Is the Aboriginal culture in any way compatible with the Western culture?

Essay from the year 2013 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,3, University of Wuppertal, language: English, abstract: The Aboriginal culture is one of the oldest and fascinating in the world. The relationship between the Aborigines and the Europeans is a difficult one due to the past. The differences between the cultures have led to clashes, atrocities, racism, injustice, discrimination and other negative consequences.

This gives rise to the question whether the Aboriginal culture is in any way compatible with the Western culture. The following essay will comment on that question by comparing the Aboriginal culture with the Western one. The comparison will focus on the main topics religion and spirituality, nature, family system, art as well as superstition and magic.