What a Culture Does
A repeated set of actions performed for a specific belief or value
What is a ritual?
The outlook of a culture on the way things are and how they should be
What is a worldview?
Marriage is an example of this
What are institutions?
The Cross in Chistianity, Swastika in Hinduism, The Moon in Islam are examples
What is a symbol?
Scultptures, Tools, Pots, Weapons, etc. are example of this type of source
What are artefacts
Investiture ceremony, Joy of Sharing and STEAMPHONY
What are SNS Chennai Traditions?
An Organized set of beliefs involving faith in a set of assumptions
What is a religion?
What are laws?
A Primary source that can be used to study aesthetics
What are paintings/ dance videos/ sculptures/etc?
An example of material culture in Bharatnatyam
Child Marriage is an example of this
What is a Custom?
A belief about how the universe was formed
What is cosmology?
Rules that focus on day-to-day manners and ways of interacting
What are ettiquettes?
The religion whose aesthetic involves patterns, shapes, geometric designs, and non-human/non-animal motifs
What is Islam?
An example of a material invisible culture
A Tamil Tradition involving the fighting of bulls
What is Jalikattu?
Integrity, Transparency, Compassion, Respect
What are SNS Values?
One mother, one father and two children are an example of this cultural institution
What is a nuclear family?
AN important issue to pay attention to while studying language of other cultures
What is translation?
An example of non-material visible culture at SNS
Saying Grace
A ritual involving removing or banishing evil spirits from a persons body
What is an exorcism?
The belief reflected by the communion bread and wine in christianity
What is the body and blood of Christ?
What is forbidden in a culture to be discussed, spoken about, participated in
What is a taboo?
An example of a symbol in Hindu culture, and what it symbolizes
What is lotus, resilience, etc.
List 2 primary sources that help us understand non-material cultures
What are interviews, what are videos?