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Ancestor worship - is it Biblical?

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2008
Ancestor worship is practiced in different forms around the world today, even in societies participating in the modern global economy. Ancestral beliefs are deeply dependent on the premise that the souls of the dead may return to the living and influence
Choon Sup Bae, P. J. van der Merwe
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Ancestor worship in contemporary Japan

open access: yesЯпонские 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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How cultural beliefs and rituals may help alleviate grief and despair: a four-dimensional framework [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Sociology
This theoretical-conceptual article draws on philosophical discourse, cultural analysis, and personal narrative accounts from our teaching and research in life and death education, particularly within higher education settings, to examine the important ...
Huy P. Phan   +4 more
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Forming national identity with televised cultural rituals: a critical discourse analysis of China’s Ancient Rhyme and New Voice—Qingming program [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology
Studies on media and national identity emphasize the need for a comprehensive and culturally sensitive approach to understanding the complex relationship between media and identity.
Duruo Li   +4 more
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Ancestor Worship in Contemporary Japan

open access: yesRussian 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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Issues of Protestantism’s dialogue with ancestor worship religious belief in Vietnam

open access: yesStudia Humanitatis, 2020
The ancestor worship is seen as the cause of deep contradiction between the Protestant doctrine and the traditional Vietnamese culture. Vietnamese Protestants recognized the need to relate their faith and religious practice to categories of the national ...
Mai K Da
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Ancestor worship in Korea and Africa: Social function or religious phenomenon?

open access: yesVerbum 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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Confucian Identification, Ancestral Beliefs, and Ancestral Rituals in Korea

open access: yesReligions, 2022
Since Koreans do not consider Confucianism to be part of religion, conventional religious identification questions cannot accurately capture the number of Confucians in Korea.
Jibum Kim, Jae-Mahn Shim, Sori Kim
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