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{"title":"Religion and Death Among the Bukusu During the Precolonial Period","authors":"G. Mayende, D. B. K. Chacha, Dr. Peter Waweru","doi":"10.36348/sjhss.2022.v07i11.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36348/sjhss.2022.v07i11.002","url":null,"abstract":"Death and dying is a very interesting topic to study. It has however attracted very little historical, socio- cultural and anthropological interrogations. Among the pristine Bukusu people of Western Kenya, death was accorded numerous socio-cultural rituals that constituted coded meanings which may have only been understood in the realms of religion. This paper thus attempted an examination on how traditional religion was a key determinant in conducting death rituals in the precolonial setup of the Bukusu community that was devoid foreign cultural influence. The findings in this paper were however extracted from a Doctor of Philosophy Degree (History) thesis which will be submitted to Graduate School of Laikipia University by February 2023. The broader objective of the thesis has interrogated mortuary and funerary rituals of the Babukusu of Kenya from 1895 to 2010. Being a historical research, relevant information in the study was collected in the field through extensive Oral Interviews (abbreviated as O.I in the footnotes) which was corroborated with other secondary sources to ascertain the relevance of the information.","PeriodicalId":191933,"journal":{"name":"Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences","volume":"109 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132403460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Study on Portrayal of Women through Commercial Advertisements in India","authors":"Amitava Saha, Dr. Kushal De","doi":"10.36348/sjhss.2022.v07i11.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36348/sjhss.2022.v07i11.001","url":null,"abstract":"Commercial advertisements play a significant role to introduce or define a product, its quality and its uniqueness to a purchaser. The roles of advertisers are thus very crucial in the modern day cut throat competition. The present study has examined how advertisements have depicted women in popular commercials from different points of view. It is found from the study that women have been projected as mothers, sisters and friends as per the situational demand. In case of older women, nurture and care are depicted and it is shown how they play a pivotal role in their families and thereby maintain social balance. In case of middle-aged women, their love and care for their children remain the central point of focus; whereas in the case of young women, their charm and relationships are the point of focus. However, some advertisements focus on erotic side and depict women in such a manner which hurts the culture and balance of the society.","PeriodicalId":191933,"journal":{"name":"Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121093681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Study on Subtitle Translation of City Publicity Video: City for Life","authors":"Leyang Wang, Yiyang Zheng","doi":"10.36348/sjhss.2022.v07i10.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36348/sjhss.2022.v07i10.003","url":null,"abstract":"City publicity video spreads city images with strong visual impact, and high-quality subtitle translation builds a bridge for cultural exchange. So this paper takes the short video City For Life of Xiong'an as an example and bases on its stylistic features to discuss the strategies of sound and picture synchronization, discourse coherence strategies, and cultural value principles applied by translators in the process of subtitle translation. The translator should strive to achieve textual coherence and cultural transmission on the basis of the inherent characteristics of subtitles.","PeriodicalId":191933,"journal":{"name":"Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130747677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Structure Conduct and Performance of Rice Marketing in Ndop, North West Region Cameroon","authors":"N. Valery, O. Tiafack, R. Tieminie, Ndi Roland, Tufoin Kilian","doi":"10.36348/sjhss.2022.v07i10.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36348/sjhss.2022.v07i10.002","url":null,"abstract":"The notion of ensuring food for all through rice production in Cameroon dates back to 1954 with the creation of SEMRY (Sociétéd Expansionet de Modernization de la Riziculture de Yagoua). Consequently, rice production in Cameroon was left at the mercy of untrained farmers with limited or no access to input and technology. This study examines the effect of market structure and conduct on the performance of Ndop rice marketing. The research interviewed a total of 50 respondents (19 farmers-traders, 12 millers, 9 wholesalers and 10 retailers) who were selected randomly. The data was analyzed with the use of Statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 16.0 and Excel while the Weighted Least Squares regression technique was employed for the estimation of coefficients and test of hypothesis. Performance of the Ndop marketing was captured in a broad dimension which included aspects of product quality and product efficiency, market structure was captured by product homogeneity, entry and exit and market growth rate, while market conduct was captured by the marketing strategy, price strategy and product strategy. Result of the findings revealed that market structure and conduct positively and significantly influences the performance of the Ndop rice marketing. Effort should be directed towards improving the quality and quantity of local rice for it to compete with imported counterpart. This can be achieved by subsidizing cost of milling and monitoring the processing and packaging of locally produced rice at every stage in the marketing chain. The improvement of farm to market roads, the varieties of seeds as well as subsidizing the production process will go a long way to improve market performance.","PeriodicalId":191933,"journal":{"name":"Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125385934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"E- Governance, as a Tool for Good Governance: A Reflection from Selected Khidmat Centres in District Poonch of Jammu and Kashmir","authors":"Shakeel Ahmed, Dr. Kaneez Zehra","doi":"10.36348/sjhss.2022.v07i10.