...The renegotiation of relationships of dependency within households and families in which Muslim teachings became implicated took place amid the consolidation of the political practice that is termed ‘republican’, and was similarly low key. Differences in the way men and women related to the sphere...

...This chapter traces the range of kabbalistic customs, books, and teachings that were promoted by Ezekiel Landau as a result of his kabbalistic orientation. It outlines Landau's view on the kabbalah as the key to understanding the inner truth of the aggadah, in which he espouses the pedagogic...

...This chapter traces Ezekiel Landau's Prague works that incorporate kabbalistic teachings related to the soul, such as gilgul neshamot and ibur. It reviews Landau's Prague homilies and commentaries that are replete with kabbalistic concepts concerning demonic...

... achieve a critical mass that legal clarity is achieved. Of course, the teachings of publicists have a formal role in the process, as noted in Article 38(1)(d) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice. But at the end of the day, State positions matter more than scholarly opinions...

... of the Jews, since this period involved the rise of radical scepticism, and the fall of various Christian teachings due to difficulties developing regarding the acceptance of certain ‘truths’ and what others thought of as ‘good and sound knowledge’. Christianity in the west weakening of in the early modern...

...This chapter first addresses the question of whether Buddhist ethical teachings can be brought under a single ethical theory. It considers opposing answers to this question and then looks at how it is possible to work toward a better understanding of normative teachings in the Buddhist tradition...

...This chapter examines the connections between the PE and ‘Economy and Society’. It considers how Ernst Troeltsch's publication of his great work on the Social Teachings of the Christian Churches in 1912 prompted Weber to return to the PE...

...This chapter narrates the brief encounter between Habib Luthfi and Suryo that encapsulates the central concern on Islamic religious authorities and their roles in cultivating communities of Muslims that revolve around Prophetic teachings. Both Habib Luthfi and Suryo claim connections to the Prophet...

...This chapter highlights the writings of Maximus the Confessor (580–662), the seventh-century monk whose theological teachings contributed significantly to early Byzantine monasticism and the decisions of the Sixth Ecumenical Council (680–81). It explores how the writings of the Confessor have...

...Hinduism as the third largest contemporary religion and comprises a whole number of different religions, which coexist peacefully. There are four dominant religions that arose within Hinduism: Vishnuism, Shivaism, Shāktism, and Vedānta. In this chapter, the social teachings of Hinduism are examined...

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...2020 ‘War, violence, and terrorism’ looks at Buddhist attitudes to conflict. While Buddhist teachings strongly oppose violence, its pacifist ideals have not prevented Buddhist nations from going to war. Some Buddhist treatises on kingship seem to support the concept of a ‘just war’, using arguments...

...This chapter brings to the forefront the teachings of Imam Mohammed. With it, the author outlines the nine qualifications for living polygyny that Mohammed announced to his community in a series of public lectures and private conversations. It argues that the teachings on marriage, divorce...

... to meditative training with koan cases. Koans were originally oral teachings that were not supposed to be written down, but without transcribed documents their meaning would be lost. From the onset of the koan tradition, a fundamental source of tension or conflict eventually led to harsh sectarian discord about...

...) and lays the ethnographic groundwork for a further critique of received anthropological and psychological reductions. This account is based on narratives of the elders of the Yurok tribesm, which the chapter uses to describe aspects of experience, stages of growth, and sacred teachings. Finally, it states...

... and commentators on Plato focused on the theme of freedom and the general good, a theme that Mill himself would also be concerned with. The chapter examines writings that focus and center on moral theory, particularly Mill's assessment of Plato's moral teachings, Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments, and Kant's...

...This chapter describes the teachings, rituals, practices, and festivals of the Sikh religion. Issues of Sikh identity are also explored—an important feature of Sikhism both historically and in the present day. Central to Sikh teachings is the belief in the oneness of God, whom the Sikhs refer...

... and foremost as thinkers. Mozi, the sole surviving repository of Mohist teachings, is extensive and is best understood as a school text. The core of the book is a sequence of what were originally thirty chapters advancing ten basic credos: “Exalting Worthies,” “Upward Conformity,” “Impartial...

...-centered care because families’ beliefs will influence their decision making. To assist NICU professionals, families, and students of bioethics, the chapters in this book seek to address the question, “What are the teachings of the world’s major religious traditions about the status and care of the newborn...

...This chapter provides detailed information on the variety of therapeutics available over the years. The influence of the Christian worldview had already been encouraging a religious healing for centuries. The Scholastics made an attempt to unite Christian teachings and ancient philosophy...