81. Ejcjs - Religion And The Secular In Japan: Problems In History, Social Anthropol Discusses problems in history, social anthropology and the study of religion. http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/discussionpapers/Fitzgerald.html

electronic journal of contemporary japanese studies Discussion Paper 3 in 2003 First published in ejcjs on 10 July 2003 Search the Web Search ejcjs How to contribute to ejcjs Religion' and 'the Secular' in Japan Problems in history, social anthropology, and the study of religion by T. Fitzgerald Reader in Religion University of Stirling e-mail the Author About the Author Introduction In a recent discussion of the idea of tradition, R. J. Smith said: …the rituals performed at weddings and funerals today contain many of the core symbols – and are designed to embody some of the most deeply held convictions – of the members of any society. (Smith, 1995: 29) I assume that the Shinto part of the ceremony is associated with religion because, well, because we all know that Shinto is a religion. There are gods in it. But why describe the party afterwards as highly secular? Edwards has clearly shown that it is at the party that many of the core symbols and deeply held convictions, including the subordination of individual autonomy and the hierarchical interdependence of all the actors, are given powerful expression. Edwards appeals to Victor Turner’s (1967, 1969) version of Van Gennep’s rites of passage in his discussion of the wedding as the liminal phase in the transformation of the principals from one kind of social actor into another (1989: 102-3). The rituals transform the principal actors, they also transform the wider society’s cognition of them, and finally they instruct both the principal actors and the participants in what is expected of marriage.

82. Religion - General | Vroman's Bookstore Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd Pasadena, CA 91101 Tel 626449-5320 Fax 626-792-7308 http://www.vromansbookstore.com/catalog/juvenile-nonfiction/religion-general

83. URI Kids :: World Religions Short introduction to the beliefs and rituals of this ancient religion from Japan. http://www.uri.org/kids/other_shin.htm

s Shintoism What does Shinto mean? What do its followers believe? Shinto means the way of the gods. Shintoism is an Ancient religion of Japan. It started at least as long ago as 1000 B.C.E. but is still practiced today by at least five million people. The followers of Shintoism believe that spiritual powers exist in the natural world. They believe that "spirits" called kami live in natural places such as in animals, plants, stones, mountains, rivers, people and even the dead. Where do Shinto followers worship? Shinto places of worship are called shrines and are usually found in beautiful natural settings. The shrine contains an Inner Hall which is only entered by Shinto priests since it is believed kami are present. Shinto priests can be either male or female. Purity is important to Shinto followers and therefore they rinse their mouths and wash their hands and hang up wooden tablets with prayers on them before entering the prayer hall. Once inside, the kami is summoned with a bell and offered rice or money. After which the worshiper bows twice and claps twice to welcome the kami then bows again. Shinto shrines are marked by a special archway called a torii. This archway is believed to separate the sacred world of the shrine from the world outside. There are about 80,000 shrines all over Japan. Each shrine has a yearly festival in which people pay their respects to the kami and celebrate with food and drink.

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85. Turkmenistan - Religion A description of religion in Turkmenistan, its origins and its form after independence. http://countrystudies.us/turkmenistan/14.htm

Religion Turkmenistan Table of Contents Traditionally, the Turkmen of Turkmenistan, like their kin in Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Iran, are Sunni Muslims (see Glossary). Shia Muslims (see Glossary), the other main branch of Islam, are not numerous in Turkmenistan, and the Shia religious practices of the Azerbaijani and Kurdish (see Glossary) minorities are not politicized. Although the great majority of Turkmen readily identify themselves as Muslims and acknowledge Islam as an integral part of their cultural heritage, many are non-believers and support a revival of the religion's status only as an element of national revival. They do not attend mosque services or demonstrate their adherence publicly, except through participation in officially sanctioned national traditions associated with Islam on a popular level, including life-cycle events such as weddings, burials, and pilgrimages. History and Structure Islam came to the Turkmen primarily through the activities of Sufi (see Glossary) shaykhs rather than through the mosque and the "high" written tradition of sedentary culture. These shaykhs were holy men critical in the process of reconciling Islamic beliefs with pre-Islamic belief systems; they often were adopted as "patron saints" of particular clans or tribal groups, thereby becoming their "founders." Reformulation of communal identity around such figures accounts for one of the highly localized developments of Islamic practice in Turkmenistan.

