The Basseri Tribe of Iran Crystal L. Brooks ANT 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Professor Jason Gonzalez August 8‚ 2011 The Basseri Culture of Iran The Basseri Culture of Iran’s primary mode of subsistence is Pastoralism. The Pastoral lifestyle affects the social‚ political and economic organization of the Basseri Culture. This lifestyle also dictates the religious convictions‚ and the social changes of the culture. According to Barbara Nowak and Peter Laird (2010)‚
Premium Supernatural
The name sleeping sickness is a vague description of just one of the symptoms caused by the parasite trypanosome brucei. Human African Trypanosomiasis is what the disease is more commonly referred to‚ and is found in a confined part of the vast continent Africa. More specifically the sub-Sahara region. Human African Trypanosomiasis is one of the most neglected tropical infections that is re-emerging as a public health issue in most parts of rural Africa. It is caused by a protozoan called trypanosome
Premium Immune system
The Christian ritual of Baptism Many forms of Christianity unite in their belief of performing the ritual of Baptism. But it is seen that these Christian denominations differ widely in their teachings about Baptism. While some consider it a rite of passage into the family of God‚ others strongly believe that without Baptism one cannot truly attain heaven‚ as it accomplishes the “washing away of sin”. There are others that teach it as an important step in the believer’s life without it having the
Premium Christianity Baptism Jesus
Body Ritual among the Nacirema Name Course Sociology Date 6/12/2013 Body Ritual among the Nacirema Horace Miner in the article‚ Body Ritual Among the Nacirema depicts a society that is growing naturally‚ but which has transformed itself into a ritual tribe. In this article‚ the tribe‚ Nacirema‚ is a tribe that has transformed itself naturally and which has incorporated a lot of beliefs and religious tendency for
Premium Culture Sociology Religion
Ritual of the Gridiron The snap of the ball‚ the crack of helmets‚ the shoulder pads colliding together echoing off the sound of the grunts of men slamming against the turf. An average football play contains a complexity of events in a window of just four to six seconds. Yet‚ within those few moments of time‚ the ritual of preparation to guarantee each of those moments are executed perfectly‚ can be listed on for days. Every athletic team performs a great amount of rituals in preparation
Premium American football Player Game
In the article “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” by Horace Miner‚ he writes about a North American group known as the “Nacirema”‚ who were described by Professor Linton in the early twentieth century. In the article described‚ the “Nacirema” are a cultural group who seem to be obsessed with rituals they perform in regards to the human body on a day-to-day basis. These people believe that the human body is ugly and debilitating and are described to waste great portions of their days performing the
Premium Human body United States Culture
“Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” In Horace Miner’s essay on the tribe of Nacirema‚ it takes little effort to determine that Nacirema is a depiction of a typical American’s health habits. This essay is important for two reasons: It teaches principles about our own culture and it makes us assess the value/downfall of looking at other cultures with an etic approach. Without a doubt‚ this essay personalizes the study of cultures and its respective peoples. Regarding the view of North American
Premium Culture Phoneme Marvin Harris
Northwest Coast Tribal Masks This paper describes the Sea Bear Transformation Mask‚ created by Don Svanvik in 2000‚ and how it reflects Northwest Coast Indian art and culture‚ specific to the Kwakiutl tribe. A transformation mask is a large mask with hinged shutters that‚ when open‚ reveal another mask. Audrey and Alan Bleviss gave this mask to the Montclair Art Museum in 2005. The medium consists of red cedar‚ cedar bark‚ copper‚ pigment‚ and string. In the Montclair Art Museum‚ the mask is displayed
Premium United States Marketing Culture
The general argument made by Scott Dannemiller in “Busy Is a Sickness‚” is that being busy is not well for a person’s mental health. To be more specific‚ he argues that most of the time‚ we create the stress that comes with being busy ourselves. He writes “In America‚ we are defined by what we do” (Dannemiller 2)‚ and “The implication is that if I am not busy doing something‚ I am somehow less than. Not worthy” (Dannemiller 2). Dannemiller is explaining how many people try to find something to do
Premium Psychology Time Sociology
The Significance Of Rituals In A Buddhists Funeral Buddhism is one of the most popular religions practised extensively across the globe. The basic principles of the religion are based on the teachings of Lord Buddha. Buddhism teaches compassion and universal love for mankind and awareness of the Ultimate Truth. Buddhist funeral rites are also based upon these fundamental principles of the religion. There are certain mandatory rites that need to be adhered to during the funeral of a dead person
Premium Religion Death Life