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O ESTILO PASTORAL DO VATICANO II E SUA RECEPÇÃO PÓS-CONCILIAR ELABORAÇÃO DE UMA CRITERIOLOGIA E ALGUNS EXEMPLOS SIGNIFICATIVOS
Authors: Theobald Christoph
Published: September 2016

Em diálogo com a leitura de John W. O’Malley sobre o Concílio Vaticano II, o presente artigo analisa seu corpus textual e se pergunta sobre seu “estilo pastoral”. Desde sua preparação, o Concílio se caracterizou por um processo de intercompreensão conciliar e ecumênica. Seu estilo afastou-se das fórmulas canônicas, eliminando os anátemas e aproximando-se do estilo evocativo, bíblico (narrativo, parenético, deliberativo, doxológico). Os preâmbulos das Constituições Dei Verbum, Sacrosanctum Concilium, Lumen Gentium e Gaudium et Spes permitem avaliar esse “estilo pastoral” e as consequências para a recepção visível na exortação Evangelii nuntiandi, na encíclica Ut unum sint e no encontro inter-religioso de Assis em 1986. À guisa de conclusão, recorda que o estilo cria o mundo que o texto habita. Daí o valor heurístico desta abordagem na análise da recepção do Vaticano II e a determinação de uma autêntica fidelidade ao espírito e à letra do Concílio, em contraste com outros textos que revelam o conflito entre esse “estilo pastoral” e a tradição dogmática.ABSTRACT: In dialogue with the reading of John W. O’Malley on the Second Vatican Council this article analyzes its textual corpus and questions its “pastoral style.” Since its preparation, the Council was characterized by a process of conciliar and ecumenical mutual understanding. Its style departed from the canonical formulas, eliminating the anathemas and approaching the evocative style, Biblical (narrative, parenetical, deliberative, doxological). The preambles of the Constitutions Dei Verbum, Sacrosanctum Concilium, Lumen Gentium and Gaudium et Spes assess this “pastoral style” and the consequences for the visible reception in the exhortation Evangelii nuntiandi, in the Encyclical Ut unum sint and in the interreligious meeting in Assisi in 1986. By way of conclusion it points out that the style creates the world in which the text dwells. Hence the heuristic value of this approach in the analysis of the reception of Vatican II and the determination of an authentic fidelity to the spirit and to the literal meaning of the Council, in contrast with other texts that reveal the conflict between this “pastoral style” and the dogmatic tradition.
TEOLOGIA E CIDADE: PANORAMA HISTÓRICO E INTERROGAÇÕES ATUAIS
Authors: Passos João Décio
Published: September 2016

A teologia e a cidade são construções históricas que expressam o mesmo processo de racionalização do espaço e da religião. A leitura de fé sobre a cidade implica a distinção e a relação entre os projetos humanos e o Projeto de Deus, o discernimento sobre as configurações socioespaciais concretas e com seus vários modelos. O artigo enfoca de modo panorâmico as implicações teológicas das cidades em quatro momentos históricos distintos: a cidade grega, as cidades medievais, as cidades modernas e a metrópole atual.ABSTRACT: Theology and the city are historic constructions that express the same rationalization process of the space and of religion. The faith interpretation of the city implies the distinction and relationship between the human projects and the project of God, the discernment of the configurations of concrete social settings and with their various models. The article focuses through a panoramic mode on the theological implications of cities in four distinct historical moments: the Greek city, the medieval towns, modern cities and the current metropolis.
INCIDÊNCIAS DA FILOSOFIA DE ERIC WEIL NA TEOLOGIA DE HENRI BOUILLARD
Authors: Costeki Evanildo
Published: September 2016

O presente artigo procurará expor, em um primeiro momento, a interpretação de Bouillard da atitude da fé em Eric Weil e, depois, em um segundo momento, explorar a influência do pensamento weiliano sobre a teologia bouillardiana. É verdade que, em princípio, o sistema weiliano ignora tanto as religiões históricas quanto as reflexões filosóficas sobre Deus. Não obstante, o pensamento weiliano é essencialmente aberto a uma transcendência infinita, representada pela categoria Sentido da Logique de la philosophie. A originalidade de Bouillard está em aproximar essa transcendência filosófica com a experiência religiosa. Para fazer isso, ele nega toda possibilidade de acesso a Deus através da teologia filosófica natural e passa a defender uma teologia plural das diversas experiências religiosas, compreendidas na Logique de la philosophie como “poesia fundamental”, isto é, como produção de sentido concreto. É desse modo que,segundo Bouillard, as experiências religiosas, incluindo a fé cristã, podem encontrar espaço no sistema weiliano.ABSTRACT: The essay tries firstly to present Bouillard’s interpretation of the attitude of faith in Eric Weil and secondly to determine the influence of Weil’s thought on Bouillard’s theology. Weil’s system, although (at least in principle) not considering neither historic religions nor philosophical reflections on God, is essentially open to an infinite transcendence represented by the category of Meaning in Logique de la Philosophie. Bouillard’s originality refers to the approximation between this philosophical transcendency with religious experience via the affirmation of a theology of different religious experiences in the detriment of all influences between access to God and natural philosophical theology. By interpreting the pluralism of religious experiences as Logique de la Philosophie ”fundamental poetry” — i.e. as production of concrete meaning — Bouillard can stress the possibility of encounter between religious level (Christianity included) and Weil’s system.
A FÊ DOS POBRES: DESAFIO Â NOVA EVANGELIZAÇÃO
Authors: Vargas Ignacio Madera
Published: September 2016

