Spiritual Sustenance Research Articles

Comparative Study and Analysis of Social Structure and Cultural Values in Chinese and Korean Movies

A comparative study of social structure and cultural values in Chinese and Korean films reveals the unique perspectives and profound differences between the two countries in reflecting social reality and conveying cultural values in their films. Chinese movies tend to depict harmonious and intimate family relationships when showcasing family structure, emphasizing the importance of the family as an individual's emotional support and spiritual sustenance. Korean movies, on the other hand, focus more on showcasing the complexity and conflicts within families, reflecting social reality and the depth of human nature through the entanglements among family members. This difference reflects the different emphasis on family values and social values between China and South Korea. In terms of social class, Chinese movies often focus on the survival status and struggle process of the lower class society, showcasing social injustice and contradictions by telling stories of ordinary people. This kind of attention reflects the humanistic care of Chinese films towards vulnerable groups and their profound reflection on social issues. Korean movies, on the other hand, tend to reveal and criticize the power and corruption of the upper class, reflecting the dark side of society by depicting social phenomena such as collusion between politics and business, and power and money transactions. This difference reflects the different orientations of social class concepts and social responsibility between China and South Korea.

The Trajectory of Chineseness in English Novels Written by Chinese Singaporeans in 1990s

As a critical period of transition and transformation, the ten years in the 1990s had witnessed both the improvement of Sino-Singapore relationship and the rise of Singapore economy. However, the satisfaction of material propelled Chinese Singaporeans to pursue spiritual sustenance by discovering their ethnic and cultural root, which can be reckoned as “Chineseness”. With regard to the mixed nature of Chinese Singaporean reared in Western mode, this thesis intends to analyze the “Chineseness” of Chinese Singaporeans as a whole through a few English novels written by Chinese Singaporeans in the 1990s. The “Chineseness” which used to face desperationwas gaining momentum by virtue of the pride cause by the rise of China and the increasing communication between the two countries. In the meanwhile, the open-mindedness of new generation also help accustomed their Chinese Singaporeans’ Chineseness to the country they lived and thrived. Besides, this thesis would discuss the value of English novels created by Chinese Singaporeans as a tool for historical and cultural research on overseas Chinese.

Discovering Shandong Art and Culture China in the Dimension of Wisdom, Beliefs, Traditional Ways of Life and Festivals

With the country's continued emphasis on industry, culture and creativity industry, the cultural and creative industries on the university campus have demonstrated a strong drive of development. Shandong is a famous cultural city with a rich history with a rich material cultural heritage that is constantly inspiring for the cultural and creative industries on the university campus. This study starts from the cultural dimension of wisdom, faith, traditional way of life, and festivals and uses qualitative research methods. With a descriptive and analytical method, to explore the cultural and artistic information learning area of Shandong Province. Through comprehensive analysis and data collection, we skillfully integrate these cultural elements into the design of souvenir products, and contribute to the promotion of Shandong culture and the creation of unique cultural and creative products. The results showed that the study of information on Shandong arts and culture In the wisdom dimension The profound Confucian tradition of Shandong Province injected a unique humanistic spirit into its culture and art, which is not only reflected in the daily life philosophy of the Shandong people, but also the culture of Shandong people. In the belief dimension, Shandong province's religious and folk beliefs provide a wide area for art development, which not only strengthens the connotation of art, but also makes them more regional and cultural. In the lifestyle dimension Shandong province's unique living traditions and farming culture provide valuable materials for art development. By delving deeper into these elements, it is possible to design souvenirs with more regional characteristics and cultural values, and the traditional festival dimension. The Spring Festival and Zhoucun Xinzi Festival are not only the spiritual sustenance factor of Shandong people. Using these elements of festivals, art can be developed at a strong cultural atmosphere to meet people's pursuit of a better life. Based on the findings, it leads to strong support and guidance for the cultural and creative industry in Shandong Province, and helps promote the development of souvenir products in Shandong University.

