... , it becomes the subject matter of psychology; therefore, they concluded that culture "is an abstraction from concrete behavior but is not itself behavior." But what is an abstraction of a marriage ceremony or a pottery bowl, using Kroeber and Kluckhohn's examples? A solution was provided by Leslie A. White in the essay "The Concept of Culture" (1959). The issue is not really whether culture is ... ...
... of medicine wrapped round with thread and held in his mouth). The Yoruba also have discharge ceremonies aimed at preventing recurrence of the illness. There are various versions of the ceremony depending on the babalawo and on the cause of the disorder. However, most ceremonies involve the sacrifice of an animal accompanied by incantations. With the Shona, the nganga discovers the ... ...
... is whether it is the right of the state, with premeditation, with the long foreknowledge of the victim, under colour of law, in the name of all us, with great ceremony, and to the approval of many angry people in our land, to kill a fellow citizen, a fellow human being, to do that which we utterly condemn, which we utterly abhor in ... ...
