scholarly journals Religious Harmony and Tolerance in Disruption Era: A Study of Local Wisdom in Watu Asa of Central Sumba

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-194
Author(s):  
Suryaningsi Mila ◽  
Solfina Lija Kolambani
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Mutual Cooperation ◽  
Religious Ideology ◽  
Counter Narratives ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Participatory Observation

Intolerance has been a major concern in religious life in the disruption era. This current study aims to discuss local wisdom that has helped maintain religious harmony and tolerance in Watu Asa of Central Sumba. The study was qualitative and descriptive in nature, while the investigation was carried out through participatory observation on the dynamics of religious life and in-depth interviews with religious and traditional leaders in Watu Asa Village. The results of the investi­gation confirm that the three religious communities, i.e. Christians, Marapu, and Muslims, can coexist peacefully because of the local wisdom and strong kinship. The local wisdom embedded in the tradition of tana nyuwu watu lissi, palomai or palonggamai, kalli kawana kalli kawinni, pandula wikki, mandara, and paoli, promotes the values of love, respect, mutual cooperation, and acceptance of one another. Those values are believed to be a social cohesion that interconnects interreligious people, regardless of their geographical, ethnic, and gender differences. Taken together, these results highlight the importance of the values of local wisdom as counter-narratives against intolerant religious ideology.

scholarly journals Simulacra in women’s majelis taklim based on Jean Baudrillard’s perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 632
Author(s):  
Dwi Retnani Srinarwati ◽  
Pinky Saptandari Endang Pratiwi ◽  
Diah Ariani Arimbi
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Data Display ◽  
Primary Research ◽  
Simulation Process ◽  
Consumption Practices ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Participatory Observation

This research aimed to discover the meaning of the Majelis Taklim for upper-middle-class worshipers and how simulacra-simulation and hyperreality processes occur in the Salafi Majelis Taklim. This research was a qualitative descriptive study which explored data through participatory observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. The data was analysed by Miles and Huberman’s analysis through three related sub-processes, namely data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing/verification. Jean Baudrillard’s simulation-simulacra theory was used as the primary research framework. The results of data analysis revealed that (1) Majelis Taklim became a mean of hijrah for the members. The hijrah referred here is the conversion from non-Salafi to a Salafi movement. It is an ideology that Muslims must return to the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Apostles to become more religious, increase social piety, and stay away from restrictions (usury, photos, polytheistic acts, etc.). (2) With media’s support, Majelis Taklim became a simulacrum for the simulation process, which ultimately led to hyperreality, especially signs consumption practices (fashion, worship groups). (3) Hyperreality occurred in religious life.

scholarly journals INTERACTION BETWEEN RELIGIOUS PEOPLE POST SOCIAL CONFLICT IN ACEH SINGKIL DISTRICT

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 191
Author(s):  
Juhari Juhari ◽  
Zulfadli Zulfadli
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Social Conflict ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Mutual Cooperation ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Religious Conflicts ◽  
The Social ◽  
Depth Interviews

The case Singkil district in October 2015 in the form of inter-religious clashes that led to the burning of churches and loss of life is the fact that social interaction anatar religious adherents in the district of Gunung Meriah has not gone well. This study focused on the background of conflict, the interaction between religious communities after conflict and efforts to foster religious harmony after a conflict in Aceh Singkil. This study used a qualitative approach by using in-depth interviews, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), and study the documentation as data collection techniques. The results showed that the social conflict between religious communities is part of the social dynamics that occur in the community that stretches the inter-religious relations, but on the other hand can strengthen internal solidarity respective faiths. Forms of social interaction leads to the associative process and found to be also the potential that may lead to forms of dissociative interaction. Other forms of social interaction among religions is mutual cooperation, kinship, mutual silaturrahmi and respect among religions. The search results show that during the Aceh Singkil district government has sought to provide guidance to inter-religious harmony though not maximized. This is evident from the Government's efforts impressed yet to find effective strategies for conflict resolution that is holistic, systemic and regenerative. Then it can be predicted that the events of religious conflicts are still likely to occur in the future, both in the district of Gunung Meriah and elsewhere, especially in the district of Aceh Singkil.

scholarly journals Local Wisdom Found in Mangongkal Holi Tradition

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles David M. Silalahi ◽  
Robert Sibarani ◽  
Eddy Setia
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Final Conclusion ◽  
Data Display ◽  
Mutual Cooperation ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Participatory Observation

