Knowledge

Veneration of the dead

Source 📝

2954:
as donations and other good works done in their name. This is similar to Japanese practices and other ancestral veneration practices overall. These good deeds done in the name of the dead are reciprocated by the dead's prayers to God for the living. There are taboos and injunctions the living must follow, particularly in regard to their direct ancestors: not to use the remains of coffin wood for other purposes, to bury the dead in a proper shroud, and not to eat or drink at the beginning and/or close of Shabbat, as that is when spirits of the dead are believed to eat, drink, and bathe. One who eats during this time has stolen from the spirits, and one who drinks at the beginning of Shabbat risks ingesting contaminated bathing water.
54: 2396: 2938:, one of the greatest companions of the Prophet. Abu Ayyub al-Ansariyy replied, “Yes, I know what I am doing. I came here for the Messenger of Allah–not for the stone.” By this he meant he was seeking the blessings from the presence of the Prophet, not for the stone covering his grave. Abu Ayyub al-Ansariyy continued his response with what he heard the Messenger of Allah say: “Do not cry over the Religion of Islam if the rulers are ruling correctly. Rather, cry over this Religion if the rulers are ruling incorrectly.” By his response, Abu Ayyub was telling Marwan Ibn al-Hakam: “You are not one of those rulers who are correctly ruling by the rules of Islam." 2142: 1656: 1280:. However, in other cultures, this act of worship does not confer any belief that the departed ancestors have become some kind of deity. Rather, the act is a way to express filial duty, devotion and respect and look after ancestors in their afterlives as well as seek their guidance for their living descendants. In this regard, many cultures and religions have similar practices. Some may visit the graves of their parents or other ancestors, leave flowers and pray to them in order to honor and remember them, while also asking their ancestors to continue to look after them. However, this would not be considered as worshipping them since the term 1577: 1393: 1445:
residence. This ghost was considered both powerful and something for others to fear. These ghosts are not necessarily saints (in fact, those who hold these beliefs believe very holy persons never possess others in this way, as they are always in the presence of God), but like saints, they function as intermediaries with God. In some cases these may be family shrines, which are not frequented by outsiders, but some (usually older shrines) are frequented by many. When asking for aid from one of these spirits, one may often pledge an animal sacrifice upon aid being rendered, which is also done with saints.
3237: 3065:" and that to die and be with God is a better existence than an earthly one was relatively unknown among the ancient Egyptians. This was not to say that they were unacquainted with the harshness of life; rather, their ethos included a sense of continuity between this life and the next. The Egyptian people loved the culture, customs and religion of their daily lives so much that they wanted to continue them in the next—although some might hope for a better station in the Beautiful West (Egyptian afterlife). 2193:. There can be multiple locations in the spirit world, varying in different ethnic groups. Which place souls end up in depends on how they died, the age at death, or conduct of the person when they were alive. Souls reunite with deceased relatives in the underworld and lead normal lives in the underworld as they did in the material world. In some cases, the souls of evil people undergo penance and cleansing before they are granted entrance into a particular spirit realm. Souls would eventually 2404: 1497: 6451: 1920: 2767: 7612: 6754: 6369: 5879: 1812: 9289: 1488:) are presumed to be especially active. In order to combat this, food-offerings are made to benefit them, some of these ghosts having the opportunity to end their period of purgation, whereas others are imagined to leave hell temporarily, to then return to endure more suffering; without much explanation, relatives who are not in hell (who are in heaven or otherwise reincarnated) are also generally imagined to benefit from the ceremonies. 2991: 2826: 2590: 1200: 7727: 2447: 1545:) seek to honour and recollect the actions of the deceased; they represent the ultimate homage to the dead. The importance of paying respect to parents (and elders) lies with the fact that all physical bodily aspects of one's being were created by one's parents, who continued to tend to one's well-being until one was on firm footing. The respect and homage to parents is to return this gracious deed to them in life and after. The 5210: 1417:, whereby a deceased family member's remains may be exhumed to be periodically re-wrapped in fresh silk shrouds before being replaced in the tomb. The famadihana is an occasion to celebrate the beloved ancestor's memory, reunite with family and community, and enjoy a festive atmosphere. Residents of surrounding villages are often invited to attend the party, where food and rum are typically served and a 2950:
of similar practice was likely seen as acceptable in Israelite religion until King Josiah's reign. In Biblical literature, and in contemporary prayer, the ancestors, particularly Abraham, Moses, Aaron, Jacob/Israel, or "the Patriarchs" and "the Matriarchs", are often referred to. Stress is placed on the identity of the Jewish people as being the "seed", "house", or "children" of these figures.
1261:
cultures, the purpose of ancestor veneration is not to ask for favors but to do one's filial duty. Some cultures believe that their ancestors actually need to be provided for by their descendants, and their practices include offerings of food and other provisions. Others do not believe that the ancestors are even aware of what their descendants do for them, but that the expression of
1772:
always blesses the family. So every Ahom family in order to worship the dead establish a pillar on the opposite side of the kitchen (Barghar) which is called ‘Damkhuta’ where they worship the dead with various offerings like homemade wine, mah-prasad, rice with various items of meat and fish. Me-Dam-Me-Phi, a ritual centred on commemorating the dead, is celebrated by the
2482:. The evening before All Saints'—"All Hallows Eve" or "Hallowe'en"—is unofficially the Catholic day to remember the realities of Hell, to mourn the souls lost to evil, and to remember ways to avoid Hell . It is commonly celebrated in the United States and parts of the United Kingdom in a spirit of light-hearted horror and fear, which is marked by the recounting of 2747:(in France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, the Philippines, Panama, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, and Tunisia). It is also common practice among veterans to memorialize fallen service members on the dates of their death. This practice is also common in other countries when remembering Americans who died in battles to liberate their towns in the 3261:, like many Mediterranean societies, regarded the bodies of the dead as polluting. During Rome's Classical period, the body was most often cremated, and the ashes placed in a tomb outside the city walls. Much of the month of February was devoted to purifications, propitiation, and veneration of the dead, especially at the nine-day 1427:, taboos that are respected during and after the lifetime of the person who establishes them. It is widely believed that by showing respect for ancestors in these ways, they may intervene on behalf of the living. Conversely, misfortunes are often attributed to ancestors whose memory or wishes have been neglected. The sacrifice of 1686:, in which the family makes offerings to the deceased. During these rituals, the family prepares the food items that the deceased liked and offers food to the deceased. They offer this food to crows as well on certain days as it is believed that the soul comes in the form of a bird to taste it. They are also obliged to offer 2331:. Filipinos traditionally observe this day by visiting the family dead, cleaning and repairing their tombs. Common offerings are prayers, flowers, candles, and even food, while many also spend the remainder of the day and ensuing night holding reunions at the graveyard, playing games and music or singing. 2949:
Judaism, like Islam, has a complicated relationship to ancestor veneration/worship, grave shrines, and other related concepts. It is thought ancient Israelite religion and Pre-Israelite Cannanites practiced a form of ancestor worship in which ancestors were raised to the status of gods, and some form
1910:
Before the introduction of Buddhism to Japan, ancestor worship and funerary rites were not common, especially for non-elites. In the Heian Period, abandonment was a common method of disposing of the dead. Following the advent of Buddhism, rituals were sometimes performed at the gravesite after burial
1776:
