The spreading power and interactivity of the Internet would not be necessary for the traditional religions that adhere to the communities in Japan. But such communities are changing or vanishing in the modern society. So these religions still need some method to hand over (tradere) their meanings and values to the next generation. Then the Internet comes out as one choice. We will take notice o...

Les conférences hebdomadaires ont comporté deux parties. Pendant le premier semestre, elles porté sur genre hagiographique tibétain (rnam thar), analysant ses fonctions et aspects formels à travers une étude de cas : la comparaison entre trois versions vie gTsang smyon Heruka (1452‑1507), illustre « saint fou » tibétain, écrites par disciples. deuxième nous sommes attelés l’examen d’un sujet va...

In the beginning was the Word. Often quoted, these opening words from the Gospel according to John nonetheless show that the relationship between language and religion goes beyond intimacy to identity. Whether this is taken as a specific moment in the theorization of one religion, the culmination of a particular line of thinking, or a more general truth about how humans grasp the essence of the...

When we study the history of life, it easy to see that life has evolved over time. The fossils of creatures that lived before us faithfully record the innovations and changes leading to the diversity of life that we observe today. The history of religion is much shorter, yet it too has left a fossil record revealing some of the innovations and changes leading to the diversity of religions which...

similarities and differences of interdiction in khamseh religions   fatemeh hosseinpour mogaddami [1] eivazi (ph.d.) [2] abstract interdiction and its application is one of the important subjects from judicial, legal and also social aspects. interdiction means prohibition of financial possessions and the interdictor is the person who is prohibited from possession of his properties. the reasons ...