The cultural symbolism and traditional outlook of the native people are the important concerns of the contemporary scientists. The question whether native people still invent their traditions is solved through two fundamentally different approaches. According to the first approach, established by Roger M. Keesing, indigenous people across the Pacific still...

HistoryBefore the European Settlement, Maya Indians owned, and occupied aboriginals’ rights to the country we now know as Belize, formerly British Honduras. The British settlers as well as colonists at that time unofficially annexed, and confiscated land that belonged to the Mayans in the nineteenth century. To address this dispossession,...

Dojoji is a highly dramatic story of religious ideals and practices and how women are represented as evil, demonic creatures and the influence they can have. The story begins with some unlikely events surrounding the temple of Dojoji. The day was a beautiful one and the servants of the temple...

Given the increasing importance of China as the economic engine of the world, Hong Kong has become an attraction for people from different parts of the world. People from the so called developing countries often choose Chungking mansions as their destination, partly due to the building’s cheapness and partly due...

Swedish culture has many interesting components in regards to their customs, traditions, and lifestyle. The Swedes are a humble group of people that live in an egalitarian lifestyle, which dominates many facets of their lives. In the Swedish culture, there are a number of customs and traditions that can be...