“Trapped in a History Which They Do Not Understand:” Reading James Baldwin with Thomas Merton, Toward a Spiritual Theological Interpretation of Mass Incarceration

This paper argues that Thomas Merton’s under-appreciated engagement with James Baldwin reveals Baldwin to be an essential resource for a theological account of mass incarceration and the spiritual sustenance of ati6on to dismantle the “New Jim Crow.” Merton highlights the religious insight of Baldwin’s conviction that white Americans are ravaged by a spiritual imprisonment that is concretized in distinct historical dynamics and which spell an apocalyptic foreboding. White Americans are, in Baldwin’s words, “trapped in a history which they do not understand.” With attention to the methodological and ethical pimalls of reading Baldwin theologically, and situating this exchange in the broader context of black theology and theological/spiritual responses to mass incarcera6on, it is argued that Baldwin produces essential and unique religious insights for interrupting the contemporary criminalization of black bodies. Merton's additions to Baldwin's thought is generative for future possibilities, particularly with Merton's development of a more robust mysticism.

What Is the Most Influential Authenticity of Beliefs, Places, or Actions on the Pilgrimage Tourism Destination Attachment?

Religious tourism attracts many pilgrims and tourists to travel to a sacred space, and the issue of its authenticity has become increasingly important. Convenience sampling was used to conduct a survey at Dajia Jenn Lann Temple, Taichung City, Taiwan, and 487 valid questionnaires were obtained. The linear structural equation model constructs the analysis results as follows: (1) The “authenticity of place” and “action authenticity” have a positive relationship on the “place attachment” and act as a mediator variable for the effects of “authenticity of belief” on “authenticity of action”. (2) Tourists who have visited twice or more have a higher impact on “authenticity of belief” than those who have visited once. (3) Among the factors of the “authenticity of belief”, “concept of life” and “concept of God” are the most important; among the factors of the “authenticity of the place”, “spiritual sustenance” is the most important; and among the factors of “authenticity of action”, “experiential action” and “consequential actions” are the most important. The “place identity” is the essential aspect of the “place attachment” factor. This study developed a scale of the authenticity of belief, place, and action. Research results can provide a reference for religious tourism development.

Research on the Application of Lotus Elements in Garden Architecture

"Lotus" is known as "living fossil", is one of the earliest origin plants in angiosperms, in the long history of thousands of years, the form and use of lotus has changed many times. Under the wisdom and cultural choices of the people, "lotus" elements began to develop, which is not only a decorative element of garden architecture, but also widely used as a medium for conveying feelings and spiritual sustenance. Starting from the development history and functional characteristics of lotus, this paper studies the material application and composition characteristics of "lotus" elements in ancient garden architecture, explores the symbolic meaning and cultural connotation behind it, and provides reference value for the application of other traditional elements in modern architecture in the future.

Mutual Aid as Spiritual Sustenance

Abstract The reemergence of fraternal and mutual aid structures across multiple sectors of the economy is a product of a unifying working-class cultural identity related to precarity. These experiments with collective economic self-reliance reveal what future forms of labor institutions may look like, demonstrating the transformative potential of building community through mutual care.

Analysis of Similarities and Differences between Potala Palace and Edinburgh Castle under Different Historical Background

National culture is independent of the mainstream culture and constitutes the mainstream culture. To some extent, the national architecture reflects the development of local culture and history and the symbol of the local city. National architecture relates to the development of local culture and customs and shows the unique national belief in a solid form. The relationship between national culture and architecture is closely linked and complementary. This paper mainly studied the differences in national architecture between Chinese and Western cultures, taking Potala Palace and Edinburgh Castle as examples, analyzing and summarizing their similarities and differences. As a unique product of the development of local culture, national architecture itself has very high historical and cultural value. Some buildings use as tools and symbolize the spiritual sustenance of local culture. Therefore, this article regarding the national culture to the architectural influence analysis may construct the perfect architectural theory knowledge. To help the development of modern architectural design concept, better integration of traditional culture, absorb experience to retain historical culture.

