Ritual  (tagged articles)

The Role of Native American Healing Traditions Within Allopathic Medicine

Rachna Vemireddy - Although spirituality has been an essential part of healing for most of mankind, modern medicine is more likely to embrace a mechanistic view of the human body where illness is an engineering problem and the body is the sum of discrete parts, rather than a complex... Keep Reading »

Pain and Power: BDSM as Spiritual Expression

Alicia Charles D'Avalon - Western society is becoming increasingly secular as religion disappears from the public sphere. This developing identification has created a void as people move away from the traditional, established symbols and maps of meaning. People are still finding and inventing... Keep Reading »
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The Origins of Cuban Music and its Cultural and Spiritual Importance Within the Cuban Diaspora Community

Sonia Gil - This paper explores how the Cuban Diaspora has formed connections and forged a new identity around music, meanwhile reinforcing the resiliency, adaptability, creativity and autonomy of the Cuban people in the midst of crisis and uncertainty. Arts and culture are not... Keep Reading »

Spiritual Autobiography and Dave Eggers' "What is the What"

Johanna L. Beck - Spiritual autobiographies have a long and rich history as a form of memoir, beginning at about 397AD with the release of Saint Augustine’s Confessions. Since this time, many spiritual works have evolved out of this tradition and are still being produced today... Keep Reading »
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Toward a Neurobiological Understanding of Religion: Examining Ritual and the Body

Joanna H. Gross - One of the numerous working definitions of religion includes "a belief in a divine or superhuman power or powers to be worshipped," and "an expression of such a belief in conduct and ritual" (Johnson, 2012 p. 1). Rituals are generally a religion’s defining characteristic... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Ritual is tagged in the following 9 articles.

Traditional Medicine
2020, Vol. 12 No. 12
The Role of Native American Healing Traditions Within Allopathic Medicine
By Rachna Vemireddy
Although spiRituality has been an essential part of healing for most of mankind, modern medicine is more likely to embrace a mechanistic view of the human body where illness is an engineering problem and the body is the sum of discrete parts, rather... Read Article »
Native Americans Healing Biomedicine Traditional Medicine Alternative Medicine Spirituality
Spirituality
2020, Vol. 12 No. 11
Pain and Power: BDSM as SpiRitual Expression
By Alicia Charles D'Avalon
Western society is becoming increasingly secular as religion disappears from the public sphere. This developing identification has created a void as people move away from the traditional, established symbols and maps of meaning. People are still... Read Article »
Spirituality BDSM Pain Sexuality Subcultures
Cuba
2015, Vol. 7 No. 10
The Origins of Cuban Music and its Cultural and SpiRitual Importance Within the Cuban Diaspora Community
By Sonia Gil
This paper explores how the Cuban Diaspora has formed connections and forged a new identity around music, meanwhile reinforcing the resiliency, adaptability, creativity and autonomy of the Cuban people in the midst of crisis and uncertainty. Arts... Read Article »
Cuba Cuban Music Afro-Cuban Culture Sprituality Diaspora Communities
Memoirs
2014, Vol. 6 No. 12
SpiRitual Autobiography and Dave Eggers' "What is the What"
By Johanna L. Beck
SpiRitual autobiographies have a long and rich history as a form of memoir, beginning at about 397AD with the release of Saint Augustine’s Confessions. Since this time, many spiRitual works have evolved out of this tradition and are still... Read Article »
Memoir What is the What Dave Eggers Spiritual Autobiography The Lost Boys Sudan Autobiography
Neuroscience
2012, Vol. 4 No. 08
Toward a Neurobiological Understanding of Religion: Examining Ritual and the Body
By Joanna H. Gross
One of the numerous working definitions of religion includes "a belief in a divine or superhuman power or powers to be worshipped," and "an expression of such a belief in conduct and Ritual" (Johnson, 2012 p. 1). Rituals are generally a religion... Read Article »
Neuroscience Religion Ritual Psychology Of Religion Neurotheology
Self Awareness
2011, Vol. 3 No. 07
Impression Management: Considering Cultural, Social, and SpiRitual Factors
By Ashley R. Norris
According to Sinha (2009), "Impression management is an active self-presentation of a person aiming to enhance his image in the eyes of others" (p.104). A symbolic interaction theorist, Erving Goffman, coined the term impression management in 1959... Read Article »
Impression Management Culture Society Spirituality Self Awareness
Religion
2011, Vol. 3 No. 01
The Influence of Religion on Health
By Iulia O. Basu-Zharku
Religion is a subject that we encounter daily, either because we follow a specific faith and the rules established by it, or because we meet people who proclaim their faith unabashed, or because we know it is a taboo subject in social conversations... Read Article »
Religion And Health Spirituality And Health Health Psychology Religious Practice Healthy Living Personal Health
Immigration
2010, Vol. 2 No. 02
Exploring the American Immigrant Experience Through Literature
By Brian Richards
In “Amor de lejos: Latino (Im)migration Literatures,” B.V. Olguin writes, “Latino/a (im)migration narratives…often illustrate the traumatic aspects of displacement by focusing in part on how immigration, migration, exile... Read Article »
Immigration Migration American Immigration Narratives Asia Haiti China Nationalism Cultural Identity Buddhism Marriage Stereotypes Spirituality
Black Church
2010, Vol. 2 No. 02
Restoring the Social Justice Identity of the Black Church
By Robert S. Harvey
In the days of past, the clarion call and mission of the black church was two-fold: it served as a beacon of hope for the lost-soul seeking grace and mercy, but it also functioned as an oasis for all issues affecting the community. The black church... Read Article »
Black Church Religion Social Justice Inequality Spirituality African-american Studies

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