Community Beliefs Research Articles

RITUAL AKKATTERE SEBAGAI KEPERCAYAAN MASYARAKAT DI DESA TANA TOWA KECAMATAN KAJANG KABUPATEN BULUKUMBA

This study discusses the Akkattere ritual as a community belief in Tana Towa Village, Kajang District, Bulukumba Regency. The method used is a qualitative method. Data collection techniques used are Observation, Interview, and Dokumentation. In analyzin a data can be done by means pf data reduktion, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. It can be concluded that Akkattere is an activity in the form of a traditional party which includes hair cutting carried out by traditional stakeholders of the Tana Towa area. This ritual is a pair/message from their ancestors which is still being carried out. With the aim ofgetting a happiness in this worl and the here after. The implementation process also requires a very large cost. Akkattere also has no value if those who carry it out do dot have good behavior,

RITUAL AKKATTERE SEBAGAI KEPERCAYAAN MASYARAKAT DI DESA TANA TOWA KECAMATAN KAJANG KABUPATEN BULUKUMBA

This study discusses the Akkattere ritual as a community belief in Tana Towa Village, Kajang District, Bulukumba Regency. The method used is a qualitative method. Data collection techniques used are Observation, Interview, and Dokumentation. In analyzin a data can be done by means pf data reduktion, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. It can be concluded that Akkattere is an activity in the form of a traditional party which includes hair cutting carried out by traditional stakeholders of the Tana Towa area. This ritual is a pair/message from their ancestors which is still being carried out. With the aim ofgetting a happiness in this worl and the here after. The implementation process also requires a very large cost. Akkattere also has no value if those who carry it out do dot have good behavior,

“If I Were to Suffer a Stroke Right Now, the First Place That I Should Be Taken to Is the Traditional Healer”: Community Beliefs and Health-Seeking Practices for Noncommunicable Diseases in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

The burden of chronic noncommunicable diseases in rural South Africa is exacerbated by delayed health care seeking resulting in poor access to health care. This study explored awareness, beliefs and health-seeking behaviour relating to diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases in Ingwavuma, a poor rural community in the uMkhanyakude district of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Eight gender and age-stratified Focus Group Discussions (FGD) were conducted in isiZulu using a pre-tested FGD guide with seventy-six participants. Thematic analysis was done to discern views on access to care for noncommunicable diseases. Findings revealed limited awareness of hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular-related disease burden. The community practices medical plurality, and consultation with traditional healers precedes biomedical care for acute illness with symptoms like metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases. Males prefer self-care and herbal remedies probably due to cultural and masculinity expectations. Furthermore, distant health facilities and transport costs hinder biomedical care utilisation. Our study revealed the nuanced interaction of cultural and socioeconomic factors on chronic noncommunicable disease perception and health-seeking practices in Ingwavuma. The study indicates the need for improving access to primary healthcare facilities and community-based health promotion in partnership with community stakeholders to improve awareness and health-seeking behaviour.

Система верований Восточной Африки через призму пословиц языка суахили

Religious ideas are an integral part of any people’s life. Therefore, they are of great significance for understanding the national picture of the world. The article investigates the beliefs of the Swahili-speaking community through the prism of Swahili proverbs and sayings that reflect its polyconfessionality. In the study, the most complete and up-to-date collections of Swahili proverbs were used, such as Methali za Kikwetu (Proverbs of Our Place), Kamusi ya methali (Dictionary of Proverbs), Swahili Proverbs. Each of them contains about two thousand proverbial units. For quantitative evaluation, the largest modern corpus of Swahili proverbs compiled by the Center for African Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was used. It contains more than four thousand proverbial units. Swahili proverbs explicitly mention the names of traditional spirits (mizimu, pepo, zimwi), the performers of traditional cults and rites (mchawi, mganga), the supreme creator (Mungu), the creatures that are nearby (malaika), and demonic forces (ibilisi, shetani). There are also some paroemias containing indirect reference to Islam or orthodoxy by mentioning some religious traditions. Of particular interest are the results of comparing the frequency of usage of different religious lexemes. Noteworthy is that the semantics of these words is expressed in grammatical features, especially by the tools of the class system. In the article, the study of Swahili paroemias is correlated with the history of East African religions. The research confirms the conclusions of other scholars studying religion in Eastern Africa: here traditional and Abrahamic religions peacefully coexist, transforming and complementing each other. In any proverbial unit, the lexeme ‘God’ conveys sacral attitude toward its denotatum, and universal values come to the foreground. The predominance of paroemias on religious theme proves their importance in the national picture of the world of the Swahili people. The research results are of practical importance and may be used not only in paroemiology and linguistics but also in ethnography, cultural and religion studies.