A fé dos pobres possui uma lógica interna que é necessário aprofundar para identificar o que dita lógica pode oferecer aos processos de nova evangelização na Igreja e da missão continental proposta por Aparecida. No interior da confissão de fé, compreendida em seus níveis epistemológico e ético, caracteriza-se a fé dos pobres em suas dimensões de minoridade, resistência e maravilha e suas relações com a fé e a esperança. Uma nova dinâmica ministerial emerge como necessária para uma nova evangelização do continente que inclui o ministério dos teólogos e teólogas em relação adulta com os pastores e o magistério da Igreja.ABSTRACT: The faith of the poor has an internai logic that is necessary to deepen in order to identify the contribution that logic can offer to the processes of the new evangelization in the Church and of the continental mission proposed by Aparecida. Within the confession of faith understood in its epistemological and ethical leveis, the faith of the poor is characterized in its dimensions of minority, resistance and wonder and its relationship with faith and hope. A new ministerial dynamic emerges as necessary for a new evangelization of the continent which includes the Ministry of theologians (male and female) in an adult relation with the pastors and the Magisterium of the Church.
MEMÓRIA DO "NOVO" DO VATICANO II: AVENTURA PARA O DESCONHECIDO
Authors: Schickendantz Carlos
Published: September 2016

RESUMO: O Sínodo dos Bispos de 2012 referiu-se ao Vaticano I I destacando o debate sobre a hermenêutica da descontinuidade ou da continuidade. Que a proposta se centre nesta dialética representa uma limitação importante. Não obstante, oferece uma oportunidade para discutir a questão acerca de seu significado epocal com uma perspectiva de longo prazo e para refletir sobre o caráter de 'novidade' da nova evangelização. O presente texto discute o tema voltado particularmente para a transformação de diversas formas histórico-culturais da fé e da experiência eclesial. Daqui se extraem lições e critérios para orientar o caminho da nova evangelização.ABSTRACT: The Synod of Bishops of 2012 referred to Vatican II by the debate about the hermeneutics of discontinuity and continuity. That the proposal focuses on this dialectic represents an important limitation. Nevertheless, it provides an opportunity to discuss the issue about its epochal significance with a long-term perspective and to reflect on the character of 'newness' of the new evangelization. This paper discusses the topic focused particularly on the transformation of various historical-cultural forms of faith and ecclesial experience. Lessons and criteria are herein extracted to orient the path of the new evangelization.
A NOVA EVANGELIZAÇÃO NA EUROPA
Authors: Maier Martin
Published: September 2016

Neste estudo, o olhar dirige-se em primeiro lugar para a situação religiosa da Europa. Em seguida, resumiremos o conceito da nova evangelização de acordo com os últimos papas. O passo seguinte será perguntar o que as igrejas podem oferecer à Europa. A nova evangelização deve acontecer no horizonte do ecumenismo e da globalização. Importante ponto de conexão para a transmissão da fé é a constante sede de espiritualidade e de experiência espiritual, bem como de conhecimento da religião e da fé. Por fim, desenvolveremos algumas chances que podem relacionar-se com a nova evangelização na Europa. ABSTRACT: In this study, the focus is directed first of ali to the religious situation in Europe. Then we will sum up the concept of the new evangelization according to the recent Popes. The next step will be to ask what the churches can offer to Europe. The new evangelization must happen on the horizon of ecumenism and globalization. An important point of connection to the transmission of the faith is the constant thirst for spirituality and spiritual experience as well as the knowledge of religion and faith. Finally, we will develop some opportunities that can relate to the new evangelization in Europe
VATICANO II: UMA VISÃO DE FUTURO – UMA PEDAGOGIA DA FÉ – UMA MANEIRA DE RESOLVER QUESTÕES PARTICULARES
Authors: Theobald Christoph
Published: September 2016

O desafio atual da recepção do Concílio Vaticano II reside numa leitura prospectiva de seus textos, em busca de um potencial de futuro que só pode ser discernido hoje em diálogo com nosso diagnóstico do momento presente. Tal programa de hermenêutica prospectiva supõe que se reconheça o caráter transitório do Concílio e que ele seja compreendido como um gigantesco “processo de aprendizagem”. O autor convida a melhor compreender a visão “programática” da Constituição Lumen Gentium, que apresenta a Igreja como figura de futuro. Ele mostra que esta visão exige uma pedagogia da fé como pedagogia de conversão e, enfim, propõe uma maneira de se aproximar de quatro questões particulares.ABSTRACT: The current challenge of the reception of Vatican II is a prospective reading of their texts, in search of a future potential that can only be discerned today in dialogue with our diagnosis of the present moment. Such a program of prospective hermeneutics assumes the recognizing of the transitory character of the Council and that it will be understood as a grand “learning process”. The author invites the reader to better understand the “programmatic” vision of the Constitution Lumen Gentium, that presents the Church as a figure of the future. He shows that this vision requires a pedagogy of the faith as a pedagogy of conversion and, finally, he proposes a way of approaching four particular issues.
A EUCARISTIA E O CORPO FEMININO: (PRESENÇA REAL,TRANSUBSTANCIAÇÃO, COMUNHÃO)
Authors: Bingemer Maria Clara Lucchetti
Published: September 2016

