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This work considers the process of doctrinal reinterpretation and rhetorical conformity to globalization-driven changes in socio-cultural standards. Considered are the Virgin Mary, Kuan-yin, and Athena in the context of gender-equality. Being an impersonal, non-negotiable state of affairs rather than a…

This paper examines how yajña, a traditional Indian ritual involving sacrificial offerings into fire, has been reshaped through globalizing processes. Traditionally, yajña sacrifices, which can be traced back three thousand years, focused on individual needs such as good health, prosperity,…

This paper argues that globalization - in the sense of an increasing economic interconnectedness and cultural homogeneity - is a recent phenomenon linked to a long historical process with foundations in a specific religious doctrine: Neo-Calvinism. Free trade ideology was…

When the subprime-induced financial crisis broke out in the US housing sector in the summer of 2007 and mushroomed into a global financial crisis by September 2008 it was widely assumed that Japan and South Korea, despite their deep integration…

The impact of globalization has been especially evident in the oil rich Gulf countries, the past 20 years having witnessed a major influx of immigrants that has put pressure on local cultures. The case of Bahrain, the smallest country in…

The large number of hungry people in a global economy based on industrialization, privatization, and free trade raises the question of the ethical dimensions of the worsening food crisis in the world in general and in developing countries in particular.…