on 31 January every year in memory of the departed. It is the manifestation of the concept of ancestor worship that the Ahoms share with other peoples originating from the Tai-Shan stock. It is a festival to show respect to the departed ancestors and remember their contribution to society. On the day
2686:
In the United States and Canada, flowers, wreaths, grave decorations and sometimes candles, food, small pebbles, or items the dead valued in life are put on graves year-round as a way to honor the dead. These traditions originate in the diverse cultural backgrounds of the current populations of both
3227:
It is thought that the word Sheol (the afterlife referred to in Biblical literature) comes from the word meaning "to inquire". Pre-Israelite Cannanites gave their ancestors offerings of food and drink, as well as symbolic vessel offerings which, even empty, provided both in the afterlife. In light
2953:
Two prayers- Kaddish and Yizkor- are recited on behalf of the dead by Rabbinic Jews, including on anniversaries of a death. For some, the performance of prayers, especially prayers in their first year after death from their children, are thought to positively impact God's judgement of them, as well
1260:
or deities. In some Afro-diasporic cultures, ancestors are seen as being able to intercede on behalf of the living, often as messengers between humans and God. As spirits who were once human themselves, they are seen as being better able to understand human needs than would a divine being. In other
2280:
Filipino people still hold ancestors in particular esteem—though without the formality common to their neighbours—despite having been Christianised since coming into contact with Spanish missionaries in 1521. In the present day, ancestor veneration is expressed in having photographs of the dead by
1771:
is based on ancestor-worship. The Ahoms believe that a person after his death remains as ‘Dam’(ancestor) only for a few days and soon he becomes ‘Phi’ (God). They also believe that the soul of a person which is immortal unites with the supreme soul, possesses the qualities of a spiritual being and
1444:
entwined with veneration of the dead, which one academic referred to as "ghost riders". A ghost who came to possess a person would be honored with a dedicated grave monument or sanctuary, where locals would make offerings and swear oaths. Those who swore false oaths may be punished by the ghost in
1329:
Ancestor veneration is prevalent throughout Africa, and serves as the basis of many religions. It is often augmented by a belief in a supreme being, but prayers and/or sacrifices are usually offered to the ancestors who may ascend to becoming a kind of minor deities themselves. Ancestor veneration
3207:
even invited passers-by to speak aloud the names of the deceased within (which also helped to perpetuate their memory), and to offer water, prayers or other things if they so desired. In the private homes of the less wealthy, niches were carved into the walls for the purpose of housing images of
2968:
In contemporary Rabbinic Judaism, visiting the graves of tzaddikim (righteous figures akin to saints) has long remained popular, including the graves of ancestral figures like Abraham and Esther. These visits may also be accompanied by petitions of the dead, as their elevated status is thought to
2785:
Americans of various religions and cultures may build a shrine in their home dedicated to loved ones who have died, with pictures of their ancestors, flowers and mementos. Increasingly, many roadside shrines may be seen for deceased relatives who died in car accidents or were killed on that spot,
2557:
are left for them. On the festival day, ancient people would extinguish the hearth fires in their homes, participate in a community bonfire festival, and then carry a flame home from the communal fire and use it to light their home fires anew. This custom has continued to some extent into modern
1632:
are provided so that the deceased will be able to have these items after they have died. Often, paper versions of these objects are burned for the same purpose. Originally, real-life objects were buried with the dead. In time these goods were replaced by full size clay models which in turn were
1312:
Although there is no generally accepted theory concerning the origins of ancestor veneration, this social phenomenon appears in some form in all human cultures documented so far. David-Barrett and Carney claim that ancestor veneration might have served a group coordination role during
3179:
waited patiently behind Wesir's judgment seat to consume them. She was a composite creature resembling three of the deadliest animals in Egypt: the crocodile, the hippopotamus and the lion. Being fed to Ammit was to be consigned to the Eternal Void, to be "unmade" as a
2433:
These offerings and practices are done frequently during important traditional or religious celebrations, the starting of a new business, or even when a family member needs guidance or counsel and is a hallmark of the emphasis Vietnamese culture places on filial duty.
1837:
memorial stones are associated with ancestral worship in western India. These memorials are worshipped by people of associated community or descendants of a person on special days such as death day of person, event anniversaries, festivals, auspicious days in Kartika,
268: 2437:
A significant distinguishing feature of Vietnamese ancestor veneration is that women have traditionally been allowed to participate and co-officiate ancestral rites, unlike in Chinese Confucian doctrine, which allows only male descendants to perform such rites.
3077:(soul) of the deceased could return to receive offerings of the things s/he enjoyed while alive. If mummification was not affordable, a "ka-statue" in the likeness of the deceased was carved for this purpose. The Blessed Dead were collectively called the 3269:
during which a family honored its ancestors. The family visited the cemetery and shared cake and wine, both in the form of offerings to the dead and as a meal among themselves. The Parentalia drew to a close on February 21 with the more somber
2782:. While there is no clear answer as to why, this custom of leaving pebbles may date back to biblical days when individuals were buried under piles of stones. Today, they are left as tokens that people have been there to visit and to remember. 1431:
is a traditional method used to appease or honor the ancestors. Small, everyday gestures of respect include throwing the first capful of a newly opened bottle of rum into the northeast corner of the room to give the ancestors their due share.
1803:, the lover's skeletons of a man between 35 and 40 years old and women in early 20s were found who were likely married to each other and buried together, their grave contained pots which likely carried food and water as offering to the dead. 1604:. Due to the hardships of the late 19th- and 20th-century China, when meat and poultry were difficult to come by, sumptuous feasts are still offered in some Asian countries as a practice to the spirits or ancestors. However, in the orthodox 2961:- the merit of one's ancestors, used to explain both a belief that the dead pray on behalf of the deceased, and a prayer to God to remember the good deeds of one's ancestors and be merciful in judgement- into the related idea of 2470:), or "The Day of the Dead", is the day when all of the faithful dead are remembered. On that day, families go to cemeteries to light candles for their dead relatives, leave them flowers, and often to picnic. They also celebrate 1169:
is to ensure the ancestors' continued well-being and positive disposition towards the living, and sometimes to ask for special favours or assistance. The social or non-religious function of ancestor veneration is to cultivate
2934:–that he once passed by the grave of the Prophet and saw a man with his cheek on the grave of the Prophet. Marwan Ibn al-Hakam asked: “Do you know what you are doing?” Nearing the grave, Marwan Ibn al-Hakam realized it was 2337:, meanwhile, have the most apparent and distinct customs related to ancestor veneration, carried over from traditional Chinese religion and most often melded with their current Catholic faith. Many still burn incense and 2189:(lit. "guardian" or "caretaker"). They can be the spirits of actual ancestors or generalized guardian spirits of a family. Ancient Filipinos believed that upon death, the soul of a person travels (usually by boat) to a 2426:, and great platters of food are made as offerings on the ancestor altar, which usually has pictures or plaques with the names of the deceased. In the case of missing persons, believed to be dead by their family, a 2293:, "fetch") by the spirits of dead relatives. It is said that when the dying call out the names of deceased loved ones, they can see the spirits of those particular people waiting at the foot of the deathbed. 2969:
give them more direct access to God. Rabbinic Jews stress that they do not worship the dead, and only respect and honor them- a distinction made by other cultures, including Japanese and African cultures.