A autora propõe uma leitura da Eucaristia a partir da perspectiva do corpo feminino, admitindo uma estreita afinidade simbólica entre ambos. Ela lembra que, enquanto sinal da identidade da mulher e objeto de discriminação, o corpo feminino constitui uma interpelação lançada à sociedade e à Igreja. Após passar em revista alguns textos-chave da tradição eclesial em que o corpo feminino esteve associado à imagem de Deus, a autora examina três exemplos desta afinidade simbólica: as mães da Plaza de Mayo na Argentina, uma mãe pobre no nordeste do Brasil e o itinerário existencial de Simone Weil. Ao final, a autora salienta a rica contribuição que o corpo feminino pode oferecer à compreensão da Eucaristia em âmbito não apenas teológico, mas também político.ABSTRACT: The author proposes a reading of the Eucharist from the perspective of the female body, admitting a close affinity between both items. She remembers that, as a sign of women’s identity and object of discrimination, the female body is a challenge projected to society and to the Church. After reviewing some key texts of the ecclesial tradition in which the female body was associated to the image of God, the author examines three examples of this symbolic affinity: the mothers of the Plaza Mayo in Argentina, a poor mother in northeastern Brazil and the existential itinerary of Simone Weil. In the end, the author stresses the rich contribution that the female body can provide in the understanding of the Eucharist in not only a theological scope, but also in a political scope.
REFORMA ECLESIAL E RECEPÇÃO CONCILIAR: CRISE DA LINGUAGEM TEOLÓGICA E RECEPÇÃO ESTÉTICA DO VATICANO II
Authors: Villas Boas Alex
Published: September 2016

O presente trabalho procura analisar a questão da recepção conciliar do Vaticano II, proposta por Yves Congar, Bernard Sesboüe e Christoph Theobald, porém, a partir da teoria da recepção estética de Hans Robert Jauss, e como está presente na tarefa contínua de reforma eclesial. As recepções conciliares são processos de construções teológicas de linguagem e, inevitavelmente atingem momentos de inflexão, como é o caso entre o que ficou conhecido como estilo pastoral da teologia latino americana e a estética teológica de Hans Urs von Balthasar, que acentua o aspecto dogmático. Tais linguagens, que constituíram o terreno do debate teológico pós-conciliar, vão sendo recebidas e reelaboradas, especialmente nas Conferências Gerais do Episcopado Latino Americano e Caribenho.ABSTRACT: The aim of this paper is analyse the Council Vatican II reception, suggested by Yves Congar, Bernard Sesboüe and Christoph Theobald, however since the Hans Robert Jauss aesthetic reception theory. And how it is into the continuous labor of the Ecclesial reform. The council receptions are theological language construct processes that reaches turning points. This is the case between the pastoral style by Latin American Theology and the aesthetic theological, by Hans Urs von Balthasar, the turning point of the post-conciliar theological debates, that being received and reworked at the Latin American Espicopal General Conference and the Caribbean.
A TRADIÇÃO DA ORAÇÃO NO ORIENTE CRISTÃO
Authors: Dufka Peter
Published: September 2016

O artigo centra-se no essencial da oração cristã no Oriente. Apresenta os aspectos fundamentais dessa experiência. Especifica os elementos que constituem o percurso do asceta e do monge através da oração, a qual está ligada à tradição hesicasta. A oração inclui vários elementos preparatórios: o silêncio interior (amerimnia), a vigilância, a atenção. Uma forma concreta de oração é a “Oração de Jesus”, que está presente também no Ocidente. Monológica e repetitiva, baseia-se na importância do nome divino, do nome de Jesus, o que mostra o poder da palavra. A força da oração se reflete somaticamente. O orante oriental sofre mudança na fisionomia e na disposição do corpo. Vê-se que há uma vasta riqueza interior no campo da oração. Conforme alguém se aproprie do método para orar, a partir de sua individualidade, concretizará diferentes formas de oração no Ocidente ou no Oriente.ABSTRACT: The article focuses on the essentials of Christian prayer in the Orient. The article presents the fundamental aspects of that experience. It specifies the elements that constitute the ascetic and monastic tradition through prayer, which is linked to the hesicasta tradition. The prayer includes several preparatory elements: the inner silence (amerimnia), vigilance, attention. A concrete way of prayer is the “Jesus prayer”, which is also present in the West. Monologist and repetitive, this prayer is based on the importance of the divine name, the name of Jesus, which shows the power of the word. The power of prayer is reflected somatically. The Eastern person who prays suffers change in physiognomy and the disposal of the body. It is seen that there is a vast wealth of interior prayer. Depending on how a person adopts a method for prayer, stemming from his individuality, will determine different forms of prayer in the West or in the East.
RELATO EVANGÉLICO E SENTIDO DA FAMÍLIA
Authors: Madera Vargas, SDS Ignacio Antonio
Published: September 2016

