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Death ritual among Russian and Ukrainian peasants : linkages between the living and the dead / Christine D. Worobec -- Folk orthodoxy popular religion in contemporary Ukraine / Natalie Kononenko -- The miracle as sign and proof : 'miraculous semiotics' in the medieval and early modern Ukrainian mentality / Roman Holyk -- Sexuality and gender in early modern Russian orthodoxy : sin and virtue in cultural context / Valerie A. Kivelson -- The Christian sources of the cult of St Paraskeva / Eve Levin -- Popular religion in the time of Peter the Great / Paul Bushkovitch -- Letters from heaven : an encounter between the 'national movement' and 'popular culture' / Andriy Zayarnyuk -- For the beauty of God's house : notes on icon vestments and decorations in the Ruthenian Church / Sophia Senyk -- 'Social' elements in Ukrainian icons of the Last Judgment through the eighteenth century / John-Paul Himka -- Between 'popular' and 'official' : akafisty hymns and Marian icons in late imperial Russia / Vera Shevzov

This paper explores the relationship that travelling had with myth, spirituality and religion in the pre-industrial Korean society. In particular, the paper examines in what way religion and its political associations had 'connection'/ 'relationship' with the travellers' ways of appreciating the places. Through literature research and content analysis of classic travelogues from 14th century of Korea, possible 'connection'/ 'relationship' between religion and travel was studied. Findings of this paper indicate that certain 'connection'/ 'relationship' between political associations of Korea's religions and travel was apparent. This study, hence, underpins an earlier suggestion that there exists a distinctive dimension between religion and travelling, one of which is a political link. In the experience of the pre-industrial Korean society, Buddhism and Confucianism were in close relation to the political decisions of the time, which in turn placed heavy ideological directions upon the ways people travelled and appreciated the places.

Politics and religion in the western culture, in the perspective of democracy and from the horizon of christianism, have been closely interwined, because both depend on how mankind see himself and the world around him. However, one of the main characteristics of democracy, the most commonly accepted political system in the world nowadays, is its secularization. Democracy does not allow thrones, and the religion has been reduced to one of many possibilities that individuals may choose as a way of living their lives. Next, the whole political system implies a different religion and vice versa. Democracy is not, in fact, the moment of the end of religion, but a complete reshaping of the religious experience that could become the more authentic of all. To examine the mutual dependence between politics and religion from the worldview that humanity has upon himself in the context of democracy assuming the proposed challenge to religious freedom from a political horizon that sets as task the guidance towards peace. ; La política y la religión en occidente en la perspectiva de la democracia y desde horizonte del cristianismo, siempre han estado estrechamente relacionadas, en tanto ambas dependen de la manera en la que el hombre se ve a sí mismo y al mundo que lo rodea. Pero una de las características principales de la democracia, el sistema político mayormente aceptado en el mundo de hoy es su secularización. La democracia ya no permite tronos, y la religión ha sido reducida a una posibilidad de tantas que tienen los individuos al momento de elegir cómo quieren vivir sus vidas. Pero todo sistema político implica una religión diferente y viceversa. La democracia no es, de hecho, el momento del fin de la religión, sino una reconfiguración absoluta de la experiencia religiosa que podría llegar a ser considerada la más auténtica de todas. Investigar la mutua dependencia entre política y religión a partir de la cosmovisión que el hombre tiene de sí mismo en el contexto de la democracia asumiendo el desafío planteado a la libertad religiosa desde el horizonte político que se propone como tarea el camino de la paz. ; La politique et la religion en Occident dans la perspective de la démocratie et à l'horizon du christianisme ont toujours été étroitement liées, dans la mesure où toutes deux dépendent de la façon dont l'homme se voit lui-même et voit le monde qui l'entoure. Mais l'une des principales caractéristiques de la démocratie, le système politique le plus largement accepté dans le monde actuel, est sa sécularisation. La démocratie ne permet plus les trônes, et la religion a été réduite à l'une des nombreuses possibilités qui s'offrent aux individus lorsqu'il s'agit de choisir comment ils veulent vivre leur vie. Mais tout système politique implique une religion différente et vice versa. La démocratie n'est pas, en fait, le moment de la fin de la religion, mais une reconfiguration absolue de l'expérience religieuse qui pourrait être considérée comme la plus authentique de toutes. Étudier la dépendance mutuelle entre la politique et la religion basée sur la cosmovision que l'homme a de lui-même dans le contexte de la démocratie en assumant le défi posé à la liberté religieuse, à partir de l'horizon politique se proposant comme tâche le chemin de la paix. ; A política e a religião em ocidente na perspectiva da democracia e desde horizonte do cristianismo, sempre tem sido estreitamente relacionada, entanto as duas dependem da maneira em que a homem se vê a si mesmo e ao mondo que o rodeia. Mas uma das características principais da democracia no sistema político maiormente aceitado no mundo de hoje é sua secularização. A democracia não permite trones e a religião tem sido reduzida a uma possibilidade de tantas que tem os indivíduos ao momento de escolher como querem viver suas vidas. Mas todo sistema político implica uma religião diferente e vice-versa. A democracia não é, de fato, o momento do fim da religião, senão uma reconfiguração absoluta da experiencia religiosa que poderia chegar a ser considerada a mais autentica de todas. Pesquisar a mutua dependência entre política e religião a partir da cosmovisão que a homem tem de si mesmo no contexto da democracia assumindo o desafio proposto como liberdade religiosa desde o horizonte político que se propor como tarefa no caminho da paz.

Focuses on the contrasting cases of Brazil & Colombia to examine how lower-class movements grounded in liberation theology differ depending on specific national &/or local conditions. Although linking religion & structures of political protest is not a new phenomenon, the emergence of "base communities" (CEBs) in Latin America represents the first time the center of decision making has rested with groups of poor people. However, little attention has been given to the diversity of CEBs in different settings or to the complicated connections between the CEBs & politics. Brazilian CEBs emerged in the late 1960s as progressive models within worldwide Catholic forums. Conversely, Colombia used CEBs to advance the Vatican line & limit grass-roots activism. A discussion of underlying conceptual & theoretical issues is followed by a description of the life histories of two lay activists, one from Brazil & the other from Colombia, to show how the CEBs changed their lives & communities, as well as how national/international differences determined the nature of popular religious attitudes, practices, & organizations in both nations. 62 References. J. Lindroth

Abstract
This paper examines the shift in how religious freedom is understood from a matter of protecting individual choice to a matter identity. According to the choice approach, the state must protect the individual's freedom to choose but it cannot be expected to bear the costs of the religious choices citizens make. The identity approach treats the claims individuals and groups make about their religious commitments as non-negotiable facts rather than choices and considers the failure of the state to protect these commitments as unjust because it exposes the individual to disrespect and disadvantage, and stigmatizes and excludes them from full membership in the polity. This paper examines the political context in which the identity approach has emerged in the last 50 years. It then examines three implications of this shift from choice to identity for the protection of religious freedom. Such a shift 1) enhances the capacity of courts to address claims of historical injustice, 2) leads courts to focus on the religious practices of groups rather than individuals, and 3) increases the pressure on courts to assess the authenticity of religious beliefs and practices. These implications lead to significant challenges for public institutions, which are discussed in the final section of the paper.

Drawing from ethnographic examples found throughout the world, this revised and updated text, hailed as the "best general text on religion in anthropology available," offers an introduction to what anthropologists know or think about religion, how they have studied it, and how they interpret or explain it since the late 19th century