Evaluations of a sacred place: Role and religious belief at the Magh Mela

Ruback, R. Barry; Pandey, Janak; Kohli, Neena

doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2007.10.007

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“…Results indicated that the evaluations of pilgrims, who were at the Mela for religious reasons in India, were associated with evaluations of physical amenities and religious social support, whereas the other five groups, who were at the Mela primarily for nonreligious purposes, evaluated the Mela on the basis of material characteristics only. In the second study, it was found that religious leaders' evaluations of the Mela were affected by material characteristics, religious social support, and intrinsic religious belief (Ruback et al 2008).…”

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Religiosity, Marital Satisfaction and Child Rearing

Ahmadi

Hossein-abadi

2008

Pastoral Psychol

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The following research sought to examine the relationship between an individual's performance of religious duties and its impact upon his or her level of marital satisfaction and children supervision. Findings in this connection can help strengthen families. Six hundred and sixty heterosexual couples from Tehran were studied using multistage cluster sampling. Information regarding religious duties and marital satisfaction was collected using the researcher's prepared questionnaire, and ENRICH marital satisfaction scale. The results showed that heterosexual couples who observe religious beliefs and perform religious duties (like participation in religious rituals and ceremonies) have a higher rate of marital satisfaction, and have suitable children supervision. Thus, there is a significant correlation between performing religious duties and marital satisfaction. Considering the relation between performing religious duties and nine subscales of marital satisfaction and children supervision questionnaire, Communication Parenting and Religious Orientation account for the highest rate of performing religious duties, and Sexual Relationship accounts for the lowest rate of performing religious duties. Thus, with the increase in religiosity and performance of religious duties, marital satisfaction rate will increase, and vice versa. However, those who perform religious duties have suitable children supervision, so they have good relationship with their family. It can be concluded that religiosity develops the grounds for marital commitment and child-rearing.

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Religiosity, Marital Satisfaction and Child Rearing

Ahmadi

Hossein-abadi

2008

Pastoral Psychol

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“…Instead, the male adult accompanying the woman would volunteer to participate. In a study done at the Ardha Kumbha Mela (which is done once every six years) in Allahabad, the authors listed the number of male participants as being over 95% (Ruback, Pandey, & Kohli, 2008). Similarly, Raza and Singh (2004) listed a sample size of 81% male for their study undertaken at the 2001 Kumbha Mela.…”

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“…The pilgrimage site can be a place where a religious teacher was born, a miracle occurred, or where the natural world holds sacred meaning. In Hinduism, places of pilgrimage are primarily those of the natural environment such as mountains, hills, caves, riverbanks, and ocean shores (Ruback, Pandey, & Kohli, 2008). According to Eliade (1959), among the most important sacred places are rivers as their waters may purify and regenerate.…”

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Gerotranscendence and Life Satisfaction: Examining Age Differences at the Maha Kumbha Mela

Kalavar

Buzinde

Manuel-Navarrete

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Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging

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This study applies scholarship on gerotranscendence and life satisfaction to an under-investigated context, mass pilgrimage sites. It focuses on the Maha Kumbha Mela 2013 Hindu pilgrimage, which took place in Allahabad, India. Drawing on a sample of 200 participants, this study examines the relationship between age, gerotranscendence, and life satisfaction. Using cross-sectional data, the findings show a positive correlation between age and gerotranscendence. Significant age differences in gerotranscendence scores, especially on the cosmic and solitude dimensions, are apparent. However, the relationship between gerotranscendence and life satisfaction was not statistically significant. Implications for the construct of gerotranscendence within Hinduism are discussed.

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“…Among the distinguishing features of this region is the river Ganges, considered as a Goddess by millions of Indians 2 and the several pilgrimage centers that spread along its banks (Ruback, Pandey, & Kohli, 2008). These have made this region an active center of Hindu philosophy (Eck, 1996).…”

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Mapping India’s regional subcultures: Implications for international management

2015

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As India continues to emerge as a global economic player, scholars and practitioners increasingly need to understand the cultural heterogeneity within this large and populous nation. Based on Lenartowicz and Roth's framework of culture assessment, we have identified nine distinct subcultural regions of India and used explanations grounded in functional and neo-institutional theories to account for the origin and maintenance of cultural distinctiveness of these regions. Further, we developed seven cultural value dimensions for the Indian society and used these to hypothesize and empirically test the existence of cultural differences within India. Results supported our hypothesized arguments. This study advances our knowledge of how global functional and institutional forces have combined with national forces to shape India's overall culture and how more local forces have shaped its regions. Methodologically, it identifies and develops measures that specifically reflect the values of individuals living in India and uses these to assess intra-national cultural differences within this nation. Further, it suggests how use of multiple methods can enable us to understand the simultaneous presence of somewhat contradictory values within a society. The study also provides applications of the proposed cultural value dimensions and advises implications of regional subcultures for various social and organizational phenomena.

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Evaluations of a sacred place: Role and religious belief at the Magh Mela

Cited by 38 publications

References 11 publications

Religiosity, Marital Satisfaction and Child Rearing

Religiosity, Marital Satisfaction and Child Rearing

Gerotranscendence and Life Satisfaction: Examining Age Differences at the Maha Kumbha Mela

Mapping India’s regional subcultures: Implications for international management

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