Representations of the use of psychoactive substances in the beliefs and rituals of ancient societies: between the sacred and the profane

The use of plants with psychoactive properties by ancient communities has been confirmed in numerous archaeological studies conducted in almost every place on earth. Many tribes used their own characteristic psychoactive potions and, according to researchers, their use fostered the integration of the members of a given community, facilitated their existence in an occupied area and could be of significant importance for its survival. Around the psychoactive plants and toxic secretions of some species of fauna a conglomerate of myths, cults and the properties attributed to them has developed. Permanent traces of their presence remain in both non-material and material culture. The aim of this article is to present the representations of psychoactive substances in the beliefs of ancient communities, their occurrence in myths, rock or sepulchral art, and to discuss the reasons for their use during rituals. The article presents also the main causes of the diffusion of the use of psychoactive plants from the sacred to the profane sphere.

The direct and indirect effects of community beliefs and attitudes on postpartum contraceptive method choice among young women ages 15–24 in Nigeria

The direct and indirect effects of community beliefs and attitudes on postpartum contraceptive method choice among young women ages 15–24 in Nigeria

Comparing the effect of education based on PRECEDE - PROCEED model in person-centered and supportive group methods on women's psychological well-being in the menopausal period.

BACKGROUND:Positive psychology introduce mental health as a positive psychological functioning and represent it as well-being psychology. From this point of view, psychological health is more supposed to be known as having positive characteristics such as self-esteem, positive social relationships, and satisfaction. This study was conducted to compare the effect of education in two methods of person-centered and supportive group based on the PRECEDE-PROCEED model on women's psychological well-being during menopause.MATERIALS AND METHODS:The present study was a clinical trial. One hundred and ten menopausal women have been placed in two groups (tests and control). The training program was designed according to the PRECEDE-PROCEED model. The educational intervention was implemented for two groups (person-centered and the supportive group) and the control group did not receive any training. Data analysis was used by descriptive statistics and in the case of normal distribution of alternative tests such as Kruskal–Wallis test, Man–Whitney test, Wilcoxon, spearman correlation, Spearman correlation was used.RESULTS:Results of variance analysis showed that awareness, attitude, self-efficacy, enabling factors, reinforcement, support, behavioral environment, six psychological well-being factors were significantly different from the individual group and control group. Furthermore, the overall score of the psychological well-being was significantly higher than the control group.CONCLUSIONS:As a result of the design and deployment of health care monitoring system, building and reform of community beliefs toward women's status in decision making and their role in menopause, the design and development of support group meetings in women's health care system and enhancing women's access to specialist and heterogeneous health services tailored to the needs of the menopause.

Exploring Values and Beliefs in a Complex Coastal Social-Ecological System: A Case of Small-Scale Fishery and Dried Fish Production in Sagar Island, Indian Sundarbans

The survivability of the small-scale fishery and dried fish production in Indian Sundarbans, despite increasing threats posed by climate, environmental, economic, and policy drivers, suggests that they possess certain unique strengths and capabilities. One thread of these strengths is connected to the fact that Sundarbans’ fishery system is strongly anchored in the values and beliefs of the local fishing communities. There is, however, limited empirical information available on the prevailing individual and collective attitudes, expectations, traditions, customs, and, above all, values and beliefs that strongly influence local fishing communities of Sundarbans. This manuscript aims to address this gap by drawing on qualitative data to (1) map the nature of values and beliefs associated with the Sundarbans’ Sagar Island fishing communities who are engaged in small-scale fishery and dried fish production; and (2) highlight the contributions of values and beliefs to the small-scale fishery and dried fish production systems of Sagar Island. Our study reveals that historical factors such as the patriarchal and patrilineal system prevalent in the Indian Sundarbans as well as the current drivers, including environmental and social-economic changes, create inconsistent values and beliefs among male and female members of its society. Issues around values and beliefs are heavily influenced by social-ecological realities comprising material, relational and subjective dimensions. They can range from being strictly personal to largely community-oriented as they are shaped by realities of gender, class, power dynamics, and politics. Values and beliefs are fundamental to human perception and cognition but often get neglected in mainstream literature covering human dimensions of resource management. Our research adds weight to the theoretical and place-based understanding of the contributions of values and beliefs to the small-scale fishery and dried fish production systems. We learn from the case study that values and beliefs can act as mirrors, reflecting the current as well as future realities of small-scale fisheries and dried fish production systems and provide important directions for sustainability and viability of the entire social-ecological system that hosts this sector.

