Religious Regulation Research Articles

La antropología cultural en su relación con la criminología

Tras una breve introducción sobre el significado variable del término «Crimen», se analiza la relación multivariable que existe entre el concepto -de crimen y las distintas concepciones culturales, señalando la validez de las ideas referentes a la justicia y la penalidad para la definición de las distintas culturas. El relativismo que afecta a las conductas objeto de castigo se ejemplifica en crímenes que atentan contra la religión, en la homosexualidad y el parricidio. El mismo cambio puede observarse en el significado del espacio, los vínculos de sangre y la herencia, en relación con lo que puede ser considerado crimen, o no, y su castigo.

Politics and religion under the dictatorship in Portugal (1933-1974): rebuilding the separation between the State and the Church

What were the means of religious regulation, and more specifically, what were the terms for the institutionalisation of the Catholic Church that the Portuguese authoritarian state adopted? This article adopts a new historiographic interpretation on these questions in order to emphasise both the experience of restructuring the separation and defending the persistence of secularism in the political and cultural debate over the course of the 20th century in Portugal. This argument moves away from the until recently dominant perspective that there was prevailing in Portugal that phenomenon termed “clerical fascism” that some of the literature deems to have been generalised across the dictatorial regimes of Europe between the World Wars.

Influence of migration processes in Europe on law and legal culture of information society

The relevance of research: The relevance of the problem under study is evidenced, first, by an active scientific discourse among lawyers on the impact of migration flows on modern law, and, second, by the necessity to elaborate the integral concept of legal culture in the information society. The research objective is to analyze the legal effects of migration on legal culture of European countries and to distinguish new features of legal culture that have appeared in the digital era. Research methods: The main approaches to investigation into the problem were the analysis, modeling and comparative linguistics, as well as the content analysis of the key scientific theories on legislation. To study the topic, the authors applied comparative and structural-logical approaches that allow considering the law in terms of the influence of virtual environment, where the set of new component parts is observed. Results of the research: the paper traces the process of formation of new characteristics of component parts of legal culture in the society in the age of digital economy. The authors conclude that despite a number of contradictions observed in the process of law development in European countries, new features have appeared in law and legal culture of modern Europe in the context of digital economy. According to the authors, these features are the following: the increased influence of religious views on emotional-and-figurative and logical-and-statutory aspects of legal awareness; development of antagonistic relations between native Europeans and people belonging to different religious denominations; strong discontent of those natives who want to preserve their identity, which surely affects their legal behavior. The number of administrative offences and crimes has significantly increased. All these factors negatively affect the state of legal culture of the society. The paper analyzes the key problems related to implementation of the principle of the religious right provided to refugees, and some common violations of religious and legal regulations. Practical importance: The proceedings provided in this paper may be relevant when fulfilling scientific and educational tasks on legal theory and constitutional law.

РЕЛИГИОЗНАЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТЬ АЛИ АКБАРА ХАШЕМИ РАФСАНДЖАНИ

The paper analyzes the political and religious activities of Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, one of the most famous politicians of modern Iran. His political and religious activities from youth to the end of his life are subject of the study. In particular, three periods of hislife are of interest here: his acquaintance with Ayatollah Khomeini and studying, religious activity before the Islamic revolution, and religious activity after the Islamic revolution. It is clear that Rafsanjani paid much attention to the study of the Quran and Islamic law, and after the Islamic revolution, he sought to promote religious ideas and Islamic legal regulations among Iranians. At the same time, after the revolution, Rafsanjani became very actively involved in the political life of Iran, occupying key positions in the main government bodies, including the presidency, as a result of what his own religious activity decreased significantly, although he nonetheless sought to combine politics and religion. The paper states that Rafsanjani took a moderate and pragmatic political position and changed his views depending on the circumstances in which the country found itself.

