scholarly journals Jinn sacrifice ritual in Ly Son island district - Quang Ngai

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-55
Author(s):  
Doai Duy Nguyen

Jinn sacrifice ritual is a type of folk beliefs. It does not only represent the opinions of Ly Son island district residents, Quang Ngai about worldview and outlook on life, but also contains the value of spiritual culture. At the same time, Jinn Sacrifice Ritual functions as ethical education of human life, as well as satisfying spiritual needs of individuals, families and communities. Jinn sacrifice ritual was common invocation used by residents in Ly Son island district, Quang Ngai for the dead in the process of clearance, of hamlet establishment, or for those suffering from sudden death. Jinn sacrifice ritual implementation reflects the islanders’ expectations for Jinn’s protection and support for a happy life safe and sound. Therefore, the Jinn sacrifice ritual in Ly Son island district is carried out not only in the Jinn Pagoga and in the All-Souls Temple in An Vinh commune, Nghia Pagoda in Thon Dong hamlet, Nghia Pagoda in An Hai commune, Nghia Pagoda in An Binh commune, but also in such many other places as Lady Palace in Tay small village, Vinh Hoa in Dong small village in An Vinh commune, Thien Y A Na Lady Palace in Trung Yen, Dong Thanh in Dong small village and So Hoi Dong in Dong Ho, An Hai commune, Vinh An Pagoda in An Vinh commune, etc.

Think India ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 512-514
Author(s):  
K. SUVARNA LAKSHMI ◽  
M. RAVICHAND ◽  
V. B. CHITHRA

Mosses Herzog is a disappointed middle-aged person. He always led his life in illusion. He is expecting more from his life and wants to lead a happy life with family.  But the things come to pass in his life are entirety fluctuate from his expectations. He spends the majority of his life time in illusion only. He has two wives and he predictable more affection and love from them, he disillusioned when he not get his expectations from them. At one stage he planned to murder his former wife. The protagonist, Professor Mosses Herzog has a tendency to write letters that will never be sent to the famous, the dead, his friends, and his family. A prolific Nobel Laureate Saul Bellow inspected the Moses mind with his unpublished letter. The writer exhibits the dissimilarity linking the expectations and reality of the protagonist life with his notable work Herzog.