ECO-SPIRITUALITY IN THE IDU MISHMI FUNERAL CUSTOM

Geography and environment play a vital role in shaping the motifs and themes of the Idu Mishmi funeral narratives. The description of places, mountains, cliffs, valleys, rivers and gorges etc. with different species of animals, plants and spirits form the allegorical representation of the elements of nature. In the subjective component of the Idu Mishmi death ritual, nature’s shape, formations and objects not only become the driving force but also become essential parts of the culture. As a whole, nature and nature’s formations become the necessary components that determine the thought process and spiritual sustenance of the community. This dimension explores the community's attitudes to the environment are conditioned by their traditional beliefs that have played a crucial role in the conservation of the environment and organisms in their region so far. This paper looks at the Idu Mishmi Community's approach to the Environment as manifested in the funeral rite Ya and attempts to understand how this aspect has been a driving force in the conservation of ecology.

Spatial Form and Poetic Writing in the City of Luoyang From the Yuanhe to Huichang Periods of the Tang Dynasty

The Mid-Tang literature is an important stage in the literary history of the Tang Dynasty, and presents another high point in the creation of poetry after the flourishing Tang Dynasty, which is also known as the mid-emergence stage in the development of Tang literature. During the Yuanhe to Huichang periods, the literati living in Luoyang often gathered together to create and interact with poetry. The bureaucrats and scribes who lived in Luoyang were the mainstay of poetry writing. The bureaucrats and scribes who lived in Luoyang were the mainstay of poetry writing. They were both prominent politicians and literary leaders, but at a time of political turmoil and fierce party rivalry, they had no way out politically and had to seek a “retreat” from their career and literary expression. The Confucian scribes who were in close proximity to the bureaucratic scribes had lofty goals but unfortunate careers. With its outstanding geographical and cultural advantages, Luoyang provided favourable conditions for the gathering of bureaucratic scribes and for literary creation. It was of great importance in the development and formation of the poetic style of the Mid-Tang. This article examines the poetry of the bureaucratic scribes who lived in Luoyang during the Yuanhe to Huichang periods of the Tang Dynasty within the context of the city’s spatial form. Firstly, the historical transmutation of the geospatial form of the city of Luoyang is explained. Then, from the perspective of public architecture landscape, it explores the emotional experience and spiritual sustenance of bureaucratic scribes to Luoyang urban landscape. It examines the dynamic interaction between the internal architecture of Luoyang City and the literary milieu of the middle Tang Dynasty.

River Rights: Currents, Undercurrents and Planetary Vistas

This paper focuses on recent legal innovations that recognise rivers as having rights in countries and cultures of the Global South. These innovations arise from the urgency to look into the interests and health of both rivers and indigenous/local peoples who depend on the resources of rivers for their material and spiritual sustenance. The article proceeds in three sections. In the first section, we outline the main currents in the formal legal doctrine that are shaping the granting of river rights worldwide. The second section brings out the political and religious undercurrents which tend to reshape legal initiatives in different national cultures and give rise to diverging socio-legal trajectories. Here we track these movements in three countries, namely Colombia, New Zealand and India. In the final section, we outline imaginaries that envision new and recast planetary institutions - including a parliament of rivers - in the context of emergent ecological concerns.

Bio-anthropophagy, or the Anthropocene in the Making: the Caboclo Peoples in the Construction of Modern Brazil (1889–1939)

Abstract This paper focuses on recent legal innovations that recognise rivers as having rights in countries and cultures of the Global South. These innovations arise from the urgency to look into the interests and health of both rivers and indigenous/local peoples who depend on the resources of rivers for their material and spiritual sustenance. The article proceeds in three sections. In the first section, we outline the main currents in the formal legal doctrine that are shaping the granting of river rights worldwide. The second section brings out the political and religious undercurrents which tend to reshape legal initiatives in different national cultures and give rise to diverging socio-legal trajectories. Here we track these movements in three countries, namely Colombia, New Zealand and India. In the final section, we outline imaginaries that envision new and recast planetary institutions - including a parliament of rivers - in the context of emergent ecological concerns.