The participation of religious organizations in formation of population attitude to transplantation of organs and tissues

The article discusses issue of possibility of influence of religious organizations on the attitude of population to issues of human organ transplantation. The attitude of followers of different religions to key issues of bioethics related to organ donation and transplantation is analyzed. It is concluded that there are no definite prohibitions on implementing this kind of medical intervention in modern religious regulations. The study of results of questionnaire survey of two groups of respondents revealed certain part of population, whose decision on the issues of posthumous organ donation would be influenced by the opinion of representative of religious organization. It is established that every tenth respondent appealed to the Orthodox priest when making decision to sign consent paper concerning posthumous exempt of organ from relatives. It is concluded that it is possible to affect the formation in certain part of population understanding of need to support organ donation and transplantation in case of active work in this direction of representatives of religious organizations.

Research on intercultural adaptation of Chinese enterprise personnel in Saudi Arabia

Chinese enterprise personnel are faced with the problem of intercultural adaptation. Based on Black's theory of "three-dimensional" model of intercultural adaptation, this paper proposes a "four-dimensional" model of intercultural adaptation, namely, life adaptation, work adaptation, interpersonal adaptation and Chinese image adaptation. The research method of semi-structured in-depth interview is used to interview 23 Chinese people from one Chinese enterprise in Saudi Arabia, who have worked there for at least one year. We get findings as follows: (1) Life adaptation: maladjustment is mainly reflected in religious restriction. Especially, religious regulations and taboos make the life of Chinese enterprise personnel restricted. However, there are also many aspects of adaptation, such as Saudi cuisine, living environment and leisure life, which bring the satisfaction of life demands to Chinese enterprise personnel. (2) Work adaptation: foreign companies must employ a certain proportion of local people to work in their companies; the roles of buyers and sellers in Saudi Arabia and in China are different; the concept of time is different. (3) Interpersonal adaptation: Chinese people in Saudi Arabia still have the most frequent contact with their Chinese compatriots, and it is difficult for them to develop close friendship with foreigners. Chinese people are good at creating harmonious interpersonal relationships for work through some after-work activities, such as drinking tea, eating out and holding football matches. (4) Chinese image adaptation: Chinese enterprise personnel in Saudi Arabia have decent income, and Saudi police fail to check Chinese cars, all of which make the Chinese people have a positive face value. 
 
 In view of the above four adaptation situations of Chinese enterprise personnel in Saudi Arabia, the following suggestions are proposed: (1) Be strict with yourself in life, respect local social and religious customs, and also keep a careful attitude and actively deal with disadvantageous factors. (2) While benefiting from working or doing business in Saudi Arabia, we should make contributions for the development of local economy and society, providing employment and training for local people. (3) We should observe the local laws and regulations, and also follow the local and international market rules. (4) In interpersonal communication, we should combine the maintenance mode of Chinese "guanxi" (relationship) with western "principle" on the one hand, and make a difference between them on the other hand. (5) In terms of image adaptation, besides maintaining a good image politically and economically, it is also necessary to improve our individual quality and our cultural cultivation overseas, be a communicator bridging Chinese and foreign excellent culture, and build a positive national image and individual image.

Syariat dan Perundang-undangan; Proses Kebijakan dan Konten Peraturan Daerah Keagamaan di Bulukumba

In this section it aims to describe the context of regional policy in the frame of sharia-compliant regional regulations in Bulukumba regency. Explain the legal basis, the political process of public policy, and the content of religious regulations as a reference in analyzing the phenomena behind the implementation of religious regulations in Bulukumba. By linking this matter, it is expected to be able to see the role of the actors and institutions involved in implementing the religious regulation, whether it is in line with what is aspired to form a religious community according to the vision of the Bulukumba government or vice versa.Keywords: Religious Regulation, Policy Process, Local Regulation Content

Athenian Regulations for the Protection of Sacred Trees to Apollo Erithaseos

The inscription is a religious regulation found in a suburb to the north-east of Athens, dated to the second half of the 4th century BC. The place of discovery corresponds to the location of an ancient attic deme. The purpose of the regulation was to protect the sacred grove of Apollo Erithaseos from cutting trees and collecting dead branches or leaves, and more generally from damaging plant elements. The punishment for the violators is different for slaves and for free men. The priest, together with the demarchos, has the legal right to impose a fine and perhaps, through the delivery of the name, the judicial procedure against the guilty continued according to the laws of the polis.

