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Mortuary tropes and identity articulation in Francophone Caribbean and Sub-Saharan African narratives /Ojo, Adegboye Philip. January 2003 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2003. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 198-215). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.
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The impact and remedies to air pollution from joss burners in Hong KongChan, Kin-shing., 陳堅誠. January 2007 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Environmental Management / Master / Master of Science in Environmental Management
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Culture and land use: a study of burial policy in Hong KongChing, Choi-king, Katie., 程彩琼. January 1986 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Public Administration / Master / Master of Social Sciences
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Catalan Holy Week ceremonies, Catholic ideology, and culture change in the Spanish colonial empireAlvarado, Anita Louise, 1931- January 1974 (has links)
No description available.
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Ballcourts, competitive games, and the emergence of complex societyHill, Warren D. 05 1900 (has links)
The processes that accompany the transition to social and political inequality have perplexed
archeologists in their attempts to explain the emergence of complex society. Over the past
decade, archaeological excavations in the Mazatan region of Chiapas, Mexico, has yielded
new information on the processes surrounding this social and political transformation. Most
recently, the earliest known ballcourt was discovered at the site of Paso de la Amada in the
Mazatan region. This ballcourt predates all other known ballcourts by more than 500 years.
For over 2500 years, ballcourts and the associated ballgame formed an integral part of
religious, social, and political life of Mesoamerican complex societies. The tremendous
success of the ballgame lies in its ability to act as a medium of social and political integration
while simultaneously encouraging intense rivalry. This dissertation uses ballcourts and
competitive games to address the larger question of how social and political inequality
evolves. Using architectural, artifactual, and settlement pattern data, I argue that an emerging
complex society was involved in the construction and use of the ballcourt at Paso de la
Amada. I suggest that elites sponsored the ballcourt construction, enabling them to expand
their regional networks and enhance their own social positions. I present evidence to support
these claims, and review several existing models for the emergence of complex society in
light of this discovery. I conclude that competitive games and gaming facilities, such as
ballcourts, played a crucial role in the emergence of complex society in Mesoamerica and
have significant implications for how this process is modeled.
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Contemporary Lakota identity : Melda and Lupe Trejo on ’being Indian’Petrillo, Larissa Suzanne 05 1900 (has links)
This thesis explores contemporary Lakota identity, as informed by the life
story narratives of Melda and Lupe Trejo. Melda Red Bear (Lakota) was born on
Pine Ridge (Oglala Lakota / Sioux) Reservation in South Dakota (1939-). Her
husband, Lupe Trejo (1938-1999) is Mexican and has been a long-term resident
of the reservation. I first met this couple in 1994 and developed an abiding
friendship with them prior to our decision to collaborate in recording their
storytelling sessions (1997-98). The recording and interpretation of the material
evokes ethical questions about power and representation that have arisen with
debates about 'as-told-to' autobiographies. Theoretical and methodological issues
associated with cultural anthropology, literary criticism and oral history are part
of the interdisciplinary intellectual work of this research and are discussed in the
context of the project. The thesis follows an introspective, recursive
methodology, where early research decisions are analyzed in the light of what I
have learned in this process of apprenticeship to Lakota traditional thinkers.
The narratives reveal that contemporary Lakota identity encompasses
colonial discourses, strategic responses to such impositions, and an autonomous
indigenous system of beliefs. This epistemological tradition, that is, traditional
Lakota spiritual beliefs, promotes an acknowledgment of relations as opposed to
exclusive categories of cultural difference. Melda Trejo has substantial
connections to the Lakota community and her marriage follows the traditional
pattern of "marrying out." Lupe Trejo configures his Mexican ancestry in ways
that align with the Lakota people while also acknowledging his difference in the
community. Melda and Lupe define themselves as Lakota through their spiritual
practice in the Sundance as it reappeared in the cultural resurgence at Pine Ridge
in the 1970s and 1980s. They situate themselves and their Sundance amid the
controversies that surround authentic practices and the participation of outsiders
in the ceremony. The thesis provides an interpretive framework, supported by
additional life stories as well as critical and ethnographic material, for the analysis
of selected stories.