Innovative Methods for the Integration of Marketing Concepts and Art Design in Product Design in the Era of Internet of Things

Due to the popularity and rapid development of the Internet, it has profoundly affected people’s way of life, covering all aspects of people’s lives, and the communication methods and marketing concepts of all walks of life have also undergone great changes due to its influence. Internet technology simplifies and compresses the marketing process, making consumers sovereign, and the monopoly of traditional media is difficult to reproduce on the Internet. The development of the times has also affected people’s pursuit of “beauty,” and their willingness to consume for design has gradually increased. Based on this, this paper proposes a design method that integrates the marketing concept based on the product design concept and the art design. The Internet of Things is based on the development of the Internet, expands on the basis of the Internet, and extends to people’s daily life with physical devices. It is widely welcomed by various research fields at present. This paper studies the changes brought by the Internet, the integration and innovation of art design and marketing concepts in the Internet age, and the development advantages and changes of traditional product design in information dissemination. Based on this, this paper proposes a user-centered, user-participated design. The experimental results show that the user-participative design method based on the integration of marketing concepts and artistic design and the innovation of functions can be effectively improved by paying attention to user feedback, which can bring good user experience effects. The conversion rate of visits on each platform is above 40%, and it also has a “communication medium” with its own traffic, which can even become a “spiritual sustenance” for direction.

On the Visual Symbols of Dian Bronze Animal Decoration

Among the animal patterns on the bronzes of the Dian Kingdom, the cow and the snake are the most common and 
 representative visual symbols. They have strong visual tension, expressiveness and artistic appeal, showing the unique artistic 
 aesthetics and ideas of the ancients of Dian Kingdom, and They all have specific meanings and contexts. This article mainly 
 explores the decorative symbols of animal decorations in Yunnan bronzes, and uses “ox” and “snakes” as the main objects to 
 analyze semantics and context.Methods:This article first elaborates on the types and decorations of ancient Dian bronzes, and then 
 elaborates on the characteristics and symbolic meanings of cow and snake patterns by listing some representative Dian bronzes; 
 finally, it is in-depth with the semantics and context of visual symbols. Analysis. Result:The types of animal images on the bronze 
 ware of Yunnan culture are rich and diverse, and each animal has different shapes and forms, and has its own symbolic meaning and 
 function. This also reveals the relationship between man and nature from the side, reflecting the ancient people of Yunnan’s sacrifices 
 and sacrifices. The social and economic conditions such as hunting and breeding record the trivial life of the ancients. The animal 
 decoration art of the Dian Kingdom has a very strong ethnic customs and regional characteristics. It depicts the intense scenes of 
 animal daily life and fighting in detail. The animal’s shape, demeanor and own characteristics are all vividly shaped, with a strong 
 artistic atmosphere and visual tension. To a large extent reflects the aesthetic concept and ideological pursuit of the ancients of Dian 
 Kingdom. Conclusion:The two visual symbols of the cow pattern and the snake pattern are the records of the people of the ancient 
 Dian kingdom on nature and life, and they also carry the ancient people’s feelings for nature. They reflect the religious beliefs and 
 ideas of the ancient Dian civilization and have local characteristics and customs. , It is the spiritual sustenance of the ancient Dian 
 people to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

The Food Culture of the Tamil Region

Food production is a science; food preparation is a living art. We prepare food to share with our kith and kin for our earthly and spiritual sustenance. All the great religions teach that food is a Divine blessing and should be treated with respect and immense gratitude. In Tamilnadu food is a spiritual science with precise prescriptions of how to cultivate, prepare and consume food for physical, emotional and spiritual well being. Our local traditions have several things in common with global traditions. In that light this article presents our food culture through ages with its uniqueness of thanks giving to nature and people.

Nature as Space: Gender Roles and Subversion in Edna O’Brien’s “A Scandalous Woman”

The rigid social conventions for women in rural twentieth century Ireland, specifically that of the nun and the mother, are illustrated and subsequently subverted by the figures of the scandalous woman and the witch in Edna O’Brien’s short story, “A Scandalous Woman”. Most of the scholarship on this short story and O’Brien’s work in general has been focused on the gender roles in terms of women’s rights. The purpose of this paper, however, is to explore the interrelationship between both the accepted and subversive roles of women, and at the same time demonstrate how social conventions are made subversive by the natural surroundings, outlining both the conventional and subversive nature symbolism which underpins conventional morality. Nature takes on various guises in the story: it has symbolic importance as spiritual sustenance, it has an underlying psychological component, and finally it is present in both erotic and esoteric situations. Spaces are inexorably intertwined with religion and the role of the women in the story, specifically in the context of Eily, the protagonist, and her progression from an innocent girl to a scandalous woman. These connections also serve to illustrate the main character’s progression from innocent girl to scandalous woman in terms of the interactions of gender, nature, and space.

