A Prehistory of Hindu-Christian Conflict

2020 ◽  
pp. 65-114
Author(s):  
Chad M. Bauman
Keyword(s):  
Religious Conflicts ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Diffusion

This chapter provides a historical exposition on the development of Hindu–Christian conflict and on how certain conflicts in India came to be understood as “religious” conflicts between “Hindus” and “Christians.” It emphasizes the world-historical forces that played and continue to play a role in the construction of Hindu–Christian conflict. It also elaborates how colonization and globalization contributed to the construction of Hindu–Christian conflict. The chapter analyses local and global factors that explain why particular groups come into conflict, why at a particular time, and why in a particular way. It mentions the resistance of some Hindus to what they perceive as the undesirable but inexorable global diffusion of modern, secular ideals as one of the reasons for the conflict between Hindus and Christians.

The Integral Nature of Ethnicity and Religion during Northern Ireland’s Troubles

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 9-18
Author(s):  
Peter Crowley
Keyword(s):  
Religious Identity ◽  
Historical Narratives ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
The Troubles ◽  
Religious Conflicts ◽  
The World ◽  
Sectarian Conflict ◽  
Civil And Political Rights ◽  
Religious Other

Northern Ireland’s Troubles conflict, like many complex conflicts through the world, has often been conceived as considerably motivated by religious differences. This paper demonstrates that religion was often integrated into an ethno-religious identity that fueled sectarian conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland during the Troubles period. Instead of being a religious-based conflict, the conflict derived from historical divides of power, land ownership, and civil and political rights in Ireland over several centuries. It relies on 12 interviews, six Protestants and six Catholics, to measure their use of religious references when referring to their religious other. The paper concludes that in the overwhelming majority of cases, both groups did not use religious references, supporting the hypothesis on the integrated nature of ethnicity and religion during the Troubles. It offers grounding for looking into the complex nature of sectarian and seemingly religious conflicts throughout the world, including cases in which religion acts as more of a veneer to deeply rooted identities and historical narratives.

scholarly journals MEMPERKUAT DAKWAH TRANSFORMATIF SEBAGAI SALAH SATU LANGKAH UNTUK MEMBANGUN IDENTITAS BANGSA YANG BERKEADABAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
Nelmaya Nelmaya
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Religious Conflicts ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Present Context

<p><em>Indonesia is one of the largest Muslim populations in the world, with a total of 182,083,594 Muslims out of a total population of 224 million. As the largest population, Muslims have an essential role in building a civilized Indonesian identity. The problem now is, the civilized nation's identity has not been realized as expected, this can be seen from a variety of indicators, including indicators of Indonesian poverty still believing at least 37.17 million people are poor, crime is again ballooning, harmonization has not materialized because everywhere happens conflicts, including religious conflicts, Indonesia's achievements, and well-being are still far compared to other countries and so on. However, from the various indicators put forward, one thing which is superficial to form as a builder of civilization in Indonesia is social capital. The social capital of this nation is still ripped apart because it is not built with clear mass communication and has a paradigm that can dialogue textuality and contextuality. In this connection, Islam has a tradition of da'wah and is still developing today. This da'wah tradition is a potential asset that can build social capital to improve the nation's identity, which is still within the framework of this massive and anomie civilization. For da'wah to be used as a basis in this direction, da'wah must also develop normative methods and strategies that are appropriate to the present context. This paper offers transformative da'wah as a builder of social capital to realize a civilized nation's identity.</em></p>

Arabian Aesthetics in European Modernism

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-355
Author(s):  
Ferial J. Ghazoul
Keyword(s):  
James Joyce ◽  
Marcel Proust ◽  
Western Literature ◽  
Arabian Nights ◽  
High Modernism ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Diffusion ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Second World ◽  
European Modernism

This article focuses on one aspect of the impact of the Arabian Nights on Western literature that has been rarely addressed, namely its impact on modernism. Modernism is almost always viewed as a quintessentially European movement, self-generated between the first and second World Wars. From there it spread to the rest of the world. Despite its global diffusion, the imperial project has remained to be viewed in terms of the impact of the colonial powers over the colonized. My contention is that the cultural traffic was not one-way, but two-way. By considering the cultural traffic as going two ways, we instil an understanding of Modernism as a World Movement and recognize the constitutive part that Arabic poetics played in European Modernism. This article thus detects how the narrative logic of the most famous Arabian tales structured the works of the two pillars of High Modernism, Marcel Proust and James Joyce.