2742:
at each grave. Memorial Day is traditionally observed on the last Monday in May, allotting for a 3-day weekend in which many memorial services and parades take place not only across the country, but in 26
2807:
Native Americans were not heavily concerned with the veneration of the dead, though they were known to bury the dead with clothes and tools as well as occasionally leave food and drink at the gravesite;
1563:
ceremony, the ancestral spirit supposedly would enter the personator, who would eat and drink sacrificial offerings and convey spiritual messages. Spiritual messages usually were conveyed in the form of
4409: 2214:
can be used to appease or banish them. Ancestor spirits also figured prominently during illness or death, as they were believed to be the ones who call the soul to the underworld, guide the soul (a
4771:
pp. 197–216: Ross, Anne "Material Culture, Myth and Folk Memory" (on modern survivals); pp. 217–242: Danaher, Kevin "Irish Folk Tradition and the Celtic Calendar" (on specific customs and rituals)
1694:. Only after these rituals are the family members allowed to eat. It is believed that this reminds the ancestors's spirits that they are not forgotten and are loved, so it brings them peace. On 6783: 1165:
cultures (which includes but should be distinguished from multiple cultures and Indigenous populations in the Americas who were never influenced by the African Diaspora), the goal of ancestor
6398: 6876: 2913: 2422:
of one's loved one was always an important occasion. Besides an essential gathering of family members for a banquet in memory of the deceased, incense sticks are burned along with
1476:
language overnight (continuously, without sleeping) in prelude to the gates of hell opening, an event that is presumed to occur once a year, and is linked to the cosmology of King
4674: 3228:
of this, "honor thy father and mother", is thought by some to have referenced this practice, particularly as it predates the ban of ancestor worship and necromancy by Josiah.
2031:
The majority of Catholics, Buddhists and nonbelievers practise ancestral rites, although Protestants do not. The Catholic ban on ancestral rituals was lifted in 1939, when the
2281:
the home altar, a common fixture in many Filipino Christian homes. Candles are often kept burning before the photographs, which are sometimes decorated with garlands of fresh
3071:
were housing in the Hereafter and so they were carefully constructed and decorated, just as homes for the living were. Mummification was a way to preserve the corpse so the
2957:
Ashkenazi Jews commonly name children after dead relatives, and are hoped to embody those dead's positive traits. Eastern European Jews specifically transform the concept of
2726:
is a Federal holiday for remembering the deceased men and women who served in the nation's military, particularly those who died in war or during active service. In the 147
3615:
DĂĄvid-Barrett, TamĂĄs; Carney, James (2015-08-14). "The deification of historical figures and the emergence of priesthoods as a solution to a network coordination problem".
2373:, lit. "spirit dance" or "ghost dance") takes place. It includes offerings for ancestors with spirit mediums sword fighting, spirit-possessed dancing, and spirit mediums 2060:
Sije (시제, 時焭; also called ì‚Źì‹œì œ or ć››æ™‚ç„­) – seasonal rites held for ancestors who are five or more generations removed (typically performed annually on the tenth lunar month)
3128:
was not properly prepared, this journey could be fraught with dangerous pitfalls and strange demons; hence some of the earliest religious texts discovered, such as the
1468:
people make offerings to their ancestors. Pchum Ben is a time when many Cambodians pay their respects to deceased relatives of up to seven generations. Monks chant the
7648: 5617: 5502: 3946: 3203:
to perform prayers and give offerings at their tombs. In return, the priests were allowed to keep a portion of the offerings as payment for services rendered. Some
5587: 2892:
Islam has a complex and mixed view on the idea of grave shrines and ancestor worship. The graves of many early Islamic figures are holy sites for Muslims, including
4179: 5597: 1407:. Approximately half of the country's population of 20 million currently practice traditional religion, which tends to emphasize links between the living and the 5408: 4342: 2466:), became known and is still known as the day to specifically venerate those who have died, and who have been deemed official saints by the Church. November 2, ( 2206:
rituals may be used to invoke good ancestor spirits for protection, intercession, or advice. Vengeful spirits of the dead can manifest as apparitions or ghosts (
1182:. Ancestor veneration occurs in societies with every degree of social, political, and technological complexity, and it remains an important component of various 4368: 2069:
Ancestor worship in modern-day Myanmar is largely confined to some ethnic minority communities, but mainstream remnants of it still exist, such as worship of
4394: 4604: 4549:
Rodney C. Jubilado; Hanafi Hussin & Maria Khristina Manueli (2011). "The Sama-Bajaus of Sulu-Sulawesi Seas: perspectives from linguistics and culture".
5364: 2285:, the national flower. Ancestors, particularly dead parents, are still regarded as psychopomps, as a dying person is said to be brought to the afterlife ( 6459: 2941:
Some followers of Islam are at odds with the concept of saint veneration, but this practice is retained in Turkey, particularly through Alevi Muslims.
2917: 1584:
In traditional Chinese culture, sacrifices are sometimes made to altars as food for the deceased. This falls under the modes of communication with the
1291:
may but from the limited perspective of certain Western European Christian traditions, convey a more accurate sense of what practitioners, such as the
1073: 4523: 3335:
wore the masks and regalia of the dead person's ancestors as the body was carried from the home, through the streets, and to its final resting place.
6790: 3331:
were also displayed. The masks, probably modeled of wax from the face of the deceased, were part of the funeral procession when an elite Roman died.
2300:
veneration of the dead finds its greatest expression in the Philippines is the Hallowmas season between 31 October and 2 November, variously called
5635: 5469: 4114: 6405: 5524: 2798: 2168: 7641: 5575: 5540: 5512: 2349:
In Sri Lanka, making offerings to one's ancestors is conducted on the sixth day after death as a part of traditional Sri Lankan funeral rites.
3821: 1698:
days, people pray that the souls of ancestors be appeased, forget any animosity and find peace. Each year, on the particular date (as per the
5442: 5425: 5391: 5612: 3496: 4822: 3891: 3568: 3548: 5199: 4671: 3476: 1411:(ancestors). The veneration of ancestors has led to the widespread tradition of tomb building, as well as the highlands practice of the 5592: 4847: 2341:
at family tombs and before photos at home, while they incorporate Chinese practises into Masses held during the All Souls' Day period.
624: 380: 5110: 7634: 2654: 2900:
with many companions and early caliphs. Many other mausoleums are major architectural, political, and cultural sites, including the
5497: 3291: 2786:
sometimes financed by the state or province as these markers serve as potent reminders to drive cautiously in hazardous areas. The
2626: 1589: 581: 3594: 5681: 4439:
Image – Object – Performance: Mediality and Communication in Cultural Contact Zones of Colonial Latin America and the Philippines
3012: 2847: 2607: 2088:
images of deceased kings and their consorts were worshipped three times a year by the royal family, during the Burmese New Year (
1303:
societies, as well as the African and European cultures see themselves as doing. This is consistent with the meaning of the word
1217: 17: 1330:
remains among many Africans, sometimes practiced alongside the later adopted religions of Christianity (as in Nigeria among the
5607: 5519: 3768: 3522: 2727: 1066: 5656: 4044:
Drixler, Fabian (2019). "Imagined Communities of the Living and the Dead". In Berry, Mary Elizabeth; Yonemoto, Marcia (eds.).
3798: 2633: 9324: 8779: 6147: 4880: 4793: 4723: 4700: 4319: 4282: 4233: 4155: 4055: 3994: 3928: 3751: 3667: 1421:
troupe or other musical entertainment is commonly present. Veneration of ancestors is also demonstrated through adherence to
4646: 4479: 3943: 7716: 6865: 5288: 3966: 2744: 2277: 2132: 9194: 7751: 7330: 6900: 5915: 5492: 5293: 4172: 3058: 3052: 2912:
disputes the concept of saint veneration. Followers of this movement have destroyed many gravesite shrines, including in
2790:
in Washington, D.C., is particularly known for the leaving of offerings to the deceased; items left are collected by the
2305: 1284:
may not always convey such meaning in the exclusive and narrow context of certain Western European Christian traditions.