Hukum Mendidik Istri Dan Anak Perspektif Hadis Nabi Dalam Kutub Al-Tis'ah

This article aims to examine further the concept of education according to Islamic teachings, both within and outside the family. This study was carried out because it remembers that, in the provisions of Islamic Law, especially Islamic law which is sourced from the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad SAW which is at the pole of al-Tis'ah, education in the family is the duty and responsibility of the head of the family. From the analysis of 69 hadiths, there are two main traditions discussed regarding the law of educating wives and children for heads of families. According to the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad in the Pole Al-Tis'ah, (narrated by Tirmizi No. 2577 and Muslim No. 2137, it can be concluded that educating wives and children is fardhu ain or compulsory for the head of the family as a form of responsibility for providing spiritual sustenance (knowledge religion) to family members (the wife and childrens).

Cultural Sustainability: Teaching and Design Strategies for Incorporating Service Design in Religious Heritage Branding

Under globalization, a local brand must be managed by strengthening local uniqueness and representativeness to become a unique brand that is irreplaceable in the international market. An examination of Taiwan’s cultural characteristics and resources shows that religion has been the focus of the government’s tourism promotion in recent years. A religious site is filled with architectural, historical, aesthetic, and cultural elements. Through online marketing and multilingual introductions, the government has packaged Taiwan’s religious culture into a brand. Temples not only provide devotees with a place for spiritual sustenance but also offer them cultural tourism experiences. When service design is integrated into the branding process, the various touchpoints experienced are the key to promoting temple and tourist interactions. A culture can be converted into unique and representative patterns by using brand design strategies, thereby creating opportunities for cultural sustainability. This study chose a national monument temple in Yunlin County, Taiwan, as the study location. Through a course of instruction, students with professional design backgrounds were granted the opportunity to work in a monumental temple, where they practiced participatory learning, played the role of mentors, and developed design proposals. By using observation and interview methods as well as service design tools, the students identified problems and needs and proposed service design insights and design implementation plans. The results of this study were analyzed along with the design flow, course outcomes, and students’ open-ended questionnaires. Finally, a religious branding design strategy based on the core value of cultural sustainability was proposed.

Chinese Taoism in Eugene O’ Neill’s Marco Millions

Eugene O’ Neill, an American playwright, is very interested in Chinese Taoism. In many of his middle and late works, we can see the profound influence of Taoism on him. Taking Marco Millions, O’Neill’s mid-term masterpiece as an example, this paper analyzes Taoist thoughts such as Unity of Opposites, Circulation and Reversion, Non-action and Unity of Body and Soul contained in this play by means of text analysis. Through the analysis, we can see that O’ Neill tried to find a new way of spiritual sustenance in the eastern Taoist thought to get rid of the disadvantages of western material civilization.

Older African American adults: understanding the role of the Black Church’s support in the community

ABSTRACT Older African Americans’ spirituality is explored to provide an understanding of the African American’s legacy of reliance on the Black church as part of their belief system. This explanation constructs a foundation for understanding the older African American’s reliance on the Black church for aid,spiritual sustenance and support. This review is important for helping social workers who are providing support and practice interventions for these clients. Also, it provides an explanation of how religious and spiritual leaders offer care to older African Americans. A framework to assist Social Workers in understanding this population is provided along with highlighting the importance of connection and attunement to the older African American’s spiritual values and needs. This creates a meaningful relationship not only with the individual client but also with their church community. The significance of helping the less fortunate, and building a level of trust and social supports is also highlighted. Key words: Black Church, Older African Americans, social workers, slavery, spirituality, social support