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Dogon Tribes, Birth Twins, and African Religious Symbolism

In six pages the significance of twins in African religion in terms of symbolism and ritual is discussed with the emphasis upon Do...

Art, Religion, and Cultural Anthropology

In seven pages this paper considers how cultural anthropology is influenced by religion and art with the argument presented that e...

Self Concept Development in the United States and Japan

In fifteen pages this paper discusses how cultural definition of success, raising children, social environment, religion, and myth...

Haiti's Voodoo Culture

or, more generally, the dead; twins; and the spirits called loa. The spirits of power and wisdom typically vary from cult to cult,...

Voodoo and Santeria

In thirteen pages this paper examines African religion and is subdivided into sections on Animism, Voodoo, and Santeria. Nine sou...

Nature Perspectives of Africa's Nuer Religion

In ten pages this paper discusses the nature perspectives of Africa's Nuer religion. There are 6 sources cited in the bibliograph...

There is No Longer a Melting Pot in America

In a paper that consists of five pages it is argued that the melting pot scenario that involves all heritages, races, and religion...

Life in Mexico by Frances Calderon de la Barca

In five pages this text's portrayal of nineteenth century Mexican life is examined in a discussion of such topics as social class ...

History of the Chickasaw Indians

In fifteen pages this paper examines the Chickasaw Indians in an historical overview that includes religion, culture, and U.S. gov...

Overview of the Dine, the Navajo

In six pages this paper discusses the history, culture, politics, and religion of the Dine, the Navajo, and the changes that are t...

The Issue of Animal Sacrifice and Old Testament References

or to drive away evil. Enacted daily, monthly or seasonally or to honor special events, animals are offered to the gods as a toke...

Burma and Civil Rights

This research report focuses on civil rights violations in Burma. The problem with the current dictatorship is carefully examined ...

Past and Present Graveyards

In fourteen pages this paper discusses burial practices and cemetery design changes from the ancient era to the present day in a c...

China and India in the Eyes of the World

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the views the world holds of China and India. The writer pays particular attention to rel...

Islamic, Buddhism, and Christian Architecture

In nine pages this paper examines and compares the architectural styles of these three world religions. Nine sources are cited in...

Boeing Plant Construction

In five pages construction for a north Seattle, Washington Boeing manufacturing company is discussed in terms of the plant, religi...

Religion and Elizabeth I

In ten pages the ways in which Elizabeth I used religion to consolidate her power base are discussed. Eight sources are cited in ...

Historical and Contemporary Religious Responses to Science and Technology

empires that would endure for centuries. These initial ties would culminate in a genuinely global integration of human cultures. ...

Contrasting and Comparing the U.S., Japan, and Great Britain

This paper contrasts and compares these three nations in eight pages and considers how their differences may be obvious but their ...

Four Questions on God, Man, Life and Death and Religious Philosophy

In six pages this research paper examines the philosophies of the world's most influential religions and how each answers these 4 ...

Feminist Movement, Middle Eastern Women, and Gender Discourse

In twelve pages the regions of Iraq, Palestine, and Jordan are examined in a discussion of gender discourse and the feminist movem...

Emerging Nations, Women, and Economic Inequality

In five pages this research paper focuses on Western Africa and women's economic inequality in a consideration of the concepts of ...

An Analysis of The Legend of the Grand Inquisitor and Brothers Karamazov

In this eight page paper the writer explores The Legend of the Grand Inquisitor as it compares to Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karama...

Medieval Perspectives on Religion by Keith Thomas and Eamon Duffy Compared

the other hand, is quite different. Duffy sees the magical element as part of an overall religious system that was flexible, vibra...

Business Ethics and the Effects of Culture and Religion

In ten pages this paper discusses how work behaviors are influenced by culture and religion in a consideration of business ethics....

'Mont Blanc' and 'Mutibility' Poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley and William Wordsworth

example, he paints a picture of fleeting beauty and dispair about both the frailty and temporary nature of life. He paints a pict...

Public Education Conservatism Implementation

In eight pages this paper discusses how to implement conservatism into the present public school system in a consideration of priv...

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut and Bokononism Religion

In 5 pages the fictional religion Vonnegut developed in this novel is examined in terms of the ways in which it distracts people f...

Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe's The Minister's Wooing, and Religion

In 7 pages this paper examines facing death and the traditional perception of religion in a comparative analysis of these novels. ...

Psychopathology and Religion

In fifteen pages this paper examines theories by Viktor Frankl and Albert Ellis in a consideration of whether or not religion repr...