tly they hold the celebration of worship as of equal level of importance and festivity. Unlike some western services, both the Zuni and Hutterites keep service uplifting; despite their obvious visually detectable differences their religion holds an integral and important part of their lives.DifferencesThough most differences are obvious between these two cultures to the naked eye, there are some deeper differences that are culturally relative to social life. The differences I will focus upon are neither their dress nor their fundamental views of nature. The differences I should like to point out are their social and interpersonal relations; these are what make cultures so different and wide ranged.The major difference between these two cultures is in their heredity of belongings and view of women and men in their society. The Zuni are matriarchal, where in all possessions personal and communal are held by the women, save that of the medicine men. The women can at any moment force a man to leave her so that she may find another husband. The Hutterites are diametrically opposed to such a notion. They are very traditionally patriarchal. Where in the man holds rights and control to heredity, personal and communal property. The Hutterites hold women as inferior and the sole reason for our departure from God’s grace. The Zuni believe that women are the makers of life and their position is that of integration with men rather than subservience. This keeps a balance between the sexes and a sort of informal control of the society....