Alguns dos relatos sobre a relação de Jesus com a sua família nos possibilitam considerar o sentido que podemos encontrar nos mesmos para uma compreensão teológica que aponte para o sentido da experiência das relações no interior da mesma. Tanto o casal como a família constituem uma realidade que, interpretada à luz da experiência de fé que os evangelistas nos oferecem como a Boa Nova do Reino, orientam-se em direção a uma relação a se viver à imagem da comunhão trinitária. A liberdade e a capacidade de crescer em adultícia como sabedoria e graça caracterizam os relatos os quais nos apresentam Jesus e sua família ou familiares. Uma visão de Jesus de Nazaré que o apresenta não afetado pelos traumas e as limitações, que provoca a relação no interior das famílias, em qualquer um de nós, eco da visão que os relatos nos oferecem dEle à luz da ressurreição. Este artigo é resultado das investigações do Projeto Significado da linguagem teológica do Grupo de Investigação Teologia e Mundo Contemporâneo da Faculdade de Teologia da Pontifícia Universidade Javeriana.  ABSTRACT: Some of the tales about the relationship of Jesus to his family allow us enter to consider the sense that we can Knd in them for a theological under standing that in dicate the meaning of the experience of relations to the interior of the family. Both the couple and the family constitute a reality which, interpreted in the light of the experience of faith that the evangelists oVer us as the good news of the Kingdom, directed towards a relationship to living in the image of the Trinitarian communion. Freedom and the ability to grow in adulthood as wisdom and grace characterize the stories in which presents itself to Jesus and his family or relatives. A view of Jesus from Nazareth which presents it not aVected by trauma and limitations that causes the relationship to the interior of the families at any one of us, echo of the vision that the stories oVer us in the light of the resurrection. This article is the result of investigations of the signiKcance of theological language Project Research Group and the Contemporary World Theology Faculty of Theol- ogy at the PontiKcia Universidad Javeriana.
FAMÍLIA EM QUESTÃO
Authors: Editorial .
Published: September 2016

A família é uma instituição milenar pré-cristã e cellula mater da sociedade que percorre o tempo trazendo evolução em sua conceituação. Formada por seres humanos, com suas necessidades, angústias, alegrias e fracassos. Também a Igreja considera a família como a primeira sociedade natural.
A FÉ CRISTÃ DIANTE DE ALGUNS ATEÍSMOS PÓS-MODERNOS
Authors: Sergio Carrara, CSsR Paulo , Ferreira, CSsR Vicente de Paula
Published: September 2016

O artigo procura estabelecer um diálogo entre a fé cristã e alguns ateísmos pós-modernos. Sabe-se que várias formas de ateísmo emergem no horizonte hodierno, mas no artigo dois são abordados: o ateísmo racional, representado por Sam Harris, e o filosófico de Comte-Sponville. Sem negar a contribuição das críticas que os autores fazem à fé cristã, procura-se mostrar que o cristianismo está em condições de enfrentar os desafios que lhe são lançados. De fato, a fé cristã apresenta razoabilidade suficiente para dialogar com a ciência e a filosofia, acolhendo suas inegáveis contribuições e desafiando-as a avançar na sua compreensão do mundo como totalidade aberta. ABSTRACT: This article tries to establish a dialogue between the Christian Faith and some post modern atheisms. It is known that various forms of atheism have emerged on the actual horizon, but two are treated in this article: rational atheism represented by Sam Harris and philosophical atheism by Compte-Sponville. Not denying the contributions of the criticism that these authors make of the Christian faith, we try to show that Christianism is in conditions to deal with the challenges that they have proposed. In fact, the Christian faith presents suficientreasons for dialogue with science and with philosophy welcoming their undeni-able contributions and challenging them to advance in their comprehension of the world as an open totality.
ALGUÉM SE LEMBRA DO DOCUMENTO 97?
Authors: Dias da Silva Cássio Murilo
Published: September 2016

Este artigo analisa a recepcao, o uso e os desdobramentos do capitulo VI da Dei Verbum nos documentos 94, 97 e 102 da CNBB. Todos eles como respostas do episcopado catolico brasileiro a Exortacao Apostolica Verbum Domini, principalmente ao apelo de que se faca a “animacao biblica da pastoral”. Embora se afirme repetidamente nesses documentos que “animacao biblica da pastoral” não se confunde com “pastoral biblica”, esses dois conceitos nao foram adequadamente discutidos nem distinguidos, o que provocou (e ainda provoca) certa confusao no seu uso. Neste artigo, alem de propor um principio de diferenciacao para esses dois conceitos, apresento, para cada um dos tres documentos estudados, uma breve sintese dos paragrafos de interesse e uma analise critica da redacao final. Mas o foco e, de fato, o Documento 97. Por ser especifico sobre o uso da Biblia na vida e na pastoral, deveria ter provocado maior impacto do que efetivamente provocou. Este artigo tenta entender este fenomeno ao mesmo tempo em que propoe alguns questionamentos decorrentes.
VERBO DE DIOS Y MEDIACIONES RELIGIOSAS EN EL PUEBLO
Authors: Irarrazavel Diego
Published: September 2016

Subrayo la cotidiana y simbolica interaccion del pueblo con la Revelacion, los logros en la lectura popular de la Palabra, y el magisterio latino-americano que sintoniza con la religiosidad popular. Diversos sujetos y hermeneuticas Suelen asumir mediaciones religiosas, y estan interpelados por creencias y festejos propios de cada pueblo. Los vientos renovadores provenientes de la constitucion Dei Verbum, los actuales acentos en el ´evangelio de la creacion`, y de modo especial, las energias religiosas de los pobres, incentivan una inculturada fidelidad a la Palabra de Vida. Tambien hay cuestiones abiertas a mayores indagaciones.
O IMAGINÁRIO RELIGIOSO FUNDAMENTALISTA E A NARRATIVIDADE BÍBLICA
Authors: Oliveira Lima Anderson de
Published: September 2016