86. Home - Lola Of Maipon Church Lola of Maipon and the religion which she began. Indigenous prophet of the Bicol Region of the Philippines who started her own religion in 1968. http://lolaofmaipon.webs.com/

87. Religion TS One transwoman s personal experiences with the Mormon and Episcopal churches. http://www.moss-fritch.com/religion.htm

88. Asian Research Center Fosters research focusing on communication within the Church, with the larger society, and with local religions and cultures. http://www.stjohn.ac.th/arc/

89. Religion And Ecology Brief introduction to ecotheology and short descriptions of the relationship between individual religions and the environment. http://hollys7.tripod.com/religionandecology/

document.isTrellix = 1; Build your own FREE website at Tripod.com Share: Facebook Twitter Digg reddit document.write(lycos_ad['leaderboard']); document.write(lycos_ad['leaderboard2']); Religion and Ecology View Slideshow About Me Introduction to Eco-Wholism Christianity and Ecology ... Contact Me Welcome. This site is intended to explore the relationship between religion and the environment, between creator and creation. This area of religious study is perhaps esoteric in nature, but is applicable to all people, even for those who are not religious. It's scope is primarily academic, and not devotional, and is intended to serve as an introduction to the study of religion and its environmental implications. Humans have undeniably and boldly placed themselves and all other life in ecological crisis. We have not only failed to preserve the diversity of species that inhabit the earth, but we have failed to recognize the value of diversity that is implied in biology as being inherently valuable within our own species. We have created ghettos with our "isms" and placed a value of intolerance among relgions, genders, races, economic and social classes, and sexual orientation. Click to receive email when this page is updated Powered by NetMind click here to play sound Table of Contents January 2000

90. Jolly Roger Great Books Forums - Science & Religion Forum Web forum about science and religion. Multiple pop-ups http://jollyrogerwest.com/forumdisplay.php?f=3

91. Rutgers Journal Of Law Religion From Rutgers University School of Law - Camden. http://www-camlaw.rutgers.edu/publications/law-religion/

92. Bibliography On Women And Religion Compiled by University of Notre Dame student, a listing of books about Women and Religion arranged alphabetically by author. http://www.nd.edu/~archives/lau_bib.html

Archives Bibliography on Women and Religion Susan C. Lau, North Huntingdon, PA A B C D ... Z This version of the bibliography is arranged alphabetically by author's last name. After each bibliographical description there is an id number associated with the entry and a list of key words. You can search an index that includes all of the words in all of the alphabetical files by typing key words, dates, id numbers, authors' names, or words from titles here. If you have a DOS or Windows computer, you can download the latest version of this bibliography, and DOS software to read and search it. Download women-rl.exe (roughly one megabyte). Create a directory for the bibliography, move women-rl.exe into that directory, and at the DOS prompt change to that directory and type women-rl . Once the files have been unpacked, you can delete women-rl.exe and type papr to run the program that can search and display the bibliography. If you prefer, you can download women-rl.zip (roughly one megabyte) and use your own unzip program to unpack the compressed data from the zip file. Biography: Susan Walter Lau, the compiler of this bibliography, has her Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of Pittsburgh. She teaches in the Religious Studies Department at the University and has also taught at the Greensburg Regional Campus of Pitt, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and West Virginia University. Her areas of expertise include biblical studies and historical studies in the world's religions.

93. Korananalyse Zeigt Zitate aus dem Koran ber andere Religionen und kommentiert diese kritisch. http://www.korananalyse.de/

94. Ilse Hruby Scientology-Kritik, Theaterst cke und Erlebnisse http://www.ilsehruby.at/

Ilse Hruby Aktuelles Scientology-Kritik Kinder in der Scientology-Organisation Webseiten anderer Scientology-Kritiker ... Rechtliches zu Links und Kontakt Aktuelles neu Das wahre Gesicht von Scientology Wilfried Handl . ISBN 978-3-200-00982-0 zitiert aus dem Vorwort von Pfarrer Thomas Gandow Wilfried Handl Das Buch Meine Ehe mit einem Scientologen als online Version English: My Marriage with a Scientologist Der Trennungsbefehl in der Firmenpost The cleared-out Office "Marriage Auditing" in Hamburg ... Mein Kind braucht kein Sparbuch! Scientology-Kritik Eine der wohl umstrittensten Gruppen im Bereich der "neuen Psychobewegungen" ist die Scientology Organisation! , im April 2007 im Vorwort zu: Schwarzbuch Scientology von Ursula Caberta , Bundesminister a.D. (BRD) im Juli 2004 im Vorwort zu: PSYCHOKONZERN SCIENTOLOGY von Eberhard Kleinmann Quelle: Ursula Caberta Leiterin der Arbeitsgruppe Scientology im Transkript zu der DVD Matthias-Film GmbH 2008 "Die SO ist ein internationaler Wirtschaftskonzern, der aber nicht nur nach Gewinnmaximierung strebt, sondern auch ein weltweites Herrschaftssystem nach eigenen Vorstellungen errichten will. An die Stelle des Demokratieprinzips und der Grundrechte soll ein auf Psycho-Technologien und der

