Essays on Shrine

In the “It Can be a Religion if You Want’: Wing Chun Kung Fu as Secular Religion,” it is clear that the relationship of people with Wing Kung could be said as religious, and the life evolving around Wing Chun was complex. These themes of the spiritual and religious sensitization surrounding the life of Wing are found in the biographical accounts of martial artists. The history can be found in the genres of people like Polly, Powell, and Preston. It was noted that the literature that the martial practices would at sometimes perfect to form a spiritual perfection. ...

Thesis statement

Introduction The Japanese architecture differs significantly from the rest of the world, and it has undergone an array of changes from the beginning of its history (Abel & Foster, 2012). The history of the Japanese architecture exists in various documents that bear the historical information regarding most conspicuous aspects of the society. The structures originated from the timber and stones and the major ideas faced the influence of the Koreans. Tadao was a critical regionalist who made significant contributions in shaping the architectural designs in Japan, for example, the construction of the Shinto Shrines. It is one of the oldest ...

Introduction

The film that I selected for this paper is Bend It like Beckham and I will describe the family that it focuses on. Furthermore, I will provide a detailed assessment of the family’s culture and ethnic traits as well as how they influence various aspects of their life. Finally, the family’s development levels are also discussed extensively. In line with Friedman, Bowden and Jones’s (2003) thoughts, this paper takes the standpoint that exploring and understanding the various dynamics of a family is critical if an optimal nursing intervention is to be devised.

Description of Movie Family

The film is a ...

North America

Object 1: Medium: Wood and abalone Current location: Provincial Museum of British Columbia Image sourced from: Historica Canada . (2015, March 4th). Indigenous Art in Canada: Frontlet. Retrieved July 7th, 2016, from Historica Canada : http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/aboriginal-art-in-canada/ A product of the Tsimshan culture, this Frontlet features as one of many examples of North American aboriginal artistry. The frontlet has been suggested as one of the most noted art forms of the Iroquois civilization that occupied large swathes of Canada. The Iroquois created various abstractions of these Frontlets, also known as False Faces, and they were typically created to feature as sacred ...

Material Marble

Technique Doric Parthenon: Gallery of Images Description of the work of art. The Parthenon which was constructed between 447-432 BC during the height of the Athenian Empire. It was a Doric style, post and lintel temple that was made up of a rectangular floor that had a series of low setting steps on each side. The Architects incorporated the Doric ration of 9:4. The Doric design also consisted of a series of Triglyphs and metopes that were situated on the entablature or the roof. The metopes were accompanied by a panel that was made up of a relief sculpture. ...

Although I had had several holidays in Western cities like London, Paris, New York and Berlin, I had never got any opportunity to visit a city in the Eastern Hemisphere. I had always been enthusiastic to have fabulous time in major cities of the world in the Eastern Hemisphere like Tokyo. I felt most enthusiastic about Tokyo because it is considered the capital of the Eastern Hemisphere. Tokyo is one of Japan’s 47 prefectures, and it functions as both the largest city and the capital of Japan. During the last summer, I decided to have an 11 day ...

Introduction

At present, tourism is one of the most promising sectors of the world economy, ensuring the satisfaction of one of basic human needs - the need for rest. Many countries are rich in cultural and historical areas, but Italy should be highlighted among all of them, because of its unique architecture, history, culture, and mainly because of the great importance in tourist activity. The “face” of the country has changed dramatically over the last century. The fame of modern Italy is provided not only by producing automobiles, chemical products, fashionable clothes and shoes, popular worldwide films, but also by ...

The Dome of the Rock is the first imperial structure made for Islam and also the second most important Islamic site after Mecca. It was built in the 7th century in Jerusalem by Caliph Abd al-Malik, also known as the Umayyad. As an edifice, the Dome of the Rock is not a mosque, but more of a religious shrine. Like Mecca, the Dome of the Rock stands on a sacred stone this is the period of the Islamic culture, which also involves Mohamed. Mohamed was born in the 6th century in Mecca. The Dome of the Rock has its ...

