Towards the inculturation of marriage rituals in the National Baptist Convention of Zimbabwe
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2019 In this article, we seek to give a missiological critique of the inculturation of marriage rituals in the National Baptist Convention (NBC) of Zimbabwe. We examine and explore the inculturation that could help expedite greater engagement between the NBC ...
Sibiziwe Shumba, Christina Landman
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Development of Gendered Space: The Archaic and Classical Greek Temple [PDF]
, 2006 Throughout the ancient Greek world, temples marked the landscape as a sign of Greek civilization. Although Greek temples hare been examined, described, and catalogued scientifically since archaeology came of age in the 18th century, the question of their
Williams, Callie
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Pray to the ancestors: a case study of Christianity and Nias indigenous religion
Cogent Arts & HumanitiesThis research examines syncretism in the religious practices of Christian communities on Nias Island, focusing on the persistence of ancestor worship among some rural residents.
Sonny Eli Zaluchu
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An Inka Offering at Yayno (North Highlands, Peru): Objects, Subjects and Gifts in the Ancient Andes [PDF]
, 2018 While Marcel Mauss's landmark essay on The Gift has been vital in social anthropology, inspiring a vast and influential secondary literature, the gift has been much less prominent in archaeological interpretation.
Advincula +70 more
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Dying the Good Death: Cultural Competence and Variance in Hospice Care [PDF]
, 2019 This paper examines the intersections between death and culture in the context of hospice care. The patient demographics of modern hospice care are overwhelmingly White; through an analysis of the formation of Korean-American culture and its distinct ...
Koh-Krienke, Lydia
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Investigating Social Exclusion in Late Prehistoric Italy: Preliminary Results of the ‘‘IN or OUT’’ Project (PHASE 1) [PDF]
, 2014 This report presents the preliminary results of the ‘‘IN or OUT’’ Project, a collaborative, interdisciplinary effort which aims to investigate social exclusion, marginality and the adoption of anomalous funerary rites in late prehistoric Italy.
Perego, E +3 more
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A Proximate Mechanism for Communities of Agents to Commemorate Long Dead Ancestors [PDF]
Many human cultures engage in the collective commemoration of dead members of their community. Ancestor veneration and other forms of commemoration may help to reduce social distance within groups, thereby encouraging reciprocity and providing a ...
Bill Tomlinson
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Attitudes Towards Aeneas in Roman Asia Minor [PDF]
, 2017 This paper won a first place writing flag award in the research category. Christopher Layden, writing for Adam Rabinowitz’s UGS 302 class, “Tales of the Trojan War”.Rabinowitz, AdamUndergraduate ...
Layden, Christopher
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Myth and Ritual of Ine Pare: An Anthropolinguistic Study of Ende-Lio Ethnic Culture, Flores
ArbitrerThis research on the myth and ritual of Ine Pare among the Ende-Lio community in Nida Village, Flores, Indonesia, aims to reveal how linguistic expressions encode local wisdom amid cultural marginalization.
Dentiana Rero +4 more
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The indigenization of catholicism on Flores [PDF]
, 2010 From the very outset of European expansion, scholars have been preoccupied with the impact of proselytization and colonization on non-European societies. Anthropologists such as Margaret Mead and Bronislaw Malinowski, who witnessed these processes at the
Schröter, Susanne
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