95. Scientology: Die Profit-Sekte Scientology Die Profit-Sekte http://www.religio.de/woche.html

Scientology: Die Profit-Sekte Die Woche, Mai 12, 1995 Scientology verbieten ? HINTERGRUND UMFRAGE Peter Landmann ... SPANIEN: Scientologen unter Anklage Es ist höchste Zeit: Glaubt man den Scientology-Publikationen, dann hat sich die seit 1954 unter dem Namen Church of Scientology betriebene Organisation vorgenommen, die Republik durch eine jahrelange strategische Operation "Clear Deutschland" in einen angeblichen Zustand höherer Erkenntnis zu versetzen. Als Ziel nennt sie, fünf Prozent des deutschen Buchmarktes zu übernehmen, 15 Prozent der Meinungsführer für die eigenen Ziele zu gewinnen und schließlich die Macht zu übernehmen. Mindestens 30 000 Anhänger des 1986 gestorbenen amerikanischen Sektengründers Ron Hubbard handeln nach Angaben der Organisation in Deutschland nach seinen Thesen. "Unter dem Deckmantel einer Religionsgemeinschaft", so stellte die Konferenz der Länder-Innenminister schon vor einem Jahr fest, vereine Scientology "Elemente der Wirtschaftskriminalität und des Psychoterrors gegenüber ihren Mitgliedern mit wirtschaftlichen Betätigungen und sektiererischen Einschlägen". Das Bundesarbeitsgericht in Kassel entschied im März, daß Scientology keine Kirche ist, sondern ein Wirtschaftsunternehmen. Gegen die Riesenkrake Scientology richten Verbote leider nichts aus. Das würde nur Märtyrer schaffen. Man muß die Organisation bei ihren undurchsichtigen Geschäften stören. Gegen die Ideologie des Gründers Hubbard "Geschäft, Geschäft, Geschäft" hilft nur eine Strategie: Information, Information, Information. Deshalb fordere ich alle Betroffenen Verfassungsschutz, Unternehmen, aber auch Schulen auf: Wir müssen alle Mittel einsetzen, die wir haben, um Scientologen zu enttarnen. Wir müssen ihnen die Stirn bieten. Und wir dürfen keinen Schritt zurückweichen. Auch nicht, wenn sie drohen. Denn sie setzen auf die Feigheit der Wohlstandsgesellschaft: Hauptsache Ruhe, keine Konflikte. Ich halte dagegen: Niemand darf aus Angst vor Repressionen zurückweichen besonders die Medien nicht. Es muß eine Kette der Abwehr entstehen.

96. Ein Haus Nach Dem Anderen Ein Haus nach dem anderen http://www.religio.de/whg4.html

Berliner Zeitung, 16.3.1995

97. Wabash Center Collection of resources about philosophy of religion. http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/result_browse.aspx?topic=648&pid=62

98. Philadelphia Inquirer Religion News and articles from the US newspaper. http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/living/religion/rss.xml

Religion coverage from The Inquirer en-us Sat, 13 Nov 2010 07:34:38 GMT en-us Citing a shortage of priests who can perform the rite, the nation's Roman Catholic bishops are conferring on how to conduct exorcisms. Sat, 13 Nov 2010 07:34:38 GMT Citing a shortage of priests who can perform the rite, the nation's Roman Catholic bishops are holding a conference on how to conduct exorcisms. Sat, 13 Nov 2010 05:30:09 GMT Citing a shortage of priests who can perform the rite, the nation's Roman Catholic bishops are holding a conference on how to conduct exorcisms. Sat, 13 Nov 2010 04:05:18 GMT The question is posed on billboards by some of the region's most prominent black Baptist, A.M.E., and Muslim clergy: We Have Been Tested for HIV. Have You? Fri, 12 Nov 2010 04:19:29 GMT Islam is suddenly on trial in a booming Nashville suburb, where opponents of a new mosque have spent six days in court trying to link it to what they claim is a conspiracy to take over America by imposing restrictive religious rule. Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:40:42 GMT After 34 years in cramped quarters but with big dreams, a new museum opening in the heart of the city's historic district aims to tell for the first time the complete story of the Jewish experience in America.

99. Religion News Service News about religion, ethics, spirituality and moral issues. Based in Washington D.C. http://www.religionnews.com/

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100. Your Religion Is False Humorous book on religions by Joel Grus, with a supporting blog. Includes book contents and excerpts. http://yrif.org/

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