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Papers On Anthropology
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The Navajo Blessingway Ceremony
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A 5 page paper exploring the Navajo Blessingway ceremony, the ritual and story tradition that forms the core of a major Navajo view. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: Navajo.doc
Religious Fundamentalism and Nationalism
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In the minds of many people,
nationalism and religious fundamentalism have become very much aligned
with political systems of the postmodern world. This 7 page paper
argues that both religious fundamentalism and nationalism are important
contemporary political phenomena that have interest to those seeking to
understand world politics in the postmodern era. Bibliography lists 11
sources.
Filename: KTrelnat.wps
The Mayan Civilization Was A Vibrant & Flourishing World
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This 6 page research paper provides an overview of the ancient Mayans of Mexico. Significant events in the civilizations history are noted. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Mayanc.wps
Machiavelli, Erasmus, and Pico della Mirandola On Human Nature
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A 7 page paper that compares three Italian humanists and their perspectives on human nature. This paper demonstrates the way in which the independent perspectives of these three authors, though all based in ancient philosophy, create different concepts of the origin of human nature. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Three.wps
Rudyard Kipling's 'Kim'
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10 pages in length. A through discussion of character and setting in Rudyard Kipling's novel entitled 'Kim' -- in which the writer describes the book as a realistic depiction of life and culture in India. A number of quotes from the book illustrate the writer's points and the primary source is cited in its own bibliography.
Filename: Kipling.wps
The Westernization Of Japan
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A 4 page research paper discussing the Westernization of Japan. In the mid-1800s Samurai who were in the low ranks became dissatisfied with the feudal system and wanted to modernize Japan. A revolution occurred and the Meiji era began. The Shogunate was abolished and Westernaization began in a rather wholesale fashion. One aspect of Westernization the Japanese people feared was imperialistic power and, in fact, the Meiji government did find itself in the midst of what they feared. Wholesale adoption of Western ways was ended in 1912. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Japanwe.wps
Cultural Imperialism in India
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A 5 page paper on this perceived 'threat' in India. America's Western influence has become imbedded in Indian culture, a situation that not everyone in India sees as a positive element. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Culimp.wps
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