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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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Christianisation of ancestor veneration within African traditional religions: An evaluation [PDF]

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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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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Is Ancestor veneration the most universal of all world religions? A critique of modernist cosmological bias [PDF]

Wacana: Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia, 2014
Research by anthropologists engaged with the Comparative Austronesia Project (Australian National University) has amassed an enormous data set for ethnological comparison between the religions of Austronesian-speaking societies, a language group to which
Thomas Reuter
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Inclusive Heathens Practice Ancestor Veneration, But Not Pride in Ancestry

Nova Religio, 2023
Ancestor veneration need not entail a focus on biological ancestry, but inclusive Heathens are troubled that white supremacists are attracted to Heathenry because of a perceived connection between ancestor veneration and pride in ancestry. The Canadian Heathens of Raven’s Knoll identify themselves as inclusive, and endeavor to exclude racists from ...
B. J. Davy
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Ancestor worship in contemporary Japan [PDF]

Японские исследования, 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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Inter-human perspectivism and ancestor veneration in Late Neolithic/ Bronze Age Southwestern Norway

Danish Journal of Archaeology
The 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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(Re)animating the ancestors: Digital personality emulations, ancestor veneration and ethics

New Media & Society
Veneration of paternal ancestors plays an important role in Chinese tradition. In this article, we offer some speculations about how a new ‘thanatechnology’ – digital personality emulation – may impact on ancestor worship. We explore the ethical issues raised by the use of personality emulations for this purpose, drawing on Confucian, Daoist and ...
Robert Sparrow, Ellen Y Zhang
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Passing the torch: An examination of Ancestor Veneration and its role in cultural heritage

RESEARCH HUB International Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 2023
Ancestor veneration is a phenomenon that can be observed in various cultures around the world, where individuals honor and pay tribute to their deceased ancestors. This practice has been recognized as a significant aspect of cultural heritage in the Birhor tribal society too, as it embodies the beliefs and values of a community, and helps to preserve ...
Gladis S. Mathew
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IS ANCESTOR VENERATION COMPATIBLE WITH THE BIBLICAL FAITH?

Scriptura, 2013
As part of a research project on ancestor veneration in the church this essay explores the stance of biblical witness on a few fundamental issues: (a) How important is past history for the biblical faith? (b) What is the role of the prime ancestors of Israel in the biblical faith? (c) Can the deceased mediate between humans and God?
K. Nürnberger
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