scholarly journals Religious Syimbols and the Maintenance of Social harmony in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara

FIKRAH ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Fathurrahman Muhtar
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Religious Pluralism ◽  
Religious Values ◽  
Social Harmony ◽  
Religious Symbols ◽  
Religious Conflicts ◽  
The World ◽  
Crucial Part

<p>Symbols have been a crucial part of all religions in the world for they can represent religious values, ideas, and events. This study seeks to examine the meaning of religious symbols in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, and their role in maintaining socio-religious harmony in the region. Qualitative and interpretative in nature, data collection techniques in this study were carried out through interviews, observation, and documentation. Meanwhile, data analysis employed a <em>grounded theory</em> design. The results of this study indicate that the symbols of religious pluralism are visible on the Pura Meru (next to the Nurul Falah mosque), on the statues of various religious figures at the Pura Mayura, and on the Pura Lingsar, a home for an ancient building called <em>Kemalik</em>. These symbols have been recognized as common properties of Hindus and Muslims and as places to get blessings. There is also the Topat War festival which is a legacy of Muslim and Hindu traditions used as a medium to pour out any form of anger among religious adherents and then end with peace. Those symbols are believed to be able to foster togetherness and harmony in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. In general, these religious symbols have made Cakranegara and Lingsar peaceful areas free from religious conflicts to date.</p>

scholarly journals ANALISIS PERLINDUNGAN TERHADAP TOLERANSI KEBEBASAN BERAGAMA DI INDONESIA DALAM PERSPEKTIF HAK ASASI MANUSIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-34
Author(s):  
Nathanael Bagas Setyawan ◽  
Ridwan Arifin
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Religious Freedom ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Religious Intolerance ◽  
Religious Conflicts ◽  
The World ◽  
Crucial Problem ◽  
Religious Problems

Activities to religion are generally carried out by all religious communities in the world without limiting an activity in the process, because it can disrupt the worship process. But in its implementation, especially in Indonesia, the public is less aware of the importance of tolerating religious freedom in order to prevent religious conflicts in the concept of Human Rights. Historically, religious problems are a social problem because they involve the lives of people who cannot be separated from the study of social sciences. Therefore, the religious sciences are essentially parts of Sociology, Psychology and Anthropology. Whereas the issue of religious intolerance in Indonesia is a crucial problem, because these problems can divide the Indonesian people, even though religious problems are a problem that does not need to be exaggerated because in essence every religion teaches good things so that the issue of religious freedom of others is in vain. So from that a country needs to have a law to regulate the existing government system, one of which is to regulate religion in Indonesia. Religion in Indonesia itself has been regulated in chapter XI of Religion in Article 29 paragraph (2) where the State guarantees the independence of each resident to embrace their respective religion and to worship according to that belief. Not only about religious freedom, the context of violations concerning religion in Indonesia has also been regulated in law, but the public still underestimates the law because they themselves are also taboo on the laws that apply in Indonesia. Problems concerning religious intolerance can be prevented through counseling on vulnerable areas that will cause religious commotion, so that the pillars of nationality contained in the Pancasila can still survive and run as they should. This study analyzes the Protection of Religious Freedom in Indonesia in the perspective of Human Rights in Indonesia.  Keywords : Agama, intoleransi, konflik, kebebasan, perlindungan hukum.

scholarly journals The Boko Haram Uprising and Islamic Revivalism in Nigeria

2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abimbola Adesoji
Keyword(s):  
Party Politics ◽  
Religious Conflict ◽  
Islamic Fundamentalism ◽  
Boko Haram ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Religious Ideology ◽  
Religious Conflicts ◽  
The World ◽  
Fertile Ground ◽  
Islamic Revivalism

