A Comparative Study of Native American and Hispanic Women in Grassroots and Electoral Politics

2002 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane-Michele Prindeville
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Hispanic Women ◽  
Electoral Politics

scholarly journals Cosmology and Native North American Mystical Traditions

Théologiques ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-142
Author(s):  
John A. Grim
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
North America ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
North American ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
Native Communities ◽  
Native North American ◽  
Indigenous Nations ◽  
First Peoples ◽  
Dynamic Performances

ABSTRACT Different indigenous nations in North America provide examples of mystical participation in the processes of creation. Some observers dismiss native communities as fragmented or romantically reimaged as "ecological Indians", yet, the tenacity of their religious insights deserve attention. Intellectually framed in images of interactions between specific peoples with particular geographical places, these images are also embedded in dynamic performances. This paper presents a comparative study of mystical paths among First Peoples in which personal and communal symbols fuse psychic, somatic, and social energies with local landscapes. Experienced as synesthetic intuitions, these images are made more conscious in rituals. These dynamic performances link words, actions, sounds, sights, and sensory observations. Ritualized expressions of native mystical life are themselves interpretive reflections back upon the personal, communal, spiritual, and ecological realms from which they emerge. Native American religious ways, thus, are lifeway complexes that address the limits and problems of the human condition, and foster mature mystical understanding.

scholarly journals ANIMAL TALES IN CHEROKEE AND SUMBAWA TRADITION: A STUDY ON CHEROKEE AND SUMBAWANESE VALUES REFLECTED IN THREE PAIRS OF STORIES

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Vivin Nila Rakhmatullah
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Native American Tribes

The purpose of this article is to observe a comparative study of animal tales of Cherokee, one of Native American tribes and Sumbawa, an Indonesia tribe, especially to describe the similarities and the differences in delivering moral values between the three pairs of tales, to explore the cultural values in Cherokee and Sumbawa animal folktales, and to elucidate the representation of the characters in those animal folktales. The animal tales of Cherokee are How the Terrapin Beat the Rabbit, The Rabbit and The Possum Seek a Wife, and How the Deer Got His Horns. While, the animal tales of Sumbawa are: The Tales of The Monkey, The Turtle and The Snail, The Tales of The Monkey And The Flamingo and The Cocky Monkey (Sruduk Team). The animal characters in these tales are to represent human being, their characteristics, moral and cultural values. Their main characters in most of animal tales are different; Cherokee is represented by the character of Rabbit, whereas Sumbawa is represented by the character of Monkey. The animal tales of Cherokee and Sumbawa is very much alive and imbued with power to create identity and community.Keywords: Comparative study, Folklore, Folktales, Animal tales, Moral values, Cultural values.

Poetry and Philosophy: Four Pillars of Tradition – A Comparative Study of Discourses

Tekstualia ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-109
Author(s):  
Edward Kasperski
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
The Other ◽  
Philosophical Argument ◽  
Literature And Philosophy ◽  
Mediterranean World ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The One

It is now a very well known truth that poetry and philosophy are not, and have never been, linked through a stable algorithm1. Any discussion of the two must, then, inevitably start with the historical and synchronic diversity of poetic output, on the one hand, and with the diversity of philosophical concepts, languages, and world models, on the other. Other forms of poetry and philosophy have developed outside Europe and the Mediterranean world – in Islamic, Eastern, and Native American cultures – and must be also taken into account, with all their different rules and relations. It is also necessary to remember that poetry shapes its attitude towards philosophy by shaping its own relation to itself, while philosophy does a similar thing: it shapes its attitude towards poetry by shaping a relation to itself. In other words we can say that in poetry philosophy functions most often as a poetical argument, while in philosophy poetry works as a philosophical argument. The author of the article focuses on relations between literature and philosophy, and their tradiotions such as Plato's ideas, Giambattista Vico's concepts, Frierdich Schlegel's and Novalis's practice, Hegel's convictions and Wilhelm Dilthay works.

Native American Suicide in New Mexico, 1957-1979: A Comparative Study

1986 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 296-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Van Winkle ◽  
Philip May
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
New Mexico ◽  
Comparative Study

scholarly journals A Comparative Study of the Challenges of Being Independent: Case studies (Botswana Independent Electoral Commission and Electoral Commission of Zambia)

Politeia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 6-19
Author(s):  
Leonard L. Sesa
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Electoral Politics ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Electoral Process ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Independent Case ◽  
Legal Frameworks

Elections in a democracy are a way to bring about a peaceful transfer of power in an organised and peaceful manner within a legal framework. However, this process, in most countries, carries with it elements of uncertainty and tension. Southern African countries like Botswana and Zambia have more experience with comparative democratic electoral politics than others. This article seeks to identify the legal framework that govern and the weaknesses and opportunities that exist in the electoral commissions of Botswana and Zambia in order to eradicate the current challenges faced by election management bodies (EMBs); more importantly, it seeks to understand their image as impartial players in the conduct of general and other elections that are held in Botswana and Zambia in order for the SADC region to learn from these two EMBs. The purpose of this article is to critically compare and analyse the independence of the Zambia Electoral Commission and the Botswana Independent Electoral Commission, in order to establish the extent of the adequacy of the legal frameworks that govern their independence. The article argues that an EMB has to win the confidence of all stakeholders in the electoral process.

Native American Shamanism and the American Mind-Cure Movement: A Comparative Study of Religious Healing

Horizons ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 276-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Porterfield
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Religious Tradition ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Christian Theology ◽  
Symbolic Form ◽  
American Mind ◽  
Religious Healing ◽  
The Mind

AbstractBoth Native American shamans and mind-cure practitioners dispel disease by visualizing it in symbolic form and enable recovery by invoking symbols of well-being. This paper shows how comparative study of shamanism and mind-cure furthers understanding of the techniques of symbolic healing characteristic of each religious tradition. Mind-cure techniques of hypnotic suggestion illumine the Native American idea that prayers, songs, and stories are spiritual forces. Conversely, the performing arts practiced by Native American shamans contribute to further understanding of the effective healing techniques practiced by Mary Baker Eddy and her teacher, Phineas P. Quimby. The paper also comments on the implications of studying particular forms of Christian theology and practice, such as the mind-cure movement, in light of shamanism.

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