Although many Hindu communities today foreground women as religious authorities, some lineages officially recognize only men gurus and renouncers. If official models of authority are gendered masculine, what space do have to embody holiness? This article investigates this question with reference in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a transnational organization that h...

Abstract This article discusses two important representatives of the manuscript culture Devotio Moderna in late medieval eastern Low Countries (c. 1500): a vernacular devout song (Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin—Preussischer Kulturbesitz mgo 185) and Middle Dutch rapiarium or collection various short religious texts (Zwolle, Historisch Centrum Overijssel, Collectie Emmanuelshuizen 13). Both ...

The basic metaphysical frame of life in ancient India, that sacred water (paviṭra jala) and the notion “Water itself is life” (jala hī jivan hai), can be illustrated with case studies two cities. Settled continuously since 1000 BCE, cities Varanasi Ayodhya have been eulogized as salvific holy-heritage India known for their ritualscapes associated waters pools. According to treatises tales, ther...

Regional regulations with sharia nuances in Indonesia reap pros and cons because is not a religious state. Indramayu Regency Tasikmalaya City are two regions that apply sharia-based regional regulations. This research belongs to the type of qualitative research, using descriptive analytical method normative-juridical approach maqashid shari'ah. The promulgation due electoral political interests...

The decision-making process for Sharia investment needs to consider the individual’s risk tolerance since every type of is closely attached risk-return trade-off. This study examines whether multidimensional and religiosity influence decisions. used 300 potential Muslim investors in Indonesia as primary data source through an online survey with a convenience sampling method analysed using Parti...

This paper examines 29 editions of previously unstudied comic serials portraying the struggle one most influential military commanders in modern Indonesian history, General Sudirman, published from 1966-67 by official magazine Muhammadiyah, Suara Muhammadijah. By using an historical and studies approach, this research reveals that aimed to arouse a feeling Islamic patriotism among readers magaz...

The results of 200 antenatal diagnoses in pregnancies at risk for homozygous beta-thalassaemia, carried out on fetal blood samples obtained by placental aspiration in the second trimester, are described. Globin chain synthesis in the fetuses was measured by means of 3H-leucine incorporation and separation of the chains on carboxy-methyl-cellulose columns. Fetal red cell enrichment was performed...

Abstract Is Islam a religion that promotes patriarchy? In the academic debate, there are different assessments. On one hand, is thesis of an elective affinity between and patriarchal values. Muslim-majority countries among Muslims, support for values most pronounced. other antithesis Islamic feminism, which shows significant proportion devout Muslims gender equality. It therefore wrong to descr...

glsA gene product, which is required for asymmetric division, and the regA gene product, which is required for terminal differentiation of somatic cells. More recently, they have also been used to show that the invA gene encodes a novel kinesin that drives inversion. What can Volvox tell us about the evolutionary origins of multicellularity and cellular differentiation? The family Volvocaceae, ...