Author(s):  
SM Abdul Quddus

Globalization started sometime ago and is an ongoing process. It is a diverse phenomenon, which has had tremendous impact on all aspects of human life. The spread of the culture of globalization can predominantly be attributed to the usage of modern electronic media such as the internet. As Islam is a global phenomenon, it becomes apparent that its principles should be held in the esteem befitting its status and not disregarded as irrelevant. Religious people of all age categories must agree to adapt their traditions to deal with the challenges of modernity. The end goal of globalization is thus to assess and integrate common ground into the world views of Islamic versus Western values rather than provoke bi-polarization and discord. As globalization in its current iteration predominantly stems from the influences of the West, it is paramount to scrutinize the differences in the Muslim interpretation of globalization in relation to its modern incarnation, to explore its differing definitions, the fluctuating goals of the educational systems, the sidelining of local traditions and languages, factors derived from the advent of “brain-drain” from certain nations, appropriate Muslim actions in response to globalization, and finally onto the question, how public sector management should be reformed in line with the reality of globalization and Islamic philosophy of government and administration in the contemporary era? However, following the example of the Western capitalist models and excluding religious public sector reform has produced varied reactions in MMCs. Such reactions include widespread social alienation and accelerated unhappiness and promotion of restless competition rather than cooperation. All these realities raise some unavoidable questions and debates that need to be properly addressed both from theoretical and practical perspectives. A refocused attention at the philosophy of public sector governance in light of the role of religion on the globalized and technology-driven world is an important endeavor to undertake. Thus the main objective of this paper is to explore an administrative model for public sector governance that will fulfil the socio-economic, technological and spiritual needs of a society. Data for this paper is collected mainly from secondary sources i.e. content analysis. ‘Islamic administrative model’ as suggested by Al-Buraey are used as the theoretical underpinning for this study. Keywords: Globalization, Heartware and software, Islam, New Public management, Islamic administrative model. Abstrak Globalisasi telah berlaku sejak dahulu lagi dan ia adalah proses yang berlaku secara berterusan. Ia adalah fenomena yang pelbagai, yang memberi kesan besar kepada manusia dari pelbagai aspek. Penyebaran globalisasi budaya di dominasi besar oleh penggunaan media elektronik moden seperti Internet. Oleh kerana Islam adalah fenomena global, jelaslah bahawa prinsipnya harus dipegang dengan harga yang sesuai dengan statusnya dan tidak sepatutnya dianggap sebagai tidak relevan. Orang yang beragama dari setiap lapisan umur mesti mengekalkan adat mereka walaupun mendepani arus kemodenan yang mencabar. Matlamat terulung globalisasi adalah untuk menilai dan mengintegrasikan titik persamaan tentang pandangan dunia pada nilai murni Islam atau nilai murni barat dan bukannya mencetuskan polarisasi dan perpecahan. Oleh kerana globalisasi pada hari ini didominasi sepenuhnya dari pengaruh Barat, adalah sangat penting untuk meneliti perbezaan dari sudut tafsiran Muslim juga tentang globalisasi berhubung dengan penjelmaan modennya, untuk meneroka definisi yang berbeza, matlamat yang berubah-ubah dalam sistem pendidikan, mengetepikan tradisi dan bahasa tempatan, faktor-faktor yang diperoleh daripada kemunculan "keberanian otak" dari negara-negara tertentu, tindakan Islam yang sesuai sebagai tindak balas kepada globalisasi, dan akhirnya kepada persoalan, bagaimana pengurusan sektor awam perlu diperbaharui selaras dengan realiti globalisasi dan falsafah Islam kerajaan dan pentadbiran dalam era kontemporari? Walaubagaimanapun, menuruti contoh model kapitalis barat dan meminggirkan sektor awam agama telah menghasilkan pelbagai tindak balas dalam MMCs. Reaksi sedemikian merangkumi pengasingan sosial yang meluas dan meningkatkan jurang ketidakpuasan dan menggalakkan persaingan yang tidak sihat berbanding untuk kerjasama. Kesemua realiti ini menimbulkan beberapa persoalan dan perdebatan yang tidak dapat dielakkan yang perlu ditangani dengan baik dari perspektif teori dan praktikal. Penelitian semula pada falsafah tadbir urus sektor awam yang dibantu oleh peranan agama terhadap dunia global yang serba berasaskan teknologi merupakan usaha penting untuk dilaksanakan. Oleh itu objektif utama penulisan ini adalah untuk meneroka model pentadbiran untuk tadbir urus sektor awam  yang akan memenuhi sosioekonomi, teknologi dan keperluan rohani daripada masyarakat. Data dari kertas ini dah dikumpulkan terutamanya dari sumber kedua iaitu analisis kandungan. ‘Model pentadbiran Islam’ seperti yang dicadangkan ole Al-Buraey dah digunakan sebagai asas teori bagi kajian ini. Kata Kunci:  Globalisasi, perkakasan dan perisian, Islam, Pengurusan Awam Baru, Model Pentadbiran Islam.  


Author(s):  
J.P. Griffin

In ordinary use, the word ‘happiness’ has to do with one’s situation (one is fortunate) or with one’s state of mind (one is glad, cheerful) or, typically, with both. These two elements appear in different proportions on different occasions. If one is concerned with a long stretch of time (as in ‘a happy life’), one is likely to focus more on situation than on state of mind. If a short period of time, it is not uncommon to focus on states of mind. By and large philosophers are more interested in long-term cases. One’s life is happy if one is content that life has brought one much of what one regards as important. There is a pull in these lifetime assessments towards a person’s objective situation and away from the person’s subjective responses. The important notion for ethics is ‘wellbeing’ – that is, a notion of what makes an individual life go well. ‘Happiness’ is important because many philosophers have thought that happiness is the only thing that contributes to wellbeing, or because they have used ‘happiness’ to mean the same as ‘wellbeing’. What, then, makes a life go well? Some have thought that it was the presence of a positive feeling tone. Others have thought that it was having one’s desires fulfilled – either actual desires (as some would say) or informed desires (as others would say). It is unclear how stringent the requirement of ‘informed’ must be; if it is fairly stringent it can, in effect, require abandoning desire explanations and adopting instead an explanation in terms of a list of good-making features in human life.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 165-188
Author(s):  
Jan A. Ali

