is a remedy for vulnerability, but trust itself is vulnerable to the universal condition of our humanity.

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