Here is the fifth and final installment in my series on a case study of prayer beads as used (and interpreted) in multiple religious contexts. If you missed earlier installments, you can begin with the first section here. Summing Up Following this moment of consideration, let’s briefly revisit the thrust of this series. The spiritual practice Read More …
Here is the fourth installment in my series on a case study of prayer beads as used (and interpreted) in multiple religious contexts. If you missed earlier installments, you can begin with the first section here. General Discussion The foregoing history and sociology of the transmission of prayer beads from (1) one religion to another Read More …
Here is the third installment in my series on a case study of prayer beads as used (and interpreted) in multiple religious contexts. If you missed earlier installments, you can begin with the first section here. Case Study of Intra-Religious Borrowing Five years ago, I examined the process of spiritual borrowing in three emergent Read More …
Here is the second installment in my series on a case study of prayer beads as used (and interpreted) in multiple religious contexts. If you missed the first installment, you can still read it here. Borrowing Background among Religions Whenever a chronological look at a subject is desired, it is always best, though Read More …
Since I have talked previously about Transpersonal Sociology, I thought it might be interesting to give a specific example of what I mean. While I have published case studies on other practices previously, I have not published much on prayer beads. So, this post is the first of several parts of an article on that spiritual Read More …