Shintoism and Buddhism in Japanese History

Before the spread of today’s religion, the early civilizations had different views as to how they could explain the things around them. Some would say it is the work of spirits who dwell upon plants, animals and inanimate objects while others believe in the intervention of divine beings who created the world prior to mankind. While some of these early beliefs have been forgotten in favor of newer religions, there are countries where early beliefs played heavily in the formation of the nation and even triggered a conflict to occur when a new religion was introduced to the ...

The Purpose of Religion in Functionalist, Conflict, and Symbolic Perspectives

In the contemporary society, the role of religion in human life has led to the establishment of various schools of thoughts. Religion is defined as a system of practises or behaviours that are adopted by a people and considered to be sacred. The functionalists believe its existence is to fulfil the everyday needs of people and to give life meaning (Snodgrass, 2016). Those who follow the conflict perspective, view religion as being responsible for stratification of the society and causing inequality in the society. In the symbolic view, the purpose of it is to give meaning to the lives ...

Overview of Sufism

Sufism, simply put, is Islamic mysticism. Sufism is also popular by the name Tasawwuf in the Arab world. It is essentially a movement of the followers of Islam in pursuit of discovering celestial veracity and love by way of the direct encounters that they seek to have with God. Sufism evolved out of Islam, precisely between the 8th and 9th centuries C.E., in the form of a frugal movement. This ascetic movement was given the name Sufism due to the coarse wool garments that denotes their denunciation of worldly pleasures. Conventionally, the Sufis were also known to have taken ...

Comparison Essay on Architectural History of a Building

Introduction The Dome of the Rock (Qubbat as‐Sakhrah) is a religious edifice structure built in the7th century that is located in Jerusalem. It was built by Caliph Abd al‐Malik, the Umayyad. This edifice is not a mosque, but may be described as a Muslim shrine. Like the Mecca Ka'ba, the Dome of the Rock is built on a sacred stone. It is widely believed to be the place from which Muhammad the prophet ascended into heaven in the process of his night journey into heaven. The sacred stone over which this edifice is built was long considered ...

The chapel was founded after a series of events. In the 19th century, the owner of the property Don Bernardo Abeyta was praying in the hills when he saw something strange. According to Borhyegi (p.2) the owner together with others during their prayers saw a shining object on the mountains from which they found a crucifix, famously known as the miraculous cross of Our Lord of Esquipulas. A priest tried to take the crucifix to Santa Cruz, but it disappeared only to be found back in its original location on three separate occasions. The reappearance of the cross in ...

Abstract

The relations between next-door neighbors Japan and China go back past several millennia. Their cultures are similar, but certain events in history have marred these relationships. One contributing issue to the tensions between these two countries is the Nanking Massacre, which occurred in 1937 at the time when Japan was an emerging military power. It sought to increase its own sphere of influence while occupying territories. It also sought to have access to the rich natural resources of the northeastern section of China and even of the whole of China. The atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers during the Nanking ...

Globalization focuses on enhancing the economic strength and condition of cities, building their style and culture. The essay makes an empirical study of Taipei, looking at the symbolic economy of culture.1.1 Competitive strengths of the city1.1.1 The economic strength is of a city is replaceable in competitive capacity because of better economic packages from other cities. 1.1.2 What is not replaceable are the culture resources of a city that can help build its competitive strengths.1.1.3 Countries and cities can focus on the development of culture to increase their competitiveness Establishing art and culture districts, for example - Dallas Arts ...

- Hindu Rights and Rituals: Describe Hindu worship and the role it plays within the Hindu Religion

Puja is a term that directly refers to Hindu worship, which is practiced primarily on an individual basis (“Worship (Hinduism),” 2005). Such is in line with the premise of Hinduism, which emphasizes on the value of personal experience in terms of its worship (Kreeft, n.d.). Deities in Hinduism are worshipped privately, such that it involves the supplication of personal offerings made by worshippers. Gods are typically chosen for worship according to preference, their images displayed at homes and are given incense, water ...