Mangongkal Holi is known as the highest level of tradition on Batak Toba daily life practices. Previously, this tradition was done by those limited families for the reasons of funding and its complicated management. But nowadays, the practice of mangongkal holi tradition is more rarely to be found; eventhough there are many local wisdom implicitly impressed on it. This study is part of the first writer’s dissertation, entitled Tradisi Mangongkal Holi pada Masyarakat Batak Toba (Mangongkal Holi Tradition in Batak Toba Society). This research was done in qualitative research, the data were collected through direct participatory observation, in-depth interviews with many batak toba informants (adat’s experts, practitioners and academicians/theologians), as well as audio-visual documentation. The data were analyzed by using Miles, and Huberman model; where data condensation, data display and data conclusion/verification were the three concurrent flows activities done to make sure the process of data analysis precisely on the track. The final conclusion of this research state that there were nine local wisdom found in mangongkal holi tradition, they are: thanksgiving, respect, humble/humility, blessings, responsibility, mutual cooperation, prays, concession in dialogue, and prestige; where all these local wisdom will be well-stored and longlasting while mangongkal holi tradition conserved through good and acceptable design of recommended revitalization model. The writers believe that there are still many solutions to solve the problems of funding, such as: down-grading the level of ceremony, or unifying more individual saring-sarings in a mangongkal holi ceremony.

scholarly journals Quantity and quality of empathic responding by autistic and non-autistic adolescent girls and boys

Autism ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 136236132095642
Author(s):  
Carolien Rieffe ◽  
Rachel O’Connor ◽  
Anne Bülow ◽  
Danique Willems ◽  
Laura Hull ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Emotional Arousal ◽  
Affective Empathy ◽  
Adolescent Girls And Boys ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Gender Specific

Empathy evokes support for the person in distress, and thus strengthening social cohesion. The question is to what extent empathic reactions can be observed in autistic adolescents and autistic girls in particular, since there is evidence that they have better social skills than boys, which might hinder their recognition as autistic. We examined 193 adolescents (autistic/non-autistic boys/girls) during an in vivo task in which the experimenter hurt herself. In line with our predictions, no group or gender differences appeared related to their attention for the event; yet autistic girls and boys showed less visible emotional arousal, indicative of less affective empathy. Autistic girls and boys reacted by comforting the experimenter equally often as their non-autistic peers, but autistic boys seemed to address the problem more often than any other group; while girls (autistic and non-autistic) more often addressed the emotion of the person in need. Our findings highlight that empathic behaviour – to some extent – seems similar between autistic and non-autistic boys and girls. However, differences exist, in terms of expressed emotional arousal and gender-specific comforting styles. Autistic girls’ higher levels of emotion-focused comforting could be explained by well-developed social skills, camouflaging, or emotional investment in relationships with others. Lay abstract Empathy is an important feature to feel for another person, evoking social support for the person in distress, and thus strengthening social cohesion. The question is to what extent empathic reactions can also be observed in autistic adolescents and autistic girls in particular, since their often mentioned good social skills might prevent their direct social environment from recognizing their autism. We examined 194 adolescents (autistic and non-autistic boys and girls) during an in vivo task in which the experimenter pretended to hurt herself while closing a binder. All responses by the participants were videotaped and coded by two independent coders. In line with our predictions, no group or gender differences appeared related to their attention for the event; yet autistic girls and boys showed less visible emotional arousal, which could indicate less affective empathy (feeling for someone), or which could indicate that autistic adolescents know less well how to show empathy. Autistic girls and boys reacted by comforting the experimenter equally often as their non-autistic peers, but autistic boys addressed the problem more often than any other group, while girls (autistic and non-autistic) more often addressed the emotion of the person in need. Our findings highlight that empathic behaviour is remarkably similar between autistic and non-autistic boys and girls. Indeed, only subtle differences exist, in terms of expressed emotional arousal and gender-specific comforting styles. Autistic girls’ higher levels of emotion-focused comforting could be explained by well-developed social skills, camouflaging, or emotional investment in relationships with others.

Alcoholism and Gender: Patterns of Diagnosis and Response

1986 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette R. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Course Of Illness ◽  
Recovering Alcoholics ◽  
Female Self ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
Gender Patterns ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Depth Interviews

Through in-depth interviews with 10(ten) male and 10(ten) female self-identified recovering alcoholics, this study examines the gender-related differences in pathways to alcoholism diagnosis and treatment. Respondents' stories suggest that while denial of the diagnosis delays appropriate treatment for both men and women, gender-related differences in the nature of the denial systems, such as who makes the diagnosis, who responds to it and how, keep women from such treatment more often than men. This applies irrespective of other gender differences in actual drinking behavior or rationale, symptoms (including psychopathology), time of onset or course of illness.

scholarly journals “It’s Not Doctrine, This Is Just How It Is Happening!”: Religious Creativity in the Time of COVID-19

