Environmental Stewardship: Confluence of Law and Religion? by Francois Venter

“…Examples of ecocentric religious attitudes – ranging from the traditions of the North American Anishinabek, aboriginal Australians and indigenous African culture to Buddhism and Hinduism, Judaism and Christianity in its principal manifestations – provide a broad picture of adherence to beliefs in human responsibility to take care of the environment. …”
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Religion and gender inequality: The status of women in the societies of world religions by Klingorová Kamila, Havlíček Tomáš

“…Three categories of states have emerged from the analysis: (a) states where the majority of inhabitants are without religious affiliation, which display the lowest levels of gender inequality; (b) Christian and Buddhist societies, with average levels of gender inequality; and (c) states with the highest levels of gender inequality across the observed variables, whose inhabitants adhere to Islam and Hinduism.…”
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Living the Bhagavad Gita at Gandhi’s Ashrams by Karline McLain

“…This classical scripture has had a long and active interpretive life, and by the 19th century it had come to be regarded as a core text, if not the core text, of Hinduism. During the colonial period, interpretations of the <i>Bhagavad Gita</i> considered the relevance of Krishna&#8217;s lessons to Arjuna in the context of British colonial rule. …”
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Philosophical Thoughts in Brahmanism and its Impacts on Cham People in Vietnam by Trang Trinh

“…Brahmanism has shaped religions such as Hinduism and influenced the development of Buddhism and Islam in the region. …”
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Indian Secularism and Religious Minorities: The Case of Muslims by Khalid Rahman

“…The Constitution of India on one hand assures personal freedoms and declares the state as secular but on the other hand carries contradictory indications of anti-religious objectives and prominence of Hinduism. This confusion creates the room for using the cloak of secularism to promote Hindutva. …”
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Asceticism: A Match Towards the Absolute by Deezia, Burabari Sunday

“…The paper adopted the philosophical, historical and comparative method, using theoretical approach, the paper focuses on the meaning and forms of asceticism as well as its central position in different religious traditions – African Traditional religion, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism – Through this research effort, it was established that the practice of asceticism is obligational in some religious traditions, while in others, it is optional and moderate. …”
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Competitive sharing by Premakumara De Silva

“…The paradox of politics and nationalism in modern Buddhist polities is particularly acute in Sri Lanka, a historically multicultural and multi-faith island where four great world religions – Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity, a range of indigenous spirit beliefs, pilgrimages and astrology, have coexisted for centuries. …”
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Religious language in the transcendent philosophy of Mulla Sadra by Ali Niyazi Mohammad

“…The two languages have an inseparable link and it is due to this reason that during the human history religion has caused the evolution of language and in each religion a specific language emerged (Hebrew and Jewish, Greek and Christianity, Arabic and Islam, Sanskrit and Hinduism and etc.). Most intellectuals who have dealt with the debate about the language of religion, first investigate the verbal propositions whose subject is God and imply one of the divine attributes or acts. …”
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The Concept of «Transfer» in the Context of the Genesis of Religious Models of Culture by O. S. Khlystun

“…More developed forms of the phenomenon of reincarnation gained in the religions of Ancient India — in Hinduism and Buddhism. The novelty of the study is to clarify the specific features of manifestation of the concept of reincarnation in the context of the genesis of religious models of culture. …”
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Preventive Interfaith Marriage Conflicts Through Assistance for Hindu Families Based on Swadharma Grahasta Dormitory in Ngis Hamlet, Buwun Sejati Village, Narmada District, West Lo... by I Ketut Putu Suardana, Sayu Kadek Jelantik, Rieka Yulita Widaswara, Ni Nyoman Harnika

“…The results of this service are that there is a strengthening of religious character in the form of increasing devotional service for the younger generation of Hindus through family communication assistance, the formation of the Widya Gitanjali Pasraman as a non-formal educational institution as a forum for learning Hinduism for the younger generation of Hindu Dusun Ngis in an effort to strengthen character, increase sradha and bhakti in an integrated manner, sustainable…”
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Pilgrimage Sites as Magnets of Interfaith Tolerance: The Case of Kemaliq Lingsar in Indonesia by Suhadah Suhadah, Deddy Mulyana, Pawit Yusup, Nuryah Sjafirah

