Religious teachings give their followers lessons about the world, life, the mind, emotions, and behaviors. Among other important things in human life, religions teach believers the proper ways to experience and express emotions (for a review, see Karandashev, 2021a). In another article, […]
Religious cultures teach their followers about various aspects of the world and life. Religious teachings also educate people about the human mind, emotions, and behavior, among other important things in their lives. So, believers’ emotional experiences, expressions, and even their overall emotional […]
As I noted elsewhere, the Fulbe people of West Africa believe that love is a defiant emotion which should be avoided, suppressed, or at least not expressed. And this negative view of love is cross-culturally present in many other societies as well. […]
The Fulbe, also called Fulani, are a large group of people who live in several countries in West Africa and the north of Central Africa. Many of them live in communities of herders and nomads. They speak the Fula language and share […]
The Fulbe (or Fulani) people are a large ethnic group living in several countries in West Africa and the northern part of Central Africa. Many of them live in pastoral and nomadic communities. They speak their own Fula language and follow their […]
For generations, Pakistani families and marriages have been endogamous. Their parents or other family elders arranged their children’s marriages. These were the “arranged marriages.” Currently, marriage is still a family affair in Pakistan. Despite modernization, arranged marriages are still widespread. Parents and […]
For generations, traditional Pakistani family relationships and marriages have functioned as endogamous unions. All marital matters for the boys and daughters were arranged by the children’s parents or other seniors in the family. They found a prospective mate for their grown child, […]
Traditional Pakistani households and family unions have formed and run as endogamous marriages for many centuries in the past. In the arranged marriages, the children’s parents or other senior relatives arranged all matrimonial issues for the sons and daughters. They selected a […]
Through the centuries, traditional Pakistani families operated as arranged endogamous marriages, in which parents or other senior family members arranged the marriages of their children. For pragmatic reasons, young men and women married whomever their families selected for them. Romantic love or […]
Traditionally, Pakistani families were formed by arranged marriages. Most of them were endogamous marriages, when parents or other senior family members arranged marriages between the groom and the bride within the same extended family or community clan. Consanguineous marriages ensured the family’s […]