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Sacred Pipe of Native Americans, Ritual, and Repatriation

In ten pages this paper discusses the Sacred Pipe of Native American cultures particularly the Lakota Sioux in a consideration of ...

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...

Animals and Dogon Religious Rituals

Dogon people specifically mentions that the Dogon will be destroyed by a strange and powerful people who flew down from the sky. ...

Funeral Rituals In Nigeria, China, and India

3500 years ago. Zhonghua, the Chinese name for the country, means "central land," a reference to the Chinese belief that their cou...

Thomas Sanchez's Rabbit Boss A View of Ritual and the Notion of the Savage

In five pages this paper presents an overview and analysis of this text with the focus being upon the savage concept and ritual. ...

Druid Priests and Rituals

Ritualistic practices of Druid priests are duly noted in this comprehensive paper that examines religious ideas and resources. Thi...

Daily Worship Ritual, Mohammedanism, and Islam

him on a virtuous path by requiring him to communicate with God five times each day. In essence, the Salat is the renewal of mans...

An Examination of Abuse in Satanic Rituals Allegations

This is a report consisting of ten pages that discusses ramifications and issues as they pertain to both the survivor as well as t...

Native American Ritual and Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko II

In five pages this paper considers the customs and rituals of Native American culture and their influence on child development as ...

Comparison of Ritual According to Theorists Michael J. Harner and Joseph Campbell

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares Harner and Campbell's perspectives on ritual and its significance. Three sources ...

Early Greek Theater and Ritual

In eight pages this paper discusses Greek theater's traditions, rituals, and ceremonies with Oedipus the King among the topics cov...

A Look at Cannibalism as a Ritual and as a Means of Survival

In this paper, the author explores cannibalism from a ritualistic perspective and then takes a look at those who must take part in...

Cultural Importance of the Circumcision Ritual

and special friends are assigned honorary roles in the ritual. For instance, one honorary role is that of "Sandek." Julie describe...

Death and Eskimo Rituals

In six pages the Eskimo death ritual is examined within the context of Purnell's Model for Cultural Competence. Seven sources are...

Daily Rituals and Mohammad's Importance in Islam

In three pages this paper discusses daily worship practices, the death ritual, and Mohammad's role as profit in Islam. Two source...

Body Ritual Among the Nacirema by Horace Miner

imbedded in such actions, there cannot be any clearly right or clearly wrong standards; without question, any and all moral princi...

Myths and Rituals in the Jewish Religion

This paper consists of five pages and considers rituals and myths as they pertain to Judaism. Nine sources are cited in the bibli...

Culture, Food, and Ritual

In five pages this paper discusses food and a funeral ritual as cultural components. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

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...

Process of Mummification

In five pages this paper examines the Egyptian mummification process in a discussion of its ritual meaning, its reasons, and the p...

'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

and commonplace New England town for the event. It could serve as the model for a Norman Rockwell painting that could be titled "T...

The Progress of Love by Jean Honore Fragonard

In seven pages this paper examines Fragonard's life and times and considers how he uniquely depicted the rituals of courtship that...

Identity Quest of Odysseus in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

was also a master of trickery. Odysseus would often hesitate before taking action. This was not out of cowardice. It was his way...

Family Structure of the Cherokee

In nine pages this paper examines the matrilineal family structure of the Cherokee in terms of gender roles, marriage determinatio...

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...

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...

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...

Culture and Subsistence Patterns of the Shoshone

In five pages the Shoshone indigenous peoples of the Great Basin are examined in an overview of their culture, patterns of subsist...

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...

The Widow of Ephesus by Petronius

In six pages this brief fable which presents Petronius's satirizing of Roman grief and funeral rituals is analyzed. Six sources a...