4069: 2640: 7671: 6815: 6125: 4640: 4579: 4473: 4446: 826: 400: 4894: 4338: 9319: 9159: 9154: 8909: 7761: 6097: 5214: 4768: 4747: 4130: 4047:
Imagined Communities of the Living and the Dead:: The Spread of the Ancestor-Venerating Stem Family in Tokugawa Japan
3215:
Many of these same religious beliefs and ancestor veneration practices are still carried on today in the religion of
3038: 2873: 2673: 1239: 1059: 31: 3020: 2855: 9202: 8106: 6776: 5676: 5242: 4947: 4718:
Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
4364: 3057:
Although some historians claim that ancient Egyptian society was a "death cult" because of its elaborate tombs and
2622: 1585: 3916: 3307: 2549:, November 1 in Ireland and Scotland, the dead are thought to return to the world of the living, and offerings of 53: 9364: 9099: 7746: 7676: 6825: 6677: 4596: 4307: 2395: 113: 2715:
are also times when relatives and friends of the deceased may gather at the graves of their loved ones. In the
9329: 8141: 6391: 6085: 3279: 3016: 2851: 2611: 2297: 1777:
of Me-Dam Me Phi worship is offered only to Chaufi and Dam Chaufi because they are regarded as gods of heaven.
1676:, which is venerated. When a person dies, the family observes a thirteen-day mourning period, generally called 1221: 490: 7766: 7701: 5811: 3199:"alive" in this life as well as in the next. Royals, nobles and the wealthy made contracts with their local 718: 263: 2719:, one's local parish church often offers prayers for the dead on their death anniversary or All Souls' Day. 7284: 6594: 6584: 5651: 5476: 4527: 2735: 1526: 1521: 198: 7141: 9144: 7711: 7294: 6855: 5709: 2731: 2190: 1309:
in English, that is great respect or reverence caused by the dignity, wisdom, or dedication of a person.
4109: 1725:
Indian and Chinese practices of ancestor-worship are prevalent throughout Asia as a result of the large
1672:
Ancestors are widely revered, honoured, and venerated in India. The spirit of a dead person is called a
1655: 9169: 7681: 7355: 5403: 3167:
deemed worthy to be venerated by the living through rites and offerings. Those who became lost in the
2136: 1650: 1268:
Most cultures who practice ancestor veneration do not call it "ancestor worship". In English, the word
4435:"Depicting Netherworlds, or the Treatment of the Afterlife in a Colonial Contact Zone: The Paete Case" 2801: 1608:
and Buddhist rituals, only vegetarian food would suffice. For those with deceased in the afterlife or
9359: 9212: 9184: 7657: 6830: 6135: 6120: 6042: 5974: 5570: 5430: 5396: 5386: 4122: 3374: 3355: 3252: 2787: 2739: 1796: 1702:) when the person had died, the family members repeat this ritual. This period falls just before the 1107: 939: 796: 4993: 4210: 4096: 3829: 2647: 2200:
Souls in the spirit world still retain a degree of influence in the material world, and vice versa.
9334: 9139: 7791: 7616: 6440: 6140: 5864: 5283: 3278:, the potentially malevolent spirits of the dead who required propitiation. One of the most common 3001: 2836: 2687:
countries. In the United States, many people honor deceased loved ones who were in the military on
2141: 688: 540: 153: 45: 3574: 9349: 8994: 7481: 6010: 5908: 5837: 5704: 5459: 4574:. Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Volume 109. Cambridge University Press. 4050:. Answers from Early Modern Japan (1 ed.). University of California Press. pp. 68–108. 3005: 2840: 2812:
supported a cult of the dead which worshipped or petitioned the dead through ritualistic dances.
2600: 2418:
In Vietnam, traditionally people did not celebrate birthdays (before Western influence), but the
1899: 1745:, and elsewhere across the continent. Furthermore, the large Indian population in places such as 1576: 1505: 1392: 1380:(ancient Seereer saints and/or ancestral spirits). There are various types of pangool (singular: 1210: 871: 821: 602: 435: 223: 5964: 4259: 3191:
could suffer after physical death was to be forgotten. For this reason, ancestor veneration in
9339: 9164: 8944: 8929: 8745: 8668: 7946: 7421: 7406: 7299: 6556: 5969: 5464: 5333: 5086: 3502: 1162: 816: 648: 643: 4826: 3984: 3731: 3542: 3175:, the Restless Dead. For the few whose truly evil hearts outweighed the Feather, the goddess 2518:, the autumn ancestor festivals occur around November 1. In Cornwall the festival is known as 2057:
Kije (êž°ì œ, ćżŒç„­) – household rites held the night before an ancestor's death anniversary (Ʞ음, ćżŒæ—„)
505: 9344: 9314: 7264: 6662: 6644: 6478: 5788: 5196: 4980: 4197: 4010:ƌtƍ, Osamu (2011). "Life and Death, Funeral Rites and Burial Systems in Early Modern Japan". 3876: 3470: 3369: 3332: 3236: 2791: 1597: 1049: 831: 668: 560: 555: 510: 480: 2390: 9293: 6950: 6935: 6840: 6807: 6230: 6180: 5235: 5163: 3133: 978: 703: 588: 550: 148: 98: 3684: 1633:
replaced by scale models, and in time today's paper offerings (including paper servants).
1568:, or to confirm whether the ancestors consent on the messages requested by the divinator. 8: 8899: 8715: 8703: 7259: 7161: 7123: 6920: 6860: 6345: 6158: 6054: 5842: 5756: 3735: 3449: 3379: 3171:
or deliberately tried to avoid judgment became the unfortunate (and sometimes dangerous)
2935: 2495: 1045: 885: 663: 595: 485: 1179: 9112: 8879: 8131: 7896: 7696: 6850: 6373: 6290: 6032: 6027: 5901: 5761: 5740: 5035: 4939: 4886: 4084: 4061: 3780: 3712: 3640: 3588: 3434: 3073: 2760: 2471: 2463: 2412: 2378: 2320: 2234: 1588:. Some of the veneration includes visiting the deceased at their graves, and making or 1465: 851: 742: 500: 275: 138: 6702: 5016:"The Living and the Dead: A Cross-Cultural Perspective on Jewish Memorial Observances" 4548: 4501: 4253: 3298:
on February 22 was a celebration of the family line as it continued into the present.
1850:. These memorials are washed with milk and water on these days. They are smeared with 9263: 9129: 9049: 8483: 8036: 7800: 7771: 7593: 7589: 7584: 7526: 7229: 6955: 6295: 6255: 6250: 6215: 5995: 5990: 5766: 5686: 5602: 5323: 5027: 4931: 4876: 4841: 4789: 4764: 4743: 4719: 4696: 4636: 4575: 4469: 4442: 4315: 4278: 4229: 4151: 4126: 4051: 3990: 3924: 3747: 3740: 3716: 3704: 3663: 3644: 3632: 3439: 3424: 3409: 3384: 3320: 3216: 2779: 2704: 2499: 2491: 2419: 2334: 2328: 2021: 1887: 1882:
In Indonesia ancestor worship has been a tradition of some of the indigenous people.