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36348/sjhss.2022.v07i10.001","url":null,"abstract":"E-governance refers to the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in the realm of governance. It is an endower o transfer how the government works and improve the system of service delivery mechanisms through the use of technology. Even though it is something that entirely modifies the conventional method of governing, it is an exercise. The fundamental components of good governance are the rule of law, transparency, efficacy, efficiency, effectiveness, accountability, and public engagement. The government faces difficulty in addressing the problem of providing enough public services. This paper aims to accentuate the role of e-Governance for Good Governance and the Satisfaction level of people in rural areas toward e- services delivery by the Mean of Common Service Centres.","PeriodicalId":191933,"journal":{"name":"Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128169070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Experimenting on Gabriel Marcel’s Idea of ‘Creative Fidelity’ in A World of Brokenness and Fragmentation: An Appraisal","authors":"R. P","doi":"10.36348/sjhss.2022.v07i09.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36348/sjhss.2022.v07i09.002","url":null,"abstract":"This work is expository and evaluative in its methodology. It aims at offering a critical assessment of the claims of Gabriel Marcel on Creative Fidelity, in order to ascertain whether or not such claims are philosophically robust, sustainable and realizable, or merely deflationary and idealistic. Gabriel Marcel’s work on Creative Fidelity does not only deal with perennial themes of faith, fidelity and belief, incarnate being and participation, but also discusses religious tolerance and orthodoxy. Creative fidelity refers to the tenacious, constant desire to elaborate who we are. To have a greater sense of being, we need creative fidelity. For Marcel, to exist only as body is to exist problematically. To exist existentially is to exist as a thinking, emotive, being, dependent upon the human creative impulse. He believed that, as soon as there is creation, we are in the realm of being, and also that, there is no sense in using the word ‘being’ except where creation is in view. Thus, we become creatively faithful when we bridge the gap between ourselves and others by making ourselves present to them, and so defy absences with presence. Thus, it is not enough to be constant, since constancy is tenacity towards a specific goal, which requires neither presence nor an openness to change. If the creative élan is a move away from the objectification of humanity, it must be essentially tied relationally to others. Creative fidelity, then, entails a commitment to acts which draw the subject closer to others, and this must be balanced with a proper respect for the self. Self-love, self-satisfaction, complacency, or even self-anger are attitudes which can paralyze one’s existential progress and mitigate against the creative impulse. To be tenacious in the pursuit, the fidelity aspect is the most crucial part of the creative impulse, since creation is a natural outflow of being embodied. The central argument of this work is that “creative fidelity,” as theory, is quite captivating and fascinating, and seemingly realizable in a possible world of altruistic human beings. However, in practice, it seems unattainable or unrealizable, especially in a concrete world that is populated by self-serving, fragmented and broken human beings.","PeriodicalId":191933,"journal":{"name":"Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133688204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Potable Water Supply Deficiency in Yaounde (Centre Cameroon): Challenges and Coping Strategies of the Inhabitants","authors":"Nimpa Fozong Tatiana Denise, O. Tiafack, Tchakonté Siméon","doi":"10.36348/sjhss.2022.v07i09.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36348/sjhss.2022.v07i09.001","url":null,"abstract":"In most cities in developing countries, dwellers continue facing difficulties in adequately accessing potable water in sufficient quantity for their daily needs. These difficulties are perceived by households each time they fetch drinking water or try to get access to potable water for other household activities. This study aims to assess the problem of potable water supply in the Yaounde III Subdivisions’ neighbourhoods and the coping strategies developed by citizens to meet their needs. To achieve this objective, 300 households were selected and investigated based on purposive and systematic random sampling, particularly in the most densely populated neighbourhoods. We proceeded by identifying the different water supply sources of households for their various needs, and assessing the difficulties encountered in getting water and how they overcome them. Results reveal that in Yaounde III Subdivision only 34.33% of the households are supplied by the Cameroon Water Utilities Corporation (CAMWATER), while 65.67% rely on alternative water supply sources (wells, drillings and springs) without any pre-treatment. Among those connected to CAMWATER network, 46.6% do not have a regular water flow. Results also revealed that water sources were located at reasonable distances (less than 1 kilometre) and that 70% of households take less than 30 minutes to fetch water. Failure in water supply is mainly caused by the insufficient pumping capacity of the existing potable water treatment plants which lead to rationing and shortages, but also to rapid population growth and city extension not followed by the extension of the potable water distribution network. To fill the gap in water supply, it is imperative for public authorities to quickly achieve the project on water supply from the Sanaga River. Also, CAMWATER should extend its distribution network and improve its maintenance system.","PeriodicalId":191933,"journal":{"name":"Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133741765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Differentiated Content: An Expose on Ceiba Pentandra and Ficus Thonningii Species as Perceived in the Haitian Beliefs","authors":"M. M. Thrasybule","doi":"10.36348/sjhss.2022.v07i08.