My intrigue with the land of the sun begun many years ago and so I have always been well versed in its traditions and cultural mores. ... The Shinto tradition has a story of creation that states two kami (the Japanese equivalent to gods) descended from the heavens and stirred the ocean and created the land and the kami of the sun, Amaterasu, who later gives birth to the first emperor (117). ... This may explain why women have always played a larger role in the Shinto traditions than in most of the greater religious traditions of the land. ...

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Soul are in many respects sensitive to ways of speaking and thinking about the soul [psuchê] that are not specifically philosophical or theoretical. We therefore begin with what the word 'soul' meant to speakers of Classical Greek, and what it would have been natural to think about and associate with the soul. Psyche Although willing to provide a common account of the soul in these general terms, Aristotle devotes most of his energy in De Anima to detailed investigations of the soul's individual capacities or faculties, which he first lists as nutrition, perception, and mi...

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Specifically, the Puritan colonies were working to please God, and did such in a very strict and disciplined manner trying to keep the colonists clean of sin.10 Pirates avoided the strict religious colonies, like New England, because of the Puritan's involvement in the maritime world.11 On land in the New England and Chesapeake colonies, some of the most prosecuted crimes were sins, like drunkenness, swearing, and theft. ...

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When there was enough solid earth, he let go of the chain and landed on the newly formed land that became know as the holy city of Ile-Ife. ... The eggun, the spirits of the dead, are honoured before the orishas. ... The eggun are not only the spirit of one's dead ancestors, but also the spirits of the dead elders who belong to the same Ile in which one has been initiated. ...

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Outline I. Introduction to Africa II. Traditional African Rituals and Contemporary Times III. Mental Health Perspective IV. Conclusion Introduction to Africa The Continent of Africa is made up of diverse ethnic groups and culture that if we were to demarcate a boundary for each group they will be so compacted together making it hard to read. ...

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