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Choices for the living, honour for the dead : a century of funeral and memorial practices in LethbridgeLenfesty, Corrine B., University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science January 1998 (has links)
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 cemeteries. It places Lethbridge
rituals within the context of the general paterns of western culture, and others, as described by anthropology, history, archaeology, and art history. Its intent is to understand the effects of certain external influences on the realms of personal choice and individuality, and to observe the extent to which these influences have had an impact on what was once deeply personal family matter. / viii, 197 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
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Islam and Javanese acculturation : textual and contextual analysis of the slametan ritualHilmy, Masdar. January 1998 (has links)
This Thesis deals with the cultural encounter between Islam and Javanese culture as represented by the slametan ritual. The major purposes of this thesis are threefold; (1) to give a brief account of the historical backdrop of the encounter between Islam and the Javanese tradition; (2) to discuss the ongoing dispute among scholars over whether the slametan is animistic, syncretistic or Islamic; and (3) to provide a new perspective on the slametan ritual based upon textual (religious) and contextual (socio-cultural) analysis. / The hypothesis underlying this work is that the slametan is a prototype of syncretistic ritual, the representative of Islamic elements---as its core---on the one hand, and local traditions---as its periphery---on the other. This work will argue against the theory of the slametan developed both by Geertz and Woodward. The first scholar sees the slametan from a socio-cultural perspective only, while the latter views it on an Islamic theological basis. The current writer argues that one should employ a holistic perspective to see the slametan comprehensively; both from "inside" (religious perspective) and "outside" (cultural perspective).
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Characteristics, modifications and concerns : ritual initiation among KwaBhaca males.Ngaloshe, Christina Nosabata. January 2000 (has links)
This study investigates the distinguishing characteristics and the modifications to the
traditional male initiation ritual as practised in KwaBhaca in the Eastern Cape. The concerns
surrounding the incidence of death and maiming from related traditions is also investigated.
The study reveals that
• the male initiation ritual is still highly regarded in KwaBhaca;
• the male initiation ritual itself is still performed strictly traditionally in KwaBhaca;
• the male initiation ritual as practised in KwaBhaca has been successfully performed with
minimal negative incident attributable to the performance of traditional circumcision;
• where there is incidence of a negative reaction, this is usually attributable to a prior health
condition of the initiate, and in these circumstances, the initiate is referred to a medical
doctor, on condition that the medical doctor is himself an initiate, and that the consultation
will be conducted in a place deemed to be safe from spiritual contamination
• incidences of maiming and death can be attributed to a number of causes, associated with
poor practice and unacceptable conduct;
• boys who do not undergo circumcision in the traditional fashion are not regarded as men
and remain boys in the eyes of the community. This means that they have to forego
participation in important socio-spiritual ceremonies;
• there is a necessity to share the experience of the successful traditional circumcision
process to avoid further misadventure, maiming and death;
• it is not the mechanics of the process of traditional circumcision that endangers lives, but
the poor practice of the iingcibi (traditional surgeons) and other significant role-players
including the initiates;
• The traditional teaching that accompanies the ritual of circumcision is as important, if not
more important, than the ritual itself.
The study concludes with a series of recommendations aimed at rehabilitating and supporting
the continuation of this important and venerated tradition. / Thesis (M.Ed.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2000.
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Orality and transformation in some Zulu ceremonies : tradition in transition.Ngcongo, Thobile Thandiwe. January 1996 (has links)
This study contains a variety of oral traditional formulae found in various
places in KwaZulu-Natal which are used in the imbeleko ceremony and these
formulae are analyzed in their traditional form and in a number of new
formulations. The imbeleko ceremony is a celebration to introduce and
welcome a newborn child, but occasionally even an adult newcomer may
be introduced to both the living and the ancestral spirits. A full description of the imbeleko ceremony, the reasons for performing it,
the procedures followed, an analysis and comparison of mnemotechnics
used in the formulae and finally the application of orality-literacy theories to
the rites and the text are provided. Variations observed in my research in
the manner in which this rite is celebrated from family to family are pointed
out. Zulus regard it as a must to perform the imbeleko ceremony for every child
in the family. The reasons for this ceremony vary from (a) thanksgiving
ceremony, (b) the official introduction of the child to ancestors, (c) the rite
performed late to protect the child from misfortunes, (d) and to provide an
opportunity for naming the child. There is also the imbeleko ceremony that
may be performed in the life of the child when there are indicators that there
is a need for it to be done i.e. when there is illness that seems incurable,
and psychological crisis which occur even though the imbeleko had been
performed. There is also a type of imbeleko ceremony for the first child that
combines the child's maternal and paternal families. This dissertation concludes by comparing and contrasting the imbeleko and
the Christian baptism. It is possible changes have taken place in the
imbeleko ceremony as a result of external influences of the western
Christian life. (NB This dissertation is accompanied by a video) / Thesis (M.A.) - University of Natal, 1996.
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