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Origin and Functions of Chinese Seasonal Festivals Qingmingjie and Chongyangjie

Проблеми на постмодерността, 2022
The article analyses the connection between Chinese folk calendar and the fundamental to the whole religious and social tradition of China ancestor worship.
Evelina Hein
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Ancestor Worship in The Logic of Games. How foundational were Aristotle's contributions?

The Baltic International Yearbook of Cognition, Logic and Communication, 2013
Notwithstanding their technical virtuosity and growing presence in mainstream thinking, game theoretic logics have attracted a sceptical question: "Granted that logic can be done game theoretically, but what would justify the idea that this is the ...
John Woods
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The challenge that Confucian filial piety poses for Korean churches

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2014
Contemporary ancestor worship is currently practiced around the world in several different forms. However, the essence and practice of ancestor worship varies throughout Asia, Africa, Oceania and Latin America.
David M. Park, Julian C. Müller
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Sacred sites and ancestor veneration in Sidama, southwest Ethiopia: A socio-ecological perspective

Cogent Social Sciences, 2019
This paper attempts to show the importance of sacred natural sites (SNS) among indigenous peoples and local communities serving as the locus of maintenance, continuity and expressions of religious identity drawing lessons from Sidama nation of Southern ...
Zerihun Doda Doffana
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Symbols and Function of the Zhang Clan Han Army Sacrificial Rite

Religions, 2019
The Eight Banners System is the social organizational structure of the bannerman (qiren, 旗人) from the Qing dynasty and the fundamental system of the country under Qing rule.
Shuyun Guo
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Sacred Code in the Space of Kalmyk Traditional Dwelling

Oriental Studies, 2020
Introduction. The article discusses sacred codes in the space of Kalmyk traditional dwelling. Goals. The work aims to reconstruct the sacred space of Kalmyk traditional dwelling, restore symbolic meanings of its zones, and compare them to those of a ...
Tatyana I. Sharaeva
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Animal motifs on rock art in Papua and West Papua

Wacana: Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia, 2022
Most of the rock art in Indonesia is found at prehistoric sites, specifically caves or cliffs in South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, East Kalimantan, Maluku, Papua, and West Papua.
R. Cecep Eka Permana, Zubair Mas'ud
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நாமக்கல் வட்டார நடுகல் வழிபாட்டு முறை / The Hero - Stone Cult in the Namakkal Region [PDF]

Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies
For folklore, Na. Vanamamalai uses the term’ naattar vazhakkaaru’ – meaning the customary practices of common people. He says we should study the life and environment of ordinary people through this lens. D. Lourdu defines folklore as oral transmission,
கா. தர்ஷிகா / K. Dharshika
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Onomastics and the Reconstruction of the Past: Rethinking Totemism in Semitic Traditions [PDF]

Вопросы ономастики, 2019
This paper addresses the theory that ancient Semitic proper names derived from animal names may testify to the culture of totemism. This theory, elaborated first in the works of William Robertson Smith in the late 19th century, has recently re-emerged in
Hekmat Dirbas
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Ritualized reflection in human dissection: Liminality, ethical negotiation, and professional identity formation among South Korean medical students

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Human dissection is a foundational component of medical education, yet it places students in profound ethical tension between scientific objectification and respect for human dignity. While prior studies have documented students' emotional responses, the structural transformation of their moral narratives over time, particularly within non ...
Jun‐Ki Lee, Hyoungtae Kim, Hyo Hyun Yoo   +2 more
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