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The art of establishing and maintaining contact with ancestors: A study of Bapedi tradition [PDF]
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2018 Looking at Bapedi ancestor veneration constructively, one finds it a source of communication that enhances the community’s norms, values and personal well-being.
Morakeng E.K. Lebaka
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Christianisation of ancestor veneration within African traditional religions: An evaluation
In die Skriflig, 2004 Although Africans have welcomed the Gospel message, some African Christians have not yet abandoned the beliefs and practices of traditional religions. Ancestor veneration has been reinstated by some Africans and others try to christianise the concept. In
B. Afeke, P. Verster
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The ancestral hall and ancestor veneration narrative of a Huizhou lineage in Ming–Qing China
Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2023 As a venerable institution of ancestor veneration, ancestral halls remained buildings reserved for the gentry class before the Ming dynasty, and became vehicles for transmitting a form of elitism within a privileged circle.
Yeqian Zhang
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Sacred sites and ancestor veneration in Sidama, southwest Ethiopia: A socio-ecological perspective
Cogent Social Sciences, 2019 This paper attempts to show the importance of sacred natural sites (SNS) among indigenous peoples and local communities serving as the locus of maintenance, continuity and expressions of religious identity drawing lessons from Sidama nation of Southern ...
Zerihun Doda Doffana
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Inter-human perspectivism and ancestor veneration in Late Neolithic/ Bronze Age Southwestern Norway
Danish Journal of ArchaeologyThe transition of nomadic hunter-gatherers into sedentary farmers marks the beginning of the Neolithic period. However, the Neolithic was more than just a social and economic transition. It signified the onset of a new worldview which re-defined ways of
Kristine Orestad Sørgaard
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Ancestor worship in contemporary Japan
Японские исследования, 2022 This article examines the transformation of ancestor worship in the context of socio-political and religious conditions and identifies the characteristics of worship in contemporary Japanese society and the changes in the form of practices and functions ...
I. V. Avdiushenkova
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Ancestor Worship in Contemporary Japan
Russian Japanology Review, 2023 This article examines the transformation of ancestor worship in the context of socio-political and religious conditions and identifies the characteristics of worship in contemporary Japanese society and the changes in the form of practices and functions ...
I. V. Avdiushenkova
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Animating Idolatry: Making Ancestral Kin and Personhood in Ancient Peru
Religions, 2021 Historical and archaeological records help shed light on the production, ritual practices, and personhood of cult objects characterizing the central Peruvian highlands after ca. AD 200. Colonial accounts indicate that descendant groups made and venerated
George F. Lau
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Емінак, 2021 The discoveries at Cape Beikush allow us to significantly expand and refine our understanding of the nature and extent of local influence on the archaic cult of Achilles in the Northern Black Sea region.
Vladimir Lazarenko
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Ancestor worship in Korea and Africa: Social function or religious phenomenon?
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2004 Ancestor worship is a dilemma for Christian communities in Korea and Africa, who have difficulty adapting Western theology to their Third World cultures.
Choon Sup Bae
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