Examining the filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s engagements with religious questions reference to his films Devi (The Goddess), Mahapurush Holy Man), Ashani Sanket (Distant Thunder), Sadgati (Deliverance) and Ganashatru (A Public Enemy), this essay assesses influence of Brahmo inheritance, personal atheism/agnosticism cultural fascination Hinduism in representations women’s status caste discrimination. ...

This article addresses the relationship between Hindu traditions and Queer community. First, I seek to understand some elements of Hinduism in dimensions gender sexuality. Then, present consequences colonialism India its influences on religious thought regarding issues point out which postcolonial theory help this struggle. address gender, caste, nationalism Hindutva ideology that dominate even...

Umbilical cord blood is a valuable source of haematopoietic stem cells. There is little information about whether religious affiliations have any bearing on attitudes to and decisions about its collection, donation and storage. The authors provided information about umbilical cord blood banking to expert commentators from six major world religions (Catholicism, Anglicanism, Islam, Judaism, Hind...

In recent decades, historians of religions have turned to, and developed, entirely new methodologies for the study of religion and human consciousness. Foremost among these are a collection of approaches often termed the “cognitive science of religion” (CSR), typically drawing on cognitive science, neuroscience, linguistics, and contemporary metaphor theory. Although we are still “early” in thi...

The phenomenon of the transformation traditional Balinese houses in Banjar Umacandi is interesting to study. perpetrators conversion religion from Hinduism Christianity, should live Christian world, but Umacadi still apply some values as a form culture derived teachings Hinduism. change has three implications, namely: (a) side creating new concepts, (b) developing and strengthening existing (c)...

The researcher explores how Emerson blends the East and West in his literary works. In order to observe influence of Eastern philosophy works, some representative texts like Poet, Over-Soul, Nature Illusion are analyzed detail. embodies notion Karma, Over-Soul Pantheism texts. He browses through Vedas, Gita Upanishads, philosophical ultimately encompasses their essence also advocates Transcende...

In Islam, marriage is the best answer to all natural and psychic needs of human beings. So marriage is one of the preferences that Divine and Heaven justifies it. According to the Islamic legal: A man can afford four spouses if he could act under Shariat and Justice behavior. Mohammad (pbuh) the prophet of Islamic once mentioned in his teaching that marriage is one of perfect tradition. Thus m...