Also women in Mali were relied on to worship their leaders and gave them the right to have friends with other people besides the men in their
In the mid 1300s, West African kingdoms started gaining more reigns and power. The main three kingdoms of West Africa were Ghana, Mali, and the Songhai empire. The vast expanse of the Sahara desert impacted the change from complexity to prosperity. The kingdoms of West Africa became so prosperous from their consistent incline of gain. Western African kingdoms gained their trade with the help of Mansa Musa, geographical and cultural aspects, and access to natural resources.
European expansionism brought about numerous adjustments in Igbo social lives. Imperialism presented diverse perspectives, for example, monogamy, Christian weddings, and different aspects on gender roles. Before, imperialism began numerous Igbo communities valued men over women. They accepted polygamy, the practice or custom of having more than one spouse at the same time, freely in the growing
In Kingdom Triangle, J.P. Moreland brings forth sobering yet very prevalent issues that have arisen within the western world. Moreland brings forth the issues of naturalism, postmodern relativism with the downfall of authentic drama and couples it biblical evidence and truth to chart the way out of the crisis of the modern day and age. These thin world views (worldviews that seem to have value but after investigation will lead to an empty life) are a fuel on the fire that is the empty self and the epidemic that is depression today. Through repairing the mind, soul, and spirits power the current generation can be set on a track that will not lead to an empty-self epidemic. Through thin worldviews, such postmodernism, people will only experience a life that is empty and without meaning, only through a thick world view will people find meaning and real authentic drama in their lives.
Moreover, the docu-film can be applauded for its impartial and empathetic discussion of polygamy in a way that is not sensationalized, highlighting polygamous relationships in British Muslim communities with accuracy. The film proceeds to showcase such issues using real-life examples and honest interviews and asks people to think critically about cultural practices, gender roles, and cultural norms, and therefore initiates discussions on gender equality, personal freedom, and cultural values. The idea portrayed in the movie is in alignment with several scholars, as cited in Brown et al. (404-405), which classifies polygamous marriages into polygyny and polyandry, just like what is shown in the film. The documentary contributes to that by connecting these findings; it is a valuable instrument for academic discussion and societal reflection, promoting students' learning about cultural diversity and social dynamics as part of the global class backgrounds.
An extenuating example is recalled in Paragraph 6 Ln. 3-5 “Tribal incisions behind the ears of Chad men rendered the skin” as smooth and stretched as that of a drum.” The women would laugh at any man lacking these incisions, and they would never accept him as a husband” which elucidates the importance of these bodily modifications into the cultural society of Chad people. Without these body modifications, men in the Chad community possess no moral standards fitting the criteria of a woman considering marriage and were bound for
The difference in cultural values with regard to marriage in Britain and in the Igbo community in Nigeria. In Britain, when two people marry, they commit to loving each other for the rest of their lives, and they establish a family based on this commitment. In the Igbo community, the purpose of marriage is to produce children in order to continue the family line in the father's name. In accordance with British cultural values, Adaeze and Ezente want to get married because they love each other and are committed to each other, and they want to start a family together based on this love and commitment. In contrast, the Igbo Chief wants to marry his own daughter to continue the family line in his own name.
The girl is the only fully outlined and defined form in the piece, which serves to contrast her as a concrete
And in Africa, it seems, we are back to the days before the emergence of civilization. If you want to live you have to fight for it; you have to kill animals if you want any nourishment. And if you want to attract the opposite sex as a male, you have to show courage. And this is where Francis Macomber fails.
In Sexual Politics: African Americans, Gender, and the New Racism Patricia Hill Collins offers historical views that explain how the interconnectedness of race, gender and sexuality has influenced what she refers to as “sexual politics”. She analyzes how the ideologies of sexual politics have created a “new racism” which Collins gives extensive historical references that offer valid explanations of how enslavement and colonization of African Americans in the United States produced the legacy of racism that continues in this post-civil rights era. The racist ideologies established about people of African descent laid the foundation for capitalism that involved European hegemony for the control of natural resources around the world, in particular
Arranged marriage is a controversial practice in many cultures around the world. However, studies have found that roughly 85 percent of Indians prefer to engage in this tradition, and have a higher rate of marrital success than a marriage based on personal choice. (Dholakia, 4) Yet, even considering these statistics, it remains a concept that is met with dissapproval, thought to be archaic and demeaning to those involved. Chittra Banerjee Divakaruni’s short story Clothes depicts a young woman transition, from being obliged to follow this cultural norm, and the shifts in her mentality throughout this process. It is not unreasonable for the reader to view the protagonist, Sumita, to be a victim of this presumably inhumane practice.
However, the sexual benefits are not the main functions, polygyny is reducing in Africa not as a result of the intervention of westernization but for the varying economy and the general usual cultural climate. Customarily, most African communities have experienced a custom polygamy. Prior to the arrival of Christianity in Africa, polygamy was not considered evil, the custom permits a man to marry as many spouse as he can cater and support, they are married agreeing to local customs and legitimate in the comprehension of local