1158: 1146: 737: 609: 470: 389: 307: 3964:
A young couple's grave found in the Rakhigarhi cemetery of the Harappan Civilization
3765: 3516: 1094:, is based on love and respect for the deceased. In some cultures, it is related to 460: 9123: 8959: 8348: 8056: 7571: 7436: 7289: 6895: 6799: 6325: 6305: 4868: 3794: 3696: 3624: 3091:) and were indeed depicted as golden stars on the roofs of many tombs and temples. 2752: 2286: 2081: 2017: 1730: 1593: 1546: 1003: 762: 747: 698: 530: 3982: 3685:"Why minds create gods: Devotion, deception, death, and arational decision making" 3628: 2415:, as practically all Vietnamese have an ancestor altar in their home or business. 2269:. These were carved by the community upon a person's death. Every household had a 2107:
Some scholars attribute the disappearance of ancestor worship to the influence of
2080:
Ancestor worship was present in the royal court in pre-colonial Burma. During the
1102:, and may possess the ability to influence the fortune of the living. Some groups 9354: 9117: 8939: 8593: 8553: 8498: 8156: 8121: 7833: 7776: 7756: 7416: 7411: 7201: 7191: 7151: 7131: 6915: 6905: 6718: 6667: 6574: 6530: 6200: 6130: 5882: 5805: 5580: 5228: 5203: 4924:
Urban Anthropology and Studies of Cultural Systems and World Economic Development
4678: 4626: 4569: 4463: 4434: 4118: 3970: 3950: 3772: 3324: 3262: 3109: 2893: 2716: 2708: 2566:. Lights in the window to guide the dead home are left burning all night. On the 2282: 2262: 2047: 2032: 2011: 1950: 1726: 1613: 1314: 1150: 1115: 1111: 1027: 998: 988: 811: 632: 495: 450: 405: 395: 193: 183: 108: 3963: 2804:
and other rituals for their dead ancestors, along with those of other families.
8318: 8238: 8151: 8016: 7843: 7350: 7304: 7224: 6758: 6652: 6435: 6414: 6335: 6315: 6225: 6064: 6005: 5849: 5827: 5696: 5563: 5420: 5415: 5328: 5264: 3360: 3140:
were actually written as guides to help the deceased successfully navigate the
3129: 2809: 2563: 2559: 2423: 2254: 2238: 1847: 1699: 1601: 1565: 1513: 1373: 1343: 1318: 1317:, and thus it was the mechanism that led to religious representation fostering 1292: 1008: 983: 856: 415: 410: 3944:
Ancient lovers found in Indian burial site mystify and intrigue archaeologists
3700: 2073:(literally "great grandfather"), as well as of other guardian spirits such as 1106:
their direct, familial ancestors. Certain religious groups, in particular the
475: 9308: 9268: 9222: 9179: 9134: 9079: 8964: 8807: 8802: 8568: 8288: 8071: 7941: 7881: 7556: 7441: 7345: 7340: 7279: 7209: 7156: 6875: 6820: 6627: 6609: 6300: 6152: 6102: 6049: 6000: 5959: 5952: 5942: 5832: 5723: 5358: 5298: 5058: 5031: 4935: 4781: 4065: 4045: 3708: 3636: 3399: 3394: 3364: 3192: 3137: 3062: 2901: 2771: 2467: 2403: 2374: 2366: 2226: 2194: 1945: 1768: 1762: 861: 678: 636: 545: 535: 520: 515: 465: 359: 7626: 7579: 2098:. The images were stored in the treasury and worshiped at the Zetawunzaung ( 2020:
scholars and kings of ancient times, respectively. The ceremony held on the
1484:. During this period, the gates of hell are opened and ghosts of the dead ( 9227: 9217: 9207: 9174: 9149: 9064: 9004: 8999: 8984: 8969: 8894: 8848: 8633: 8443: 8323: 8263: 8011: 7936: 7915: 7541: 7491: 7486: 7471: 7446: 7325: 7244: 6737: 6569: 6350: 6220: 6210: 5313: 4973:"What do the Dead Know?: Ancestor Worship and Necromancy in Ancient Israel" 4890: 4657: 3419: 3389: 3258: 2723: 2688: 2074: 1665: 1660: 1617: 1552: 1496: 1423: 1369: 1351: 1339: 1300: 1262: 1175: 1123: 846: 779: 525: 455: 218: 213: 123: 6890: 6698: 6450: 6015: 4872: 4862: 4693:
Searching for Vietnam: selected writings on Vietnamese culture and society
4502:"The Tinguian; Social, Religious, and Economic life of a Philippine tribe" 3204: 964: 9253: 9084: 8388: 8231: 8061: 8031: 8026: 7891: 7741: 7706: 7561: 7360: 7249: 7239: 6999: 6713: 6657: 6430: 6037: 5773: 5381: 5318: 5303: 4786:
The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles: Their Nature and Legacy
3350: 3241: 2897: 2567: 2526: 2483: 2459: 2172: 1919: 1862:
is lighted near it with sesame oil. Sometimes a flag is erected over it.
1773: 1331: 1134:. Other religious groups, however, consider veneration of the dead to be 959: 905: 836: 791: 440: 354: 337: 233: 203: 163: 4943: 4919: 3742:
Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation
2766: 9248: 9089: 8934: 8817: 8760: 8598: 8408: 8273: 8211: 8186: 8076: 7599: 7269: 7094: 7035: 6910: 6682: 6320: 6090: 5733: 5308: 5220: 5039: 5015: 3328: 3266: 3102:
was not automatic upon death; it involved a 70-day journey through the
2977:
Ancestor worship was a prominent feature of many historical societies.
2923: 2614: in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 2572: 2338: 2246: 2215: 2043: 1843: 1811: 1792: 1786: 1753:
has resulted in these practices spreading beyond their Asian homeland.
1707: 1556: 1481: 1413: 1404: 1396: 1305: 1224: in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 1166: 1103: 949: 445: 349: 178: 173: 158: 143: 133: 128: 103: 93: 3087:). They were described as "shining as gold in the belly of Nut" (Gr. 1993: 1990: 1969: 1966: 683: 9059: 9039: 8974: 8812: 8710: 8693: 8648: 8638: 8588: 8558: 8543: 8463: 8418: 8413: 8181: 7823: 7691: 7536: 7451: 7365: 6835: 6504: 6285: 6205: 6059: 5924: 5778: 5255: 4632: 4365:"The Soul According to the Ethnolinguistic Groups of the Philippines" 3444: 3429: 3121: 2909: 2905: 2748: 2700: 2696: 2532: 2520: 2475: 2427: 2327:(lit. "Day of the Dead"), which refers to the following solemnity of 2165: 2070: 1871: 1839: 1742: 1734: 1459: 1183: 1131: 1099: 1022: 924: 910: 841: 806: 786: 767: 752: 297: 208: 118: 78: 5728: 2990: 2825: 2589: 2265:. Ancestor spirits are usually represented by carved figures called 1199: 322: 9258: 9009: 8853: 8755: 8740: 8458: 8453: 8373: 8308: 8298: 8216: 8166: 8001: 7876: 7496: 7456: 7146: 7071: 6991: 6768: 6727: 6535: 6422: 6355: 6340: 6330: 4972: 3295: 3245: 3151:
passed judgment and was granted access to the Beautiful West as an
2927: 2511: 2479: 2451: 2446: 2358: 2182: 2108: 2090: 1895: 1738: 1715: 1703: 1441: 1418: 1296: 1154: 1135: 1091: 993: 944: 934: 900: 895: 890: 878: 801: 732: 725: 713: 332: 292: 287: 7726: 7176: 5447: 5437: 4395:"Anitism: a survey of religious beliefs native to the Philippines" 3660:
Modes of Religiosity. A Cognitive Theory of Religious Transmission
2756: 1372:
of Senegal, The Gambia and Mauritania who adhere to the tenets of
1335: 9273: 9243: 9074: 9044: 9034: 8949: 8858: 8797: 8683: 8678: 8613: 8608: 8578: 8523: 8473: 8448: 8313: 8283: 8278: 8176: 8041: 7976: 7951: 7551: 7521: 7426: 7375: 7214: 7186: 7166: 6981: 6672: 6383: 6260: 6195: 6080: 5947: 5783: 5111:"Libation by Kimani S. K. Nehusi (Ebook) - Read free for 30 days" 4499: 3414: 3302: 3271: 3061:, it was the opposite. The philosophy that "this world is but a 2887: 2712: 2545: 2487: 2051: 1851: 1800: 1691: 1682: 1509: 1501: 1377: 1363: 1347: 1273: 1253: 1171: 1034: 1015: 971: 866: 757: 83: 61: 9107: 9054: 8979: 8884: 8827: 8822: 8765: 8750: 8735: 8658: 8643: 8623: 8618: 8563: 8548: 8528: 8493: 8423: 8398: 8378: 8368: 8358: 8343: 8333: 8328: 8196: 8171: 8161: 8096: 8081: 8066: 7996: 7991: 7966: 7961: 7901: 7886: 7853: 7838: 7828: 7818: 7813: 7531: 7466: 7380: 7370: 7335: 7274: 7234: 7181: 7171: 7136: 7066: 6986: 6731: 6622: 6589: 6579: 6546: 6310: 6265: 5715: 5558: 5454: 5209: 3983:
Adalbert J. Gail; Gerd J. R. Mevissen; Richard Salomon (2006).