During the year, there are many festival celebrations in Shinto. The New Year’s festival is one such celebration and involves a ritual purification of the homestead and prayers for a good year. About one month to the New Year, people conventionally put up an entrance pine or kadomatsu at their home. Kadomatsu consists of pine branches and standing bamboo, and acts as a welcome point for the Kami.

This is intended to invoke the blessings and goodwill of the Kami. Susuharai is also another New Year preparation which involves a ceremonial house cleaning. After this, traditional cold dishes known as motchitsuki and ...

Abstract

There are many churches around the globe which is dedicated to an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary and each varies from their foreign counterparts. The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro is one of these churches and gained both praise and scrutiny from its construction. Praise was given because of its almost perfect similarity to St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome and attention to detail while scrutiny was directed towards its lavish creation and location. This paper will discuss the history, features and criticisms of the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro in Cô ...

Introduction

Hajj refers to a one-time journey among the Muslims, who have the physical strength and financial freedom to reach Mecca. The vacation to this destination is in the 12th dhul-hijah of the Islamic calendar. It involves performing the rituals of the rites of the great prophets and teachers of the faith. It involves the gathering of Muslims regardless of their ethnic, racial, social and cultural backgrounds. It helps to promote the essence of brotherhood and sisterhood among the Muslims where they stand before the Kaaba to worship Allah together. This ritual commences after a few months of Ramadan, on the 8th ...

From the Ming Dynasty to the end of the reign of Qing Dynasty, Forbidden City was the imperial palace to the Chinese. It is situated in the middle of Beijing and presently houses the current palace Museum. Palace museum is one of the world’s famous museums because of its collection of ancient materials which were used during the reign of the Qing and Ming dynasties. Palace museum served as the home of emperors, together with their family’s households. It was highly respected since ever one viewed it as the throne to the leadership of the Chinese nation. ...

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The Age of the SME

Several studies have been conducted to investigate whether the age of an entrepreneurial SME affects its success, and if so, how. Nunes, et. al. (2013) concluded that both age and size restrict the growth of young SMEs, yet do not seem to affect older SMEs in the same way. This is presumable because an older firm has grown in size since its inception and/or has acquired adequate management experience to navigate difficult times and environments. This same study also identified two more factors that are limiting for young SMEs, yet not so for older enterprises. As ...

There are the natural ways that the people expect other people to behave. However, for the same people to act in the same exact intentions expected, then they will be fulfilling the wishes of the people who silently hold these intentions. The visit by the Japanese Prime Minister on the war shrine sparked different takes on different parts of the globe. The most affected countries were China and Korea. This was because of the bad war memories the shrine has. This attracted attention on different parts of the worlds under different perspectives. For instance, the Japanese felt that he ...

Introduction

China and Japan are two nations that have influenced each other for centuries in their architecture, culture, language, language, religion, etc. Separated by the East China Sea, when the bilateral relationship between China and Japan disused, generally, the history is seen as a background issue for the reasons behind the current conflicts. It is beloved that a long time is required to ease those tensions. The two Asian neighbors have endured tensions and hostility for a long time now. It would be unlikely to come to any concrete solutions without addressing the fundamental roots of hostility.

The history

Without going in the background, it ...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

While few around the world are ignorant to the atrocities of World War II, not many are aware of the atrocities perpetrated in Nanking, China. Aside from the actions in Pearl Harbor, and the consequential dropping of two atomic bombs, little is mentioned in the United States or the rest of the world about the rape of Nanking. The invasion of China’s capitol, taking place in the final months of 1937, is largely agreed upon by most sources as a normal product of war. Many innocent civilians lost their lives; courageous men and women went beyond the call of ...

