Belief Systems Of Communities Research Articles

Pendidikan Tri Hita Karana Dalam Prosesi Nunas Babungah Petapakan Ida Bhatara Ratu Gede Dan Ida Bhatara Ratu Lingsir Desa Adat Tegal Suci Desa Sebatu Kabupaten Gianyar

Traditional villages regulate community belief patterns, one of which is the community belief system, especially community rituals. This is included in the visualization of the belief system, namely God himself through Barong and Rangda. Especially the Tegal Suci Traditional Village which has sungsungan Barong and In color complete with mask escort. This research aims to reveal more deeply the value of education Three hit karana contained in the process Nunas Pabungah. This research uses a qualitative descriptive research method with data collection techniques of observation, interviews and documentation. The results of this research show that the Tegal Suci Traditional Village has a very interesting procession which is called the process Nunas Pabungah once every 6 months. Procession Nunas Pabungah held at the subah pamuus temple. The connection between the temple and the Tegal Suci Traditional Village is due to springs and clothing ida bhatara, a pair of tumbak and a set of gambelan. The essence of the story in the play tells the story of the Garuda's ability to protect the holy Tegal community of nature. As for the value of education Three hit karana covers Pahrayangan belief in the power of God or special ida bhatara big queen who is believed to be able to protect his companions and ida bhatara the powerful queen of Pamuus Temple who is believed to control the prosperity of food, People the bonding of banjar manners which then gave birth to a process of mutual cooperation in the effort of ngayah together nyungsung and holding rituals Nunas Pabungah, Palemahan protecting the environment or natural resources, the presence of the Garuda's bisama as a warning to the people of Tegal Suci not to forget to protect water sources and always return the produce of the land in the form of upakara.

KEPERCAYAAN MASYARAKAT TERHADAP TEMPAT KERAMAT DI DESA SILAU MARAJA KECAMATAN SETIA JANJI KABUPATEN ASAHAN

Indonesian people still believe in places that they consider to have supernatural powers. In certain communities, such as the village of Silau Maraja, there are certain places and spaces that are considered by the community to have a special position, which is called the community of sacred places. The Silau Maraja community has carried out various ways to protect the sacred place where there is an irrigation dam in the belief that it will provide safety and peace to the community, which is called the "Nature of Bali" community. In this thesis, the purpose of this research is to look at the factors that society maintains belief in the place "Bali's nature as a sacred place. And to see the social function of this sacred place in the Silau Maraja community. In this study using a qualitative approach method. In this case, to obtain the intended data, the selection of research subjects in the Silau Maraja community was seven people, such as religious leaders, agricultural communities, community leaders and guardians of the Bali natural dam. Data collection techniques researchers conducted observations and interviews with informants and documentation. From the results of this study it was found that the community's belief system for sacred places is still maintained and becomes a source of livelihood for the community because they are a source of water for rice fields. The researcher uses Talcot Parsons Functionalism theory which says society is seen as an interconnected system and there is not a single part that does not have a function. Likewise in research related to functionalism theory that people's belief in sacred places has a relationship with each other that is interrelated and has a social function arising from sacred places to protect nature and protect the environment.

THE ARCHITECTURE OF PALINGGIH ULAM AGUNG AND PEDAU: SYMBOLIC ARTEFACTS OF THE NUSA PENIDA, COASTAL COMMUNITY’S BELIEF SYSTEM IN HINDUISM OSMOSIS

The architecture of the palinggih ‘Balinese shrine’ is generally built based on the design of a sacred Hindu building according to the guidelines of traditional Balinese architecture, but different from the two architectural forms of shrines in Nusa Penida, Bali. This study focuses on the transformation of the belief system of Nusa Penida’s local coastal community belief system, which is realized into ulam agung (king of fish) and pedau (traditional sailboat) sacred buildings. The results of the study show that the transformation of the metaphor architectural shrine occurs because of the mastery, placement, and conversion of cultural, social, symbolic, and economic capital, that crosses individual and collective habitus in the realm of the Nusa Penida local coastal community belief system. The system of people’s belief in local gods undergoes a process of osmosis into gods in the pantheon of Hinduism. The socio-religious practice is also influenced by their level of knowledge, reasoning, and experience of the architectural form of the shrine as a symbolic Hindu religious building.

Continued availability and sale of pangolins in a major urban bushmeat market in Cameroon despite national bans and the COVID-19 outbreak.

Continued availability and sale of pangolins in a major urban bushmeat market in Cameroon despite national bans and the COVID-19 outbreak.