3200: 3113: 2931: 2692: 2175:, ancestor spirits were one of the two major types of spirits ( 2146: 2116: 2112: 2004: 1891: 1859: 1855: 1833: 1750: 1711: 1646: 1605: 1538: 1530: 1095: 954: 708: 693: 673: 327: 188: 168: 88: 3404: 1664:
taking place at the Jagannath Ghat in Calcutta, at the end of
1403:
Veneration of ancestors is prevalent throughout the island of
1342:
and the Bakossi people) in much of the continent. In orthodox
9029: 9019: 9014: 8989: 8698: 8663: 8653: 8603: 8573: 8518: 8503: 8478: 8468: 8428: 8403: 8393: 8383: 8338: 8293: 8248: 8226: 8221: 8206: 8201: 8191: 8116: 8086: 7986: 7981: 7956: 7516: 7506: 7501: 7476: 7461: 7254: 7219: 7061: 7040: 7025: 6708: 6617: 6599: 6467: 6022: 5854: 5548: 5251: 3345: 3314: 3275: 3176: 2554: 2515: 2202: 2177: 2156: 2150: 2128: 2095: 2077:, all of which may be vestiges of historic ancestor worship. 2038:
Ancestral rites are typically divided into three categories:
1960: 1940: 1883: 1824: 1673: 1642: 1621: 1485: 1469: 1257: 1119: 929: 917: 653: 312: 302: 228: 5893: 4150:. Continuum International Publishing Group. pp. 12–13. 9069: 9024: 8954: 8924: 8919: 8889: 8874: 8843: 8792: 8787: 8725: 8688: 8628: 8508: 8363: 8046: 8021: 8006: 7971: 7931: 7871: 7861: 7808: 7686: 7546: 7511: 7431: 7401: 7396: 7320: 7109: 6973: 6845: 6723: 6190: 5859: 5179:
R.G. Lewis, "Imperial Autobiography, Augustus to Hadrian,"
5059:"Jewish Magic and Superstition: 5. The Spirits of the Dead" 3147:
If the heart was in balance with the Feather of Ma'at, the
3120:
s heart would be weighed on a scale against the Feather of
3104: 3088: 3068: 2550: 2411:
Ancestor veneration is one of the most unifying aspects of
2361:, a religious ceremony honoring ancestral spirits known as 2085: 2016:, which are performed periodically each year for venerated 1977: 1934: 1925: 1820: 1746: 1629: 1609: 1477: 1473: 1428: 1127: 658: 317: 4312:
Barangay: Sixteenth Century Philippine Culture and Society
3195:
was an important rite of remembrance in order to keep the
2458:
In Catholic countries in Europe (continued later with the
1559:) sacrificial representative of a dead relative. During a 8433: 8268: 8258: 8253: 8091: 7866: 7012: 4672:
Trance Dancing and Spirit Possession in Northern Thailand
4461: 3792: 3079: 2035:
formally recognised ancestral rites as a civil practice.
1943:, ancestor veneration is referred to by the generic term 1819:
s, one dedicated to man and three to women at Chhatardi,
1625: 1277: 1139: 772: 8538: 4526:. SEAsite, Northern Illinois University. Archived from 4506:
Field Museum of Natural History: Anthropological Series
4228:. Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press. pp. 90–111. 3274:, a public festival of sacrifices and offerings to the 1272:
usually but not always refers to the reverent love and
30:"Cult of the dead" redirects here. For other uses, see 4339:"How to Travel the Underworld of Philippine Mythology" 3973:, Anatomy & Cell Biology, vol 51 (3), pp. 200-204. 2691:. Days with religious and spiritual significance like 1902:
are a few examples of the forms the veneration takes.
1690:, a small feast of specific preparations, to eligible 1324: 5013: 4437:. In Astrid Windus & Eberhard Crailsheim (ed.). 3923:. Vol. 2. Mittal Publications. pp. 72–73. 3159:("true of voice") to dwell among the gods and other 1376:(Seereer religion) believe in the veneration of the 4920:"Emplacing Islam: Saint Veneration In Rural Turkey" 4861:Hultkrantz, Åke (1982). Vecsey, Christopher (ed.). 3614: 2104:, "Hall of Ancestors"), along with a book of odes. 1870:Tuluvas practice a form of ancestor worship called 4314:. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press. 3739: 5168:The Roman Festivals of the Period of the Republic 4392: 9306: 5014:Savishinsky, Joel S.; Wimberley, Howard (1974). 3593:, Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 19 April 2023, 2755:, died of wounds from enemy action sustained in 1612:, elaborate or even creative offerings, such as 4597:"Day of the Dead Traditions in the Philippines" 4571:Power and Intimacy in the Christian Philippines 4567: 4033:. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 247–292. 3682: 3187:Besides being eaten by Ammit, the worst fate a 2799:the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2407:Ancestors altar of a Vietnamese Buddhist family 4753: 4224:Sadan, Mandy (2005). Skidmore, Monique (ed.). 3822:"Dead Join the Living in a Family Celebration" 3766:Some reflections on ancestor worship in Africa 2502:" (going door to door and begging for candy). 2273:stored in a shelf in the corner of the house. 1865: 1357: 7656: 7642: 6784: 6399: 5909: 5236: 4226:Burma at the turn of the twenty-first century 3986:Script and Image: Papers on Art and Epigraphy 3729: 3222: 2908:in India. However, the religious movement of 2751:. One example of this is on 16 August (1944) 2738:, it is common for volunteers to place small 2474:to shorten the time that souls need to leave 2099: 1067: 5087:"Visiting Graves Of Tzaddikim: How And Why?" 4302: 4300: 4298: 4296: 4294: 4173:"The Challenge of Ancestor Worship in Korea" 4031:Death and the Afterlife in Japanese Buddhism 3844: 3683:Atran, Scott; Norenzayan, Ara (2004-12-01). 3290:"for the Manes gods", which appears even on 2505: 2197:after a period of time in the spirit world. 2185:communicate. Ancestor spirits were known as 1988: 1982: 1964: 1954: 1780: 1680:. A year thence, they observe the ritual of 3521:, Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, May 2023, 3019:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 2854:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 7649: 7635: 6791: 6777: 6406: 6392: 5916: 5902: 5243: 5229: 5181:Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt 4864:Belief and Worship in Native North America 4860: 4734: 4732: 4714: 4712: 4500:Fay-Cooper Cole & Albert Gale (1922). 4277:. Transaction Publishers. pp. 69–70. 3877:"Caring for the Dead Ritually in Cambodia" 3813: 3657: 3240:Detail from an early second-century Roman 2778:In Judaism, when a grave site is visited, 2759:, the same day he is credited with saving 2119:, impermanence and rejection of a 'self'. 2046:held four times a year on major holidays ( 1384:), each with its own means of veneration. 