Este artigo parte da analise literaria aplicada a literatura biblica com a finalidade de identificar os padroes mais marcantes dessas antigas narrativas e entender como se da a relacao entre tais padroes e o imaginario religioso fundamentalista. O objetivo e propor um novo caminho para a critica do fundamentalismo religioso atual que leva em conta as relacoes entre a apropriacao literalista dos textos sagrados, o imaginario religioso dai decorrente, e a aplicacao desses padrões utopicos no mundo dos leitores, onde se pretende concretizar a ficcionalidade bíblica em busca de um mundo melhor.
DA RECONCILIAÇÃO À EXECUÇÃO DA MISSÃO (EX 4,27-31)
Authors: Agostini Fernandes Leonardo
Published: September 2016

Os episódios contidos em Ex 4,27-31, à diferença do que foi narrado no texto precedente (Ex 4,24-26), direcionam o ouvinte-leitor para os remanescentes da família de Moisés e, por ela, para os filhos de Israel. Tem início a execução dos planos de libertação traçados pelo próprio YHWH, pelo reencontro de Moisés com Aarão e destes com os anciãos e os filhos de Israel. O Deus, que parecia distante, revela-se muito próximo para resgatar e ocupar, na vida do seu povo, o lugar que o Faraó quis arrogar para si. A notícia resultou em um ato cultual. Da leitura e abordagem sincrônica emergem elementos que favorecem a percepção e a compreensão da mensagem bíblico-teológica uteis para a aplicação sócio-pastoral.
Sengenya dance music: its intrumental resources and performance
Authors: Darkwa Asante
Published: September 2016

Sengenya is a ceremonial dance of the Digo who live in Kwale District at the Coast province of Kenya. The Digo are one of the nine Bantu groups of coastal people â€” the Giriama, Duruma, Wachonyi, and others â€” who form the Mji Kenda cluster (of people). Like many traditional dances in the Digo area, Sengenya is performed by men, women and girlsjoined together in formally institutionalised social groups, with officers, by-laws, etc. Sengenya is performed mostly during the celebration of harusi ya kuoa (wedding ceremonies), national days, end of Ramadhani and on other occasions, like harambee (fund raising) meetings and barazas, which call for the performance of traditional music and dance for entertainment.
Samba Ng'oma eight - The drum chime of MÃ¡rio Sabuneti
Authors: Malamusi Moya Aliya
Published: September 2016

The group Samba Ngâ€™oma, whose leader is MÃ¡rio Sabuneti, about 20 years old, comes from Nnesa village, T.A. Mabuka, Mulanje District, Malawi. He and his two co-performers, Julias Sabuneti, 18, and Samuel Magwela, 17, have created a new type of music which they call samba ngâ€™oma featuring a set of eight tuned drums to be performed by one person (Mario Sabuneti). Although the group originated in Mulanje District, at the time of my research they were living in the area of the city of Blantyre in southern Malawi, where they had rented a house; the exact place they preferred to stay was in a small township east of Limbe, called Bangwe.
Notes on new and old world African drumming: just playing it like you mean it is not playing
Authors: Coplan David
Published: September 2016

Certainly the most lasting impression I brought home from my "hippie summer" of 1968 in Berkeley, California was of those fierce conga drum ensembles that gathered almost daily in lower Sproul Plaza. Then, as now, there was great variation in the quality of the playing. On one set of benches sat a motley crew of drum thumpers, banging away without Time; sound and fury signifying egotism and indiscipline. At a deliberate distance sat another ensemble, three or four dignified black men well past adolescence in every sense, the conga (golpe) melody drum and the lead or quinto placed properly on either side of the bass (tumbao). Their rhythms were complex yet clearly articulated, restrained yet thoroughly compelling, relentlessly goading the body and spirit into dance.
Hit songs and the dynamics of postcolonial Zimbabwe: a study in popular music trends, 1980-2009
Authors: Musiyiwa Mickias
Published: September 2016

My intention to analyze hit songs as an embodiment of collective experiences emanates from the special position they occupy in the musical repertoire of any given society. I deliberately avoid examining songs classified under the broad popular music rubric although they never enjoyed any wide appeal. As Charosh (1997: 480) argues, â€œOne may question the practice of identifying songs that languished, unsung on their publishersâ€™ shelves, as music representative of a publicâ€™s tasteâ€. Among the songs a particular musician produces on a single album, only one or two, and sometimes none, qualify to acquire the prestigious status of a hit song. Hit songs are a tiny percentage of the huge body of songs recorded during any particular period in a given society. Whereas the vast number of songs that fail to reach hit status are usually forgotten, those few that acquire this celebrated status remain vibrant in the societyâ€™s collective memory.
"Cuban music is African music": negotiating Africa and the African diaspora on the world music stage
Authors: Whitmore Aleysia K.
Published: September 2016

Discussing the Senegalese band Orchestra Baobabâ€™s incorporation of Cuban music, guitarist and band member Latfi Benjeloune told me, â€œThe music didnâ€™t come home and influence African music. Cuban music is already African. These are African sensibilities that are being expressed...in some ways we felt like parents with this music...it came from usâ€ (Interview, 25 October 2011). Here, Benjeloune justifies his musical mixing by positioning himself in relation to the black Atlantic and African and Afro-diasporic peoples. Making musical and cultural connections across the black Atlantic is not a new phenomenon. African and Afro-diasporic musicians have long shared and taken up each otherâ€™s musics, be it funk, jazz or rumba. The dynamics of musical mixing, however, have varied widely and have been affected by power relations, histories, cultural understandings and misunderstandings, as well as by access to technology, the workings of the music industry,and distribution networks.
Music for the unseen: interaction between two realms during a Gnawa lila
Authors: Sum Maisie
Published: September 2016