Yos Sebagai Pengintegrasian Masyarakat Desa Pedawa

Pedawa Village community, Banjar sub-district, Buleleng Regency has two kawitan namely kulit and kawitan lokal. Kawitan kulit that found in Pedawa Village is the general kawitan in Bali, meanwhile kawitan local of the Pedawa Village community refers to Yos which must be owned by all Pedawa Village communities. The Yos has a highly glorified God and the god closest to the community because the God is believed to be a protective deity, with the existence of the Yos the formation of social class in society. This reserach aimed to know the status and role of community members based on Yos, and to reveal the implications of Yos for the social structure of the Pedawa Village community. The results of the study revealed that there were 14 types of Yos. From several types of Yos, there are several members of community who have the status and role in a ceremony namely as Balian Desa, Premas, Headman, Janbangul, Pedewasan, and Sekaa Gong. Yos also has important implications and meanings toward the Pedawa Village community. The implications of Yos on aspects of the pedawa Village community belief system, besides the implications there are also meanings of Yos covering religious meaning, social meaning and cultural meaning.

Environmental planning crisis in urban Ghana: Local responses to nature’s call

Worldwide, there is increasing acknowledgement of the dangers of improper human waste management, particularly open defecation, on the environment and human wellbeing. With about 85.7% of Ghana's population without access to decent toilet facilities as of 2017, Ghana ranks highly in the world among countries with poor human waste management practices. Focusing on urban Ghana, the purpose of this article is twofold: first, to analyze the social, economic, institutional and cultural factors inhibiting the provision of household toilet facility in urban Ghana; and second, to assess how urban residents are coping with the absence of in-house toilet facilities, and the urban planning implications. Using Wa municipality as a case study, household survey and key informant interviews were conducted. Findings indicate that provision of in-house toilet facilities is influenced by complex interactions of socio-economic (e.g. income and educational levels) and cultural (community belief system in relation to toilet provision) factors as well as distortions in the urban planning regime (e.g. limited monitoring systems, inadequate logistics and personnel). Findings from a regression analysis between residents’ attitudes to provision of toilet facilities and the benefits they receive or derive from the availability and/use of in-house toilet facilities indicated a positive correlation (correlation coefficient 0.750; degrees of freedom 13; p value 0.001), yet residents have resorted to the use of communal toilet facilities, open defecation and ‘perching’ (i.e. sharing with friends’ with in-house toilet facilities). Implications of the findings for environmental planning are discussed.

Sistem Kepercayaan dan Peran Perempuan Terhadap Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Hutan di Luwu Timur

This article aims to (1) describe the local community belief system in preserving the forest so that the forest, (2) analyze the factors that influence the local community to convert forest functions (3) Analyze the role of women in preserving forest resources. The research method is a qualitative method with in-depth interview and observation data collection techniques and use PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal). The results of the study show that there is a well-preserved community belief system known as "metompa/metabe" that is able to prevent people from carrying out massive deforestation at the research site. Likewise the existence of efforts to empower women to manage, maintain and preserve forest resources is an important aspect for women to increase their household income while protecting the forest from damage and extinction.

Nature, Culture and Humans: Patterns and Effects of Urbanization in Lesser Himalayan Mountainous Historic Urban Landscape of Chamba, India

Historic urban landscapes are bio-physical imprints of past generation’s activities as well as a matrix for those of current and future generations. Pressures of economic development, while benefitting modernization, have led to loss of traditional practices in cultural landscapes, which reflected customs, values and belief systems of communities. This article explores alternative ways of seeing historic cities particularly with respect to the historic urban landscape paradigm. Chamba town, Himachal Pradesh, a pilgrim centre, market town and historic capital of the Chamba region, recently celebrated the millennium of its establishment. This historic town has distinctive location and is characterized by exceptional cultural and natural resources, landforms, bio-diversity and intangible cultural heritage. With a current population of 25,000, it is growing as a major town centre and pushing the boundaries of town limits and residential areas. Unregulated new development which is not designed for earthquake resistance, absence of delineation of ecologically sensitive zones, marginalization of traditional knowledge and aspirations of the primary custodians have resulted in fragile state of being, both naturally and culturally, and have altered the traditional regime of this historic town. This article examines the fragile relation between humans, nature and culture of Chamba and need for sustainable planning and management system for heritage resources within mountainous regions, with responsiveness to constraints and challenges. The authors reflect upon economic shifts, cultural transformations and infrastructure development, which adapt traditional knowledge designs to address urban needs for historic urban landscapes.