Muslims believe that shari’a is God’s law or a divinely revealed law. In Islamic tradition shari’a covers the physical, intellectual, and spiritual needs of human life and comprises a composite of rules of conduct and forms a source of complete guidance towards the right path – siraat al mustaqeem – for the entire humanity. Islam as a complete way of life demands its adherents to follow and carry out the injunctions of the shari’a in all aspects of life. However, Muslims in Australia are a part of a modern secular nation-state which operates under common law system and its constitution demands a separation of church and state. It is in this context this paper sociologically examines the understanding and application of shari’a in Muslim everyday living. It posits that despite the secular nature of Australian state, Muslims are able to implement shari’a in their everyday-living as it is an essential source of guidance for them and forms the basis of being a “good” Muslim. Muslims don’t demand the constitutionalization of shari’a but a wider recognition of it in Australia as it continues to be important and the foundation of their religion, their mode of existence, and ethico-moral structure.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 239
Author(s):  
Teguh Suripto

Abstract Management is one branch of economics that plays an important role in the successful management of an organization or company. Implementation of the company's management can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of resource companies or organizations so as to achieve the goal or vision of a better company. Islam is one religion the religion professed by the majority of the Indonesian population, have given color to every aspect of life of its adherents. Started in terms of religious, political, social and economic. Conventional economic outlook puts worldliness course, has not looked at his spiritual needs. So that employees only be the object of the company and not be subject to the company. With the implementation of the Human Resources Management Islam, the employee will be subject to the company so that they are able to participate actively for the betterment of the company. Islamic economic system in implementing human resource management, based on the harmony or balance between the need to do material and human ethics. Islamic Economic System not forget the main features of human progress, which is dependent on the extent to which the smooth coordination and harmony between the moral and material aspects of human life. Key word : Management SDM, Islamic Economic, Recruitment, Selection, training and development


Author(s):  
Nguyen Duy Doai

The Ca Ong (whale) belief is one of the folk beliefs in Vietnam. The Ca Ong belief followed by the inhabitants of the Ly Son island district not only reflects their spiritual needs, but also educates people in the value of gratefulness. Thus, at the temple, the practitioners of the Ca Ong belief often hang many horizontal lacquered boards (hoành phi) with parallel sentences in the main hall, with the purpose of explicating the aforementioned values. This belief also reflects the aspirations of the island inhabitants, who wish to have their lives blessed with happiness by the god. Particularly, this paper explores the divergence of the Ca Ong belief that can be found in this island. Namely, this belief is not only worshipped at the temple by the community, but also privately within the Dang family, where they worship Ca Ong as a god. This is something never happening in other regions such as the South Central coast or the South of Vietnam. Furthermore, this paper focuses on the change of the title system within this belief. Whereas titles were previously bestowed by the Nguyen dynasty, family titles in the Ly Son Island are bestowed by the Shaman.


