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Religious Afterlife Beliefs Decrease Behavioral Avoidance of Symbols of Mortality.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Personality & social psychology bulletin [Pers Soc Psychol Bull] 2023 Jul; Vol. 49 (7), pp. 1113-1129. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 24.
Abstract: An astonishing cultural phenomenon is where, far away from or close to a city center, people in different societies localize cemeteries that function as both sites of memory of lost ones and symbols of mortality. Yet a psychological account of such dif...
Playing God? Religious Perspectives on Manipulating the Genome.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Journal of religion and health [J Relig Health] 2022 Aug; Vol. 61 (4), pp. 3192-3218. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 13.
Abstract: The Human Genome Project (HGP) is a remarkable medical science breakthrough that enables the understanding of genetics and the intervention of human health. An individual's health is influenced by physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and religiou...
Artificial intelligence for topic modelling in Hindu philosophy: Mapping themes between the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): PloS one [PLoS One] 2022 Sep 01; Vol. 17 (9), pp. e0273476. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 01 (Print Publication: 2022).
Abstract: The Upanishads are known as one of the oldest philosophical texts in the world that form the foundation of Hindu philosophy. The Bhagavad Gita is the core text of Hindu philosophy and is known as a text that summarises the key philosophies of the Upani...
The Urologist's Guide to Religion and Male Factor Fertility Treatment.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Urology [Urology] 2022 Sep; Vol. 167, pp. 128-131. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 28.
Abstract: Objectives: To create a reference guide for six of the major U.S. religions for use by reproductive health specialists to provide patient-centered care for a culturally diverse patient population.Materials and Methods: We utilized primary source review...
'You don't just do it because someone else said so': Menstrual practices and women's agency in the Hindu diaspora of Trinidad.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Culture, health & sexuality [Cult Health Sex] 2022 Jun; Vol. 24 (6), pp. 827-841. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 05.
Abstract: Meanings of menstruation are deeply embedded in culture and religion. The current dominant narrative presents menstrual practices as restrictions and often describes Hindu women as 'subjected to' these practices, characterising them as the oppressed vi...
Islamic Influence on the Local Majapahit Hindu Dwelling of Indonesia in the 15th Century.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Architecture (2673-8945). Jun2023, Vol. 3 Issue 2, p234-257. 24p.
Abstract: Majapahit was one of Indonesia's most prominent and last Hindu kingdoms in the 12–15th centuries. During this time, there was a process of changing religious beliefs among the Javanese population, who then embraced Hinduism to eventually become Muslim....
Through Agnostic Eyes: Representations of Hinduism in the Cinema of Satyajit Ray.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Religions. Jun2023, Vol. 14 Issue 6, p749. 11p.
Abstract: Examining the filmmaker Satyajit Ray's engagements with religious questions with reference to his films Devi (The Goddess), Mahapurush (The Holy Man), Ashani Sanket (Distant Thunder), Sadgati (Deliverance) and Ganashatru (A Public Enemy), this essay as...
The Visnu Purana : Ancient Annals of the God with Lotus Eyes
Publication Type: eBook
Abstract: Viṣṇu is a central deity in the Hindu pantheon, especially in his manifestation as the seductive cattle-herding youth, Kṛṣṇa. The purāṇas are sacred texts, which, as the Sanskrit name implies, are collections of narratives from'long ago'. The Viṣṇu Pur...
My Dad's Sneakers.
Source(s): JAMA [JAMA] 2022 Jan 11; Vol. 327 (2), pp. 123.
Religious factors affecting death anxiety in older adults practicing Hinduism.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Death studies [Death Stud] 2022; Vol. 46 (8), pp. 1973-1981. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Feb 12.
Abstract: The aim of the study was to examine the influence of religion on death anxiety in older adults ( N = 105) practicing Hinduism and visiting the Kumbh pilgrimage. Standardized questionnaires and brief interviews were administered in participants' native...