mind is up for debate among the east and the west, and varies between different cultures, traditions, and religions. In the west, happiness is mostly associated with success, wealth, fame and power. In the east, happiness can be viewed as freedom from mundane occurrences such as the occupation of western powers from within a country, the end of war, poverty and famine, and liberation of the false self. In contemporary times, and with the arrival of eastern philosophy, religions, and traditions in the
was a mutual fascination for the other's culture, or way of life. The Chinese began to look at the European culture. They became interested in Western thinking. They were also beginning to look at the religion that the European missionaries were preaching about, Christianity. On the other end, the Europeans who came in contact with the Chinese were fascinated by their culture and their philosophy, mainly the philosophy of Confucius. While the two cultures seemed to be a good match, each respecting
How Different Cultures React to Death and Dying Abstract This research explores the literature across cultures on death and dying in order to highlight the impact of culture on reactions to death and the dying process. A theoretical framework is established, using Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’s five stages of dying, followed by a succinct discussion of the reactions and attitudes toward death and the dying process of four cultures (Buddhist, Hindu, Native American and American). By illustrating
Religion has been the cause for countless fights, debates, and wars throughout the existence of humankind. There have been many people who have stepped into the void of the endless dispute, among them are ones claiming God’s existence, and the ones refuting it. The forms of this endless debate fall into many categories to express opinions on religion: speeches, poems, and essays. It is common for these forms of expression to sway to both ends of the spectrum on religion. One of the most common topics
In todays society, there are many religions that are carried out worldly, and live by different teachings that may differ from others. So to some, what may be considered religious may not be religious to those apart of that particular religion. But, indefinitely this does no concur that the Epic of Gilgamesh is not a religious text due to the contrary of popular belief. One may be of Catholic
thoughts on religion. Whether this is by having a collective general outlook on an afterlife or a carefully constructed set of beliefs and faiths, religion permeates through the cultures of peoples, deepening individuals’ ties and similarities with their respective civilizations. After all, when living in a common area with others (like a city), one’s beliefs can influence one’s region just as one’s region can have an absolute effect on one’s belief. This can be seen in the early religions of both Egypt
them extremely different as well. Both of these stories have factors such as the idea of immortality, relationships, and who they worship as main focal points. However, how they view immortality, their relationships, as well as their religious beliefs separate them. These two works of literature are similar because they both touch on the idea of immortality, and both touch on this due to the loss both main characters experience.The Epic of Gilgamesh touches on the idea of immortality after Gilgamesh
In The Odyssey and Ramayana, the authors depict the characters through the eyes of their culture and civilization. In both works, the representation of men and women reflects an ideal that was sought after at the time. Particularly, the texts focus on the relationships between the main characters and the religion, as well as the main character and their familial ties. In The Odyssey, there is Athena and Odysseus while in Ramayana, there is Rama and Sita. Both Athena and Sita represent the idealistic
compiler of building blocks for present day western philosophy of religion. While disowning the Greek philosophy of religion, he presented the lacking in Greek pantheon. In the later phase of his expression, he manages to sarcastically show demonstration of egotistic limitations of human beliefs about the nature of divine power. Thirdly, where he manages to expose the lacking in prior set of philosophical beliefs related to religion, he has constructed a rationale structure of philosophical beliefs
about polygamy. However, proverbs do not have the same weight as myths in explaining why certain things should be the way they are. African creation myths suggest that monogyny was the original practice not only among creator-gods, but also among the original humans. The pursuit of immortality through procreation is noble. Nevertheless, its achievement through polygyny discriminate against women. So, polygyny is a sexist cultural practice that has no genuine religious basis. It is a "post-original"