“…This study aims to reveal the practices of tolerance between the adherents of Islam and Hinduism when they were engaged in worship at Kemaliq Lingsar, a sacred religious site which is used as a pilgrimage site where both parties pray and perform religious tourism and rituals. …”
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Implementing Islamic Constitutionalism: How Islamic Is Indonesia Constitution? by Muhammad Siddiq Armia

“…Thailand, for example, provides special norms about Buddhism (Buddhist constitutionalism), the Vatican has special norms about Catholicism (Catholic constitutionalism), India has special norms about Hinduism (Hindu constitutionalism), Saudi Arabia has norms specifically about Islam (Islamic constitutionalism), and so on. …”
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Financial development and tourism at the traditional village in Gianyar, Bali: Tri Hita Karana Value by I Made Suidarma, I Ketut Nurcita, I Dewa Nyoman Marsudiana

“…Tri Hita Karana (THK) is the foundation and guide of the general Hinduism society in living their life. This study aims to identify THK integration on the synergy Village Credit Institution (LPD) and traditional village and observe the LPD contribution in the financial and tourism development at the traditional village in Gianyar, Bali. …”
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Elastic Rituals: A Multi-Religious Analysis of Adaptations to the COVID-19 Crisis by Monica Cornejo-Valle, Borja Martin-Andino

“…Our research is based on 40 conversations with members of Protestant and Evangelical denominations, Sunni Islam, Orthodox churches, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Church of Scientology, Baha’i, Seventh-day Adventist Church, Christian Science and Paganism, all of them minorities in the traditionally Catholic country. …”
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‘DIALOGUES ON HINDU PHILOSOPHY’ BY KRISHNAMOHUN BANERJEA: HISTORY OF THOUGHT IN THE INTERPRETATION OF INDIAN CHRISTIAN by T G Skorokhodova

“…The content of dialogue is described, including Hinduism’s content, a history of genesis of Brahminical schools and analysis of basic categories and ideas of Nyaya, Sankhya and Vedanta. …”
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A Comparative Study of “Eternity” in The Holy Quran and The Ancient Upanishads by Mohammad Reza Afroogh, Ali Reza Khajegir, Ali Reza Fahim

“…The problem of death and immortality is an ontological concern of human being. Islam and Hinduism, like other religions, have always sought to resolve this problem. …”
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HENRI LE SAUX: NAS VEREDAS DO REAL by Faustino Teixeira

“…ABSTRACT: The articles goal is to present Henri le Saux’s dialogical journey (Abhishiktânanda), one of the 20th centurys pioneers of the inter-religious dialogue. His journey in the Hinduism and the questions about it provide important clues for the field of studies on inter-religious conversation. …”
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Kept in translation: Adivasi cultural tropes in the Pragat Purushottam Sanstha by Gregory D. ALLES

“…This article considers a little studied branch of Swaminarayan Hinduism, the Pragat Purushottam Sanstha, whose headquarters are located in Bakrol, Anand district, Gujarat. …”
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Islamic Influence on the Local Majapahit Hindu Dwelling of Indonesia in the 15th Century by Aruji Sulaksono, Yasser Ahmed Adas, Ayad Almaimani

“…During this time, there was a process of changing religious beliefs among the Javanese population, who then embraced Hinduism to eventually become Muslim. In the 14th and 15th centuries, according to estimates, Islam began to spread throughout the Majapahit Empire. …”
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INCLUSIVISM OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION TEACHERS IN INDONESIA by Hayadin Hayadin, Iyoh Mastiyah, Farhan Muntafa, Hamami zada

“…The respondents were religious education teachers from Moslem, Christian, Catholic, Hinduism, and Buddhism at the secondary school level. …”
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