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The dead are potent and omnipresent in modern Indonesia. Presidents and peasants alike meditate before sacred graves to exploit the power they confer, and mediums do good business curing the sick by interpreting the wishes of deceased forebears. Among non-Muslims there are ritual burials of the bones of the dead in monuments both magnificent and modest. By promoting dead heroes to a nationalist pantheon, regions and ethnic groups establish their place within the national story. Although much has been written about the local forms of the scriptural religions to which modern Indonesians are required by law to adhere - Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism - this is the first book to asses...
Stephen Headley's new book explores contemporary religious change in the Surakarta region of Central Java. In his analysis of the Durga ritual complex, the author sheds light on one of the most unusual court traditions to have survived in an era of deepening Islamisation.
Uncovering the past through the lens of sacred travel, this travel book includes both academic and popular religious perspectives, and is filled with photographs of both famous and lesser-known locales from every corner of the world. Each site-specific explanation of the significance of Goddess today and in centuries past deftly combines current trends, academic theories, and historical insights. From the Middle East, to Europe, Africa, and the Americas, the images of feminine divinity presented in this work are as uniform in their beauty as they are diverse in cultural tradition. For each location-be it the shrines in Kyoto and Kamakura or the sites worshipping the Virgin Mary in Bolivia, France, Trinidad, and the Saut D'Eau Waterfalls of Haiti-this book provides a history of each site in conjunction with the photography.
APA ada pada nama? Kalau nama bukan segala-galanya, mengapa ada yang memilih darjat dan keturunan? Sesungguhnya, nama itu bukan sekadar dipertuturkan tapi mempertahankannya adalah satu tangggungjawab. Maka, tersingkaplah satu cerita dongeng tentang per-juangan, cinta, air mata dan pengorbanan seorang Dewi. Sumpah begitu senang diucapkan. Janji terlampau mudah diluahkan. Tapi, hakikatnya di antara mereka berdua telah menanti pelbagai dugaan tanpa dijemput. Mampukah mereka mempertahankannya? Bacalah demi sebuah nama yang suci...
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These 130 articles Aisan mythologies and cover such topics as Buddhist and Hindu symbolic systems, myth in pre-Islamic Iran, Chinese cosmology and demons, and the Japanese conceptions of the afterlife and the "vital spirit". Also includes myths from Turkey, Korea, Tibet, and Mongolia. Illustrations.
Javanese language and culture.
"A history of tantra in Java and its origin and practice and how it has influenced and interacted with Tibetan Tantra, Hindu mysticism and Sufi Islam and Western sexual magical practices. Illustrated with full color photos of old and newly excavated and uncovered temples, along with with statues and iconography dedicated to practices in shrines, cemeteries and secret schools."--Publisher's description.
ICHEST adalah konferensi internasional yang diadakan pada tanggal 12 Desember 2020. Tema utama konferensi ini adalah Kesehatan, Pendidikan, dan Teknologi. Ada sekitar 400 peserta umum, 100 presenter, 47 artikel dan peserta tamu. Pada saat konferensi berlangsung, seluruh peserta terhubung melalui zoom pada waktu yang sama. Dalam konferensi internasional ini kami mengangkat tema utama yaitu Konferensi Internasional pertama tentang Kesehatan, Pendidikan, dan Ilmu Komputer, Universitas Megarezky. Selanjutnya, untuk memudahkan presenter dalam menyampaikan tema yang telah diajukan, kami memperluas dan mereproduksi tema kecil untuk presenter. Antara lain, kebijakan baru dalam pelayanan kesehatan, pendidikan dan teknologi, kebijakan dalam pembelajaran selama pandemi Covid-19, merumuskan kembali tujuan pembelajaran, dan sebagainya. Buku ini merupakan hasil dari konferensi internasional ini, maka dengan ini pembaca dapat membaca semua artikel yang dipresentasikan pada konferensi tersebut.