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Orient vs. Occident: The World Divided in Two
One could say the world is dominated by two halves: the orient (countries from Asia) and the occident (countries from Europe), or also known as the east and the west. Coming from different sides of the world, the orient and occident countries have very differing worldviews, religions, and cultural aspects that tend to clash with…
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Myths: Death, Disease and the Afterlife
The Myths around Death and Disease This week our group discussed the mythologies surrounding death and disease. The myth that came up a lot surrounded Greek Mythology and Zeus. Zeus was a powerful God in Greek mythology and he symbolizes power. One myth that was discussed in our group that I found particularly…
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The Mythology of Death and Disease in African Tradition
In this week’s lecture, we studied the mythology of death/disease in African tradition and the symbolism that further explains these traditions. In a lot of African cultures, life and death exist in the continuum in which death is seen as a passage to another plane of existence. Within my group, we looked at the mythology…