A vast literature has been produced since the 1980s on the emergence of Islamist movements in the Middle East. This literature offers different rationales for the emergence of new kinds of foes to the political regimes of the region. Filling the void left by the leftist opposition, the Islamist militants appeared around the 1970s as new political actors. They were expected neither by the state ...

This research focuses on how the community in Karangwuni Village Karangmojo Tasikmadu, Karanganyar Regency expresses religious movements as an effort to build a moderate society. Majelis Dzikir and Shalawat Birrul Walidain village are very strategic public spaces instill inclusive Islamic character. communities synonymous with harmonious behavior mutual help, from diversity perspective, they te...

The article examines two specific types of theatre plays the German-speaking history Late Medieval and Early Modern period: Passion Play Saint Play. In general, 16th 17th century was characterized by Reformation Counter movements, performances were, amongst other things, meant to spread religious beliefs show citizens 'right' way believe behave. Also, performance practices as such were influenc...

the islamic fundamentalism which turned into a major social course in many arab countries in 1980s, has inspired a wide spectrum of theoretical analyses. in this article we have attempted to evaluate this course by the method of discoursive analyse. despite many dissimilarities that differentiate islamic fundamentalism from other political , and even religious reformist, movements regarding met...

the history of islam has abounded with different kinds of fetna (literary, sedition) and experienced the diverse seditious movements for many centuries. in nahjulbalagha, imam ali (pbuh) tried to shed light on the dark sides of fetna and its kinds. in the present paper, imam ali’s clear-cut description and the close illustration of fetna, its formation and consequences, and imam ali’s solutions...

Within the last few years the relationship between religiousness and psychosocial adjustment has become a subject of increasing interest. However, previous research did not explicitly differentiate between dispositional religious commitment and situation-specific religious coping. The current cross-sectional study investigated the relative power of religious commitment, positive and negative re...

OBJECTIVE Multiple aspects of religion have been linked with a variety of physical health outcomes; however, rarely have investigators attempted to empirically test the mechanisms through which religiosity impacts health. The links between religious participation, religious coping, and diurnal cortisol patterns over a 10-year period in a national sample of adults in the United States were inves...

This study examined the relationship between multiple dimensions of religious involvement and transitions of tobacco smoking abstinence, persistence, cessation and relapse over 9-10 years of follow-up in a national sample of adults in the United States. Using data provided at baseline and follow-up, participants were categorized as non-smokers, persistent smokers, ex-smokers, and relapsed smoke...