Search results for "Ancestor Worship" - New World Encyclopedia
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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 ...13 KB (1,969 words) - 15:31, 18 June 2022
- 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
- cults, including those centered on worship of the ancestors and of ... elements of Hinduism, Buddhism and indigenous ancestor cults. ...32 KB (4,644 words) - 18:07, 27 July 2023
- |observances = Ancestor worship, offering food (to monks as well ... [[Image:Ancestor worship003.JPG|thumb|250px|Food is offered to the ...19 KB (2,824 words) - 07:41, 24 January 2023
- once its state religion. It involves the worship of kami, which can be translated ... as general cultural beliefs (such as ancestor worship, which is still very ...32 KB (5,118 words) - 14:16, 27 January 2023
- many Koreans boast of having a yangban ancestor. Yangban ancestry can be ... cappings, weddings, funerals, and ancestor worship. Depending on social ...18 KB (2,756 words) - 10:10, 22 May 2023
- [[Liao Dynasty|Liao]] funerary mask, an ancestor of the Kara-Khitans, 10 ... Khitan religion, which included fire worship and tribal customs, such ...11 KB (1,634 words) - 02:50, 5 October 2022
- translated "Lord on High." Ancestor worship was also present, as ... from the faith placed in Shang Di. Ancestor worship became commonplace and ...21 KB (3,167 words) - 16:46, 10 December 2023
- Christians could not participate in ancestor worship. This was in direct ... On the other hand, the Christian prohibition of ancestor worship put ...28 KB (4,148 words) - 21:10, 10 December 2023
- genus, meaning descended from a common ancestor. The original meaning of ... stranger was expected to refrain from the worship of idols (Lev. 20:2, Ezek ...20 KB (3,103 words) - 06:50, 18 April 2024
- celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles and worship God as their true king. ... bringing even the Gentiles to the proper worship of God at Jerusalem. ...16 KB (2,596 words) - 13:06, 13 February 2024
- Queen Athaliah for the toleration of Baal worship. Joash, too, had later been ... As one of the Davidic kings, Uzziah is thought to be the ancestor ...10 KB (1,704 words) - 22:57, 13 November 2022
- when the Magyar religion was a "blend of ancestor worship and paganism."Stephen Sisa, The Spirit of Hungary: A Panorama of Hungarian History ...14 KB (1,600 words) - 16:21, 13 January 2024
- Devahuti in the philosophy of yoga and worship of Lord Vishnu, enabling ... King Sagara (Ocean) of Ayodhya, an ancestor of Rama, had performed the ...11 KB (1,609 words) - 02:49, 5 October 2022
- #039;s descent from one paternal ancestor who in Hebrew tradition ... * No idolatry (foreign or strange worship) * To pray to YHWH ...22 KB (3,451 words) - 09:58, 11 March 2023
- system of Confucianism and ancestor worship), Kim and his family led lives of deprivation and hardship. Although there were repeated efforts ...10 KB (1,631 words) - 17:52, 27 July 2023
- in several distinctive forms of worship, and they are not perceived ... Ancestor worship is common in Africa and is an important part of religious ...41 KB (6,461 words) - 06:06, 16 June 2023
- with a saint, or importance as a center of worship. The Latin word ... larger and more handsome edifices for worship than the furtive meeting ...21 KB (3,233 words) - 03:32, 1 January 2022
- the twin sons Esau and Jacob and thus the ancestor of both the Edomites and ... them to do good deeds and establish godly worship and the giving of alms. ...18 KB (3,040 words) - 13:27, 6 March 2024
- speak of Abotani, reputedly the original ancestor of the Apatani and the other tribes in central Arunachal Pradesh. Those tribes encompass the ...11 KB (1,672 words) - 05:57, 11 August 2023
- #039;s dispersal, relating back to their ancestor's violent act in regard ... the native proto-Israelite traditions of worship at local shrines and high ...21 KB (3,292 words) - 22:17, 25 October 2022
- earlier causewayed enclosure sites. Ancestor worship could have been one ... the site as a religious temple or place of worship. This dialog takes place ...18 KB (2,901 words) - 07:14, 23 August 2023
- him. Esau was the brother of Jacob, the ancestor of the Israelite nation ... The nature of Edomite religion is uncertain. Yahweh-worship, apparently ...18 KB (2,821 words) - 21:09, 8 August 2023
- the Indians and the Chinese. When used for worship in Chinese folk religion ... the statues or plaques of a deity or an ancestor. Individual sticks of incense ...32 KB (4,937 words) - 12:45, 4 March 2024
- the Shinto religion, based around the worship of natural and ancestral ... lineages. His son Fusasaki became the ancestor of the regent line of the ...19 KB (2,810 words) - 01:25, 11 November 2022
- bài tiān gōng, literally "heaven worship") at which priests ... *Goodrich, Anne S. Peking Paper Gods: A Look at Home Worship. Monumenta ...18 KB (2,861 words) - 08:35, 18 March 2024
- scholars in the court of Kanauj. His ancestor Atrigupta, who was born ... son, she devoted herself entirely to the worship of Lord Shiva and the service ...14 KB (2,124 words) - 04:48, 14 June 2023
- A patriline is a line of descent from a male ancestor to a descendant ... A kinsman with whom one has a common ancestor by descent in an unbroken ...28 KB (4,138 words) - 18:57, 23 March 2023
- elements of shamanism, animism, totemism, and ancestor worship. Tengriism replaced an earlier polytheistic Turkic religion; it was also the religion of ...26 KB (4,249 words) - 06:07, 27 February 2023
- associated with Sweden and was seen as an ancestor of the Swedish royal house. ... details on the god (and the circumstances of his worship): ...27 KB (4,366 words) - 02:39, 1 December 2023
- and the Bön religion. Though Chöd is not ancestor worship per se it is a spiritual practice and evocation that involves former relatives, preceptors ...15 KB (2,296 words) - 22:01, 10 December 2023
- Ancestor worship or veneration has been widely practiced by the Chinese throughout history from the Taoist perspective in which the deceased ...15 KB (2,159 words) - 17:32, 11 October 2020
