Question

Jewish law prescribes that their deceased be buried in a shroud (a tachrichim) in simple pine box with no metal parts. Muslims, however, do not bury their deceased in a casket, but rather in a shroud (a kafan) directly into an excavated grave oriented toward Mecca. The claim that each of these kinds of burial rites can be right would be an example of cultural __________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Cultural Relativism

Explanation:

The claim that each of these kinds of burial rites can be right would be an example of cultural relativism.

What this term is referring to is that the morality of how true a belief is should not be judged against the morality of another belief. A belief should be adjudged on a basis which does not pitch it against another belief.

Thus, what we are saying here is that to judge how true a certain belief is, it should be based on the person’s own cultural beliefs.