The earliest example of this is the anonymous history of the city-state of Kilwa Kisiwani. The first African history‚ History of the Sudan‚ is written by Abd al-Rahman al-Sadi in Arabic style. Traveling performers‚ called griots‚ kept the oral tradition alive‚
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EXPRESSION WITH REFERENCE TO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: ORAL HEROIC POETRY‚ CHAUCER’S DEPICTION IN THE HOUSE OF FAME AND THE MODERN CONSTRUCTION OF THE CANON OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. YOU SHOULD FOCUS YOUR ANALYSIS ON THE INTERPLAY OF ORAL AND LITERARY TRADITIONS IN THESE CONTEXTS. Many critics have noted the complexities within Chaucer’s The House of Fame‚ in particular‚ the complexities between the oral and the literary. The differences between these methods are constantly appearing; Chaucer is
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Essay Paper #2 Narcotics Anonymous Meeting Group Structure: Type of group: This meeting was a “Narcotics Anonymous Open Sharing Meeting”. This component‚ where anyone attending had the opportunity to share. There was no direct feedback from the other participants during the “share”‚ thus only one person spoke at any given time during that portion of the meeting. Organizational affiliation: Narcotics Anonymous as a group has no affiliation outside
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According to the text‚ the Great Tradition refers to the areas of culture which a literate elite systematizes or arranges (Scupin‚ 2012‚ p. 158). The elite are the authority figures when it comes to the actual version of religion (Scupin‚ 2012‚ p. 158). There are various cultural elements which compose the Jewish Great Tradition. A few are sacred texts‚ rituals‚ and prayers. There are several similarities with other groups I have practiced in as wells as observed in the United States. Many of the
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group of women waiting outside for the meeting to start. Once the meeting started‚ the person who chaired the meeting began. She started with an introduction of what Overeaters Anonymous was. She then had someone come up and read the 12 steps and 12 traditions. The leader of the meeting went on to share her story of how she used to be almost 300 pounds‚ and her struggles of trying to lose weight with various diets and weight loss plans. From there she talked about coming to Overeaters Anonymous. She then
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writings of William Buehler Seabrook. In 1939‚ he published his first book about Haitian life entitled Haiti Singing. Over the next 30 years‚ he traveled to Haiti more than 20 times. His research focused on religious practices‚ African retentions‚ oral traditions‚ folklore‚ music‚ and dance. His book‚ The Drum and the Hoe: Life and Lore of the Haitian People‚ published in 1960‚ became a classic text for the study of Haitian culture. Courlander also took numerous field trips to the southern United States
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Madison Haskins Traditions September 19‚ 2014 Have you ever thought those boring family activities you do throughout the year were created by your parents to drive you crazy? Well I thought so until I did some research on it. In my family we have many family traditions‚ as you may call them. My favorite tradition is going and finding a Christmas tree every year. Everyone has family traditions‚ some may be simple like relaxing for 15 minutes after work‚ or as big as a family party
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Respect for tradition Cultural differences In order to respect the tradition of India‚ Union Carbide should have done an investigation of Indian cultural values (Robertson and Fadil‚ 1998). It is possible that firms even within the same industry develop different values and traditions and the analysis of cultural differences permit to decrease the number of misunderstanding (Donaldson‚ 1989). One of the most important traits of Indian culture is the fatalism. The Indian population is very spiritual
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A tradition is a practice‚ custom‚ or story that is memorized and passed down from generation to generation‚ originally without the need for a writing system. Traditions are often presumed to be ancient‚ unalterable‚ and deeply important‚ though they may sometimes be much less "natural" than is presumed. Some traditions were deliberately invented for one reason or another‚ often to highlight or enhance the importance of a certain institution. Traditions may also be changed to suit the needs of the
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Elements of Religious Traditions Chantal Schneider REL/134 May 30‚ 2011 Elements of Religious Tradition The term religion can bring up mixed emotions in people. Many people have different religious views and their traditions usually follow that religion. Religion is very vast and there are many different forms‚ views‚ traditions‚ and beliefs within each religion. Certain religions are monotheism‚ some are polytheism‚ and others are pantheism
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