Religions have always been an important companion in human society’s development throughout history. In one way or another, every culture has made its way through explaining phenomena through believing in something, supernatural or not, as a power detached from humans or residing among them. The need for religion is present in every culture in different shapes, from expressions and rituals that relate to social norms, morality and ethics to the philosophy of the everyday life and actions. The system
This essay will analyse the primary and secondary characteristics of African traditional religions and discuss why they are not considered world religions. It will explore the manner in which African traditional religions differ from world religions. A world religion can be defined as an “all-encompassing ideology” and is not restricted by geographical barriers, has scripture, a set of beliefs and an all-powerful being (Shaw 1990, 340). It also has “statistical weight” meaning that there is a large
I do not know the Islamic concept of learning. As a student, I just read the western books and learning western psychological theories in the classroom. And also the first time I heard the name al-Attas was when I entered IIUM a year ago. That is the reason why I was interested to read this book, because the book provides knowledge about how the Islam view and the West in modern
exist, there exists the challenge of defining them. Division lines between cultures have been drawn along geographic region, language, religion, shared norms, and environment in order to understand different people groups. Each method for understanding culture offers a unique lens by which we can understand culture, but also omits important shared characteristics that also help define
Culture Restricted: Western and Chinese More Restricted: Traditional festival Topic Chosen: I am more interested in the culture of traditional festival and know a little about the difference about the festival of Western and Chinese, and I find it has pretty charm. On the other hand, I want to make use of this opportunity to know more about the western culture and history to expand my view. Outline I. Introduction II. Differences between Chinese and Western Traditional Festivals
Malay/Islamic-dominated organizations or values-driven workplace. However, notably emerging and fast dominating among them is convergence work i.e. examining the spiritual employee situated in a workplace with three combined characteristics - diversity, spirituality and religion, and collectivism. This growing interest in convergence work in Malaysia suggests that research is aligned with recent thought leaders advocating towards a much needed approach that is inclusive and integrative in understanding
describes the purpose of the literature is to emphasize that Iran is not a country of terrorism and violence, and to prove the characterizations of Iran by the Western countries are wrong and inaccurate. Therefore, in this report, I will briefly summarize the literature and discuss the cities in Persepolis, their neighborhood characteristics, their physical and social contrasts, as well as, political dynamics and social relationships that shape the life of the
world divided into Western states and non- Western states. According to Samuel Huntington, "The most important distinctions among peoples are no longer ideological, political, or economic. They are cultural" (Huntington 21). Peoples and nations are seeking to answer the most practical question that faces the human race: who are we? They try to answer the question by reference to the things that mean most of them. People define themselves in terms of ancestry, language, religion, history, values, customs
tragic love story of a western missionary, Hilarion and an Indian priestess, Luxima during the days of British colonialism. Hilarion, a Franciscan monk, and a descendant of the Portuguese noble bloodwho resisted Spanish domination, lands in the south Indian state of Goa, as an Apostolic Nuncio of colonial India.EnthusiasticHilarion is instigated by an Indian pundit to convert Luxima, a high priestess from Cashmire (Kashmir, a north Indian state),into Christianity, so that the religion of thousands of her
especially amongst women of Europe and America, was due more to his regal appearance and oratorical skills than his message (Sil 1997, 91-102; Sen, 32-3). Vivekananda wanted to incorporate himself in such a role from which he could draw attention of the Western public. His alluring personality could not be created (Raychaudhuri 1988, 259), but he unmistakably used it to his advantage, reflecting that “I know full well how good it us for one’s worldly prospects to be sweet” (CW V, 70). He was smart enough