RITUALS

By AKINYAMOJU FRANCIS FOLORUNSHO

The world comprises of different cultural habits and different ways of life. This work is intended, crucially, to illustrate the challenges which entrepreneurs and travellers face on their trips, and their encounter with people of different cultural background.

About the Author: Akinyamoju F. Francis is an author, educator and entrepreneur whose published works includes novels, short stories, business journals and essays.
Akinyamoju was born in Ondo state Western Nigeria, gaining a BA and MA in Business management from Atlantic International University, Honolulu Hawaii.
His Published work includes» The Journey through life" and Complexity Across Cultures".

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Apr 6, 2022
• ISBN: 9781471735547

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RITUALS

TABLE OF CONTENT

Introduction-------------------------------4

CHAPETR ONE

Cultural Complexities-------------------8

Cultural Beliefs-------------------9

Cultural Traditions---------------10

Norms------------------------------11

Religion------------------------------------11

Christianity------------------------13

Islam--------------------------------13

Judaism-----------------------------14

Hinduism---------------------------15

Buddhism---------------------------15

Folk Religion------------------------------16

Atheism----------------------------16

Agnosticism-----------------------17

CHAPTER TWO

Rituals--------------------------------------18

Analysis of some selected Rituals around the world------------------------------------21

Crucifixion Rituals----------------22

Funeral Rituals---------------------23

Festive Rituals----------------------27

Ogun Rituals--------------------27

Initiation Rituals-------------------30

      CHAPTER THREE

How to resolve differences across cultural beliefs and tradition-----------------------36

Summary and conclusion-----------------41

INTRODUCTION 

The world comprises of different cultural habits and different ways of life. This work is intended, crucially, to illustrate the challenges which entrepreneurs and travellers face on their trips, and their encounter with people of different cultural background.

Considering that there are millions of ethnics groups all over the earth and each has different practices that outsiders or uninitiated might find strange or even uncomfortable with. People differ in race, color, religion, education, socialization and aspirations. These differences have impacts on people, nations, cultures, and the general globe.

The cultural perception of a people differs across ethnic background and religious affiliations, it will be nigh impossible to substantiate the cultural diversity of the human race except a careful study of a selected few. Some of these cultural beliefs, values and rituals are so incredible that