Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Culture and Religion of African Tribes
When I first thought about what I wanted my research paper to be about, I instantly thought music. After watching the Aborigines documentary, I changed my mind. I became fascinated with their rituals and ways of life and it got me wondering about the rituals and culture of tribes in other countries. The topic I have chosen to research is the culture and religion of African tribes. I chose to research African tribes because I loved studying African history in middle school. I think I would like to focus on a few tribes and compare them.
One tribe I would definitely like to research is the Maasai. The Maasai people are located in southern Kenya and northen Tanzania. The government is pushing the Maasai to conform to their lifestyle but the Maasai have continued their customs. I wish to study tribes that have stayed true to their beliefs and have interesting customs. I would also like to focus on the religion of these tribes. It would be interesting if I could find a tribe with a monotheistic belief and one with a polytheistic belief and compare their rituals. I am really excited to learn more about African tribes and thier values and beliefs.
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Jocelyn, this is going to be a great topic to research about! We definitely don't get enough information of African tribes in school, and especially about Maasai. I hadn't known about them until your post! I love how you might compare a tribe with a monotheistic belief and one with a polytheistic belief. That will be a very compelling contrast!
ReplyDeleteI love that you had the idea to write about music and then changed your mind and decided to write about something that you don't know a lot about. I feel like African tribes have the most fascinating cultures, and after this paper you'll have such a good understanding for different ways of life. I have never gotten the chance to learn much about Africa tribes which is a shame because they are so rich and full. This is a great research topic!
ReplyDeleteThis is a topic I am totally jealous of!! It seems like such an interesting topic that you can definitely find a lot about. I am so excited to see where your paper takes you!! I am also fascinated by other cultures and their believes, rituals etc... It's so amazing how you felt like you knew exactly what you wanted to write about but then you changed your mind.
ReplyDeleteI think this is such a good topic. I think its great that you chose a topic such as African tribes because we don't get to learn as much about them as we should in school. There is so much culture in these tribes, and I'm sure you will have a lot to learn! I think it will be very interesting if you compare two tribes and show the similarities and the differences. I think it's great to show the difference between tribes, because I feel like Native Tribes are often grouped together, but in reality, each tribe is so different and unique. Good luck with your research!
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