Hindu and Samburu

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Introduction Cultures have existed for centuries. All over the globe different cultures populated the earth, some originating in the most desolate and unforgiving areas on the planet. All the cultures had to adapt to the region where they lived, and while adapting, they devolved their own way of life, religions, subsistence, political structure, and family structure. Two of these cultures are the Hindu, who resides in India, and the Samburu who are located in Northern Kenya. Both of these cultures are unique in their own way, and have some similarities when it comes to family. Hindus, make up a large portion of the population in India, and also have several temples spread all across the globe. India is a very poor country, but they have managed to keep up with some of the technological advancements that the rest of the world shares. They have linked into the internet, some have facebook pages and others use the web for their businesses, they have come a long way from the tribal people who originated in that hemisphere. The Samburu in contrast, are still very much a tribal people. They live in houses made of sticks, mud and cow dung, and wear clothing that are made by their families. Family Structure In the Samburu culture, each family has their own house, which is built by the woman of the house with the help of the other women in their tribe. They build the houses depending on the size of the family, using sticks, mud, and cow dung. (Ferraro and Andreatta, 2011). Each family no matter how large will live in their house with each other, but the whole community interacts together. The Hindu has a family structure that is similar to the Samburu. In the Hindu culture, they have the tradition of the joint family system. This me... ... middle of paper ... ... community that the Samburu have. When it comes to religious practices, the Hindu culture has several deities for one God, whereas the Samburu worship God, or what they call Nkai. Hindu religious rituals are usually extravagant and include a large amount of people, whereas with the Samburu, rituals are constrained to their community. Both cultures are unique and have their own way of life, but all cultures in the world have some similarities because the human race in a whole is one entity. References Ferraro, G., Andreatta, S. (2011). Cultural anthropology: An applied perspective 9th edition. Cengage Learning. Stanford, CT. Stinson, P., Strom. D. (2012). The Indian economy. The Economist. Subramanian, A. (2013). Why is India’s economy stumbling. New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/31/opinion/why-indias-economy-is-stumbling.html

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