professor from the University of Michigan‚ Horace Miner‚ wrote an article in The American Anthropologist that has become a mainstay of learning for anthropology students. Miner published the article to show a fictional exotic society called “Body Ritual among the Nacirema” as an example of how one’s own limited perspective might affect the perception of a foreign culture (Miner‚ 1956‚ p. 503). The article uses subtle humor to make the reader more comfortable in examining cultural behaviors‚ physical
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society‚ and that is one of the reasons I find art compelling. I can lose myself in one painting for hours; forgetting about the world around me. Art can be found outside‚ or inside; art is universal. However‚ after reading Duncan’s "The Art Museum as Ritual‚" I find my general ideas of art and art museums changing. I find myself looking at the entire concept of art museums differently. That is why this assignment was challenging for me; analyzing the interior design of the Barrick
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Hinduism Ritual & Culture Culture Hindu has a culture of respect‚ love‚ honoring other and humbling one’s own ego so that the inner nature will shine forth. • Respect for the elders – This is a genuine acknowledgment of seniority and are demonstrated such as sitting on the left side of elders‚ not putting their own opinion forward strongly‚ giving them first choice of all matter and even serving them food first. • Name protocol – The younger will never uses the direct or proper name of their
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Scriptures and Rituals of Christianity and Hinduism Hinduism and Christianity can both be similar and very different religions depending on what viewpoint they are examined from. C.S. Lewis was converted from atheism and while doing so he sought out knowledge about different religions. He narrowed his choices to Hinduism or Christianity. “Religions are like soups‚ he said. Some‚ like consommé‚ are thin and clear (Unitarianism‚ Confucianism‚ modern Judaism); others‚ like minestrone‚ are thick and
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Museums as rituals Scott Cunningham‚ a writer‚ once said‚ “Rituals developed as a means of contacting and utilizing the energy within humans as well as in the nature world” (Ascension Gateway). This thought provoking quote could be used to spark the thinking of how rituals are practiced in our daily secular lives. Carol Duncan does a great job with showing how rituals are practiced in our secular lives; she uses museums to emphasize this point. Carol Duncan’s Civilizing Rituals: Inside
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Professor Mark Fink English 1020 September 8‚ 2009 I. The poem that I chose to write about for my assignment is “Lisa’s Ritual‚ Age 10" by Grace Carolyn Bridges. The reason I chose this poem is because as soon as I read it‚ I immediately felt drawn to this poem‚ something that seems important when connecting with a piece of work. The poem appears to focus on a young girl named Lisa‚ and her experience with incest between herself & her father. It touches not only on that experience‚ but
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Y2-Q1-IBMS-BS-IMP Title course: International Marketing Planning Field Name Description Title of module International Marketing Planning Academic Year 2014-2015 Year of Study 2 Period Q1 Start week of teaching activities September 2014‚ week 1 Study load 2 ECTS Learning Outcomes / Competencies IMP has three objectives: Improve student’s general and practical marketing knowledge and understanding; Students will learn how to apply a general purpose structure for international
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Albularyo An Introduction If one is born and raised in a Filipino family and community‚ they will definitely recognize the term ’albularyo’ (or ’arbularyo’ which is a common mistake in spelling due to mispronunciation). Usually‚ Filipinos seek these ’albularyos’ as an alternative for going to the hospital. By tradition and because of chronic economic constraints particularly in the rural areas‚ the albularyos are the general practitioners - the primary dispensers of health care. The word
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Men and Listeners‚ as a means of communing with the Divine through their rituals as a means to heal the sickly. Maintaining good health is also a pinnacle to Nacirema society. The Nacirema people feel that‚ "the human body is ugly and has natural tendency to debility and disease". Therefore‚ the Nacirema people put high emphasis on maintaining good health through their daily devotion to their Divines. Their extreme rituals
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Ritual is defined as a prescribed formal behavior for occasions not given over technological routine‚ having reference to beliefs in mystical beings or powers (Turner‚ 1962‚ p.19). One of my family rituals in my culture is soul calling and string-tying known in the Hmong culture as Hu Plig Khi Tes. This ritual is originated with my family by passed down from one generation to another throughout many generations. It is a health-like ritual often performed for a family member who is recovering for
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