Ancestor Worship

Ancestor Worship - ritualized propitiation and invocation of dead kin. Ancestor worship is based on the belief that the spirits of the dead continue to dwell in the natural world and have the power to influence the fortune and fate of the living. Ancestor worship has been found in various parts of the world and in diverse cultures. It was a minor cult among the Romans (see manes). The practice Read More...

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The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Vol. 1
by J. G. Frazer. 495 pgs.

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Preface

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Lecture I Introduction

Lecture II: The Savage Conception of Death

Lecture III: Myths of the Origin of Death

Lecture IV: The Belief in Immortality Among The Aborigines of Central Australia

Lecture V: The Belief in Immortality Among the Aborigines Of Central Australia (continued)

Lecture VI: The Belief in Immortality Among the Other Aborigines of Australia

Lecture VII: The Belief in Immortality Among the Aborigines Of Australia (concluded)

Lecture VIII: The Belief in Immortality Among the Natives Of the Torres Straits Islands

Lecture IX: The Belief in Immortality Among the Natives Of British New Guinea

Lecture X: The Belief in Immortality Among the Natives Of German New Guinea

Lecture XI: The Belief in Immortality Among the Natives Of German New Guinea (continued)

Lecture XII: The Belief in Immortality Among the Natives Of German New Guinea (continued)

Lecture XIII: The Belief in Immortality Among the Natives Of German New Guinea (continued)

Lecture XV: The Belief in Immortality Among the Natives Of Southern Melanesia (new Caledonia)

Lecture XVI: The Belief in Immortality Among the Natives Of Central Melanesia

Lecture XVII: The Belief in Immortality Among the Natives Of Central Melanesia (concluded)

Lecture XVIII: The Belief in Immortality Among the Natives Of Northern and Eastern Melanesia

Lecture XIX: The Belief in Immortality Among the Natives Of Eastern Melanesia (fiji)

Lecture XX: The Belief in Immortality Among the Natives Of Eastern Melanesia (fiji) (conclueled)

Note: Myth of the Continuance of Death

Index
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Under the Ancestors' Shadow: Chinese Culture and Personality
by Francis L. K. Hsu. 322 pgs.

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Plans and Diagrams

Chapter I Introduction

Chapter II Yin Chai and Yang Chai: Worldly and Other-Worldly Residences

Chapter III Life and Work Under The Ancestral Roof

Chapter IV Continuing The Incense Smoke

Chapter VI How Ancestors Live

Chapter VII Communion With Ancestors

Chapter VIII Introduction to The Ancestral Ways

Chapter IX The Ancestors' Shadow

Chapter X Culture And Personality

Summary

Chapter XI Wider China

Appendices

Index
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Spiritism and the Cult of the Dead in Antiquity
by Lewis Bayles Paton. 332 pgs.

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Chapter I: Spiritism in Primitive Religion

Chapter II: Spiritism in China

Chapter III: Spiritism Among the Indo-Europeans

Chapter IV: The Cult of the Dead Among the Indo-Europeans

Chapter V: Spiritism in Egypt

Chapter VI: Spiritism Among the Early Semites

Chapter VII: Spiritism in Babylonia and Assyria

Chapter VIII: Earliest Hebrew Conceptions of the Dead1

Chapter IX: Babylonian Influence on Hebrew Conception Of The Dead

Chapter X: Worship of the Dead by Israel

Chapter XI: Early Opposition to Worship of the Dead by Israel

Chapter XII: Prophetic and Legal Denial of the Vitality Of Spirits

Chapter XIII: New Theories of Immortality in Post-Exilic Judaism

Chapter XIV: The Teaching of Jesus in Regard to Immortality

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The Fear of the Dead in Primitive Religion
by James George Frazer. 204 pgs.

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Lecture I

Lecture II

Lecture V

Lecture V

Lecture VI

Index
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Ancestor Worship and Korean Society
by Dawnhee Yim Janelli. 228 pgs.

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Introduction

1: The Twisŏngdwi Lineage

2: Families of the Twisŏngdwi Lineage

5: Lineage Rituals

6: Shamans and Ancestors

7: Ancestor Cults in East Asia Compared

Reference Matter

Bibliography

Character List

Index
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The Heathens: Primitive Man and His Religions (Chap. 11 "Ancestor Worship")
by William Howells. 302 pgs.

