Hindus in Bali cannot be separated from beliefs and traditions that are considered to have religious ethical values. Tradition Hindu society has many forms, all of which become the breath implementation ceremonies carried out through Panca Yadnya. One them is Tampiog village Pakraman Manukaya Let held a series piodalan at Bale Agung Temple. The tradition kicking mound embers. This been accepted...

Roles and rituals are essential for creating, situating and maintaining cultural practices. Computer Role-Playing games (CRPGs) and virtual online worlds that appear to simulate different cultures are well known and highly popular. So it might appear that the roles and rituals of traditional cultures are easily ported to computer games. However, I contend that the meaning behind worlds, rituals...

Drawing upon James Carey’s ritual model of communication as a framework, we argue that rituals, especially religious rituals, are important resources for technology design. We suggest that a ritual view of ICT interaction represents an alternative and significant model for ICT development and evaluation, and that the observance of religious rituals affords researchers the opportunity to see cul...

This study examined the relation between marital satisfaction and religious holiday ritual practices. One hundred twenty couples, married 9 years on average, completed measures of religious holiday practices (current family and family-of-origin) and marital satisfaction. Couples were interviewed about how important religion was to their family life. Marital satisfaction was related to religious...

Bringing Ritual toMind explores the cognitive and psychological foundations of religious ritual systems. Participants must recall their rituals well enough to ensure a sense of continuity across performances, and those rituals must motivate them to transmit and re-perform them. Most religious rituals the world over exploit either high performance frequency or extraordinary emotional stimulation...

according to the content of the traditions that later on became renowned as “traditions of exposition” (‘arḍ) in the language of the legal theorists and jurists, the traditions whose issuance by the infallibles is suspicious are exposed to the holy qur’ān and are at least rejected in case they are opposed by the qur’ān. these traditions, that are among the sound and valid traditions in the shī‘...

After the boom of pharmacological research during the 1950s, mainly as a result of the screening technique, the identification of active molecules, their reshaping by means of pharmaco-chemical drug design, and the creation of extremely efficacious and successful medicines, the pharmaceutical world sought a new source of inspiration. Such biota as the tropical forest, a quantity of plants credi...

This research aims to describe the empirical reality surrounding implementation of unique traditions. Unique because Akkatere (cutting hair) is claimed as a ritual activity that aligned with pilgrimage. All individuals or families who have performed are considered qualitative phenomenological approach. Data sources include village heads, traditional leaders, and community leaders understand thi...

OBJECTIVE To examine how one aspect of family life, notably family rituals and routines, may protect children with asthma from anxiety-related symptoms. METHODS Eighty-six families (43 children with asthma, 43 healthy comparison children) participated in the study. Children completed measures of anxiety (Revised Child Manifest Anxiety Scale) and health. Parents completed measures of stress (P...