How Are Religious Cultures Different from National Cultures? Religious cultures are similar to national cultures yet differ in several ways. Religion, like national and ethnic cultures, can be thought of as a type of culture and a cultural system (Cohen, … Continue reading
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Here Are the Main Reasons Why Religions Are Cultures
What is religion and why can religion be considered as a culture? Actually, religion is a set of cultures, each of which follows its own cultural values, principles, norms, and practices. Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, and Hinduism are among the … Continue reading
An Invisible Swedish Romance
How romantic are Swedish people? What does love look like in the cold climate of this Nordic culture? There are two possible planes of reality to consider in this regard: ideal and real (Karandashev, 2022a). The first one concerns how … Continue reading
Free Scandinavian Love
For many Scandinavians, love is a free relationship between independent individuals. Their national cultural ideas and policies of freedom, independence, and equality in interpersonal relations encourage their culture of love. The free Scandinavian love in the countries of Denmark, Sweden, … Continue reading
Free Scandinavian Marriages and Free Families
Marriages and families in Scandinavian countries are the free unions of independent individuals. “Open unions” are widely accepted in those societies. Men and women in both certified and uncertified marriages have equal rights and responsibilities. Do Marriages still Exist in … Continue reading
The “Hygge” Style of Love and Life
The Danes, according to a new global narrative, are happy people. Why Danes? Why are they frequently ranked among the happiest people in the world? The cultural idea of “hygge” could be the answer. “Hygge” is a popular Danish word … Continue reading
Erotic Love in Cultures Around the World
Many laypeople and academics are interested in sexual and erotic themes. The topics of this kind are related to how people experience and express love. As I said in another article, love and sex are intimately interconnected and sometimes difficult … Continue reading
Four types of sex and sexual love in “Kamasutra”
Sex and love are among the topics of great interest for many, yet in different ways. Laypeople and academics believe that sexuality and love are inextricably linked to one another. Numerous authors in the scholarly literature frequently consider these two … Continue reading
What Are the Main World Cultures?
What are the main cultures in the world? How global are they? And how diverse are they? These are among the key questions that cross-cultural researchers may ask. The West-East dichotomy has been a classification of world cultures well-known by … Continue reading
How Different Are the Irish and Scandinavian Styles of Interpersonal Interactions?
Irish and Scandinavian cultures have something in common between them, as well as with other Western cultures. Yet, people differ in their styles of interpersonal interaction and emotionality. Western and Eastern Societies Scholars who study cultures and compare them have … Continue reading