Intercultural Communication

Before the arrival of the Portuguese in the year 1500, Amerindian people stayed in Brazil who spoke different languages. There were around six million Indians in Brazil who spoke 1,000 different languages. After arriving the Portuguese settlers encountered the Tupi people, who then controlled most of the Brazilian coast and used to speak a set of closely related languages. The Portuguese were called "Tapuias", by the Tupi people. In the first two centuries of colonization, a language known as ‘Línguageral’ was widely spoken by all, from Amerindians, Portuguese to the African and their descendants, and a vast area from Sao ...

Art of India

The earliest examples of Indian sculptural art developed in the Indus Valley. Many small-sized sculptures made of clay and metal have been found that date from 3200 to 2000 BC. Most of the sculptures represented figures of humans and animals. Numerous objects were discovered that included engraving with writing soapstone termed seals. Seals were considered as a currency of that time or as an item of the personal identifications. A set of bronze animal sculptures of a buffalo, a rhinoceros, an elephant and a bull were found near Bombay; the animal sculptures were dated by archaeologists from approximately 1300 BC. At the ...

Introduction

Thesis statement The essay will describe the World War 11 in various aspects; it reflects the culture, society and politics that characterized the World war 11, Sino-Japanese war and the Korean Japan War. The essay will capture imperialism that characterized that period.

World War 11 in East Asian Context

The boy knows the story very well due to the several times he has been told as a tale by his mother. The next scene in the book is in 1938, during this time, the boy and the family had moved to Korea where he joins school and learns new routines such as bowing his head towards ...

Introduction

Japanese art encompasses a wide range of art media and styles which is inclusive of calligraphy on silk and paper, ancient pottery, sculpture, ukiyo-e woodblock prints, ink painting, the more recent manga, kirigami, origami and kirie. These arts have their foundation on the wide range of human habitation in Japan which is up to the 10th millennium BC to present day. Going by history, Japan is exposed to sudden invasions that come with alien and very new ideas which are then followed by long periods of literally minimal contact with the rest of the globe. This has caused Japanese art ...

The Jomon period is an era that ranges from c. 11,000 -400 a.c.e. The Jomon remained absolutely a Stone Age society that engaged in artistic activities. During this era, the Japan Buddhists were hunters, gatherer and did some agriculture too. They lived in linked communities that exercised a great deal of cooperation. The Jomon period set forth aesthetic templates that were to be used in the subsequent Japan-Buddhists artistic periods. The most remarkable artistic works of the Jomon period is the pottery vessels. They were earthenware made using coiled clay and then fired in exposed fires. The surface of the ...

Great Mosque of Damascus or the Umayyad Mosque

The Great Mosque of Damascus is located in Syria and is known to be one of the most important shrines of Islam. In fact it is probably the largest mosque in the world as well as being the oldest having been built on a site where there was a Christian church dedicated to St John the Baptist whose head is also said to be buried there. The mosque was built in the year 634 and has undertaken several changes and modifications ever since. The tomb of the great Caliph Saladin is also located close by next to the Northern walls ...

The Canterbury tales is an anthology of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer. The stories are written in verse and some in prose and are told by a group of pilgrims on their way to Southwark to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. They were contesting for a prize with the stories they tell. The prize of the winner was a free meal at the Tabard Inn at Southwark on their way back. They stopped at the Tabard Inn where they decided to tell stories on their way to Canterbury. The host of the Inn decided that, each pilgrim was ...

Japanese ancient art has done well over centuries, thanks to the contemporary artists who did a marvelous work in using ancient traditions to come up with extraordinary and unique art. Japanese Culture traces back to more than 10,000 years ago. The islands of Japan were originally influenced by Chinese culture between 300 BC and 300 AD. They rapidly found their own ways and over a number of years developed a considerable breadth of experience that was integrated and baffled to the outside world. The book ‘Japanese Culture’ puts forward significant historical and cultural developments over the last two millennia. A significant ...

