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Religions, Volume 11, Issue 2

February 2020 - 48 articles

Cover Story: The normative discourse widely shared in mainstream Sikhism affirms the equality between man and woman and the same possibility to manifest devotion through every kind of seva (selfless social service in “gurdwaras”, the Sikh temples). However, empirical observation has shown a different picture, as there is a clear division of tasks that implicitly subtends a gender-based hierarchy. This relational structure is challenged by intergenerational tensions, especially by young women born or raised in Italy, who may want to develop a different Sikh identity, considered compatible also with the Italian social and cultural context. In this initial process of collective identity definition and of agency, the female participation in the religious seva within gurdwaras is identified as the tool for change of power relations that cross genders and generations. View this paper
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Articles (48)

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
17,876 Views
15 Pages

23 February 2020

Using anthropological and theological perspectives and secondary literature, this paper argues that the scientific study of culture by professional anthropologists and social scientists is an essential component in the Catholic Church’s mission...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,764 Views
17 Pages

22 February 2020

Reading Measure for Measure through the logic of substitution has been a long-standing critical tradition; the play seems to invite topical, political, and religious parallels at every turn. What if the logic of substitution in the play goes beyond e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
7,849 Views
24 Pages

21 February 2020

This article addresses the way the book of Ezra-Nehemiah on one hand and Chronicles on the other reflect the relationship between Samaria and Judah in the postexilic period. With regard to Ezra-Nehemiah, the focus is placed on Ezra 4:1–5, 6&nda...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
15,414 Views
22 Pages

21 February 2020

A new fatwa was announced by the British National Health Service (NHS) in June 2019 to clarify the Islamic position on organ donation. Additionally, the NHS promotional material presents brief arguments for and against organ donation in Islam. Howeve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
15,905 Views
26 Pages

20 February 2020

This article attempts to shed light on the challenges confronting relevant actors (state and non-state) in countering the threat of terrorism recruitment by focusing on the Boko Haram terrorist organization, whose presence and activities threaten the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
14,910 Views
21 Pages

19 February 2020

Sikhism is widely understood and celebrated as san egalitarian religion. This follows from its interpretation as a challenge to the caste schema of Hinduism as well as readings which suggest its gender equality. This paper explores the intersection o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
18,975 Views
15 Pages

Religious Diversity in Australia: Rethinking Social Cohesion

  • Douglas Ezzy,
  • Gary Bouma,
  • Greg Barton,
  • Anna Halafoff,
  • Rebecca Banham,
  • Robert Jackson and
  • Lori Beaman

18 February 2020

This paper argues for a reconsideration of social cohesion as an analytical concept and a policy goal in response to increasing levels of religious diversity in contemporary Australia. In recent decades, Australian has seen a revitalization of religi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
31,210 Views
34 Pages

18 February 2020

This article, part of an evolving and large project, examines the relationship between clothing, freedom and choice, and specifically Islamic dress in shaping the identity of Dutch Muslim women after the Burka Ban that was voted into law on 1 August...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,396 Views
23 Pages

18 February 2020

This essay explores theatrical drama alongside aspects of religious dimensionality David Tracy analyzes in terms of limit experience, limit language, and limit questions. The claim is that metatheatrical forms can correlate with limit dimensions, a c...

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