Tradisi Ma’sanro in the Life of the Bugis Community of Bulukumba Regency

The research was made with a view to know and understand ma’ sanro traditions that made by the bugis community in Bulukumba district. Ma 'sanro himself is one of the traditions that have so far been practiced by the bugists in the fur district whose original purpose was to treat the sick with a variety of ancient plants or spices in which there was no medical science at the time. At present, however, ma 'sanro is not only used for medicine but has begun to be a tradition that has always been associated with the customs of the bug bug society. The study is one whose data uses qualitative data. His data collection techniques are conducted by observation, interview and reference collection related to ma 'sanro traditions in society. As for his research, ma 'sanro is a tradition believed by the populace to treat the sick. But now, over time sanro has been used not only to treat diseases but also to other matters such as home entry traditions, the use of black magic and so on that are now part of a community belief

PASANG RI KAJANG: THE NOBLE VALUES OF KAJANG TRADITIONAL COMMUNITY IN BULUKUMBA REGENCY

This study aimed to describe the noble values of Pasang in the beliefs of Kajang traditional community in South Sulawesi. Pasang ri Kajang is an oral message containing guidance, customary rules, guidelines, and institutionalized norms by Turie Arakna (God Almighty) to the first Ammatoa (the first people) for the all members of Kajang traditiobal community. These oral messages inherited from generation to generation, from the first Ammatoa into the present Ammatoa according to the faith teachings of Patuntung. Ammatoa as a traditional leader is mandated to carry out all the rules containing in Pasang, supervised the teaching violations of Pasang, and practiced the all teachings of Pasang as cultural values growth in Kajang traditional community. The glory of a person depended on his/her obedience to Pasang called Tu Salama (saved people). The people who throughout their lives adhere to the values of Pasang will feel an enjoy life. The essence of Pasang is to surrender to Turie Arakna, which means surrender to the God willing, do all teachings and avoid all prohibitions of Pasang. This study used descriptive qualitative method. Data collection techniques were interview, observation, and literature study, then be analyzed inductively. From the result study, it is known that there were three noble values of Pasang ri Kajang, namely the relationship between humans with their God, humans with humans, and human with nature. The relationship between humans with their God as the embodiment of values of Pasang ri Kajang is the essence of Manuntungi truth based on the Patuntung belief by Kajang traditional community.

THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF RIMPU AS MBOJO REGIONAL IDENTITY

Bima society (Mbojo) is a combination of various tribes, ethnics and cultures. Bima area (Mbojo) is an area that is famous and abundant because of its culture and customs as identity and characteristics of Bima society. One of several cultures which is still preserved by Bima society in West Nusa Tenggara is Rimpu. The purpose of this study was to find out the history and culture of Rimpu as an identity among women Mbojo in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara. This study was compiled using qualitative research from documentation studies in the form of scientific articles and the results interviews conducted with the local people of Bima (Mbojo). The result study showed that Rimpu is a dress as a cover for Muslim women at that time and became identity and characteristic of the Mbojo area. Since the entry of Islam in Bima Kingdom, Rimpu was used as a tool to communicate the values, hopes, and beliefs of group community that was followed by its members. Rimpu has many benefits and uses. Rimpu is divided into two types, namely ordinary Rimpu and mpida Rimpu.

Identifying community values related to heat: recommendations for forecast and health risk communication

Abstract. Effective communication of heat risk to public audiences is critical for promoting behavioral changes that reduce susceptibility to heat-related illness. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) provides heat-related information to the public using social media platforms such as Facebook. We applied a novel rhetorical framework to evaluate 5 years (2015–2019) of public responses to heat-related Facebook posts from the NWS office in Phoenix (Arizona) to identify “commonplaces” or community norms, beliefs, and values that may present challenges to the effectiveness of heat risk communication. Phoenix is in one of the hottest regions in North America and is the 10th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. We found the following two key commonplaces: (1) the normalization of heat and (2) heat as a marker of community identity. These commonplaces imply that local audiences may be resistant to behavioral change, but they can also be harnessed in an effort to promote protective action. We also found that public responses to NWS posts declined over the heat season, further suggesting the normalization of heat and highlighting the need to maintain engagement. This work provides a readily generalizable framework for other messengers of high-impact weather events to improve the effectiveness of their communication with receiver audiences.