Shinto rituals are performed by male priests who are assisted by the female shrine functionary called the miko. Shinto rituals were sacred ceremonies whereby female shaman did euphoric dances. They relayed messages to kamis in a state of kami-possession and made various requests. Shinto rituals are the main component of the national festivals in Japan. Here are some of the New Year festivals;

Held around January 15th each year. Talismans, shrine decorations and other ornaments are collected and burnt in bonfires. This is done by typically pilling bamboo, tree twigs, and straw and then set ablaze to wish for health ...

Introduction

We are in the middle of a fast growing internet age. Internet, social networking, VOIP, teleconferencing and cloud computing are growing phenomenally. Though the growth of technology is on fast track, the security system is yet not full-proof enough. This lapse in security measures provides an opportunity to a group of people to intrude private networks and system illegally, resulting in the creation of a new brand of criminals called cyber criminals or hackers. Internet is a virtual space not restricted by any country boundary. Often vulnerability in the network of one country can be used to attack a neighboring country. In UAE, first ...

‘Instructor’s Name’

Suburban Space If you look back at the history of Australia, you will find that race had always played a central part in the formation of a national identity. Historically, race had been perceived as a benchmark, to measure the eligibility of a person to be called an Australian national and also worked as an assurance in guaranteeing the particularized homogeneity. For the entire part of twentieth century and even till the turn of this century, uniformity in racial culture and language was considered to be the most pressing issue of the nation. From the late 1780s, the predominant culture in this ...

The people of Japan hold the virtue of honor in very high regard. Honor often has close ties with culture and self-perception. The Japanese often look upon honor as essential to one’s character as integrity. Masculine and feminine roles are also often defined under the idea of honor (Guerra).

How Honor is taught

Traditionally honor is taught to the new generation often within different families and clans. For a normal student, a teacher might have simply gone over the most basic aspects of the style without diving deeper into the subject or the student’s life. For a disciple, the teacher would develop a much more ...

A monument proposal for New Orleans

A monument proposal for New Orleans

Introduction

Is it a matter unknown to any resident of New Orleans how Hurricane Katrina left it at the brink of annihilation? With thousands rendered homeless and several dead, it was not an extreme loss of life and property which Katrina gave to Orleans (“Tropical Cyclone Report Hurricane Katrina”, 2005). Some serious aftermath followed the destruction by Katrina which made triggered criminal activities and terror. But, it was the courage and unity of the people along with the Government’s efforts which finally helped re-establish Orleans to a beautiful city. This essay aims at presenting a ...

How is the traditional system of values, as it is depicted in Palace Walk, different from the values of a modern person like the character Fahmi? - Introduction Naguib Mahfouz’s Palace Walk provides an insight into 19th Century Egyptian society and the social, political and philosophical changes that take place during this dramatic period. Published in 1954, the book offers a highly detailed account of a society in the midst of transition from tradition to modernity and interweaves a family’s life story with the emergence of the Egyptian Nationalist Movement. This essay aims to illustrate the existence of ...

“Confluences: Towards A Theory of Religion” Chapter 3.

Confluence towards a theory of religions involves evaluating all the flows of religious theory and orientation metaphor. The psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud did not have a very high opinion of religion but his theories are helpful in understanding religion. He suggested that religion was a developmental stage that humans would eventually outgrow; this is known as an organic metaphor. E. O. Wilson for instance considered religion a superorganism another organic metaphor. Tweed uses Freud’s definition of religion to suggest that metaphor theory is important in understanding definitions of religion. Spatial metaphors consider religion as a process over time (as does the organic metaphor). Religion ...

Three of the most widespread religions in the world – Judaism, Christianity and Islam – claim to share one of the most controversial and coveted places in the world – the spot currently occupied by the Muslim Dome of the Rock, formerly (allegedly) occupied by the Temple of Solomon. Because of this controversy (among other reasons), the Israelis and Palestinians have argued over the right to “own” that territory, ever since the creation of the Israeli state. Several theories have arisen as to the reasons why this place is so revered – and so debated. One of these reasons has been the fact ...