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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"ancestor worship"”.
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Ancestor Worship in the Middle Sicán Theocratic State
<p>The major focus of this dissertation is the ancestor worship that is inferred to have been practiced in the multiethnic Middle Sicán theocratic state (AD 950-1100) that prospered on the northern North Coast of Peru. The major objective is twofold: (1) demonstrating by archaeological means that …
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The influence of ancestors: kinship and cooperation in Iban ancestor worship
… strategy theory, which outlines how ancestors influence their descendants through the traditions they begin and transmit to future generations. In order for this theory to be valid, traditions must be sustained over long periods of time so that ancestors' influence descendants in …
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Prolegomena To The Study Of Ancient Israelite Levirate Marriage In The Light Of Herbert Brichto's Theory Of Afterlife In The Old Testament
… illuminated the fact that most scholars believe ancestor worship is a factor in the origin of levirate marriage although there is very little discussion concerning this factor. The subject is reopened by Brichto's work. The classic theories of polyandry and group marriage as origins of levirate …
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Agency, Households, and the Practice of Li (Social and Ritual Protocols): Paper-Offerings in Rural Shandong, North China
… paper-offerings used as spiritual gifts to gods, ancestors, and ghosts, in funerals and religious ceremonies. The ubiquity and continuity of this practice in China suggests that the use of paper-offerings is an important ingredient of Chinese culture, yet an explanation of its longevity remains …
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Setting of five Korean folk songs for solo voice and string orchestra
… is Tankunie- mus. On it res to the present ancestor worship.</p>
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The worship of God in African traditional religion : a Nigerian perspective
… of African traditional religion to form the worships in other world religions. It can be said the worship of God in Africa traditional religion is the very soul of African religion. This study attempts and examines what some scholars have written about African traditional religion, its …
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EN PITHO TEN KERAMEIAN. ANALISI TIPOLOGICA, TECNOLOGICA E FUNZIONALE DEL PITHOS NELLA PEUCEZIA PREROMANA: IL CASO DI JAZZO FORNASIELLO (GRAVINA IN PUGLIA - BA)
… rituals associated with the celebration of ancestor worship.
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Like Life: Royal Portraits of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) in Ritual Context
… culture and the ritual practices of royal ancestor worship in royal portrait halls, where offerings of wine and food were presented before portrait paintings for royal ancestral rites. This study classifies portrait halls as either official or informal, depending on their inclusion in or …
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Contextualized biblical hermeneutics in Korea and South Africa and decontextualized biblical hermeneutics in Jehovah's witnesses : in search of voices from the margin
… their traditional cultural assets such as ‘ancestor worship’, ‘polygamy’, ‘music & dance‘, and ‘healing’. Furthermore, they developed and transformed Christianity into the African Christianity through their own agencies, AIC (African indigenous Churches). On the other hand, from a political …
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The historical novels of Jessie Joyce Gwayi
… wanted to write about Dingiswayo Mthethwa, her ancestor, after discovering through research that the names Gwayi and Mthethwa were synonymous, used in the Transkei and Natal respectively. She discovered that Shaka Zulu grew up under the guidance of Dingiswayo Mthethwa and that after uniting the …