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The Sakalava Pilgrimage as a Royal Service (Western Madagascar) [PDF]

, 2018
Das ethnographische Fallbeispiel untersucht die besonderen Formen von Pilgerschaft und Prozession im Kontext des zentralen Königsschreins der Sakalava im westlichen Madagaskar.
Kneitz, Peter
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Il custode degli antenati: anzianità rituale e rituali dell’anzianità

Archivio Antropologico Mediterraneo
In southwestern Togo, the cult of ancestors and the rituals associated with the veneration of their stools are among the most important elements of legitimisation of local chieftaincies.
Marco Gardini
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Plazas para los antepasados: descentralización y poder corporativo en las formaciones políticas preincaicas de los Andes circumpuneños

Estudios Atacameños, 2006
En este artículo sostenemos que entre las sociedades circumpuneñas del Período de Desarrollos Regionales Tardío (1250-1430 DC) se encontraban ya presentes varias de las prácticas de gobierno descentralizado y apropiación corporativa de recursos ...
Nielsen Axel
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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?
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Historical dimensions in the study of figurative wood-carving in South Africa [PDF]

, 1986
ican Studies Seminar series. Paper presented 17 March 1986.It is a widely accepted and disseminated tenet in virtually all the literature on African art that no tradition of figurative sculpture comparable to that of West and Central Africa existed in
Nettleton, Anitra
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The rituals and customs of the Spring Festival and the thinking structure of ancient Chinese people

International Journal of Anthropology and Ethnology
On December 4, 2024, the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) was officially inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, signifying international recognition of its cultural value.
Xingliang He
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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 ...
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A New Materialism: A Reading of the New Art from China [PDF]

, 2020
This essay has three parts. The first moves from what artists confronted when China was first opened to the west in 1978 to what two classical Chinese critics and artists said art was and how it was to be made.
WISEMAN, Mary
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Dual-Axis Worship Space of Buddha, Dharma, and Ancestors in Huayansi, Western Capital: The Liao Dynasty’s Political and Diplomatic Context (10th–11th Centuries)

Religions
The Huayansi 華嚴寺, situated at the frontier stronghold of the Liao Dynasty in the Western Capital, is a significant royal temple that preserves two main halls from the Liao and Jin Dynasties to this day. Through a systematic examination of the Liaoshi 《遼史》
Huizhong Bin
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A Problem of Perspective: Religions in Africa or African Traditional Religion

Şırnak Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi
This study critiques study of African religions as a singular phenomenon under the umbrella term "African Traditional Religion" and rejects this reductionist approach, suggesting that a more detailed approach that recognises the ...
Osman Şahin
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