The Living Ancestors
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The Living Ancestors
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Author : Zeljko Jokic
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2015-09-01
The Living Ancestors written by Zeljko Jokic and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-01 with Social Science categories.
This phenomenologically oriented ethnography focuses on experiential aspects of Yanomami shamanism, including shamanistic activities in the context of cultural change. The author interweaves ethnographic material with theoretical components of a holographic principle, or the idea that the “part is equal to the whole,” which is embedded in the nature of the Yanomami macrocosm, human dwelling, multiple-soul components, and shamans’ relationships with embodied spirit-helpers. This book fills an important gap in the regional study of Yanomami people, and, on a broader scale, enriches understanding of this ancient phenomenon by focusing on the consciousness involved in shamanism through firsthand experiential involvement.
New Cousins
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Author : Karen L. Bali
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
New Cousins written by Karen L. Bali and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Great Britain categories.
Ancestors
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Author : William Hare Newell
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 1976
Ancestors written by William Hare Newell and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Religion categories.
Living With The Ancestors
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Author : Patricia Ann McAnany
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Living With The Ancestors written by Patricia Ann McAnany and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Ancestor worship categories.
This title encompasses the archaeology of ancient Maya. The book seeks to pull together information into a model of ancient Mayan society, giving attention to the people at the grass roots of the civilization. It includes the economics of the pre-Hispanic household.
Learning From The Ancestors
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Author : Beatrice Walditch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-09-03
Learning From The Ancestors written by Beatrice Walditch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-03 with categories.
In almost every traditional culture throughout the world, including Europe until comparatively recent times, there have been ways of 'honouring' at least some of the dead, those who were regarded as key founders and ancestors. 'Learning From The Ancestors' shows how such traditional ways of thinking - and doing - are of benefit in the modern Western world.
African Religion Defined
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Author : Anthony Ephirim-Donkor
language : en
Publisher: University Press of America
Release Date : 2012-12-07
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 2012-12-07 with Religion categories.
African religion is ancestor worship; it revolves around the dead, now thought to be alive and well in heaven (the Samanadzie) and propitiated by the living on earth. For the Akan, the ancestors’ stool is the emblem of the ancestors (Nananom Nsamanfo). Led by their kings and queen mothers as living ancestors, the Akan periodically propitiate the ancestors’ stools housing their ancestors. In return, the ancestors and deities influence the affairs of living descendants, making ancestor worship as tenably viable as any other religion. This second edition updates the scholarship on ancestor worship by demonstrating the centrality of the ancestors’ stool as the ultimate religious symbol. In addition, all chapters have been expanded. A new chapter has been added to show how ancestor worship is pragmatically integrative, theologically sound, teleological as well as soteriological, with a highly trained clerical body and elders as mediators.
New Cousins
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Author : Karen L. Bali
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
New Cousins written by Karen L. Bali and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Great Britain categories.
Ancestors
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Author : David Hertzel
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2017-08-03
Ancestors written by David Hertzel and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-03 with Social Science categories.
People involve their ancestors in every aspect of culture. Individuals and societies worldwide and throughout history have incorporated ancestors into rituals public and private, religious and secular. Societies often organize their aristocracies, tribes, and other kinship groups around ancestral constructions which are defined through laws and customs governing marriage, naming, guardianship, inheritance, and other social practices. Medical professionals consider ancestral information important to a patient’s diagnosis and to the study of disease; many psychiatrists consider one’s relationship to ancestors important in understanding the mental and emotional disposition of subjects. Ancestry and perceptions of ancestry frequently function as a determinant of personal, ethnic, racial, and national identity. For all its larger philosophical, medical, psychological, and religious implications, one fascinating aspect of ancestry is how passionately many people hold to ‘their own’ ancestry, and to their own perceptions of the same. In Ancestors, David Hertzel offers an introductory foray into the nature of relationships people today have with their ancestors, and explores the significance of ancestry and ancestral belief in our modern world. Guided by two questions—“who are your ancestors?” and “what is your relationship to your ancestors?”—Hertzel interviewed thirty-five elders and people of prominence within particular social or intellectual communities. Interviewees were accomplished in an area related to ancestry, its nature or its meaning, and included genealogists, geneticists, tribal chiefs and elders, researchers in some aspect of family or ancestry, family elders, and experienced practitioners or supervisors of particular ancestral rituals. Interviewees were selected from a variety of cultural backgrounds for purposes of contrast, comparison, and breadth—but they are not spokespeople and were not asked to ‘represent’ particular belief systems, doctrines, or Peoples. Rather, the interviewees describe their own personal experiences and beliefs involving ancestors. From these interviews, Hertzel identifies common themes to ancestral practices and beliefs, such as the way we sanctify our ancestors, how we create a living narrative of our ancestry, and how experiences like suffering and love are shared across generations and appear to transcend death. Excerpts from interviews serve as examples throughout his narrative exploration of the concept of ancestry; a selection of full interviews are embedded throughout the text and offer glimpses into the diversity of ways that people think about who they are and where they come from.
The Ancestry Of The Long Lived
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Author : Raymond Pearl
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1934
The Ancestry Of The Long Lived written by Raymond Pearl and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1934 with Electronic books categories.
Our Living Ancestors
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Author : John Bates
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-03-07
Our Living Ancestors written by John Bates and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-07 with Old growth forest ecology categories.
Old-growth forests touch the soul of many people. Some hear the echoes of Native Americans or the first settlers. Some feel the great age of the trees and revere them, while others feel they are in the presence of an overwhelmingly rare beauty. Still others understand the profound scientific value of old-growth forests as reference systems for what forests can be. Despite the remarkable emotional appeal and scientific value of old-growth forests, they are rare in Wisconsin. Only 0.3% of Wisconsin¿s old-growth forests remain, but these scattered, small parcels still retain their ability to amaze hikers with their size, beauty, and elegance. Where are they? This book directs visitors to the 50 best old-growth sites left in Wisconsin. Each site has clear directions, a listing of ownership, size, and age, and a description of its ecological features, with perhaps a story of why it was saved. A map and photo(s) illustrates each site. An additional shorter chapter includes the ¿50 Best-of-the-Rest.¿The book is for a general audience, but its wealth of rigorously-researched and profusely-illustrated data may also serve as a general reference for professional ecologists and conservationists.