Tensions in the practice of Marian Devotion between Clergy, Laity, and the Vatican: The maintenance of Catholic Social Structure in Gozo, Malta

In Gozo, Malta, tensions exist within the ritual system of Catholic Marian Devotion, observed through a disconnect between how laity practice Marian Devotion rituals and how the Vatican defines the practice of Marian Devotion. The local clergy, as intermediaries between the laity and the Vatican, negotiate between these groups to ensure the system's stability. In Gozo, this negotiation plays out through festa celebrations, devotional art, the dedication of ex-votos, and gendered distinctions. The clergy in Gozo mediate between the laity and the Vatican by tacitly accepting the laity's unsanctioned devotion practices while not actively participating, maintaining the balance of the social system of Catholic Marian Devotion in which they all operate.No embargoAcademic Major: Anthropological Science

Devotion and Discipline: Christian Yoga and the Yoga of T. Krishnamacharya

SA tu dīrgha-kāla-nairantarya-satkārāsevito dṛḍha-bhūṃiḥ, Yogasūtra 1.14 states, “Practice becomes firmly established when it has been cultivated uninterruptedly and with devotion over a prolonged period of time.”1 As a student of the late Pattabhi Jois, I heard this sūtra countless times during Jois’s afternoon conferences with his students. In the context of practice in Mysore with Jois, I understood the concept of discipline. However, the concept of devotion, satkārā, was more ambiguous. Questions about God and devotion were usually met with a simple, “God is one.

Heirs of Vision, Devotion, and Sacrifice

Professor Edwin Kagin\u27s 1961 Founders Day speech, Heirs of Vision, Devotion, and Sacrifice. Reel #14

One God, One Lord: Early Christian Devotion and Ancient Jewish Monotheism

Reviewed Book: Hurtado, Larry W. One God, One Lord: Early Christian Devotion and Ancient Jewish Monotheism. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1988

Book Review: \u3ci\u3eDancing Bodies of Devotion: Fluid Gestures in Bharata Natyam\u3c/i\u3e

Book review of Dancing Bodies of Devotion: Fluid Gestures in Bharata Natyam. By Katherine C. Zubko. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2014, xvii + 251 pages

Devotion

The inspiration for this design comes from Pablo Picasso himself, and his painting The Seated Woman - 1938. This painting depicts one of his mistress\u27s and what he saw in her, with the painting emphasizing aspects of her beauty. Through extreme detail this design was there to re-enforce what is so beautiful about women that often go overlooked and underrated, every individual feature on a woman is what makes her unique and stunning. This interpretation was to give the wearer the power to say there is so much about me that is beautiful and I want you to see it all. When the light shines down upon this dress it sparkles and gleams just as her eyes do when they grab your attention and never let go

Devotion

Devotion questions prevailing views and assumptions concerning the efficacy of ‘writing the self’ by illuminating a complex and shifting interplay of seduction and resistance in confessional discourse, the power of delusion, motives of evasion and self-preservation, as well as problems of privacy and its invasion, voyeurism and its technologies, and gender dynamics in medicine. It also contributes original representations of female friendship, parenting, postnatal depression, suicide, disability and suburban family life

The Impementation of Integrated Learning in The Islamic Religious Educationto Raise The Faith Devotion of The Students of State Seniour High Schools in Purwokerto

ABSTRACT Purpose: The primary objective of the Islamic Religious Education is to create amalus-solikhah, that is, the formation of pieties, both individual piety and social piety. The process of the piety formation is due to the ingrained faith and devotion to God. The process of the faith and devotion formation is achieved through tafakur and tadhabur, based on God the Almighty’s creations. Therefore, the the Islamic Religious Education is necessary to be integrated into the Natural Sciences so that there will be an integrity between the kauliyah verse with the kauniyah verse. Method:This research used a research and development study. One of the characteristics of such a study is product. One of the products of this research is the integrated thematic learning of the Islamic Religious Education with the Natural Sciences in the form of learning scenario in syllabus and lesson plan. Findings:The results of the research shows that the implementation of the integrated learning in the integrated thematic learning of the Islamic Religious Education with the Natural Sciences at State Senior Secondary Schools in Purwokerto city is very significant in improving the faith and devotion of the students, as indicated by the results of the experimental study in which the implementation of the integrated learning is very effective and the responses of the students toward it, are indeed very good