Cultural Anthropology and the Footprint of Christian Missionaries

Cultural Anthropology and the Footprint of Christian Missionaries

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Introduction

This paper will focus on Cultural Anthropology and The Footprint of Christian Missionaries. Following the facts on cultural anthropology, the paper will show the reasons as to why we study cultural anthropology, in this perspective the paper will focus on the relationships that exist in between how people behave and their beliefs. There will be intergradations of theology and culture based on cultural anthropology. Reflecting from cultural perspectives, there examination of personhood concept. There will be discussion of communication and symbolism, worldviews, political organization, education and economic growth in reflection to the study topic. In addition to more information, there will be study and investment of how culture has been a factor to influence some ones development (Alice & Bonnie 2011). There are some elements of culture that will be discussed based on how someone relate to them. These elements will be show how I have developed my lifestyles, impact they have brought to my choices, and also my long terms strategies and goals among other aspects of my life. In conclusion of the paper will develop some quotes that are found in the book of cultural anthropology or "interested outsiders”.

Reasons for studying cultural anthropology

Reflecting from the black theology, the main point concern is that existence of the theology culture between the black people based on the way they experience issues. There is very big contribution of anthropology when it comes to the matters of adolescence; the adolescence can based their research on anthropology in comparing the culture and ethnography. Anthropology is source of information that is why there is very big reason as to why to learn and study from it. Data base information can be drawn from this field for the entire cultures worldwide. It has one of the most contributions to the culture and matters related to the mosaic group which are shared and learn worldwide. Through the study of anthropology, there is understanding of people’s culture "transforming" their beliefs and practices (Alice & Bonnie 2011).

Human belief and human behavior relationship

There is significant relationship that exist in between the way behave and their beliefs. Anthropology contributes to the study how human behaves in relation to their beliefs. Through the research, it has been recognized that based on the way people belief, it is relatively similar to the way they behave. Individuals behave according to the way they believe. Each group of people have different ways in which they belief on different phenomena across the world meaning that there is different behaviors which that exist among ethical groups of individuals.

Integration of the study of culture and theology

The culture and theology is basically reflected on the important of humanities, there is existence of the theological advocates cultural knowledge and critical thinking. The integration of the theology and culture is basically depending in hyper mediated fordisk work places and hearts of humanities which defines their theological understanding of their culture and beliefs. The crisis of the cultural beliefs leads to the account of interconnection bridge that exists in between participants of public life and world labor and work (Alice & Bonnie 2011). Reflecting from the theological field of view, political products depend on the deeds and words of human being. These interconnections in between the theology and culture will always come to the integration analysis of the theology and culture of people as far as anthropology is concerned.

The concept of personhood from a cultural perspective

There is very big concern of the personal wood and their cultural perspective. Following the fact that human behavior if determined by the culture and beliefs under which they withstand, culture determines the way people or the personhood of individuals, it acts as stepping background in which people get the way they live and relate with others across the entire area of interaction. Following the concept used by the American missionaries, they had different culture and a different field of view when it comes to the issues concerning the culture and the theology. They could have their own way of living which in other words affected or rather determined the personhood in each individual.

World views

There is a concern which expresses political leaders in Africa and how the best of knowledge individuals in the world. Based on the world views there was a very big possibility that African could lose their cultural understanding due to the influence of the missionaries as they based their over view to spread the Christianity culture. In this case it only acts as a transition link between the Africans and new culture which was brought by the missionaries in the name of spreading the Christianity. There is a very significant possibility that there is encompassing reality of picture which is mostly created by the society members. Based on metaphorical domain, there experiences that need to be clarified based on the peoples culture and attributes. As the United States had the foundation of Christian nation, there is political Christian and liberty (Sue, 2004). Following the fact that there is democracy around the world, political, religion cultural perspective, there are political views through which international missionaries had to follow so that they could have linked what we refer to as moral overviews of the evangelists. The opinions of the evangelist are brings out the convictions since because they the tools normally used in the conviction of African to understand their messages.

Education

When it come educational anthropology, there is more of the specialization and formalization important distinguishes which comes across all the disciplines. Following the fact that there are more or rather less f psychologists and structures in terms of social well being, there is very big application of anthropology in education. Education matters so much in anthropology simply because the anthropology is all about applications and determinations through which educational skills are more needed for the process of anthropology to go through. It is very fact that university education is supposed to involve the elements and skills of anthropology since the through the application of theoretical skills and practices may lead to simple fast understanding of the different phenomena from the different disciplines (Chigor, 2008. It is very important for the anthropology to take interest in the field of education simply because one, through education we have got the central part in the political anthropologist’s transformations. Both the government and the nongovernmental organizations, there is very much application of the education so that they can improve the level of self management. Through education there are so many concepts which are learned and new ways of inventing and coming up with bright idea. This very basic factor when it comes to the culture of people and anthropological field of focus. It very true that teachers are the anthropologists by themselves simply because they apply or rather brings what is seen to be difficult ideas to the learners. Education has made the universities proceedings be considered as economical well being.

Economic organization

There is very well connection that exist in between the anthropological point of focus and the economics of an organization. Any given organization has a certain way through which there is generating its income and economy (Hannah, 2014). Current government brings the idea of economical setting of the any given organization and setting. So much institutes of anthropology brings the idea of economical awareness to the students through which they apply the same concept in line with what they see international world business performance and activities carried out by individual based on their beliefs and culture. Following the example of Denmark, economic language developed what we call inter religious or cultural economic set up. Through this way it very easy to come to a point of settlement that culture of people and their beliefs will determine the activities and economic that they will all be focusing on.

Expressive culture

This is simply the discussion of contribution of the cultural anthropology when it comes to the understanding of the art based on different inter cultural basis (James, 2007). There is different art or setting and design of living based on the way the culture of different tribal groups is expressed. Different cross cultural groups have different ways through which they focus on issues concerning their lives and beliefs. Each individual in each of cultural diversity have a different outlook of any other persons culture and belies.

Influence of culture to ones development

Ones development is simply impacted or influenced by the cultural set up through which the person grows and develops. As we have said before that there are different belies of people in different perspectives, this brings different ways through which culture will influence the ways through which people will leave and associate with one another (Hannah, 2014). The influence of culture to ones development has long term influence to the individuals involving in the either of the diverse cultural groups. The way people think. The economic activities they perform are simply influenced by the culture and their life settings. The development of individual influenced by the setting and cultural diversity, will determine the way different groups of people will live in a certain geographical setting.

Conclusion

This paper has focused on basis of anthropology and cultural diversity and missionaries’ perspective. The paper has concluded that there is very inter connection between the anthropology and other disciplines such as education, economics among others. There have been very well understanding that anthropology is a very key factor when it comes to the learning and educational field. There is need for the application of the anthropological skills in the cases of learning up. The knowledge which is gained in the anthropology will always determine. Through interrogation of the paper, there is very significant interrelationship between the behaviors of individuals and their cultural behavior. Based on the individual’s culture, their character can be drawn right from there. Finally the paper has come up with clear reasons as to why the anthropology is very important to be studied upon. It brings what can be considered as light to the individual from different ethical groups and inter-community interactions

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