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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"religion and culture"”.
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Intersecting religion and culture: A comparative study of circumcision rites in the Old Testament and Yorùbá culture
… explores circumcision in both the Old Testament and Yorùbá tradition, examining how the ritual conveys and perpetuates communal identity, religious meaning, and cultural belonging. The Old Testament provides the main focus, where in Genesis 17, circumcision is established as a divinely instituted …
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A Qualitative Investigation of the Interaction between Religion and Culture and a Mindful Self-Compassion Intervention Among Communities of Color
… needs due to its positive psychological effects and ability to increase subjective wellbeing. Parents of color whom have children with special health care needs experience additional stressors when compared to parents of typically developing children given the social, economic, and psychological …
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How femininities are shaped by religion and culture: a comparative study of beliefs on 'pollution' during childbirth and menstruation in Hinduism and Christianity
… study of how femininities are shaped by religion and culture. Since religion and culture is a very broad field, this study attempts to examine how femininities are shaped by notions of 'pollution' during menstruation and childbirth. These beliefs about pollution are thought to be part of …
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African women in religion and culture Chewa women in the Nkhoma synod of the church of central Africa, presbyterian: a critical study from women's perspective
… the Reformed tradition of their status, roles, and experiences. The introduction provides a detailed explanation of the area of study, African women's perspective of religion and culture, and methodology. I Chapter one aims at examining the context of women in Malawi. This includes the current …
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Teaching History, Learning Piety : an Alevi Foundation in Contemporary Turkey
… a considerable number of Alevi foundations and associations work intensively with promoting Alevi visibility and rights in Turkish society. Locally, they offer educational activities where Alevis can learn, practice and reflect on their religion and culture. Based on fieldwork in one Alevi …
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A Phenomenological Study of Non-Muslim Nurses’ Experiences of Caring for Muslim Patients in Saudi Arabia
… These objectives included: first, understanding what it is like to care for Muslim patients considering both religion and culture; secondly, exploring what it is like being cared for by non-Muslim nurses. In order to address these objectives, the study has employed a qualitative approach, …
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The impact of Islam and Muslim identity on experiences and views of mental ill health among Muslim men in south Wales.
… research question: “What is the impact of Islam and Muslim identity on experiences of mental ill health among Muslim men in south Wales?”. It conducted interviews with 21 Muslim men living in south Wales around their views and experiences of mental health, in relation to their gender and …
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Paramedic practice and the cultural and religious needs of pre‐hospital patients in Victoria
Religion and culture can impact profoundly on healthcare practices and health outcomes. The Australian community is rich and diverse in differing cultures and religions, and at times of medical emergency the paramedic increasingly will be required to respond to healthcare needs of this diverse …
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Perspectives of second-generation Pakistani Muslim therapists utilising CBT with ethnically similar clients: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
… made against the backdrop of relevant literature and current arguments. Studies have highlighted the significance of religion and culture for SGPMs and the need to produce culturally sensitive interventions for this group. The key findings from the quantitative and qualitative studies have …
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Muslim family law: British-Bangladeshi Muslim women and divorce in the UK
… in topics such as Shariah law, multiculturalism and legal pluralism. These may echo concerns that classical interpretation of Muslim family law (MFL) follows patriarchal practices that discriminate against Muslim women, whilst civil law is committed to gender equality as promoting social …
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Salt Vessels: Unearthing the Wonder of Salt
… salt's historical role in terms of trade, war, religion, and culture. Artistic influences that helped shape the conceptual development of the salt vessels are discussed also. The vessels reference salt's inherent geophysical environment while serving as objects whose design, color, and surface …
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Resilience and Resistance: Culture, Conversion, and Survival Among the Stockbridge Mohicans
… the history of conversion among the Mohican band in Stockbridge, Massachusetts from the 1730s to the 1740s. Focusing on the praying town under the ministry of Reverend John Sergeant at Stockbridge in 1736, I seek to reconstruct the resistance and survivance at the heart of the Stockbridge …
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Piety in Production: Video Filmmaking as Religious Encounter in Bénin
… with contrasting attitudes toward Nàgó–Yorùbá culture and aesthetics. In Nigeria, much of the Nollywood video film industry supports belonging to global religious movements, such as Pentecostal Christianity and Reformist Islam, all the while portraying indigenous religion as diabolical. The …
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An Analysis of the Human Rights and Gender consequences of the New South African Constitution and Bill of Rights with regards to the recognition and implementation of Muslim Personal Law
… in South Africa all women had identities of race and gender imposed on them. With a new dispensation in place Muslim women, however, still have to deal with identities attributed to them by religion and culture. The author of this dissertation is herself a Muslim woman who has struggled to …
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Principles for designing a modern Islamic garden - how can new design contain the memory of the past?
… gardens were historically gardens designed and built by Muslims for Muslim patrons, in what is traditionally known as the world of Islam. Today due to the vast immigration of people made possible by the advancement of transportation methods, Muslims have dispersed their religion and culture …
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Oral into written : an experiment in creating a text for African religion
… observer, of the development of a new, and probably unique, method of writing, teaching and learning about an oral tradition - a method which is grounded in ways of knowing, thinking and learning inherent in that tradition. It arose in the course of a co-operative venture - between two …
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Consumer Individualism and Community Orientation Among Protestant Churches
… central to the sociological study of American culture: Is community involvement in American society being overwhelmed by rising individualism? How is the tension between individual needs and community demands being resolved in contemporary American culture? In order to investigate these …
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Mapping the beat, beating the map : the religious work of Hip Hop, Reggae and Kwaito in South Africa
… within the media, the political sphere, and a variety of cultural expressions. Firstly, I explore the ways in which the popular musical forms of Hip Hop, Kwaito and Reggae in South Africa are contributing to the forging of a global African identity which challenges Eurocentric conceptions …
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Reshaping The Theology and Praxis of Inculturation through Interreligious Dialogue Between The Catholic Church and African Traditional Religion in Igboland, Nigeria
<p>Prior to the advent of Christianity in Igboland, the people practiced Igbo Traditional Religion. They believed in a Supreme Being (<em>Chukwu/Chineke</em>) who has other smaller deities as messengers including <em>Ala/Ani</em> the most powerful deity on earth. They revered their ancestors, who, …
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Egypt for Which Egyptians? Copts and the Egyptian Nationalist Movement, 1882-1919
… the Egyptian nationalist movement, between 1882 and 1919.However, little inquiry has been devoted to examining the role of Coptic Christians, Egypt's largest minority, in thedevelopment of this movement. For most of this period, Islamic loyalties were utilized to rouse nationalist orOttomanist …
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