Makna Moderasi dalam Ritual Ngareremokeun Masyarakat Kasepuhan Cisungsang, Lebak-Banten

The Ngareremokeun ritual is a form of indigenous community belief in the Kasepuhan Cisungsang who live around the Mount Halimun Salak National Park (TNGHS) Lebak Regency, Banten Province toward customary law as the embodiment of ancestral mandates. The Ngareremokeun tradition is also evidence of various cultures acculturation without eliminating another cultural element. This paper aims to understand the meaning of moderation as reflected in the Ngareremokeun ritual and to show its relevance to the context of the community that owns the tradition and Indonesian society in general. This descriptive study emphasizes on qualitative data with a structuralist approach that aims to describe the moderation values reflected in the Ngareremokeun ritual. Data was collected through interviews with cultural actors and direct observation on the Ngareremokeun ritual. The results of this study indicate that the Ngareremokeun ritual is the evidence of knowledge resource and cultural expression of indigenous people in the Kasepuhan Cisungsang to maintain the sustainability of their traditions. The meaning of the symbols embodied in this tradition, the moderation values in the Ngareremokeun ritual is appropriate with the four indicators of religious moderation, namely national commitment, tolerance, non-violence, and accommodating to local culture. The moderation value can also be found in the attitudes and behavior of the Ngararemokeun’s actors and the indigenous people in Kasepuhan Cisungsang.

Disparities in Delaware Caregiver Beliefs about the COVID-19 Vaccine for their Children.

ObjectiveTo describe sociodemographic disparities in caregiver beliefs about the COVID-19 vaccine for their children.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study, linking caregiver-reported data to geocoded sociodemographic data from child EHRs. Caregivers of children receiving care in a Delaware pediatric healthcare system were invited to complete a survey about COVID-19 vaccine beliefs from March 19 to April 16, 2021.Results1499 caregivers participated (18% Black, 11% Hispanic, 32% public insurance, 12% rural). 54% of caregivers intended to vaccinate their children, while 34% were unsure and 12% would not. Caregivers of younger children (aOR 3.70, CI 2.36-5.79), Black children (aOR 2.11, CI 1.50-2.96), and from disadvantaged communities (aOR 1.59, CI 1.05-2.42) were more likely to be unsure and not vaccinate their children. Caregivers from rural communities were more likely not to vaccinate their children (aOR 2.51, CI 1.56-4.05). Fewer caregivers of younger children, Black children, and from disadvantaged communities believed in the safety or efficacy of the vaccines (p < 0.001), while fewer caregivers of younger children and from rural communities believed in their children’s susceptibility to COVID-19 or risk of getting severe disease from COVID-19 (p < 0.05). While the majority (72%) of caregivers were influenced by health experts, fewer from communities of color and disadvantaged communities were (p<0.001).ConclusionsCaregivers of younger children and from communities of color, rural communities, and disadvantaged communities in Delaware expressed more COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.Policy implicationsThis study explores beliefs of different communities in Delaware, which are important to tailoring public health messaging and strategies to increase vaccine uptake in these communities.

How do people in the “Land of Hornbills” perceive Hornbills?

Summary Sarawak is known as the “Land of Hornbills”, having the Rhinoceros Hornbill as the state emblem and with hornbills also being closely associated with important cultural symbols and beliefs among various local communities. However, up to date there is limited understanding on the perception, awareness, and beliefs of local communities towards hornbills. This paper aims to describe the aforementioned factors in western Sarawak, in hope of acquiring the socio-cultural information needed to fill the gap, and to clarify misconceptions towards hornbill conservation efforts in Sarawak. Data collection was accomplished using Open Data Kit (ODK). A total of 500 respondents were approached in five administrative divisions in western Sarawak, namely Kuching, Samarahan, Serian, Sri Aman, and Betong. The questionnaire was carefully formulated to control acquiescence bias that might arise. Boosted Regression Tree (BRT) modelling was conducted to evaluate the strongest demographic predictor variables influencing the answers and word clouds were used to visualise hornbill species by the local community. Sarawakians acknowledge the importance of hornbills as a cultural symbol (95%) despite hornbills being used for food, medicine, and decoration. Whilst this study describes the perceptions of hornbills in local communities, a comprehensive assessment throughout Sarawak is recommended for better understanding of hornbill importance in other communities. Such socio-cultural information is vital to ensure the success of conservation efforts and for effective management strategies of hornbills within Sarawak.

