Gods And Ancestors

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Gods Ghosts And Ancestors

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Author : David K. Jordan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972

Gods Ghosts And Ancestors written by David K. Jordan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Religion categories.

Ancestors Territoriality And Gods

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Author : Ina Wunn
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-07-27

Ancestors Territoriality And Gods written by Ina Wunn and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-27 with Religion categories.

This books sets out to explain how and why religion came into being. Today this question is as fascinating as ever, especially since religion has moved to the centre of socio-political relationships. In contrast to the current, but incomplete approaches from disciplines such as cognitive science and psychology, the present authors adopt a new approach, equally manifest and constructive, that explains the origins of religion based strictly on behavioural biology. They employ accepted research results that remove all need for speculation. Decisive factors for the earliest demonstrations of religion are thus territorial behaviour and ranking, coping with existential fears, and conflict solution with the help of rituals. These in turn, in a process of cultural evolution, are shown to be the roots of the historical and contemporary religions.

Letters To The Gods And Our Ancestors

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Author : Princess Adu-Boafo
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2024-01-06

Letters To The Gods And Our Ancestors written by Princess Adu-Boafo and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-06 with Poetry categories.

This particular book is a collection of pieces of my spoken and written poems to assist others on how to connect to their ancestors, directly send their petitions, pleas and lamentations to God through the lips of the gods to receive the benefits that come from our gods and ancestors―I mean deeper spirituality, more love in your life, better outcomes in creative pursuits, powerful gains and blessings and an improved sense of awareness and wellness. In this book, I am talking about a lot of things I have seen, experienced, known, learned and my own thoughts of life and the lessons taught by life through Families, School, Church and Religion, Politics and everything round and around me. This book is a tone of lamentations, spirituality, spirits, God, gods, realities, life, love, people, places, scenes, dramas, ancestry, ancestors and sense of self discovery and self identification and this book is also a voice for social justice and fairness in this judgemental space and pace to paste love for all.

For Gods Ghosts And Ancestors

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Author : Janet Lee Scott
language : en
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Release Date : 2007-05-01

For Gods Ghosts And Ancestors written by Janet Lee Scott and has been published by Hong Kong University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-01 with Religion categories.

Offerings of various kinds – food, incense, paper money and figures – have been central to Chinese culture for millennia, and as a public, visual display of spiritual belief, they are still evident today in China and in Chinatowns around the world. Using Hong Kong as a case study, Janet Scott looks at paper offerings from every conceivable angle – how they are made, sold, and used. Her comprehensive investigation touches on virtually every aspect of Chinese popular religion as it explores the many forms of these intricate objects, their manufacture, their significance, and their importance in rituals to honor gods, care for ancestors, and contend with ghosts. Throughout For Gods, Ghosts and Ancestors, paper offerings are presented as a vibrant and living tradition expressing worshippers' respect and gratitude for the gods, as well as love and concern for departed family members. Ranging from fake paper money to paper furniture, servant dolls, cigarettes, and toiletries – all multihued and artfully constructed – paper offerings are intended to provide for the needs of those in the spirit world. Readers are introduced to the variety of paper offerings and their uses in worship, in assisting worshippers with personal difficulties, and in rituals directed to gods, ghosts, and ancestors. We learn of the manufacture and sale of paper goods, life in paper shops, the training of those who make paper offerings, and the symbolic and artistic dimensions of the objects. Finally, the book considers the survival of this traditional craft, the importance of flexibility and innovation, and the role of compassion and filial piety in the use of paper offerings.

Gods In My Home

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-01-15

Gods In My Home written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-15 with categories.

Gods Ghosts And Ancestors

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Author : David K. Jordan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989

Gods Ghosts And Ancestors written by David K. Jordan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with categories.

African Religion Defined

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Author : Anthony Ephirim-Donkor
language : en
Publisher: University Press of America
Release Date : 2012-07-10

African Religion Defined written by Anthony Ephirim-Donkor and has been published by University Press of America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-10 with Religion categories.

African religion is ancestor worship; that is, funeral preparations, burial of the dead with ceremony and pomp, belief in eternal existence of souls of the dead as ancestors, periodic remembrance of ancestors, and belief that they influence the affairs of their living descendants. Whether called Akw?sidai, Homowo, Voodoo, Nyant?r (Aboakyir), CandomblZ, or Santeria in Africa or the African Diaspora, ancestor worship centers on the ancestors and deities. This makes it a tenably viable religion, because living descendants are genetically linked to their ancestors. The author, a traditional king and professor, studies the Akan in Ghana to demonstrate that ancestor worship is as pragmatic, systematic, theological, teleological, soteriological — with a highly trained clerical body and elders as mediators — and symbolic as any other religion in the world. Ancestor worship follows prescribed rites and rituals, formulas, precepts for ritual efficacy, and festivities of honor with music and dances to provoke ancestors and deities into joining in the celebration.

African Religions

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Author : Jacob K. Olupona
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2014

African Religions written by Jacob K. Olupona and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with History categories.

This book connects traditional religions to the thriving religious activity in Africa today.

Asgard And The Gods

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Author : Wilhelm Wägner
language : en
Publisher: London : W.S. Sonnenschein
Release Date : 1884

Asgard And The Gods written by Wilhelm Wägner and has been published by London : W.S. Sonnenschein this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1884 with Mythology, Norse categories.

What Is Remembered Lives

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Author : Phoenix LeFae
language : en
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Release Date : 2019-10-08

What Is Remembered Lives written by Phoenix LeFae and has been published by Llewellyn Worldwide this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-08 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.

Honor the Spirits and Deities of the Otherworld & Receive Their Blessings This book is an invitation to connect with the spirits that you sense around you, honoring them and sharing their stories so that they may live on and so that you may become your truest self. Within these pages, you will discover that you can interact with deities, your Beloved Dead, and the Fae, leading to growth and expansion both spiritually and emotionally. Learn to reach out beyond the mundane world and commune with other realms of existence. Explore hands-on techniques for working with intention, developing your own Place of Power, and negotiating with the spirits that you contact. With dozens of exercises as well as instructions for beginners and experienced spiritual practitioners, this book is a guide to initiating and sustaining relationships that are more powerful than you could ever imagine.