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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Rites and ceremonies"”.
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Leaves and Flowers of Paulownia: Aristocratic Legitimacy of the Ashikaga Warrior Leaders
“Leaves and Flowers of Paulownia: Aristocratic Legitimacy of the Ashikaga Warrior Leaders” Polina Barducci Abstract This project investigates the intersection of courtly and warrior governance during the rule of the second warrior government, the Ashikaga shogunate (1336–1573) and focuses on the …
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The Byronic Myth in Brazil: Cultural Perspectives on Lord Byron's Image in Brazilian Romanticism
… in one of the nineteenth century's largest and most culturally significant post-colonial outposts, Brazil, has been virtually ignored in English studies. The implications of Lord Byron's influence in Brazil are extensive since he was overwhelmingly popular among poets but also subversive to …
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Mourning rituals and practices in contemporary South African townships: a phenomenological study
… of the urban township communities’ experiences and the meaning of the ‘after tears’ party using a phenomenological approach. The available literature outlined the rituals and practices of various ethnic groups in South Africa and Africa performed in the event of the death of a loved one such as …
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Seasonal House-Visiting in South Yorkshire
… is expected. The chosen region lies to the north and east of Sheffield, within the former counties of South and West Yorkshire. The extensive data that was gathered in the fieldwork upon which the study is based includes numerous examples of house-visits previously unrecorded in the area, as well …
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Sheol and Pre-exilic Palestinian Burial Practices
Th. M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1965 ; Made available through permission of the author
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Exploration of Sikenge and girls' schooling: A case of three selected schools in Mongu District
… conducted on Sikenge such as Chama (2006),and Mundumuko (1990) did not adequately give in-depth information on the perceptions of girls who went through Sikenge and their attitudes towards schooling. For instance, Mundumuko’s (1990) study indicates the decline of Sikenge. Therefore, this …
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Exploration of Sikenge and girls' schooling: A case of three selected schools in Mongu District
… conducted on Sikenge such as Chama (2006),and Mundumuko (1990) did not adequately give in-depth information on the perceptions of girls who went through Sikenge and their attitudes towards schooling. For instance, Mundumuko’s (1990) study indicates the decline of Sikenge. Therefore, this …
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The Role of Enviromental Education in Sustaining a 'Shared 'Meaning of the Lwiindi Gonde Ceremony
… at different times, in diverse styles, and for various reasons (Kapwepwe, 2007). Among the Tonga people of the Southern Province of Zambia, one way culture is cerebrated is through the Lwiindi Gonde Ceremony. According to Kapwepwe (2007), the Lwiindi Gonde Ceremony is the main Tonga …
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The Role of Enviromental Education in Sustaining a 'Shared 'Meaning of the Lwiindi Gonde Ceremony
… at different times, in diverse styles, and for various reasons (Kapwepwe, 2007). Among the Tonga people of the Southern Province of Zambia, one way culture is cerebrated is through the Lwiindi Gonde Ceremony. According to Kapwepwe (2007), the Lwiindi Gonde Ceremony is the main Tonga …
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Perceptions of initiation instructors and parents on the role of initiation (bogwera le bojale) in character building of adolescents: a case of Mochudi village, Kgatleng district in Botswana.
… cultural practices have been given great respect and attention by different communities of the world as they are believed to be sources of values, beliefs, and societal laws that keep a group of people glued together (Matsumoto and Juang, 2013). In many African communities including Botswana, …
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Death and Ethnicity: A Psychocultural Study-Twenty-Five Years Later.
his study compares ethnic, age, and gender differences concerning attitudes and behaviors toward death, dying, and bereavement among Caucasian, African, Hispanic, and Asian American adult participants in north Texas with the results of a 1976 study by Kalish and Reynolds on death attitudes and …
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Between kin and king: Social aspects of Western Zhou ritual
… as the golden age of governance, Eastern Zhou and Han thinkers sought to codify its ritual in comprehensive textual treatments collectively known as the Sanli and, in particular, the Zhouli, or "Rites of Zhou." Later scholarship has consistently drawn on the Sanli as a reference point and …
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Te mauri kōhatu : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy, The University of Massey, 2003
… The major mission of the study is to gather and preserve the tribal knowledge belonging to my iwi Ngāti Maniapoto, on Te Mauri Kōhatu. The assignment honours the understanding of the traditional beliefs and practices associated with the ancient lore of the Kōhatu. Anchoring the practice is …
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Choices for the living, honour for the dead : a century of funeral and memorial practices in Lethbridge
This thesis explores the customs and traditions surrounding death and memorialization in the history of Lethbridge, paying particular attention to the public "face" of the practices as observed in newspaper death notices, obituaries, in-memoriams, undertaker advertisements, gravestones and …
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The pit, the field and the edifice : a rhetorical analysis of the commemorative 9/11 Ceremonies of September 11, 2002
<p>This thesis analyzes the eulogistic and ideological rhetoric generated by the commemoration ceremonies recognizing the first anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001. By evaluating these ceremonies generically through a set of established epideictic criteria, a comparison and contrast of …
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A tribal journey : canoes, traditions, and cultural continuity
… enable communication of ancestral teachings and traditions, particularly to Kw‟umut Lelum youth. The objective is to identify how experiences and interactions within Indigenous canoe journeys, specifically Tribal Journeys, can connect youth to traditions, environments, Elders, other …
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