Regolamento ateniese per la protezione degli alberi sacri ad Apollo Erithaseos

The inscription is a religious regulation found in a suburb to the north-east of Athens, dated to the second half of the 4th century BC. The place of discovery corresponds to the location of an ancient attic deme. The purpose of the regulation was to protect the sacred grove of Apollo Erithaseos from cutting trees and collecting dead branches or leaves, and more generally from damaging plant elements. The punishment for the violators is different for slaves and for free men. The priest, together with the demarchos, has the legal right to impose a fine and perhaps, through the delivery of the name, the judicial procedure against the guilty continued according to the laws of the polis.

You need ‘help for the journey’: Freedom and regulation in a ‘market-friendly’ megachurch

One of the dominant trends in contemporary religion is a focus on individual freedom, choice and autonomy, all central tenets of mainstream consumer society. Rather than indicating a lack of religious regulation, we show how they can be the means through which regulation operates. Drawing on the theory of governmentality, which focuses on how power operates in discourse, we present a case study of a highly successful megachurch and global leader in Christian music – Hillsong – and show how this religious producer constructs a subject position for the consumer that promotes freedom and choice but nevertheless has regulatory implications by limiting what is thinkable and possible. Our findings show how Hillsong uses music and offers a worship experience that encourages continued reliance on the Church supported by its selective interpretation of the Pentecostal tradition. We trace how Hillsong claims knowledge of the religious consumer, identifying its central logic and contradictions. In doing so we show how religious regulation is taking new forms in contexts that may appear to be unregulated. We highlight the potential of this Foucauldian theory to not only enhance the understanding of current trends in religion but also to widen the repertoire used by critical marketing scholars to analyse how marketing discourse and practices are mobilized in specific contexts and with what effects.

Religious education legislation in an atheist state: towards a typology and policy analysis for contemporary China

ABSTRACTThe rule of law presents a new path for understanding and handling religious affairs in contemporary China. The field of religious education is no exception and current legislation has to be improved so that China’s religious education can be further promoted. This research examines the legislation and legislative regulations governing China’s diversified and dynamic religious education, which includes professional religious studies, religious education embedded in ethnic education, missionary religious education, religious education included in general education, and education on religious policies and regulations. It argues that how to understand and implement the principle of separation of education and religion stands out as the core issue, as China requires a more dialectical and pluralistic religious education.

SIARAN DENGAN CONTENT POSITIF DAN EDUKATIF

This journal addresses the topic of radio and television broadcasts which are mostly filled with dangdut songs and other events which are sometimes not in accordance with religious norms and regulations in the broadcasting sector. This is indicated by the presence of a number of songs that were hit by reprimand, both by the MUI, the KPID and from the sworddut itself. The problem here is what songs have been broadcast by radio / television and then reprimanded by the authorities, and what songs should be the contents of radio or television broadcasts that are positively charged and educative. This journal is indeed a number of songs that have been banned from being broadcast by radio or television, both because of the lyrics / poetry and the erotic movements of the singers which are categorized as containing pornography and porno-action. Songs should be created and broadcast in line with religious values, customs and regulations, without losing their artistic value, including regional songs. Such songs will be eternal, even though the creator or singer is gone

Priests and Other Xian 祆 Ritual Performers in Medieval China

While the documentation concerning Zoroastrian clergy in pre-Islamic Central Asia is scarce, it is comparatively abundant in medieval China. Priests and ritual performers, that in some cases clearly followed Central Asian Zoroastrian rituals, are depicted in funerary art and are associated in Chinese sources with a religion named Xian 祆 . However, in some Chinese sources, the character xian is also used to describe Altaic rituals, and this has led to some confusion as to what religion this term refers to, and consequently to the status of the ritual performers—learned priests or laymen—that are associated with it. This paper aims to investigate these ritual performers in order to understand their status within the Central Asian diaspora, and how Xian clergy functioned within Chinese religious regulations.

