Psychology of religion

paired beliefs that could be found specifically in the chulan. In the women’s portion of the izba, there were the two corners that fed into a set of beliefs. The front corner, also known as the red corner, represented the belief of spirituality and religion. Whereas the oven corner, the area in proximity to the door or oven, served as a juxtaposition to the former, being home to unholy beings. Such monsters as witches and devils seemed to show affinity for the area, plaguing the corner’s…

For over a hundred years, Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic the Scarlet Letter has allowed readers to be entertained while learning valuable lessons. At the beginning of the story, Dimmesdale is seen as a prestigious church official honored by all. As the story progress, Dimmesdale becomes ill from what the people believe to be his going above and beyond his pastoral duties; however, his illness is truly caused by his hiding of his sin. He is tortured by his deceit until he finally chooses to…

There has been a dispute in philosophy for centuries, over morals and what drives human beings to act upon them. David Hume’s, An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals, discuses his ideas of how reasoning and sentiment play their role in mankind’s motivation. Though he agrees both sides have extremely sound arguments, Hume believes one has a larger influence over the other. He does this by analyzing mental qualities; also know as personal merit, discussing the importance of benevolence,…

One of the most original contributions of Gandhiji in the area of economics is the concept of trusteeship. Gandhiji wanted complete equality in so far as the basic needs of the people were concerned. In fact he wanted the basic needs of all including animals to be met satisfactorily. But at the same time, he wanted people to have incentives to remain economically active and produce more. This naturally would lead to some people having more than what they need. They would be rich but there would…

Mankind exerts its dominance on vulnerable individuals by placing requisites that declare our sense of justice and our condemnation of wrongs. The brutal standards deemed to be a necessity simply showcase our shallow and superfluous nature; however, society’s encouragement of exertion of superlative standards for others propels the individuals who perpetuate the same conventions. These standards ultimately shatter the lives of the vulnerable individuals in society, propagating their downfall.…

appearances and the prison door have many resembling features. Therefore, subconsciously, Hawthorne has successfully persuaded the audience that like prison, the Puritans are very strict and heartless when it comes to sinners who have violated their religion and laws. Moreover, this idea that the Puritan citizens are harsh individuals is further reinforced when Hester Prynne is accepting her punishment for committing adultery. Although Hester Prynne’s sentence is to be publicly humiliated on an…

more writers on this module, and its role in defining the self and a relation to the world Beginning in the seventeenth century, America began to experience a whirlwind of new religions. The Puritan movement began in the sixteenth, but more predominantly seventeenth century. Religious beliefs are pivotal when identifying people during this time period. According to The Oxford English Dictionary, self-definition is “ones individuality and role in life”, this is particularly evident in some of…

Amongst the enormous corpus of Hindu literature, Mahabharata stands out as a text of great magnitude, originally comprising of 100,000 Sanskrit shlokas, say about 2 million words. ‘Vedvyasya’, the author of Mahabharata has weaved a plethora of characters in this great Hindu epic, through which he takes the reader through every conceivable human emotion and situation, thus making it possible to identify with it even today. It even boasts, ‘What is here is found elsewhere. What is not here is…

• Jamiat Ulama-i-Islam, JUI-F: The history and orientation of Jamiat Ulama-i-Islam (JUI) dates back to the Dar-ul-Ulum Deoband which became a reference point of Sunni intellectual activity in 1867 when this Madrasa was established but actually it was formed in 1945 when members like Shabir Ahmad Usmani broke from the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind to support All India Muslim League by joining the Pakistan cause in the Indian subcontinent. Its first president was Allama Shabir Ahmed Usmani.…

Who is Allah talking to? This surah revealed in Makkah, where musyrikin extremely stubborn, so Allah sent down this Surah for those who are stubborn, which he repeated his word “Then which of the favors, miracles, wonders, powers, feats, gifts, and blessings will you both deny and deliberately lie against” Before, we go further lets we look at surah al Waqiah. There are five topics in surah al Waqiah which are talking about paradise, people with the right hand is the best people, people of the…