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Sacred sites and ancestor veneration in Sidama, southwest Ethiopia: A socio-ecological perspective

open access: yesCogent 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
doaj   +1 more source

Ancestor Worship in The Logic of Games. How foundational were Aristotle's contributions?

open access: yesThe 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
doaj   +1 more source

Animal motifs on rock art in Papua and West Papua

open access: yesWacana: 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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Symbols and Function of the Zhang Clan Han Army Sacrificial Rite

open access: yesReligions, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Sacred Code in the Space of Kalmyk Traditional Dwelling

open access: yesOriental 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
doaj   +1 more source

(Re)defining the English Reformation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The study of the Reformation has arguably never been in better shape, as new books and articles appear with dizzying regularity. The current rude good health of the subject can be substantiated by a few minutes spent with the catalog of the British ...
Marshall, Peter
core   +1 more source

Human Rights Without Religions: The Polemic in Establishing Churches and The Dilemma of Implementing Human Rights in Aceh Singkil

open access: yesAt-turas: Jurnal Studi Keislaman, 2022
The house of worship development raises problems such as the destruction and closure of churches that took place in Aceh Singkil from 1978 to 2015. The conflict does not grow from religious sentiments but rather was the contestation of ethnic identity ...
Zulfikar Riza Hariz Pohan, Ismail Angkat
doaj   +1 more source

Identify the Values of Ancestor Worship Belief in the Spiritual Life of Vietnamese People

open access: yesInternational Journal of Philosophy, 2019
Ancestor worship has an important place in family and society of Vietnam. This is a way of expressing gratitude and tribute to the deceased. According to the concept of Vietnamese people, the deceased often engage in the present life, they guide, direct,
Vu Hong Van, Nguyen Trong Long
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Changing Features and Functions of Funeral Art Forms in Ibibio Land of Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Ibibio funeral art form has developed with the ethnic belief system of ancestral veneration. It has been marked with distinctive indigenization of spatial symbolization of forms to the creation of “nwommo” and cement tomb stone in their quest for ...
E. Umoanwan, Uwem, Nyah, Anselem A.
core   +1 more source

Consumer Responses to Corporate Social Responsibility Practices in the Multichannel Technology Retail Sector: Insights Into Brand Attitude, Admiration, and the Moderating Role of Skepticism

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In general, consumers show a growing interest in business activities that go beyond the strictly economic, such as environmental and social initiatives. Thus, implementing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices in companies has gained relevance in recent years. This study analyzed how the perception of CSR affects consumer attitude in
Francisco Javier Blanco‐Encomienda   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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