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...

Early Gaud. ı̄ya Vais.n. ava theologians developed a unique path of Hindu devotion during the 16th century through which an aspirant cultivates a rapturous form of selfless love (premā) for Kr.s.n. a, who is recognized as the supreme and personal deity. In the course and consequence of cultivating this selfless love, the recommended practices of devotion are claimed to free one from the basic ex...

The market share of Islamic banking is still very small, so there needs to be a proper marketing strategy overcome it, one which Sharia relationship marketing. purpose this research analyze the implementation sharia at BPRS Bhakti Sumekar Sumenep. method used descriptive quantitative approach. results showed that Sumenep has assimilated quite well, it shown from respondents' assessment dimensio...