Search for dissertations about: "kristendom i Indien"
Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words kristendom i Indien.
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1. Lived Pentecostalism in India : Middle Class Women and Their Everyday Religion
Abstract : In recent decades, the Pentecostal movement in India has not only grown significantly, it has also become increasingly diverse. While the majority of the movement’s adherents still belong to marginalized groups in Indian society, middle-class Pentecostals are growing in number and changing the dynamics and identity of the movement. READ MORE
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2. Patterns of Destiny : Hindu Nāḍī Astrology
Abstract : Like all divination, Hindu astrology (jyotisa) is concerned with central religious issues such as man’s relation to the world, moral responsibility, and the revelation of a coherent divine order underlying human experience. Comprising a descriptive as well as a prescriptive aspect, jyotisa allows for both prediction and the exercise of free will. READ MORE
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3. Not Just Any Water : Hinduism, Ecology and the Ganges Water Controversy
Abstract : Whether the Ganges river in Varanasi (India) is pristinely pure or heavily polluted depends on by whom it qualities are defined, the Brahmin religious specialists in the city or the science oriented environmentalists. While the controversy continues, some Hindu religious leaders are searching for ways to adjust their respective traditions to the environmental paradigms, an initiative that reflects a larger global religious trend. READ MORE
