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  • simply Di (帝), is the High God (or Clan Ancestor) postulated in the earliest ... was seemingly understood as a composite ancestor of the ruling dynasty. From ...
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  • of the soul, missionary work, and ancestor veneration. Traditional ... in the universe. Thus, Caodaiists not only worship God, the father, but also ...
    12 KB (1,835 words) - 19:29, 25 November 2023
  • |observances = Visit to their family's home town, ancestor ... of the family: Charye (차례), ancestor memorial services at home ...
    17 KB (2,442 words) - 22:00, 10 December 2023
  • and gardens. She was considered the ancestor of the Roman people by way ... Rome, Venus was also considered a divine ancestor of the entire race of Roman ...
    13 KB (1,985 words) - 19:28, 14 November 2022
  • king who reputably initiated "ancestor worship," making the king ... |   Posthumous child of Xiang. Reportedly founded "ancestor ...
    11 KB (1,756 words) - 18:50, 26 November 2022
  • analyses of kinship, the family, and ancestor worship, setting the standard ... Volta of Ghana, especially underlining the worship of ancestors and the role ...
    8 KB (1,075 words) - 16:31, 9 November 2022
  • from a great-grandson of Amaterasu. Worship of the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu ... August-Person), who later became the ancestor of the Japanese imperial ...
    14 KB (2,300 words) - 02:45, 24 July 2023
  • in the Book of Chronicles as being an ancestor of certain Kenite clans. ... the future high priest of Israel, into the worship of Yahweh, and that Moses ...
    12 KB (1,877 words) - 17:23, 5 October 2022
  • Dynasty for example, and those who neglected ancestor worship could even be subject to corporal punishment. ==Filial Piety and Confucianism== ...
    10 KB (1,518 words) - 22:58, 1 May 2021
  • Hagar. In Islamic tradition, he was the ancestor of the prophet Muhammad ... rescued by God. He went on to become the ancestor of the biblical Ishmaelites ...
    15 KB (2,619 words) - 03:03, 8 March 2024
  • of Chinese folk religion (including ancestor veneration, devotional practices ... not allowed to perform the ritual of ancestor worship. He is not allowed to ...
    22 KB (3,410 words) - 16:46, 10 December 2023
  • The Prophet Abraham is claimed by Jews as the ancestor of the Israelites ... and a spiritual, as well as a physical, ancestor of Jesus. In addition, Muslims ...
    30 KB (4,716 words) - 23:04, 8 April 2021
  • expanded totemism beyond the worship of plants and animals, claiming ... practitioners of totemism do not actually worship their chosen plant or animal ...
    20 KB (3,178 words) - 04:44, 1 May 2023
  • goddess Amaterasu Omikami is the mythical ancestor of the Imperial family. ... in search of a permanent location to worship the goddess Amaterasu-omikami ...
    13 KB (2,113 words) - 03:00, 8 March 2024
  • for example, the ancient practice of ancestor worship, still common today ... and perform rituals of ancestral worship early in the morning. Additionally ...
    19 KB (2,926 words) - 08:42, 28 January 2024
  • of Dagon, with El being a more distant ancestor; and Ashera is not always ... The worship of this deity was prevalent in Canaan from ancient times ...
    25 KB (4,203 words) - 05:22, 26 August 2023
  • In Christian tradition, Aaron was the ancestor of Zechariah and Elizabeth ... that Aaron make them an image for them to worship. Aaron complied with their ...
    22 KB (3,503 words) - 07:12, 13 June 2023
  • funerary rites, mourning rituals, and ancestor worship were often considered ... later became an act of full-fledged ancestor worship. Even where ancestor ...
    26 KB (4,193 words) - 06:15, 28 July 2023
  • a family visit to a temple for overnight worship, when he stayed up waiting ... idol-veneration, animal sacrifices, ancestor worship, pilgrimages, priestcraft ...
    15 KB (2,357 words) - 08:42, 28 January 2024
  • Men of Heaven and considered a direct ancestor of the Korean people. In ... the legend of Dangun to reflect the sun-worship and totemism common in the ...
    11 KB (1,597 words) - 18:13, 24 January 2024

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