From the 1980 Maitatsine uprising to the 2009 Boko Haram up-rising, Nigeria was bedevilled by ethno-religious conflicts with devastating human and material losses. But the Boko Haram uprising of July 2009 was significant in that it not only set a precedent, but also reinforced the attempts by Islamic conservative elements at imposing a variant of Islamic religious ideology on a secular state. Whereas the religious sensitivity of Nigerians provided fertile ground for the breeding of the Boko Haram sect, the sect's blossoming was also aided by the prevailing economic dislocation in Nigerian society, the advent of party politics (and the associated desperation of politicians for political power), and the ambivalence of some vocal Islamic leaders, who, though they did not actively embark on insurrection, either did nothing to stop it from fomenting, or only feebly condemned it. These internal factors coupled with growing Islamic fundamentalism around the world make a highly volatile Nigerian society prone to violence, as evidenced by the Boko Haram uprising. Given the approach of the Nigerian state to religious conflict, this violence may remain a recurring problem. This paper documents and analyses the Boko Haram uprising, as well as its links with the promotion of Islamic revivalism and the challenges it poses to the secularity of the Nigerian state.

Multi-Platform Advertising as a Global Phenomenon

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth C. C. Yang
Keyword(s):  
Contextual Information ◽  
Cross Media ◽  
The World ◽  
Usage Behavior ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Cross Platform ◽  
Global Diffusion

Multi-platform advertising has become a global phenomenon. It is also widely known as cross-device, cross-media, cross-platform, cross-touchpoints, and cross-channel advertising. This book chapter provides an overview of multi-platform advertising in terms of its consumer platform usage behavior, global diffusion, emerging metrics, opportunities and challenges as perceived by major players, regulatory concerns, and technological developments. This book chapter offers the up-dated contextual information to allow readers of this edited volume to comprehend better the phenomenon of multi-platform advertising around the world.

scholarly journals Contagious Environmental Lawmaking

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-212
Author(s):  
Natasha Affolder
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Methodological Challenges ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Diffusion ◽  
The Way

Abstract It is rare to find an environmental law development or ‘innovation’ announced or celebrated without some discussion of its transferability. Discourses of diffusion are becoming increasingly central to the way that we develop, communicate and frame environmental law ideas. And yet, this significant dimension of environmental law practice seems to have outgrown existing conceptual scaffolding and scholarly vocabularies. The concept, and intentionally unfamiliar terminology, of ‘contagious lawmaking’ creates a space for both fleshing out, and problematizing, the phenomenon of the dynamic and multi-directional transfer of environmental law ideas. This article sets the stage for further study of the global diffusion of environmental law. It does so by identifying the phenomenon of contagious lawmaking and by making explicit some of the terminological and methodological challenges implicated in its study. The article draws on narratives of the ‘global’ diffusion of environmental impact assessment, cited as ‘the most widely adopted environmental management tool in the world’.

How does the world connect? Exploring the global diffusion of social network sites

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (8) ◽  
pp. 1875-1885 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory D. Larosiliere ◽  
Lemuria D. Carter ◽  
Christian Meske
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Diffusion

ECONOMIC RELATIONS OF GLOBAL POWERS WITH CENTRAL ASIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (20) ◽  
pp. 123-136
Author(s):  
Sabina Malikova
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Great Powers ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Religious Conflicts ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
The World ◽  
Divide And Rule ◽  
Power Center ◽  
Global Powers

The dominant worldpowers, whose qualification of being a power center got stronger with globalization, have had a structure that affects everywhere. These powers could not be expected tore main in different to Central Asia. Because the Central Asia Region has an interesting structure with it srich underground and above ground resources. Considered as the first homeland of the Turks, Central Asia is a part of the world that has always been the domain of sovereignty wars in the historical process. The Turks, who have been living in Central Asia since the earliest times of history, have been in the struggle of the world's global powers. The great effects of the global competition, sometimes between the great powers with in there gionand sometimes by the powers outside the region, have always been felt. Russia and China have more opportunities in Central Asia than distant global powers. For this reason, various invasions, regional wars, division strategies, in short, power wars in Central Asia have become an unchangeable fate. Inthisstudy, the economic relations in Central Asiaand the position of the global powers, which can also be named as Great Powers, were evaluated with the method of theoretical analysis. As a result of this evaluation, it has been determined that the economic interests of the great powers of the world are effective on the basis of even various regional, ethnological and religious conflicts. Especially Russia and China's divide-and-rule policy has been the determinant of the fate of the Central Asian people for the last three centuries. It was as if the set wopower sagreed with each other and shared and invaded the regions and as a result, the poverty of the societies in Central Asia increased while the exploitation order they formed strengthened themselves.

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