Looking for religious logos in Singapore

Within the last couple of decades, new types of religious logos have emerged. Notably, halal (in Arabic, halal literally means “permissible” or “lawful”) logos are increasingly appearing on products, certificates, websites as well as in restaurants, shops, and advertisements globally. However, little empirical attention has been paid to these religious logos as elements of visual systems, or to their effects. This article fills that gap. I argue that religious logos are not well understood theoretically, conceptually, or empirically and that they signify a new phase in logo development characterized by forms of religious regulation, certification, and standardization on a global scale. Building on empirical research on halal logos in Singapore, this paper shows that modern religious logos can fruitfully be explored at the interface between archive studies and ethnography.

Tolerance in Islam

A difference in thought, behaviour and tastes is one of the realities of human life which is rooted in the nature of man’s creation; a fact, the acceptance of which requires the development of human society and the increase of its capacity in interaction with different views. This can be interpreted as ‘tolerance’. In order to show its importance, human history can be mentioned as good evidence for the widespread atrocities caused by the lack of tolerance. The study of the verses of the Holy Qur’an clarifies the viewpoint of Islam towards this subject matter. What is understood from the Islamic teachings is that Islam does not believe in absolute tolerance in every circumstance. As Islam emphasises tolerance in some conditions, in others it accepts war as a necessity. Meanwhile, Islam maintains the necessity of freedom of belief, that is, freedom of expression and dialogue, as necessary. However, it condemns compromising in belief as well as insufficiency and lack of observance concerning the religious regulations by the believers. Tolerance in Islam is not based on indifference towards religions and beliefs; the necessity of choosing between truth and falsehood and also considering prophets as merely the introducers of truth to the people are the two essential fundamentals of tolerance in belief considering the Islamic view. Besides tolerance in belief, it is necessary to refer to the ethical and behavioural tolerance which provides a cultural ground to materialisation of tolerance in belief; a virtue highly praised and encouraged in Islam.

Fish and Fish Products in Late Antique Palestine and Babylonia in Their Social and Geographical Contexts: Archaeology and the Talmudic Literature

This paper looks at the ancient Jewish talmudic literature (4th-7th centuries CE) for information about fish and fish products in the ancient world and compares it with information from classical sources and from archaeology. Analysis of the texts show that information about food, and particularly fish and fish products, can be derived from texts originally written as religious regulations and moral narratives. Talmudic textual evidence, backed up by parallel archaeological finds, documents long-distance transport of preserved fish, including what is identified as Nile perch from Egypt and mackerel from Spain. Parallel papyrological evidence testifies to the import of the parrot wrasse. Graeco-Roman allec, a sauce made of macerated tiny fish, is identified by the Palestinian Talmud with tarit terufah, made of tiny chopped fish, and afitz, cf Greek afye, immature fish, often cooked as such. Remains of allec have been found archaeologically in Israel/Palestine. The Palestinian Talmud identifies tarit[a] with tzaḥana, one of a trio of strong-smelling Babylonian fish-dishes eaten by the poor: the others are gildana and harsana. The varied material on these discussed here adds to our knowledge of ancient salted and/or fermented fish-dishes. The identification of tzaḥana with 9th-to-10th century ṣaḥna from Baghdad of the Caliphs and 14th-century Cairo appears very likely. Thus tarit/tzaḥana/ṣaḥna appears to have been not very appetising processed fish food for the poor in Roman Palestine, Jewish Babylonia, Baghdad of the Abbasid Caliphs and Mamluk Egypt, and it may be identified with allec. The talmudic literature also discusses reasons for failure of the preservation processes, as well as of potentially lethal effects of insufficient preservation.