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1: Religion, Primitive and Civilized

2: The Nature of Religion

3: Mana and Tabu: A Force and A Danger

4: Magic, Black and White

5: Divination: the Future in the Present

6: Disease and Medicine

7: Witchcraft: Evil in Human Form

8: The Shaman, A Siberian Spiritualist

9: Another World

10: Souls, Ghosts, and Death

11: Ancestor Worship

12: Totemism, A Primitive Philosophy

13: Demons

14: Gods

15: The Art of Worship

16: The Rise and Fall of A Religion

17: Origins and Conclusions

Index
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Shambala: The Constitution of a Traditional State (discussion of ancestor worship begins on p. 43)
by Edgar V. Winans. 184 pgs.

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Foreword

Preface

Chapter I: Introduction

Chapter II: The Setting

Chapter III: Kinship and Lineage

Chapter IV: The Village

Chapter V: The Royal Charter

Chapter VI: Systems of Authority

Chapter VII: Economic Aspects Of The Political System

Chapter VIII: Conclusions

Appendix: Habari Za Wakilindi (the History of the Kilindi)

Bibliography

Index
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Japan, an Attempt at Interpretation (1919)
by Lafcadio Hearn. 556 pgs.

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Difficulties

Strangeness and Charm

The Ancient Cult

The Religion of the Home

The Japanese Family

The Communal Cult

Developments of Shintō

Worship and Purification

The Rule of the Dead

The Introduction of Buddhism

The Higher Buddhism

The Social Organization

The Rise of the Military Power

The Religion of Loyalty

The Jesuit Peril

Feudal Integration

The Shintō Revival

Survivals

Modern Restraints

Official Education

Industrial Danger

Reflections

Appendix

Bibliographical Notes

Index
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Lineage Organization in Southeastern China (Chap. 11 "Ancestor Worship and Lineage Structure")
by Maurice Freedman. 156 pgs.

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1: Village and Lineage in Fukien and Kwangtung

2: The Economic Basis of Village Life

3: Family and Household

4: The Hierarchy of Agnatic Units

5: Mourning Grades

6: The Segmentary System

7: Social Differentiation Within the Lineage

8: The Distribution of Power Within the Lineage

9: Political Power and Economic Control

10: Ritual Differentiation

12: Voluntary Associations

13: Relations Between and Across Lineages

14: The Lineage Vis-ὰ-Vis the State

15: Discussion

List of Works Cited

Index

London School of Economics Monographs on Social Anthropology
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African Traditional Religion in South Africa: An Annotated Bibliography
by David Chidester, Chirevo Kwenda, Robert Petty, Judy Tobler, Darrel Wratten. 470 pgs.

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In a changing South Africa, recovering the meaning and power of African tradition is a matter of crucial importance. This work participates in that recovery by providing a comprehensive guide to research on the indigenous religious heritage of this dynamic country. Detailed reviews of over 600 books, articles, and theses are offered along with introductory essays and detailed annotations that define the field of study. This work plus two forthcoming volumes, Christianity in South Africa: An Annotated Bibliography and Islam, Hinduism, and Judaism in South Africa: An Annotated Bibliography will become the standard reference work on South African religions. Scholars and students in Religious Studies, Social Anthropology, History, and African Studies will find this set particularly useful.

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1: African Traditional Religion

References

2: General Overviews

3: Khoisan Religion

4: Xhosa Religion

5: Zulu Religion

6: Sotho-Tswana Religion

7: Swazi Religion

8: Tsonga Religion

9: Venda Religion

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About the Authors
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Shamans, Housewives, and Other Restless Spirits: Women in Korean Ritual Life
by Laurel Kendall. 234 pgs.

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One: A kut for the Chŏn Family

Two: Confucian Patriarchs and Spirited Women

Three: Enduring Pine Village

Four: Divine Connections: The Mansin and Her Clients

Five: Wood Imps, Ghosts, and Other Noxious Influences

Six: The Care and Feeding of Household Gods and Kindred Spirits

Seven: The Care and Feeding of Ancestors

Eight: Women's Rites

Appendixes Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

Appendixes

Notes

Glossary

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