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 747
Author(s):  
Lea Taragin-Zeller ◽  
Edward Kessler
Keyword(s):  
Religious Life ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Faith Leaders ◽  
Home Based ◽  
State And Society ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Depth Interviews

Drawing on thirty in-depth interviews with faith leaders in the UK (including Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Sikhism), we examine the diverse ways religious groups reorient religious life during COVID-19. Analysing the shift to virtual and home-based worship, we show the creative ways religious communities altered their customs, rituals, and practices to fit a new virtual reality amidst rigid social distancing guidelines. This study offers a distinctive comparative perspective into religious creativity amidst acute social change, allowing us to showcase notable differences, especially in terms of the possibility to fully perform worship online. We found that whilst all faith communities faced the same challenge of ministering and supporting their communities online, some were able to deliver services and perform worship online but others, for theological reasons, could not offer communal prayer. These differences existed within each religion rather than across religious boundaries, representing intra-faith divergence at the same time as cross-faith convergence. This analysis allows us to go beyond common socio-religious categories of religion, while showcasing the diverse forms of religious life amidst COVID-19. This study also offers a diverse case study of the relationship between religions as well as between religion, state, and society amidst COVID-19.

scholarly journals Puja Mandala: Kebhinekaan dan Keharmonisan Umat Beragama di Bali 1994-2017

HUMANIS ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 226
Author(s):  
Leonardo Haloho ◽  
I Ketut Ardhana ◽  
Fransiska Dewi Setiowati Sunaryo
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Religious Diversity ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
Virgin Mary ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Christian Church ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Participatory Observation

The establishment of Puja Mandala as a place of worship of five religions in Bali, is able to maintain diversity and life in upholding diversity and creating harmony in religious diversity in Bali. this study focuses on three things: (a) History of the Establishment of Puja Mandala (b) The process of building it and (c) Implications of the establishment of Puja Mandala. The aim is to find out how it is progressing towards the progress of society at present in terms of maintaining the intolerance between religious communities and the influence of the Puja Mandala itself on society. Likewise in this study using ethnographic methods in the form of qualitative research with data collection techniques through participatory observation, in-depth interviews, and literature studies. The results of this study indicate that Puja Mandala is a symbol of local wisdom and a form of tolerance in Bali as an adjoining place of worship of the five religions, namely: the Great Batutah Mosque, the Virgin Mary Mother of All Nations Church, the Bali Protestant Christian Church, the Bukit Doa church, the Buddhist Guna Monastery, and Jagat Natha Temple. the development of the life of tolerance influences the social contact of every society, ranging from improved spiritual religion and to socio-economic growth which will increase as well, because harmony is maintained in interacting in everyday life.

Brief Report. The PCL-R and Gender

2000 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Grann
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Juvenile Delinquency ◽  
Violent Offenders ◽  
Matched Pairs ◽  
Psychopathy Checklist ◽  
Psychopathy Checklist Revised ◽  
And Gender

Summary: Hare's Psychopathy Checklist - Revised (PCL-R; Hare, 1991 ) was originally constructed for use among males in correctional and forensic settings. In this study, the PCL-R protocols of 36 matched pairs of female and male violent offenders were examined with respect to gender differences. The results indicated a few significant differences. By means of discriminant analysis, male Ss were distinguished from their female counterparts through their relatively higher scores on “callous/lack of empathy” (item 8) and “juvenile delinquency” (item 18), whereas the female Ss scored relatively higher on “promiscuous sexual behavior” (item 11). Some sources of bias and possible implications are discussed.

Personal Problem Solving of Partners in Divorce Proceedings

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tereza Soukupova ◽  
Petr Goldmann
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Thematic Apperception Test ◽  
Scoring Systems ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Personal Problem ◽  
Thematic Apperception ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Given

Abstract. The Thematic Apperception Test is one of the most frequently administered apperceptive techniques. Formal scoring systems are helpful in evaluating story responses. TAT stories, made by 20 males and 20 females in the situation of legal divorce proceedings, were coded for detection and comparison of their personal problem solving ability. The evaluating instrument utilized was the Personal Problem Solving System-Revised (PPSS-R) as developed by G. F. Ronan. The results indicate that in relation to card 1, men more often than women saw the cause of the problem as removable. With card 6GF, women were more motivated to resolve the given problem than were men, women had a higher personal control and their stories contained more optimism compared to men’s stories. In relation to card 6BM women, more often than men, used emotions generated from the problem to orient themselves within the problem. With card 13MF, the men’s level of stress was less compared to that of the women, and men were more able to plan within the context of problem-solving. Significant differences in the examined groups were found in those cards which depicted significant gender and parental potentials. The TAT can be used to help identify personality characteristics and gender differences.

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