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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 - is it Biblical?
HTS 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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How cultural beliefs and rituals may help alleviate grief and despair: a four-dimensional framework [PDF]
Frontiers in SociologyThis 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]
Frontiers in PsychologyStudies 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
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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IJEBD (International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Business Development), 2021 Purpose: In 1928, Timorese in Oelbubuk had abandoned their original beliefs and converted to Christianity. Now, belief in Uis Neno (sky god) is interpreted as God, Uis Pah (earth god) is lost in meaning, while the meaning of Pah Nitu (ancestor) is still
Yenry Pellondou, John A Titaley
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Issues of Protestantism’s dialogue with ancestor worship religious belief in Vietnam
Studia 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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A Sample of Folk Poetry of the Sui: “The Volume of Ancestor Worship”
Litteraria Copernicana, 2021 --
Kamil Burkiewicz
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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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