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36348/sjhss.2022.v07i08.006","url":null,"abstract":"Among the woody species found in Haiti, two are of primary importance: Ceiba pentandra, known in the region as mapou, and its counterpart, Ficus thonningii (or Figuier maudit). Both species are renowned in various places worldwide for their medicinal and pharmaceutical attributes. However, in Haiti, they are primarily associated with entrenched meanings related to the cultural beliefs and practices of native Haitians, who staunchly maintain the supernatural potentialities of these flora. Several researchers attest to their numerous healing benefits for the symptoms of many illnesses, but medical data have not been sufficiently compelling despite this pervasive belief system. Longitudinal inquiries could uncover a cultural motive for this fixation on unproven facts, at the risk of underestimating many other valuable attributes of the trees. In this study, general system theory was applied to analyze aspects of Haitian culture relative to individual beliefs about those species. The rationale of this phenomenon could be a case of communicative autopoiesis, whereby a system of operations creates a structure, thus establishing a network that continuously reproduces more operations within the system. Those traditional perceptions are trapped and buried, without the possibility of refinement or factual examination. The rigidity of those norms is so questionable that the presumption of a principle was essential. In the present study, it was assumed that those traditions derive from a series of linguistic operations that create a network wherein the process of autopoiesis occurs repeatedly in the system (L.O.A.S), as this network continues to replicate. The claim is that there is a method of communication that exists and maintains those trends. The assertion here is to cultivate an alternative to deep-rooted cultural views as much as to enlighten the locals with valuable knowledge and benefits regarding the flora under consideration.","PeriodicalId":191933,"journal":{"name":"Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125369807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Strategies to Overcome Shi’a’s Propaganda in Malaysia","authors":"Mohamed Fairooz Mohamed Fathillah, Muhammad Yosef Niteh, Aminuddin Basir@ Ahmad, Syamim Zakwan Bin Rosman, Muhammad Fakhrur Razi Shahabudin","doi":"10.36348/sjhss.2022.v07i08.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36348/sjhss.2022.v07i08.005","url":null,"abstract":"The rapid development of Shi’a movement around the world involving several crisis in the Middle East become a major influencer on the Muslims in Malaysia. Though, its teachings and influence growth, but it was contradict with the Ahlul Sunnah Waljamaah (Sunni) teachings practice in this country. This development have become a serious problem when they dare to protest against the fatwa on banning Shi’a. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to discuss the Shi’a deviance and the strategies to fight against its propaganda in Malaysia. The findings in this paper shows the Shiites deviation is from faith and practices aspects. At the same time, this paper found some of the key element regarding the Shiites propaganda among the people in Malaysia. Then, the paper concludes that the banned on Shiites movement in Malaysia is due to its extreme doctrine or teaching that effect the Islamic faith. Thus, the Shiites in Malaysia is not only seen as heresy, but it consider as a threat to the national security. Shiites dispersion is contagious in the country and need to eradicated as well as possible. This is because it’s a threat that able to clash the unity of Ummah and religious integrity as well as dividing the unity of the Muslims in this country.","PeriodicalId":191933,"journal":{"name":"Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences","volume":"135 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127347755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Intertribal Land Conflicts and Implications on Development in Balikumbat Sub-Division, North West Cameroon","authors":"N. Valery, O. Tiafack, Ndi Roland","doi":"10.36348/sjhss.2022.v07i08.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36348/sjhss.2022.v07i08.003","url":null,"abstract":"The quest for scarce land resources in Balikumbat Sub-Division has created rivalry over abundant borderland resources between some five villages for over four decades (1980s-2020). To diagnose this issue, this paper focuses on inter-tribal land conflicts and its implications on the development of Balikumbat sub division. The study seeks to identify and spatialize the different zones/villages in Balikumbat Sub-Division where inter-tribal land conflicts are inherent in a bid to examine the causes of these conflicts so as to assess its implications on the development of this municipality. The methodology used entailed field observations, questionnaires administration, interviews and focus group discussions. Existing literature provided an important starting point for further analysis of the extent of the problem under consideration. The findings have un-earth the fact that the main inter-tribal land conflicting hot spots constitute areas rich in fertile soils. Besides, economic motives, long historical legacies, political and social motives are the leading causes for the scramble over fertile farmlands across some village boundaries in Balikumbat Sub division over time and space. The implications of these conflicts are felt mainly in the socio-economic sector. The agricultural sector ranks first with about 50% drop in agricultural output as large parcels of land are left idle due to entrenched conflicts. The peasant populations have been displaced with massive destruction of property, crops, livestock and even lives. The efforts made by the government and these local communities in the past to resolve these conflicts have yielded very little success because conflicts have remained a common idiosyncrasy as they resurface often. These findings suggest the need for intensive sensitisation to the natives of Balikumbat on the importance of owning land certificates. This may limit verbal and traditional land ownership opening flood gates for a more sustainable land ownership.","PeriodicalId":191933,"journal":{"name":"Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121582688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}