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Patriotism by Yukio Mishima

a review of this text and how Japanese marriage traditions are reflected in the double suicide ritual are analyzed in five pages. ...

Zoroastrian Religion's Purification Rituals

in the physical world was a constant battle between good and evil (Traditional Zoroastrianism). The major source for the teachings...

Contemporary Bushmen

Bushmen. Deeming them "untamable" and a threat to livestock, settlers treated the Bushmen as vermin, killing them in great numbers...

Grecian and Roman Styles of Death

Fields(Pearce, 2002). From early Greek accounts, then, one could easily conclude several things about the ordinary Grecian...

'Mr. Strehlow's Films' Analyzed

past and present. The result was an overwhelming collection of footage that has since been entitled, Mr. Strehlows Films. Thes...

Amish and Samoan Marriage Customs

forms of relationships that occur between unmarried lovers, which involved clandestine encounters. This aspect of Samoan courtship...

Culture and Science Conflict

formed a Native American Heritage Commission to attempt to police the digs (Sacred Burial Grounds: The Controversy Continues, 1992...

Political Power, Supernatural Rituals and Anthropology

in society provide numerous functions while at the same time explaining mans origins and how man relates with nature. Many of the ...

Christianity and Judaism and the Rites of Circumcision and Burial

signify the "blood of the covenant" (Geffen, 1993, p. 28). It is a time-honored ceremony that is concluded when a family member (...

Ancient Aztec Courtship and Marriage Ceremonies

said that because someone can invent it, that it does not necessarily mean that it should be invented. From all accounts the Aztec...

Confucianism and Daoism in 'Peony Pavilion'

an unthinking adherence to ritual. Analect 9.3 reads: The Master said, According to ritual, the ceremonial cap should be made of ...

Religious Practices of Egypt and Mesopotamia

for war, but success really depended on a favorable relationship with the gods. This helps explain the importance of the priestly ...

Comparing Indian Hinduism with Chinese Taoism and Confucianism

in actuality are very different in ideology. It is important to clarify in our discussion of this relationship that the terms "Ta...

Catherine J. Allen's The Hold Life Has

previously the case" (Allen, 1988: 195). It is a very popular pilgrimage that draws people from all over the region, if not the wo...

Islamic and Hinduism Religious Concepts of Death

and that death impacts the body and soul, the impact differs based on the religious practices. Islam believes that ones sou...

'Good' and 'Bad' Tradition in 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

The original equipment needed to conduct the lottery was lost "long ago," and the current paraphernalia shows signs of age, the bl...

Confucius on Ritual

be applied to laws. One obeys the traffic signals. This is because to do so promotes safety, but it is also a most efficient way t...

Young Girl's Cross Cultural Observations of Ritual and Religion

varied types of ritual which characterize her new home and the interrelationships between the various members of her new family. ...

Historical Overview of Voodooism

African for Spirit(Corbett). "Vodou is tolerant. It receives. It honors and respects us all as though we were gifts. It tells us t...

Healing and the Meditation Ritual

clutter and entanglements with regular meditation is one of the most effective ways to maintain a healthy existence. "The basis o...

America and Catholicism

and symbols of faith, Catholics are able to participate in their religion, which serves a variety of sociological and psychologica...

Catholic Church and Change

In six pages this paper discusses whether the Catholic Church should change with the times in a consideration of ritual and symbol...

Overview of Juvenile Gangs

In six pages this paper presents a detailed overview of juvenile gangs in a consideration of their rituals and activities. Six so...

Christian Eucharist Interpretations

In 5 pages the Christian Eucharist is interpreted with the emphasis being upon the transubstantiation ritual doctrine and its sign...

Religion and Joseph Campbell

In five pages this paper discusses religion and ritual in terms of the social purpose historian Joseph Campbell believed they repr...

Religion, Society, and Emile Durkheim

play within its boundaries. As Goffman (no date) notes, it can be argued that Durkheim would contend that there is no viable reas...

Ritual and Law in the Writings of Mencius, Han Fei, and Confucius

The ways in which Chinese philosophers' views of human nature influenced how the perceived the interrelationship of rituals and la...

Law and Ritual Concepts According to Han Fei, Mencius, and Confucius

The ways in which laws and rituals are interrelated are considered in six pages through an examination of human nature as conceptu...

Overview of Japan

This paper consists of six pages and presents an informational overview of Japan in a consideration of culture, customs, rituals, ...

Ritual and Rodge's Lodge Christmas Eve Family Event

In six pages this paper discusses a family Christmas Eve ritual and the love it represents. Four sources are cited in the bibliog...