Culture of Japan The culture of Japan has evolved greatly over the millennia‚ from the country’s prehistoric Jōmon period‚ to its contemporary hybrid culture‚ which combines influences from Asia‚ Europe‚ and North America. The inhabitants of Japan experienced a long period of relative isolation from the outside world during the Tokugawa shogunate‚ until the arrival of "The Black Ships" and the Meiji period. Fūjin and Raijin‚ Tawaraya Sōtatsu‚ 17th century. Pine Trees‚ Hasegawa Tōhaku Japanese
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Culture of Sri Lanka From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (February 2010) Life in Sri Lanka Culture[show] Economy[show] Society[show] Government[show] Policies[show] v t e Ceylon Tea The culture of Sri Lanka has been influenced by many factors‚ but has managed to retain much of its ancient aspects
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Compare a well-known historical or contemporary figure in each of the following two traditions: Humanist and Buddhist Analyse and evaluate how their beliefs and ideas have influenced their work Introduction I have chosen two contemporary figures for my comparison‚ Gene Roddenberry (creator of Star Trek)‚ a famous contemporary humanist‚ and George Lucas (creator of Star Wars)‚ a famous contemporary Buddhist Methodist. I believe a comparison of these two figures can offer an interesting and
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Say Hello to Japanese A book for learning Japanese Through the medium of English Suyash Labh © Bubok U.K‚ P.V.T‚ LTD. The characters in the book are entirely imaginary and have no relation to any persons‚ living or dead First Edition 2102 Revised edition 2103 ISBN: 978-1-300-88787-4 978-1-300-89033-1 Copyright © 2012 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be copyrighted‚ or transmitted to any other form without the prior written permission of
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Korean Munjado paintings With particular focus on their comparison to Chinese munjado Lucie Pejsarova‚ Korean Studies M.A Introduction Korean munjado are paintings of classical Chinese characters‚ decorated with various patterns and symbols related to exposed character. Concept of classical Chinese character’s modification and its change to an object to be artistically varied has its origin in Sung China. Than‚ decorated Chinese character paintings become popular in many regions of Chinese
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Fisher M. P. (2005). Living Religions‚ (6th Ed.). New Jersey: Prentice-Hall Inc. Retrieved April 5‚ 2009. Rahula W. (n.d.) The Buddha: Life and teachings of the Lord Buddha. Angelfire. Retrieved March 25‚ 2009‚ from http://www.angelfire.com/realm/bodhisattva/buddha.html. Kumar N. (2004). The Life of Buddha and the Art of Narration in Buddhist Thangka Paintings. Exotic India. Retrieved April 5‚ 2009‚ from http://www.exoticindiaart.com/article/lifeofbuddha. Wenner S.‚ (2001). Basic Beliefs of Buddhism
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The Swastika The swastika (from Sanskrit svástika) is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles‚ in either right-facing (卐) form or its mirrored left-facing (卍) form. Archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates from the Neolithic period and was first found in the Indus Valley Civilization of the Indian Subcontinent. It occurs today in the modern day culture of India‚ sometimes as a geometrical motif and sometimes as a religious symbol; it remains widely used in Eastern
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Rural Marketing Notes by Faraz.Vehvaria on NOVEMBER 8‚ 2010 in NOTES (These are notes are for reference‚ if any topics are missing‚ please check your ref books) CHAPTER 1 PROFILE OF RURAL MARKETING Definition of Rural (Nov. 05) Government agencies from IRDA & NCAER define ‘Rural’ as “a village with a population of less than 5‚000 with 75% of the male population engaged in agriculture etc.”
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Core Concepts 2/25/13 2:18 PM What is this class about? • Empowerment and ability to define yourself‚ don’t let others do it for you • Despite time period‚ all groups discussed drew on traditional methods to shape their world • Passion • Learning how to live What is culture? • Characteristics of a particular group of people‚ defined by everything from language‚ religion‚ cuisine‚ social habits‚ music and arts What is subculture and what is its connection to culture? • Subculture is the group
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Chapter 1 ● Mesopotamia (TigrisEuphrates) ○ 80002000 BCE ■ Neolithic (New Stone Age) ■ Earliest Agriculture ○ City States (walled city and hinterland) sprung up around rivers ■ Citystates= characteristic of mesopotamia‚ Archaic and Classical Greece‚ Phoenicia‚ and early Italy ○ People living here= Sumerians ■ In Southern Mesopotamia by 5000 BCE ■ Responsible for making irrigation technology‚ cuneiform‚ religious concepts found in Mesopotamian culture ○ Lugal=Big Man (their leader‚
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