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Sociodemographic variations of belief in life after death across 22 Countries. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Rep
Chen ZJ   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A qualitative study of Yorùbá culture and the utilisation of modern dental services for oral health. [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Health Serv Res
Folayan MO   +16 more
europepmc   +1 more source

How can the ethical conduct of verbal autopsies be enhanced? Lessons from Southeast Asia. [PDF]

open access: yesGlob Bioeth
Htun NSN   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Perceived Importance of Good Death Components Among Patients With Advanced Cancer and Family Caregivers.

open access: yesJAMA Netw Open
Abu-Odah H   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Ancestor Worship

open access: yesPractical Anthropology, 1959
The study of religion in primitive societies and ancient times must not start with its creeds, for they are often secondary, contrived “explanations” for religious behavior. Rather, the functional significance of religious forms like ancestor worship lies in their social bonds, in the way in which they provide a link between the living and their dead ...
K. A. Busia
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Ancestor Worship in Africa

open access: yesHarvard Theological Review, 1924
Evidence for the existence of ancestor worship among the uncivilized peoples of Africa is varied and abundant. Outside the limited range of Mohammedan and Christian influence, there are few tribes whose religion has been reported with any care that do not appear to practice ancestor worship in some form. Without any attempt to provide a complete volume
James Thayer Addison
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