DQ 1: Find two Web sites dealing with indigenous cultures or religions. Discuss how modern civilization has affected the spiritual lives of the indigenous peoples you explored. Are indigenous religions still practiced today? If so‚ how have the practices changed over time? Post the two Web site URLs in the thread along with your answers to the questions. 1. Michael‚ P. (n.d). Religion and conflict in Japan with special reference to Shinto and Yasukuni Shrine. Diogenes‚ 50(199)‚ 45. Retrieved
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Art is a very important part of the Africans way of life. African’s have created many works of art using natural materials such as clay‚ and wood. Their sculptures are usually carved and decorated for ceremonies and religious purpose. Elaborate head coverings are also used for spiritual purposes. African headdresses are easy to identify because of their intricate details and bright colors. Headdresses are use for many reasons in the African culture such as peacekeepers for the uncanny world of
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Rite of Passage Every person begins their life with a birth and ends it with death. In our lives‚ there will be other rites of passage that will still have great importance; celebrating birthdays‚ graduation from school or collage‚ getting jobs‚ marriage‚ having kids‚ transition from child to adult and even divorce. Rites of passage help many people feel part of their respective society. Making their lives sweeter or bitter. Easier or harder. Better or more difficult. Their changes are huge‚
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In the movie Dirty‚ Filthy Love (2006)‚ Mark Furness was a junior partner at an Architect firm who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Mark also suffers from Tourette’s syndrome which causes him to have motor tics where his eye would twitch and vocal tics which would cause speech outbursts which include his habit of barking like a dog. The barking is triggered when Mark is in weird situations which cause him to feel tense or stressed. Another symptom was his obsession to cleaning. Mark would eventually
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Why We Dance Dance is a universal activity. Cross culturally dance varies‚ as does the reason of why one dances. One can dance for a traditional event‚ physical exercise‚ competition or for the pure enjoyment of self expression. In class we learned an assortment of dances that fulfill these reasons of why we dance. The Zemer Atik (or Nigun Atik) is an example of a traditional Israeli dance. It was created by Rivka Sturman so the Israeli people would be able to dance and sing in Hebrew. Zemer Atik
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The rituals of the Nacirema To most of us‚ hospitals are a place to help you when you’re in need or want to get healthy. But for the Nacirema‚ it’s quite the opposite. According to the Nacirema ritual article‚ they call hospitals a latipso‚ which is hospital spelt backwards without the ‘H’. They discuss and caricature the repulsive viewings on what they think goes on in hospitals (latipso’s)‚ or what they think they do. I will now tell you how in Miner’s perspective‚ the body is ugly and how
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In an arrange marriages‚ the bride and groom is selected by a third party‚ rather than by each other. It is especially common in Indian‚ Southeast; Asian and African cultures‚ and I believe this is a ritual that I would strongly recommend to be eliminated in contemporary society. From my point in view‚ arrange marriages are just unfair and it is cheating life. Usually‚ in arranged marriages it basically forces two human beings that can be incompatible for each other and are forced to spend the
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TA: Adriana People all over the world have different rituals. A ritual is a repetitive act that symbolizes events that have taken place in the past. Many times it can be religious‚ but it can also be a ceremony having to do with social customs. Rituals are repeated yearly or every couple years‚ it is not a ritual if it is only done once and never again. A pilgrimage physically takes someone from one place to another‚ whereas a ritual could be performed in one spot depending on what it is.
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"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." — Michelangelo Part 1 In the quote above‚ Michelangelo describes his creation of a religious symbol. Discuss with your fellow class: What art images and symbols do you see presented in religious ceremonies in churches‚ greeting cards‚ books‚ and the visual arts? There are multiple symbols to represent religious ceremonies in church. The most common I think would be the cross. But‚ if you look deeper into different denominations
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At 95‚ Japan is one of the most masculine societies in the world. However‚ in combination with their mild collectivism‚ you do not see assertive and competitive individual behaviors which we often associate with masculine culture. What you see is a severe competition between groups. From very young age at kindergartens‚ children learn to compete on sports day for their groups (traditionally red team against white team). In corporate Japan‚ you see that employees are most motivated when they are
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