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Remembrance of the ancestors in contemporary paganism: Lineage, identity, and cultural belonging in the Irish context [PDF]
, 2015 This article explores some of the ways of remembering and honouring the ancestors in contemporary Pagan religious traditions, with a focus on the Irish context. An overview is provided of how the "ancestors" are conceptualised within Paganism, as well as
Butler, Jenny
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Pray to the ancestors: a case study of Christianity and Nias indigenous religion
Cogent Arts & HumanitiesThis research examines syncretism in the religious practices of Christian communities on Nias Island, focusing on the persistence of ancestor worship among some rural residents.
Sonny Eli Zaluchu
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A Proximate Mechanism for Communities of Agents to Commemorate Long Dead Ancestors [PDF]
Many human cultures engage in the collective commemoration of dead members of their community. Ancestor veneration and other forms of commemoration may help to reduce social distance within groups, thereby encouraging reciprocity and providing a ...
Bill Tomlinson
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Death-scapes in Taipei and Manila: a postmodernnecrography [PDF]
, 2007 This paper analyses changing geographies of disposal in the urban centres of Taipei in Taiwan and Manila in the Philippines, specifically shifts from burial to cremation and the extent to which such shifts reflect changing patterns of residence ...
Tremlett, Paul-Francois
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Myth and Ritual of Ine Pare: An Anthropolinguistic Study of Ende-Lio Ethnic Culture, Flores
ArbitrerThis research on the myth and ritual of Ine Pare among the Ende-Lio community in Nida Village, Flores, Indonesia, aims to reveal how linguistic expressions encode local wisdom amid cultural marginalization.
Dentiana Rero +4 more
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Blue Zones and Longevity [PDF]
, 2019 We can embrace the generalizable characteristics of Blue Zones: a plant-based diet, friendships, spiritual or religious grounding, awareness of and immersion in our community, physical activity as a regular, normalized part of our daily routine, and ...
Ansello, Edward F.
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(Re)animating the ancestors: Digital personality emulations, ancestor veneration and ethics
New Media & SocietyVeneration 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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Learning from the Dead: How Burial Practices in Roman Britain Reflect Changes in Belief and Society
, 2019 This paper begins by examining the burial traditions of the Iron age Britons and Classical Romans to see how these practices reflect their societal values and belief systems. The funerary methods of both the Britons and Romans are then analyzed following
Engel, Samuel F.
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Tạp chí Khoa học Đại học Mở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh - Khoa học Xã hội, 2015 Ancestor worship is a type of folk beliefs which has a profound effect on the mind of Vietnamese people. This is the deeply-rooted tradition of the Vietnamese people with their motto of “when drinking water, remember its source”.
Lê Thị Son
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A war-prone tribe migrated out of Africa to populate the world. [PDF]
, 2010 Of the tribal hunter gatherers still in existence today, some lead lives of great violence, whereas other groups live in societies with no warfare and very little murder^1,2,3,4,5^.
Eduardo Moreno
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