Analysis of the Navajo, the Pashtuns, and Saudi Arabia
The distant past is full of riddles without answers. There are many religions and worldviews, each with legends, myths, prejudices and ideals. Every culture owned secrets that were available only to those who belonged to the group and did not allow outsiders to become part of that culture. Today, many of these cultures and civilizations are extinct, without little or no evidence of their existence. However, the cultures that still remain reveal themselves to the rest of the world in a variety of ways. It is interesting comparing cultures. When one compares the Navajo tribe with the tribe of Pashtun and those who live in Saudi Arabia, one would find significant differences and similarities. …show more content…
Today, the majority of this people group lives in Afghanistan. It amounts to nearly fifty-five percent of the total population. In addition to having their own tribes, they have their own language called Pashto. It belongs to a group of Iranian languages in the Indo-European family. The Pashtun’s religion is Islam, which was accepted around the tenth century. Like the Navajo, Pashtuns also have many different rituals and ceremonies. There was and is, now even more likely, a ritual for revenge. This culture is known for measuring the value of human life. This culture also values the life of a dog. In Dagestan the person who killed a dog could be murdered for that. Adultery is punished by the double killing: wife and her lover have to be killed by a husband. The role of a man is dominant. If the Navajo tribe respects a woman as head of the family, then the Pashtun tribe would be on the other end of the spectrum, where women rank the lowest. For example, one hung equals to three women. So, it can be seen that the woman are respected less than a dog. Also the cats are highly respected among the Pashtun. So, the killing of one cat is evaluated in 7 hungs which totals to 21 …show more content…
Religion exists in every sphere of life: social, political, economic, and cultural. One of the most important cultural inheritances of the country is the language - Arabic. It is one of the oldest languages of the region. It includes different elements of the various people groups, who once lived in that territory. But except for the language, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has its own complex system of customs and traditions. The family and the clan still remain the basic foundation of social relationships. The oldest male is the head of the family. Much like the Pashtuns, the men are tribesmen and hold the dominant role. In Saudi Arabia, a son lives with his parents until his marriage. Then his wife moves to his home, which is in contrast to the culture of the Navajo. Choosing the clothes, Saudis stick to age-old traditions and canons of Islam. They wear long and loose shirts, a traditional Niqab, which cover their faces
The distant past is full of riddles without answers. There are many religions and worldviews, each with legends, myths, prejudices and ideals. Every culture owned secrets that were available only to those who belonged to the group and did not allow outsiders to become part of that culture. Today, many of these cultures and civilizations are extinct, without little or no evidence of their existence. However, the cultures that still remain reveal themselves to the rest of the world in a variety of ways. It is interesting comparing cultures. When one compares the Navajo tribe with the tribe of Pashtun and those who live in Saudi Arabia, one would find significant differences and similarities. …show more content…
Today, the majority of this people group lives in Afghanistan. It amounts to nearly fifty-five percent of the total population. In addition to having their own tribes, they have their own language called Pashto. It belongs to a group of Iranian languages in the Indo-European family. The Pashtun’s religion is Islam, which was accepted around the tenth century. Like the Navajo, Pashtuns also have many different rituals and ceremonies. There was and is, now even more likely, a ritual for revenge. This culture is known for measuring the value of human life. This culture also values the life of a dog. In Dagestan the person who killed a dog could be murdered for that. Adultery is punished by the double killing: wife and her lover have to be killed by a husband. The role of a man is dominant. If the Navajo tribe respects a woman as head of the family, then the Pashtun tribe would be on the other end of the spectrum, where women rank the lowest. For example, one hung equals to three women. So, it can be seen that the woman are respected less than a dog. Also the cats are highly respected among the Pashtun. So, the killing of one cat is evaluated in 7 hungs which totals to 21 …show more content…
Religion exists in every sphere of life: social, political, economic, and cultural. One of the most important cultural inheritances of the country is the language - Arabic. It is one of the oldest languages of the region. It includes different elements of the various people groups, who once lived in that territory. But except for the language, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has its own complex system of customs and traditions. The family and the clan still remain the basic foundation of social relationships. The oldest male is the head of the family. Much like the Pashtuns, the men are tribesmen and hold the dominant role. In Saudi Arabia, a son lives with his parents until his marriage. Then his wife moves to his home, which is in contrast to the culture of the Navajo. Choosing the clothes, Saudis stick to age-old traditions and canons of Islam. They wear long and loose shirts, a traditional Niqab, which cover their faces