Moroccan Gnawa music is intended for sacred spirit possession rituals called lila. During a lila, sequential performances of possession dance take place. In the oral tradition of Gnawa practice, no explicit discourse seems to exist for these interactions. This paper investigates how variation in musical processes and possession dance correlate during a single performance of trance. My governing questions are: 1) how does music occur in the various stages of trance, and 2) what do musical processes tell us about the abstract phenomenon of trance? 3) Does a transitional phase exist that is expressed in a musical phrase? Following from Rougetâ€™s concept that music is a technique of communication of the human world in order to facilitate trance and validate ritual beliefs, my interest lies in deciphering what music communicates about trance and how music (and dance) communicates the interaction between the temporal and supernatural in Gnawa rituals.
Development, Validation and Application of RP-HPLC Method: Simultaneous Determination of Antihistamine and Preservatives with Paracetamol in Liquid Formulations and Human Serum
Authors: Hasan Najmul , Chaiharn Mathurot , Toor Umair Ali , Mirani Zulfiqar Ali , Sajjad Ghulam , Sher Nawab , Aziz Mubashir , Siddiqui Farhan Ahmed
Published: September 2016

In this article we describe development and validation of stability indicating, accurate, specific, precise and simple Ion-pairing RP-HPLC method for simultaneous determination of paracetamol and cetirizine HCl along with preservatives i.e. propylparaben, and methylparaben in pharmaceutical dosage forms of oral solution and in serum. Acetonitrile: Buffer: Sulfuric Acid (45:55:0.3 v/v/v) was the mobile phase at flow rate 1.0 mL min-1 using a Hibar® Lichrosorb® C18 column and monitored at wavelength of 230nm. The averages of absolute and relative recoveries were found to be 99.3%, 99.5%, 99.8% and 98.7% with correlation coefficient of 0.9977, 0.9998, 0.9984, and 0.9997 for cetirizine HCl, paracetamol, methylparaben and Propylparaben respectively. The limit of quantification and limit of detection were in range of 0.3 to 2.7 ng mL-1 and 0.1 to 0.8 ng mL-1 respectively. Under stress conditions of acidic, basic, oxidative, and thermal degradation, maximum degradation was observed in basic and oxidative stress where a significant impact was observed while all drugs were found almost stable in the other conditions. The developed method was validated in accordance with ICH and AOAC guidelines. The proposed method was successfully applied to quantify amount of paracetamol, cetirizine HCl and two most common microbial preservatives in bulk, dosage form and physiological fluid.
Pulse Wave Analysis by Applanation Tonometry for the Measurement of Arterial Stiffness
Authors: Doupis John , Papanas Nikolaos , Cohen Alison , McFarlan Lyndsay , Horton Edward
Published: September 2016

The aim of our study was to investigate the association between pulse wave velocity (PWV) and pulse wave analysis (PWA)-derived measurements for the evaluation of arterial stiffness. A total of 20 (7 male and 13 female) healthy, non-smoking individuals, with mean age 31 ± 12years were included. PWV and PWA measurements were performed using a SphygmoCor apparatus (Atcor Medical Blood Pressure Analysis System, Sydney Australia). PWV significantly correlated with all central aortic haemodynamic parameters, especially with pulse pressure (PP) (p < 0.0001), augmentation index corrected for 75 pulses/min (AI75) (p = 0.035) and augmentation pressure (AP) (p = 0.005). Male subjects presented significantly higher PWV compared with females (p = 0.03), while there were no differences in PP, AP and AI75. In conclusion, PWA is strongly correlated with PWV as a method for the evaluation of arterial stiffness.
Oxidative Stress Induces Senescence in Cultured RPE Cells
Authors: Aryan Nona , Betts-Obregon Brandi S. , Perry George , Tsin Andrew T.
Published: September 2016

The aim of this research is to determine whether oxidative stress induces cellular senescence in human retinal pigment epithelial cells. Cultured ARPE19 cells were subjected to different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide to induce oxidative stress. Cells were seeded into 24-well plates with hydrogen peroxide added to cell medium and incubated at 37°C + 5% CO2for a 90-minute period [at 0, 300, 400 and 800 micromolar (MCM) hydrogen peroxide]. The number of viable ARPE19 cells were recorded using the Trypan Blue Dye Exclusion Method and cell senescence was measured by positive staining for senescence-associated beta-galactosidase (SA-beta-Gal) protein. Without hydrogen peroxide treatment, the number of viable ARPE19 cells increased significantly from 50,000 cells/well to 197,000 within 72 hours. Treatment with hydrogen peroxide reduced this level of cell proliferation significantly (to 52,167 cells at 400 MCM; to 49,263 cells at 800 MCM). Meanwhile, cells with a high level of positive senescence-indicator SA-Beta-Gal-positive staining was induced by hydrogen peroxide treatment (from a baseline level of 12% to 80% at 400 MCM and at 800 MCM). Our data suggests that oxidative stress from hydrogen peroxide treatment inhibited ARPE19 cell proliferation and induced cellular senescence.
The Diversity of Sulfide Oxidation and Sulfate Reduction Genes Expressed by the Bacterial Communities of the Cariaco Basin, Venezuela
Authors: Rodriguez-Mora Maria J. , Edgcomb Virginia P. , Taylor Craig , Scranton Mary I. , Taylor Gordon T. , Chistoserdov Andrei Y.
Published: September 2016

