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ancestor worshipReligious rituals and beliefs oriented towards deceased members of a family or group as a symbolic expression of values or in the belief that the souls of the dead remain involved in this world and are capable of influencing current events. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Ricci immersed himself in Chinese language and culture, and
thus sought to reconcile Catholicism with Confucianism and traditional
practices such as ancestor veneration. In the ritual of ancestor veneration, the role of the elder son is
central. The
sub-Saharan African experience is quite apropos to the task of
understanding ancestrism and ancestor veneration in some comparative way
that might be useful in understanding this feature of ancient Israelite
society as it is presented in the biblical documents. |
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