Author(s):  
Борис Андреевич Синанов ◽  
Соловьева Любовь Тимофеевна

В жизни грузинской диаспоры Северной Осетии в последние годы важным событием стал праздник Ломисоба. Он проводится в первую среду после дня Святой Троицы в окрестностях селения Балта, расположенного на Военно-грузинской дороге. Истоки этого праздника уходят в грузинский регион Мтиулети, где местные жители почитают св. Георгия Ломисского, именной праздник которого – Ломисоба – ежегодно проводится в селении Млета. Грузины Балты, как и жители соседних селений Чми и Нижний Ларс, сохраняют в быту немало народных традиций из сферы духовной культуры (народные верования, семейная и календарная обрядность); отчасти этому способствует сохранение постоянных контактов c сородичами из соседних районов Грузии. Праздники в большинстве полиэтничных регионов Кавказа, как правило, всегда создавали благоприятные условия для общения представителей не только разных народов, но и разных конфессий. Как свидетельствуют собранные материалы, эта особенность праздничной культуры сохраняется и в наши дни. In recent years, the Lomisoba holiday has become an important event in life of the Georgian diaspora in North Ossetia. It is held on the first Wednesday after the Holy Trinity (Troitsa) in the vicinity of the village Balta, located on the Georgian Military Highway. The origins of this holiday go to the Georgian region of Mtiuleti, where locals venerate St. George of Lomisy, whose personal holiday – Lomisoba – is held annually in the village Mleta. The Georgians of Balta, as well as the inhabitants of the neighboring villages Chmi and Nizhny Lars, maintain many folk traditions from the sphere of spiritual culture (folk beliefs, family and calendar rituals). This is partly due to the maintenance of constant contacts with relatives from neighboring regions of Georgia. As a rule, holidays in most of the multi-ethnic regions of the Caucasus have always created favorable conditions for communication between representatives not only of different peoples, but also of different confessions. According to the collected materials, this is still the case for the festive culture.


Author(s):  
Aneta GOŁĘBIOWSKA-TOBIASZ ◽  
Keyword(s):  

У статті охарактеризовано пам’ятки монументальної нагробної архітектури – ліхтарі померлих. Їх ідея виникла під час клюнійської реформи, а самі пам’ятки від першої половини ХІІ ст. почали з’являтися на теренах Европи, зокрема в Польщі. Їх розташування (біля монастирських кладовищ або над масовими похованнями) означало святість місця, де мешкали мертві, заохочувало живих до молитов за душі, які перебували в чистилищі. Ліхтарі померлих замінили свічки на могилах. У Середньовіччі вони рідко були присвячені окремим людям. Лише згодом їх почали встановлювати на місцях раптової смерти людей. Ліхтарі мали також магічні функції. У свідомості населення їхнє світло захищало від привидів, ходячих мерців чи неприкаянних душ. На теренах Центральної Европи найбільша група ліхтарів померлих є у Кракові. Тут збережено 11 об’єктів, найдавніший з яких датований XIV ст. (нині розташований біля костелу св. Миколая), а найпізніший – XIX ст. Особливо помітним є взаємозв’язок ліхтарів померлих із топографією місць, де від Середньовіччя закладали цвинтарі та заклади для невиліковно хворих. Ліхтарі померлих були також пов’язані зі старими торговельними шляхами, поселеннями й місцями поклоніння, які функціонували на місці Кракова ще в дохристиянську добу. Ліхтарі, які розміщували на полях, попереджали мешканців міста та мандрівників про небезпечні місця (лепрозорії, лікарні для інфекційних хворих, епідемічні кладовища), місця поховань засуджених. Під час подорожей вони допомагали оминути болота, мочарі тощо, сигналізували про найближчі монастирі та поселення.


2020 ◽  
pp. 365-384
Author(s):  
Lyudmila N. Vinogradova ◽  

Representations of deceased unbaptized children as mythologized beings are more or less common in all Slavic traditions, but these characters occupy a different place in different regional mythologies. In some beliefs, they are perceived as relatively harmless souls from among their relatives, who must be considered, remembered in a timely manner, observe certain prohibitions on memorial days, and so on. In others beliefs, they are very dangerous spirits that can provoke various troubles, diseases and natural disasters. In some beliefs, these mythical creatures do not stand out from the total number of “unclean” dead. Accordingly, not everywhere these spirits form an independent class of demonological images in the general ethnic character system, they are not universally designated by specific terms and have a set of stable mythological characteristics. The article examines folk beliefs recorded in Polesye and in the Ukrainian Carpathians about the demonization of the souls of unbaptized children, and also attempts to characterize this category of the dead in terms of their speech behavior, which indicates the character’s acquisition of the status of evil spirits. The active speech behavior of these spirits characteristic of the Carpathian-Ukrainian tradition may indicate a high level of development of their mythological characteristics in the folk demonology of the Carpathian region, which preserves numerous archaic ethnocultural features.


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