Qualitative expression of dissimilative sulfite reductase (dsrA), a key gene in sulfate reduction, and sulfide:quinone oxidoreductase (sqr), a key gene in sulfide oxidation was investigated. Neither of the two could be amplified from mRNA retrieved with Niskin bottles but were amplified from mRNA retrieved by the Deep SID. Thesqrandsqr-like genes retrieved from the Cariaco Basin were related to thesqrgenes from aBradyrhizobiumsp.,Methylomicrobium alcaliphilum,Sulfurovumsp. NBC37-1,Sulfurimonas autotrophica, Thiorhodospira sibiricaandChlorobium tepidum. ThedsrAgene sequences obtained from the redoxcline of the Cariaco Basin belonged to chemoorganotrophic and chemoautotrophic sulfate and sulfur reducers belonging to the class Deltaproteobacteria (phylum Proteobacteria) and the order Clostridiales (phylum Firmicutes).
A Systemic Review on Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS): A Rare and Critical Disease of Neonates
Authors: Mishra Arun K. , Yadav Pragya , Mishra Amrita
Published: September 2016

The symptoms of Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) include blistering of skin on superficial layers due to the exfoliative toxins released fromStaphylococcus aureus. After the acute exfoliation of skin surface, erythematous cellulitis occurs. The SSSS may be confined to few blisters localized to the infection site and spread to severe exfoliation affecting complete body. The specific antibodies to exotoxins and increased clearence of exotoxins decrease the frequency of SSSS in adults. Immediate medication with parenteral anti-staphylococcal antibiotics is mandatory. Mostly, SSSS are resistant to penicillin. Penicillinase resistant synthetic penicillins such as Nafcillin or Oxacillin are prescribed as emergency treatment medicine. If Methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) is suspected), antibiotics with MRSA coverage (e.g., Vancomycin or Linezolid) are indicated. Clindamycin is considered as drug of choice to stop the production of exotoxin from bacteria ribosome. The use of Ringer solution to to balance the fluid loss, followed by maintainence therapy with an objective to maintain the fluid loss from exfoliation of skin, application of Cotrimoxazole on topical surface are greatlly considered to treat the SSSS. The drugs that reduce renal function are avoided. Through this article, an attempt has been made to focus the source, etiology, mechanism, outbreaks, mechanism, clinical manisfestation, treatment and other detail of SSSS.
Cacao as a Globalised Functional Food: Review on Cardiovascular Effects of Chocolate Consumption
Authors: Valussi Marco , Minto Clara
Published: September 2016

Polyphenols have increasingly been studied for their influence on cardiometabolic health. Since cacao and chocolate can be a rich source of polyphenols, they too have been investigated for their supposed health benefits. In the first part of this paper the history of the food and medicinal uses of the cacao plant was briefly examined. A particular emphasis has been placed on the analysis of the process of transformation of the cacao seed into chocolate, since many of the processing steps involved have important consequences on the final product’s content in polyphenols and flavanols, and hence on the purported beneficial activity of chocolate. This evaluation is also of great importance in interpreting the results of the epidemiological and clinical studies. The relevant literature was surveyed in the second part of the paper, and the results for the consumption of polyphenol-rich chocolate are that it is well correlated to a reduction of the overall cardiovascular risk, and of arterial blood pressure in hypertensive subjects. Less corroborated are the positive effects on vascular endothelial health, on blood lipids and on lipid peroxidation. There are also preliminary but promising results for a positive action on insulin sensitivity, platelet function and inflammation. It remains to be seen whether and how these results can be translated into pragmatic guidelines on the health benefits of the consumption of commercial chocolate bars or products.
Beneficial and Healthy Properties of Eucalyptus Plants: A Great Potential Use
Authors: Vecchio Maria Gabriella , Loganes Claudia , Minto Clara
Published: September 2016

Eucalyptus (Eucapyptusspp.), an evergreen tall tree native to Australia and Tasmania, has been used since ancient times by the aboriginal population for several purposes. In particular, the speciesE. globulusis widely used in the pulp industry, as well as for the production of eucalyptus oil extracted on a commercial scale in many countries as raw materials in perfumery, cosmetics, food, beverages, aromatherapy and phytotherapy. The 1,8-cineole (eucalyptol), the principal and the most important constituent extracted from eucalyptus leaves, demonstrated an antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities. Despite the fact that the healthy effects of eucalyptus have been well established by research, further studies are necessary to investigate other prime effects of the plant and its possible implication in the treatment of a greater number of pathological conditions.
Associated Malformations and Mortality in Newborns with Congenital Small Intestine Obstruction
Authors: Slepov O. , Migur M. , Soroka V.
Published: September 2016

Congenital intestinal obstruction (CIO) is one of the most common abnormalities in infants. The frequency and nature of defects associated with CIO are discussed in the literature. Mortality among these children remains high despite modern advances in pediatric surgery. Scientists continue discussion about the factors that may affect mortality. We investigated the frequency, nature and impact of associated congenital malformations on mortality in children with CIO.
Transformational Leadership Theory: Why Military Leaders are More Charismatic and Transformational?
Authors: Hamad Hamad Bakar
Published: September 2016