Social norms and cultural services - community belief system and use of wildlife products in the Northern periphery of the Korup National Park, South-West Cameroon

AbstractIn many traditional societies, beliefs and taboos influence human behaviour towards the natural environment. Such beliefs and taboos are informal institutions where norms rather than official laws determine land use and nature protection in general and wildlife in particular. The present study on beliefs and taboos of the people of the northern periphery of the Korup National Park is an attempt to reveal how norms influence their relation to the environment. A total of 195 households were sampled through a household survey conducted in four villages. The results revealed that before the application of “modern” approaches for wildlife protection and management, the people relied on norms to establish a relationship with wildlife and nature. The enactment of the 1994 legislation on forest, wildlife and fisheries resulted in stiff resistance as it contradicts traditional norms. It was found that 57.4 % of the respondents still perceive wildlife as a resource that can never get extinct. Traditional norms had a differentiated impact especially on game protection. The study recommends that a wildlife benefiting code of beliefs and taboos is developed to provide a basis for establishing a synergy between park management laws and traditional belief/taboo systems that drive the management of wildlife.

A 21st-Century Framework for Character Formation in Sports

The value of athletics in character development has been anecdotally touted for centuries, but the reality is that sporting environments have regularly failed to achieve the potentials of moral education. The shared physical and mental demands of sports combined with the intensity with which much of society approaches competition makes the playing field a unique venue for both the observation and teaching of dynamic, virtuous behavior. Considering modern findings in the fields of cognitive science, social psychology, and behavioral neuroscience in conjunction with rich philosophical thinking of the past provides insights to drive sports-based character education into this century. In this article we present a framework for character education in sports that examines the sociocultural influences, emotional and cognitive responses, and self-regulation skills throughout the moral decision-making process on the playing field. Each level of this model provides insights for athletic educators navigating both prosocial and antisocial behaviors in sport. Beyond considering sport as a venue for character development it is also valuable to acknowledge the potential for character to improve athletic performance. This interacting relationship not only adds value to character education initiatives but also provides additional opportunities for creating a strong community belief system around character. Creating impactful student-athlete character education environments is challenging, yet sport educational environments that are consciously shaped and consistently supportive can succeed.

Bio-elements in ethno-healing practices among tribes of Chhattisgarh, India

This paper is based on the anthropological investigation into ethno-healing practices among two tribes, namely Gond and Halba, in six forest villages of the Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, India. A team of two social anthropologists and one ethnobotanist camped in these villages for three months and conducted the micro-survey, focusing on various dimensions of ethno-healing practices. This paper critically deals with the use of different components of animals for the cure of human ailments and for restoring the self-healing process, community belief system and identification of priority areas towards integrating the indigenous knowledge system with the main spectrum of sustainable development. The paper critically examines the issues of protection of intellectual property rights of tribal innovators, and the adverse impact of globalisation economy and productive resources of indigenous communities in the nascent state of Chhattisgarh, India. The paper points out deficiencies in current legislative frameworks of India and lacunae existing between macro-level and micro-level planning. This paper provides adequate feedback to academics and researchers working on the promotion and revival of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) of tribal communities of India and other regions of the globe. Indilinga: African Journal of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IAJIKS) Vol. 4(1) 2005: 312-322

Essay: Rediscovering The Social Determinants Of Health

Essay: Rediscovering The Social Determinants Of Health

Women's life and leisure in an Australian rural community

In this paper it is shown that men living in an Australian rural community use their superior power to exclude women from much of their work and leisure activity. The activities examined include organized sport, drinking, friendship and service club activity. Women are expected to use their domestic skills both privately and publicly to facilitate men's pursuit of glory and community status and to applaud their achievements. The study confirms the research of Deem, Green, Woodward, Hebron, Dixey and Talbot in showing that men's leisure is often achieved at the expense of women's. In the second part of the paper the sources of men's ability to exclude and oppress women are examined. Their superior power is related to their advantageous position in the market labour force, women's economic dependence and a community belief system which stereotypes women as inferior, advocates that women's proper place is in the home, and argues that men are entitled to greater freedom than women to pursue their own leisure ...

The Compulsive Adolescent Substance Abuser: Psychological Differentiation and Family Process

This study sought to explore the relationship between psychological differentiation and locus of control among compulsive adolescent substance abusers who are residents of a therapeutic community and their parents. The findings support the conclusion that compulsive adolescent substance abusers are psychologically undifferentiated. These youths are involved in a pseudo-individuated relationship with their mothers who are psychologically and emotionally unavailable while their fathers are peripheral. The findings that these youths become more undifferentiated and hold more internal locus of control beliefs with increasing time in the program are viewed as the effects of residence in a therapeutic community. The residents internalize the therapeutic community belief system of personal responsibility while substituting their dependence on their mothers and drugs for dependence on the therapeutic community. Implications for treatment and further research are also discussed.