1252:Ancestor reverence is not the same as the 1074: 1060: 4432: 4388: 4386: 4291: 3989:. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 187–190. 3573:, Oxford University Press, archived from 3501:, Oxford University Press, archived from 3039:Learn how and when to remove this message 2874:Learn how and when to remove this message 2780:a small pebble is placed on the headstone 2674:Learn how and when to remove this message 2538: 1240:Learn how and when to remove this message 1126:; the latter also believes in prayer for 5250: 5084: 4594: 4542: 4333: 4331: 3793:Bureau of African Affairs (3 May 2011). 3235: 2765: 2570:the festival is known as "old Sauin" or 2445: 2402: 2394: 2140: 1918: 1810: 1654: 1575: 1495: 1391: 1178:, family loyalty, and continuity of the 582:Anthropological Perspectives on Religion 4788:. Oxford, Blackwell. pp. 327–341. 4729: 4709: 4624: 4561: 4247: 4245: 4148:Cultural Blending in Korean Death Rites 4141: 4139: 4043: 3124:(representing Truth). However, if the 1858:and flowers are scattered over it. The 14: 9307: 4846:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 4780: 4774: 4516: 4468:. Rex Bookstore, Inc. pp. 58–59. 4455: 4383: 4251: 4028: 3914: 3908: 3819: 3786: 3738:, Christopher Burghard Steiner (ed.), 3212:and to serve as altars of veneration. 2926:, Al-Hakim, and others narrated about 2094:), at the beginning and at the end of 7630: 6943: 6772: 6387: 5897: 5224: 5085:Neustadt, Rabbi Doniel (2017-06-25). 5080: 5078: 5053: 5051: 5049: 5009: 5007: 5005: 5003: 4966: 4964: 4913: 4911: 4742:, Vol. 3. William MacLellan, Glasgow 4690: 4367:. The Aswang Project. 15 April 2017. 4341:. The Aswang Project. 14 April 2018. 4328: 4306: 4272: 4223: 3597:from the original on 18 December 2015 2304:(based on the word for " first", the 2024:of a family member's death is called 6798: 4917: 4493: 4426: 4371:from the original on 24 October 2020 4357: 4345:from the original on 24 October 2020 4242: 4145: 4136: 4111:Ancestor Worship and Korean Society, 3874: 3801:from the original on 26 October 2020 3017:adding citations to reliable sources 2984: 2852:adding citations to reliable sources 2819: 2612:adding citations to reliable sources 2583: 2441: 2133:Indigenous Philippine folk religions 1806: 1718:marks the end of the fortnight-long 1222:adding citations to reliable sources 1193: 271:Spirits and on Vampires or Revenants 5197:Smithsonian: Ancestor Worship Today 4802: 4695:. Trans Pacific Press. p. 75. 4217: 4170: 4009: 3956: 3937: 3859: 3053:Ancient Egyptian funerary practices 2972: 2916:and in territory controlled by the 2745:American cemeteries on foreign soil 2221:Ancestor spirits are also known as 2210:) and cause harm to living people. 2028:(ì°šëĄ€). It is still practised today. 1325:West and Southeast African cultures 24: 6413: 5133:Michele Renee Salzman, "Religious 5075: 5046: 5000: 4961: 4908: 4812:(1896) G & R Johnson, Douglas. 4551:Journal of Southeast Asian Studies 4462:Maria Christine N. Halili (2004). 3820:Bearak, Barry (5 September 2010). 2218:), or meet the soul upon arrival. 1334:), and Islam (among the different 401:Archaeology of religion and ritual 52: 25: 9376: 9160:Enigmatic Book of the Netherworld 9155:The Contendings of Horus and Seth 5190: 4970: 2535:is derived from these festivals. 1733:populations in countries such as 1448: 32:Cult of the dead (disambiguation) 9287: 9203:Beautiful Festival of the Valley 7725: 7611: 7610: 6874: 6753: 6752: 6449: 6368: 6367: 5878: 5877: 5208: 4759:O'Driscoll, Robert (ed.) (1981) 4738:McNeill, F. Marian (1961, 1990) 4121:Roger Janelli, Dawnhee Janelli, 3311:) in the tablinum of their home 2989: 2980: 2824: 2588: 2579: 2399:A Vietnamese altar for ancestors 1586:Chinese spiritual world concepts 1551:(ć°ž; "corpse, personator") was a 1198: 5173: 5157: 5144: 5127: 5103: 4950:from the original on 2021-04-21 4897:from the original on 2020-10-18 4854: 4815: 4684: 4664: 4649:from the original on 2023-08-30 4618: 4607:from the original on 2022-05-18 4588: 4482:from the original on 2023-12-30 4415:from the original on 2018-07-07 4266: 4185:from the original on 2012-06-17 4164: 4103: 4072:from the original on 2020-07-31 4037: 4022: 4003: 3976: 3897:from the original on 2019-04-20 3868: 3853: 3759: 3732:"Ancestors as Elders in Africa" 3723: 3551:from the original on 2015-11-08 3525:from the original on 2015-10-02 3479:from the original on 2015-11-18 3231: 3083:, or "shining ones" (singular: 2599:needs additional citations for 1435: 1209:needs additional citations for 114:Evolutionary origin of religion 4524:"Mindanao Customs and Beliefs" 4171:Bae, Choon Sup (August 2007). 3676: 3651: 3617:Religion, Brain & Behavior 3608: 3581: 3561: 3547:, Cambridge University Press, 3535: 3509: 3489: 3475:, Cambridge University Press, 3463: 3319:. Some sources indicate these 3163:. At this point only was the 3116:), Lord of the Dead where the 3108:, or Otherworld, which led to 2965:, inherited ancestral status. 2122: 1989: 1983: 1965: 1955: 269:Treatise on the Apparitions of 27:Cultural or religious practice 13: 1: 5923: 5812:Hammersmith Ghost murder case 5139:A Companion to Roman Religion 4867:. Syracuse University Press. 4628:Studying Buddhism in Practice 4029:Walter, Mariko Namba (2008). 3962:Vasant Shinde1, et al, 2018, 3795:"Background Note: Madagascar" 3689:Behavioral and Brain Sciences 3629:10.1080/2153599X.2015.1063001 3456: 2160:or ancestor spirits (c. 1900) 1387: 719:Traditional African religions 264:Coral Gardens and Their Magic 9325:Buddhist belief and doctrine 4595:Bautista, Iss (2018-10-23). 3875:Holt, John Clifford (2012). 3850:Bradt (2011), pp. 13–20 3828:. p. A7. Archived from 3797:. U.S. Department of State. 3327:, while others suggest that 3305:displayed ancestral images ( 2344: 1877: 1571: 1537:) and ancestor worship (拜焖, 1522:Ancestor veneration in China 7: 9145:Book of Traversing Eternity 5710:Electronic voice phenomenon 5503:locations in United Kingdom 5137:and Religious Dissent," in 3921:Festivals In Indian Society 3862:Ghost Riders of Upper Egypt 3658:Whitehouse, Harvey (2004). 3338: 2802:perform posthumous baptisms 2352: 1866:Tuluva culture in Tulu Nadu 1529:, ancestor veneration (æ•Źç„–, 1453: 1358:Serer of Senegal and Gambia 1189: 1186:practices in modern times. 