Sentences with phrase «western cultural influence»

Hence those schooled in this tradition will be suspicious of Western cultural influence, especially when it is linked to military or economic oppression.

And through my travels, I discovered that Christianity in China is entering a new phase: Where it once carried thick association with Western cultural influence, it has now developed into something truly Chinese.

The crackdown on Internet TV, seen in this context, represents just one more step taken by the party to prevent insidious Western cultural influence from undermining the regime.

Last year's crackdown on social media in China was merely the opening salvo of the Party's war on Western cultural influence and opposition movements.

Acutely aware of himself as a Vietnamese - American absorbing both Eastern and Western cultural influences, Tran is an artist who actively considers, explores, and expands painting concepts.

Her artistic language is informed by both Eastern and Western cultural influences having been bought up in Taiwan and then living for many years in the United States.

Not exact matches

The Western media have reported a good deal about the new cultural and political influence of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Self - schooled in the history of European nationalism — especially as championed by Giuseppe Mazzini in Italy — Savarkar sought to give expression to a broad cultural ideology that could challenge the British Raj, counter Western influence more generally, and provide intellectual defenses against Muslim beliefs and the allegedly culture - destroying work of Christian missionaries.

The culture of Islamic countries has grown through the interaction of groups of Islamic peoples of widely varied ethnic and geographic backgrounds and through strong cultural influences from the non-Islamic civilizations of Greece, Persia, and India in the early days, and of western Europe in modern times.

Quest for historical Jesus and for secularization of the gospel, for example, was very much influenced the modernity of the Western civilization; and, consequently, Asian religious - cultural traditions were regarded as pre-modern and neglected not only as «pagan», but also as antiquated.

Its sheer size might insulate it against the softening cultural influences, most of them Western in provenance, that have affected smaller Asian societies.

The Asian national media, under the influence of the Western - dominated global information and communication order, have subverted and are gradually replacing Asian cultural values and lifestyles with Western ones.

The extraordinary phenomenon of the sustained birth of modern science in Western culture, however, is linked with meticulous investigation to the cultural influence of monotheism and the Christian doctrine of creation exnihilo - a doctrine which both upheld the contingent, linear development of creation and its rationality through the existence of the physical laws of nature, or «secondary causes», without thereby undermining God's omnipotence.

Although Christianity was born in a different cultural ethos where a holistic view of reality was in vogue, the Indian Church's theology and practice have been, with some notable exceptions, heavily influenced by western missionaries.

personal preferences, influenced by recent Western cultural values and social ideology, NOT studies of the natural biology and needs of the human infant have argued against babies arousing at night to feed a lot; and, indeed, the «sleep like a baby» or «shush the baby is sleeping» model, while some kind of western ideal is NOT what babies are designed to do nor experience, and it is definitely not in their own biological or emotional or social best inWestern cultural values and social ideology, NOT studies of the natural biology and needs of the human infant have argued against babies arousing at night to feed a lot; and, indeed, the «sleep like a baby» or «shush the baby is sleeping» model, while some kind of western ideal is NOT what babies are designed to do nor experience, and it is definitely not in their own biological or emotional or social best inwestern ideal is NOT what babies are designed to do nor experience, and it is definitely not in their own biological or emotional or social best interest.

While the brand benefited from turn - of - the - millennium buzz about China expanding its global cultural influence to match its prowess in manufacturing, it never caught on in a big way in Europe or the US and consumers in the faster - growing Chinese market have preferred western luxury brands.

How about a movie whose visuals, architectural and costume design, and orchestral score draw heavily on cultural influences seldom seen on Western screens?

There are 473 spacious rooms in this huge resort which offers a great level of furniture and bedding as well as grand and homely décor and arrangements which have been heavily influenced by western luxury design although still retain that cultural feel.

But for all the gaming developments that have expanded and fostered the mecha scene, Shogo still manages to stand out from the pack by remaining the only mecha title, and one of the few games overall, to seamlessly blend Eastern cultural elements with quintessentially Western game mechanics, which results in the game possessing a unique «spark» derived from the essence of both its mecha anime and first - person shooter influences.

still manages to stand out from the pack by remaining the only mecha title, and one of the few games overall, to seamlessly blend Eastern cultural elements with quintessentially Western game mechanics, which results in the game possessing a unique «spark» derived from the essence of both its mecha anime and first - person shooter influences.

(The cultural biases of Western individualism versus Eastern collectivism must surely be another factor here, however difficult it might be to adequately expose such influences in any tangible manner).

The exhibition presents him as having incorporated the influence of modern and contemporary western artists into his work, all the while remaining firmly connected to his national and cultural roots.

The second half of 16th century until first half of 19th century was a time of cultural merging that saw Persian themes, Indian colours, and Western influences find their way into Indian architecture and art.

Schirm's personal landscapes influence his painted ones — from downtown LA to Vietnam to the countryside of Western New York, his work has continued to address social, cultural, and environmental abuses.

The growing influence of Western art makes it hard to spot the nationality and cultural identities of the artists through their work.

Her work combines diverse cultural influences, including Asian landscape painting, calligraphy, and imagery from Western popular culture.

They write, «While Moshiri addresses contemporary Iran's traditions and historic isolationism, he simultaneously acknowledges the powerful appeal and influence of Western culture in his homeland... Moshiri's work takes a complex look at how we define our own cultural identity.»

Although there are notable influences from prior body art practice and both Eastern and Western cultural and artistic iconography — a large degree of indebtedness to Yoko Ono, Yves Klein and Carolee Schneemann, for example — Rong's appropriation and assimilation of both cultural narratives is what makes her work particularly interesting from a critical perspective but also as an illustration of the interconnected and mutating cultural psyche's of an internationalist «millennial» practitioner.

Thomas has drawn inspiration from multiple artistic periods and cultural influences throughout Western art history, particularly the early modernists such as Jean - Auguste - Dominique Ingres, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Edouard Manet, and Romare Bearden.

Studies conducted in the Western cultures have indicated that development of romantic relationship among youth is a multi-factorial developmental phenomenon that is influenced by factors such as age, gender, attachment styles, changes within the relationship, and on the social and cultural contexts in which they occur (Collins, Welsh, & Furman, 2009; Furman & Collins, 2008).