The Experience of Healthcare Professionals Providing Mental Health Services to Mothers with Postpartum Depression

ObjectivesThis study aimed to describe the experience of healthcare professionals in providing mental health services to women with postpartum depression (PPD).MethodsIn this qualitative study, data were collected through semi-structured interviews with five physicians, five midwives and five psychologists from 14 urban healthcare centres in Kerman, Iran, from April 2019 to September 2019. Purposeful sampling was used to select the participants. Data were qualitatively analysed using a content analysis approach.ResultsData analysis revealed the main theme of the study: ‘the long way ahead for comprehensive, integrated and responsive mental health services’. This theme included four categories: ‘postpartum depression challenges’, ‘social and personal factors’, ‘structural challenges’ and ‘need for change in mental health services’. The participants described that depression diagnosis is difficult due to insufficient knowledge among healthcare providers and the hidden signs of PPD. They also described how different factors such as economic and cultural factors, personality traits, a community’s lack of knowledge, negative attitude towards depression and limited family support might cause depression. Moreover, providing mental health services involves certain challenges, such as limited human resources, insufficient financial resources and incomplete or inefficient policy-making.ConclusionAlthough measures have been taken to provide mental health services, there are many challenges regarding providing mental health services to mothers. Therefore, serious measures should be taken to improve mental health services and re-define the existing measures. Informing the community, empowering the healthcare providers and attempting to change the community’s attitudes and beliefs can affect the mental healthcare of women with depression.

The First Biography of Jesus: Genre and Meaning in Mark’s Gospel

The First Biography of Jesus: Genre and Meaning in Mark’s Gospel

ANALYZING THE SOCIAL VALUES CONTAINED IN THE FILM “TANAH SURGA KATANYA” BY DANIAL RIFKI

T his study discussed the social values contained in the film entitled "Tanah Surga Katanya". Social value refers to a community belief in which something is believed to be good and useful in life and can be seen in people's daily lives. This study aimed to foster the chidlren's social values in children through the film "Tanah Surga Katanya". This study used qualitative research methods. The object of this research was the film "Tanah Surga Katanya". Data collection techniques included observation and documentation. The data analysis used in this research was content analysis. The stages in data analysis were data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions with the aim of finding, identifying, processing, and analyzing documents. The results of this study showed that there were 8 social values contained in the film entitled "Tanah Surga Katanya". These social values included (1) love for the homeland, (2) pride in the Indonesian nation, (3) mutual assistance, (4) mutual cooperation, (5) compassion, (6) dedication, (7) responsibility, and (8) care.

Social and psychological problems of population vaccination against COVID-19

During the COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019) pandemic, the world medical community has done a tremendous job to find effective treatment and methods for preventing the disease. The experience accumulated earlier in the fight against COVID-19 (MERS, SARS-CoV, etc.) has made it possible in the shortest possible time to develop a long-awaited method for the specific prevention of COVID-19, based on a large number of effective and safe vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, which were adopted society is ambiguous. Fear of high contagiousness and mortality from COVID-19 has been replaced by anxiety about the need and benefits of vaccination. The abundance and easy accessibility of information, as well as the contradictory points of view in various sources of non-professional information, gave rise to new misconceptions and provided resources for the actions of dissident movements.This paper provides a generalized analysis of the results of the vaccination campaign against COVID-19, examines the factors that influence the success of achieving population immunity. Particular attention is paid to social and psychological barriers among the population that prevent the widespread use of vaccines against COVID-19, the COVID dissident movement, the manipulative beliefs of the anti-vaccination community that can affect the implementation of preventive measures against the disease.

Compulsively Moral: OCD, Ethics, and the Law.

Compulsively Moral: OCD, Ethics, and the Law.