Military is an arm of government authorized to use lethal force and weapons, to support the Interests of the state and some or all of its citizens. Navy, Air force and Army are the branches of military which altogether form a huge group of people with diversified professionals and spending a good portion of the countrys GDP. Military leaders, therefore, are very important assets of the military. In order for military commanders to be good leaders, they are supposed to follow a strict path of training and practical experiments for quite long time while in services. The need for the military leaders to be more transformational has been publicly discoursed in recent years, the aim is to allow more transparency in balancing the public spending without affecting the military efficiency and readiness. Are charismatic and transformation traits contradicting? Why military always produces good leaders and which leadership style is best fit into military situation were the main exploration in this paper. The results showed that, charismatic and transformational are not contradicting but rather overlapping and in fact, charismatic is one of the important traits of the transformational leadership style. Progressive, sophisticated and expensive trainings together with indispensable powers given to the military commanders are the main factors which make them good leaders compared to other leaders at the same level. Finally, the paper concluded that, the choice of the leadership style in the military is the discretion of the leaders taking into account nature of tasks, people, resources available and time needed to accomplish the task.
Measuring the Efficiency of Business through Cash Management A Study on Consumer Durable Sector
Authors: Das Somnath
Published: September 2016

Over the years cash has played a very important role in business, specifically a new one. Cash is the life-blood of every business. Cash may be the liquid currency as well as bank account balances held at different commercial banks. Therefore, cash management is the art as well as the science of managing a companys short-term resources for its ongoing activities, mobilising funds and optimising liquidity. In this contest another important concept which is related with the cash management is the treasury technique which emphasizes the liquidity by different factors and processes which convert immediately into cash for increasing
Do Macroeconomic Variables Impact the Indian Stock Market?
Authors: Islam Khalid Ul , Habib Mohsina
Published: September 2016

This paper is intended to study the impact of various macroeconomic variables on Indian stock market. Based on the Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT) propounded by Ross in 1976 and various other studies, a number of macroeconomic variables including, inflation, industrial production, exchange rate, money supply, interest rate, and oil price have been identified to have a significant impact on the stock market. We have applied the multivariate extension of the classical linear regression model computed on Ordinary Least Squares method and Granger Causality test to re-establish the relationship between macroeconomic variables and stock returns over a period of 10 years from 2005 to 2015 using monthly observations. The results of this study show that only exchange rate has a significant negative impact on stock returns. The other macroeconomic variables are not significantly affecting stock returns, however, their impact is in accordance with the economic theory. The Granger Causality test reveals absence of any causal relationship between stock returns and macroeconomic variables, except in case of oil prices, where we find a unidirectional causal relationship running from stock returns to oil prices. However, the Granger Causality results should not be taken in the conventional meaning of causality, but results merely identifying precedence.
Impact of Different Leadership Styles of CEOs on Business Performance of SMEs in East Africa: A Systematic Review of Literature
Authors: Mgeni Tresphory Othumary , Nayak Parameswar
Published: September 2016

This study attempts to review the prevailing body of literature on impacts of CEOs different leadership styles on business performance of SMEs in East Africa. The objective of this study is to identify the research trend in the area and issues that are currently addressed in East Africa so as to help interested researchers in the area. 130 relevant studies on the topic were systematically reviewed and the findings showed that, Asia has the leading number of studies published consistently within the past ten years followed by Europe and USA while Africa has the lowest number of studies. In addition, East Africa is among the regions which have the lowest number of studies in Africa. Most studies reviewed covered trade, service, and manufacturing industries. The findings varied from country to country and on the nature of the industry involved. Researchers in leadership and performance of SMEs are encouraged to bridge the research gaps established by this study such as researching in the particular area in industries and countries where no or few studies have been done. A special attention needs to be made in areas like East Africa and related regions which seem to have the lowest number of studies in the particular area.
A Study of Job Burnout among Teachers in Private Professional Institutions
Authors: Sachdeva Geeta , Narwal Mahabir
Published: September 2016

The present study addresses the globally acknowledged problems of burnout among teachers, especially as this affects private professional institutions. The study included two phases. The first phase of study uses MBI i.e. Maslach Burnout Inventory to observe the levels of burnout. In second phase of the study an attempt has been made to observe the differences in 3 factors of job burnout i.e. emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment on the basis of 4 Demographic variables i.e. age, education, gender, and marital status. Results from the present study confirmed that teachers working in private professional institutions report high level of burnout. Their observed level of emotional exhaustion was more than the standard level. Besides this their depersonalization level was more and personal accomplishment was low. But no noticeable differences were found in the dimensions of job burnout on the basis of age, gender, marital status, and education, but overall job burnout was higher than the standard level. It is recommended that teacher burnout should not be seen only as individual problem, but also an organizational problem and effective strategies on administrative part must be put in place in order to keep healthy, low burnout environment.
Role of Positive Emotions in Organisational Coping
Authors: Gupta Vibhuti , Devalina
Published: September 2016

The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions postulated by Barbara L. Fredrickson proposes that emotions like joy, interest, contentment, and love enable an individual to broaden his/her patterns of thinking and acting, which in turn build the personal coping resources, whether intellectual, physical, social, or psychological, by way of creating novel ideas, actions or social relationships. This paper is a review of 15 empirical studies carried out during 1998-2012 that support the contributions of this theory to the creation of a healthy workplace by fostering positive emotions in employees. Positive emotions were found to be pivotal in enhancing employee performance, encouraging innovation and creativity that result in sustainable business practices, helping organizations make good decisions, facilitating work-flow and motivation, developing authentic and charismatic leadership styles, job enrichment, better team performance, and satisfactory customer relations. A link between positive emotions and an upward spiral of personal and organizational resources has also been established where positive self-evaluation, development of resilience, a climate of social support, layout of clearer goals, high quality social-interaction, good health and productivity of workers have been found to promote effective coping.