Hi Antonio,
Thank you for providing your definition of culture. Your perspective is one of
many approved by the dictionary. As you read from my last post on this thread,
our two definitions of "Culture" are very different. Your kind response to my
reply (see below) displays your sophistica
Hi Santosh
I too found the definition from Gilbert, attributed
to Schein on Identity OR Culture higly questionable.
Minimally, the concepts of identity and of culture are
not the same by any stretch of the imagination.
Further, to lump them together as a collective element
is sheer nonsense in my
Hi Cornel,
At the outset let me state, what you have written below about my views is a
total mis-characterization of my writings on social culture in general and Goan
culture in particular. Clearly we are not talking the same thing. This was my
reason for previously ending my dialog with you
Since Cornell brought my name into the dialog, I thought I would respond. But I
should first reply to Antonio's post.
Something tells me that Antonio Menezes, whom I have not had the privilege to
dialog with, is a very intelligent person. Unfortunately there is very little
in his post that
[Selma]
I wiuld not agree that preserving and molding culture is impossible. Maybe
challenging. But obviously something must be going on in some sort of long
term selection process for them to emerge in a recognisable and distinctive
form! The trick may be to identify those critical strands --- r
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> Antonio Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The Goan identity or culture that some Goans are
> obsessed with could best
> be understood if we try to define it.
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Outside the borders of Goa, I have never come across
such wide discussions about identity. Why ar
Hi Antonio
I humbly suggest that the problem with Gilbert Lawrence's posts re Goan
identity is his highly simplistic assumption that everyone once knew his/her
hierarchical place in Goan (presumably Christian) society and that this should
be embedded and continued. With much respect, this is a
The Goan identity or culture that some Goans are obsessed with could best
be understood if we try to define it. And definition of Gic is definitely
not an easy proposition.
However, a beginning can be made if we place a few facts before us.
Gic as we know it today did not exist before 1510 and