Religious Regulation and Churches’ Responses—A Case Study on the Anti-Demolition Actions of Christians in Wenzhou

This article focuses on the characteristics, causes, and patterns of the anti-demolition actions by churches in Wenzhou. Based on my six field studies from July 2014 to February 2016, I discovered that: (1) these actions are more explicit in Wenzhou churches due to their regional distinctiveness; (2) a wide range of differences can be observed among Wenzhou churches due to their doctrinal diversity; and (3) ‘poor pastors’ have taken the leadership roles in the anti-demolition activities instead of the ‘boss Christians’. Considering the ongoing tension in the Chinese religious environment between central government planning and free market operation, the author points out that the pastoral district system in Wenzhou plays a very important role in anti-demolition and offers the ‘cost–benefit’ exchange theory to explain the pattern of the anti-demolition activities by Wenzhou churches.

Perencanaan Strategik Pendirian Ma’had Aly Pondok Quran Bandung

This research focuses on the process of strategic planning completion of the Ma'had Aly Pondok Quran establishment in Bandung Regency. This research uses Kurt Lewin model of action research method which consists of planning, acting and fact finding on the result of the action. The results of this study indicate that there are several efforts to meet the conditions that have been determined by the Minister of Religious Regulation 71/2015 on the establishment of Ma'had Aly Pondok Quran. The contributing factors of the succesful strategic planning are the results of the present and expected future conditions analysis, the results of Ma'had Aly SWOT analysis, the Master Plan Development Document (RIP)of Ma'had Aly Pondok Quran, Strategic Plan Cycles and Strategic Plan Matrix of the Ma'had Aly performance. These constitute as the guidelines for the realization of the ideal establishment of Ma'had Aly which is in accordance with the Guide of Establishment of Ma'had Aly as stated on the operational guidelines of the Ministry of Religious Affairs.

Kedudukan Kompilasi Hukum Islam Dalam Legalitas Pernikahan Di Indonesia

Islam is a religion of rahmatan lil'alamin, which is easy to adapt to grow in all places and times, such as in marriage. For ethnic groups who have customs and culture, marriage is a very important thing for humans in life which is carried out in an honorable ceremony. On the other hand, Islam also regulates marriage procedures that must be carried out by Muslims. Marriage is something that is very important in human life, therefore a marriage must be in accordance with religious provisions and statutory regulations so that the marriage gets legal certainty and protection. However, nowadays in society there is a tendency for marriage to be carried out in a sirri way, this tendency often occurs, especially for a man's second marriage or polygamy. This study wants to reveal the position of polygamous marriage in a family law perspective and reveal whether or not polygamous marriage is legal according to the UUUP and according to Islamic law.Keywords: Com Marriage, Law and AqadAbstrak:Islam is a religion of rahmatan lil'alamin, easy to adapt to growth and development wherever and whenever, such as in marriage. For people who have customs and culture, marriage is a very important thing in human life, and is carried out in a solemn ceremony. On the other hand, Islam also regulates marriage procedures that must be carried out by Muslims. Marriage is a very important thing in human life, so marriage must be in accordance with religious regulations and statutory regulations, so that marriage can be determined and protected by law. But nowadays society has a tendency to get married, and this tendency often occurs, especially for men with second marriages or polygamy. This study wants to reveal the position of polygamous marriages in a family law perspective and reveal whether or not polygamous marriages are legal according to UUUP and according to Islamic law.Kata Kunci: Pernikahan, Hukum, dan Aqad

Religion and Political Protest: A Cross-Country Analysis

Religion’s effect on individual tendency to engage in political protest is influenced both by the resources available to citizens at the individual level and opportunities provided to religious groups and organizations at the country level. Combining data from last two waves of the World Values Surveys with aggregate data on religious regulation, we show that private religious beliefs reduce an individual’s protest potential while involvement in religious social networks fosters it. At the country level, we find that government regulation of religion decreases individual tendency to protest, and has an especially detrimental effect on the likelihood of religious minorities joining peaceful protest activities. These findings are in line with opportunity structure theories that stress the importance of system openness for fostering political protest.