10: 9381: 9170:Litany of the Eye of Horus 7723: 6050:Lighting candles on graves 5141:(Blackwell, 2007), p. 116. 4393:Stephen K. Hislop (1971). 4273:Spiro, Melford E. (1978). 4178:. University of Pretoria. 3777:African Systems of Thought 3250: 3223:Ancient Israelite Religion 3050: 2944: 2885: 2460:Anglican Church in England 2388: 2384: 2137:Souls in Filipino cultures 2126: 2064: 1932: 1784: 1760: 1651:Indian rituals after death 1640: 1519: 1457: 1361: 1276:accorded a deity (god) or 29: 9282: 9236: 9213:Coronation of the pharaoh 9193: 9185:Spell of the Twelve Caves 9098: 8908: 8867: 8836: 8778: 7922: 7910: 7852: 7799: 7790: 7734: 7664: 7658:Ancient Egyptian religion 7608: 7570: 7389: 7313: 7200: 7122: 6964: 6934: 6883: 6872: 6806: 6750: 6691: 6643: 6636: 6608: 6555: 6458: 6447: 6421: 6364: 6278: 6239: 6179: 6170: 6113: 6073: 6043:Connecticut field pumpkin 5983: 5933: 5873: 5820: 5797: 5749: 5695: 5669: 5644: 5628: 5533: 5485: 5374: 5351: 5342: 5271: 5262: 4625:Harding, John S. (2013). 4123:Stanford University Press 3860:Winkler, Hans Alexander. 3701:10.1017/S0140525X04470174 3375:Chinese rites controversy 3356:Chinese ancestral worship 3292:some Christian tombstones 3253:Roman funerals and burial 2788:Vietnam Veterans Memorial 2506:Brythonic Celtic cultures 2370: 2100: 1797:Indus Valley civilization 1781:Indus Valley Civilization 1464:During Pchum Ben and the 1287:In that sense the phrase 1108:Eastern Orthodox Churches 797:Armenian Apostolic Church 9320:Anthropology of religion 9294:Ancient Egypt portal 9140:Book of the Heavenly Cow 5682:Ancient Egyptian culture 5170:(London, 1908), p. 418. 4810:Manx Ballads & Music 4761:The Celtic Consciousness 4691:Rambo, A. Terry (2005). 4568:Fenella Cannell (1999). 4146:Park, Chang-Won (2010). 3953:, CNN, January 10, 2019. 3746:, Blackwell Publishing, 3410:Joss paper#Health impact 2815: 2623:"Veneration of the dead" 1914: 1905: 1756: 1710:falling in the month of 1636: 1592:for the deceased in the 1508:, which is dedicated to 1491: 689:Native American religion 344:Revitalization movements 199:Sacred–profane dichotomy 46:Anthropology of religion 8995:Horus on the Crocodiles 7482:Horus on the Crocodiles 5705:Apparitional experience 5183:II.34.1 (1993), p. 658. 4918:Hart, Kimberly (2015). 4275:Burmese Supernaturalism 3884:Southeast Asian Studies 3244:depicting the death of 3094:The process by which a 1998:). Notable examples of 1900:Karo people (Indonesia) 1898:and the coffins of the 1506:Mengjia Longshan Temple 1504:during a veneration at 603:The Journal of Religion 224:Theories about religion 18:Veneration of ancestors 9365:Veneration of the dead 9165:Great Hymn to the Aten 8945:Crown of justification 8669:Souls of Pe and Nekhen 7947:Amenhotep, son of Hapu 7782:Veneration of the dead 7422:Crown of justification 7356:North African elephant 7300:Throne Hall of Dongola 6926:Veneration of the dead 6242:Veneration of the Dead 5334:Procession of the dead 4988:Cite journal requires 4252:Harvey, G. E. (1925). 4205:Cite journal requires 3730:Igor Kopytoff (1997), 3361:Chinese ancestral hall 3248: 2775: 2722:In the United States, 2539:Gaelic Celtic cultures 2455: 2408: 2400: 2296:Filipino Catholic and 2161: 1930: 1828: 1669: 1581: 1517: 1400: 1265:is what is important. 1088:veneration of the dead 649:Alaska Native religion 644:Afro-American religion 239:Veneration of the dead 57: 9330:Chinese folk religion 7265:Philae temple complex 5975:Christian observances 5789:Paranormal television 5498:locations in Scotland 5020:Jewish Social Studies 4873:10.2307/j.ctv9b2xgt.9 4258:. Longmans. pp.  3915:Sharma, Usha (2008). 3370:Chinese folk religion 3333:Professional mourners 3282:on Latin epitaphs is 3280:inscriptional phrases 3239: 3059:mummification rituals 2936:Abu Ayyub al-Ansariyy 2930:–Umayyad governor of 2792:National Park Service 2769: 2449: 2406: 2398: 2144: 1922: 1814: 1658: 1579: 1499: 1395: 1124:intercessors with God 1098:that the dead have a 1050:cultural anthropology 669:Chinese folk religion 561:Anthony F. C. Wallace 556:Daniel Martin Varisco 481:E. E. Evans-Pritchard 383:of the Religious Life 56: 7767:Opening of the mouth 6841:Flooding of the Nile 6565:Ancestral veneration 6472:Chicamassi-chinuinji 6231:Parade of Lost Souls 6182:Festival of the Dead 5774:Stories about ghosts 5598:District of Columbia 5217:at Wikimedia Commons 5164:William Warde Fowler 5150:Salzman, "Religious 4763:New York, Braziller 4681:", 19 November 2010. 4308:Scott, William Henry 3890:. Kyoto University. 3577:on November 21, 2012 3134:The Book of the Dead 3013:improve this section 2904:in Pakistan and the 2848:improve this section 2608:improve this article 2169:indigenous religions 1440:In Egypt, a form of 1350:is venerated by the 1301:Confucian-influenced 1218:improve this article 704:Shamanism in Siberia 551:Edward Burnett Tylor 381:The Elementary Forms 149:Magic (supernatural) 99:Comparative religion 8900:The Indestructibles 8704:Hermes Trismegistus 7390:Symbols and objects 7260:Musawwarat es-Sufra 7162:Kingdom of al-Abwab 6861:Prophecy of Neferti 6374:Category: Halloween 6159:Treehouse of Horror 6055:Prayer for the dead 5843:Kardecist spiritism 5687:Classical antiquity 3736:Roy Richard Grinker 3662:. Alta Mira Press. 3450:Zhong Yuan Festival 3380:Communion of saints 3132:(commonly known as 2928:Marwan Ibn al-Hakam 2728:National Cemeteries 2558:times, in both the 2379:spiritual cockfight 2171:of the precolonial 1929:altar for ancestors 1480:originating in the 1297:Buddhist-influenced 1289:ancestor veneration 1100:continued existence 886:Hindu denominations 827:Ethiopian Orthodoxy 596:The Hibbert Journal 506:Claude LĂ©vi-Strauss 491:Fustel de Coulanges 40:Part of a series on 9113:Books of Breathing 8132:Four sons of Horus 6086:Haunted attraction 5757:Films about ghosts 5741:Spirit photography 5202:2021-04-26 at the 4677:2014-01-07 at the 4530:on 24 October 2020 4465:Philippine History 4441:. Waxmann Verlag. 4433:Imke Rath (2013). 4117:2023-05-06 at the 4012:Early Modern Japan 3969:2021-09-16 at the 3949:2021-09-16 at the 3832:on 27 January 2012 3781:University of Kent 3771:2009-04-25 at the 3505:on October 3, 2015 3303:noble Roman family 3249: 3112:before Wesir (Gr. 2902:National Mausoleum 2776: 2763:from destruction. 2761:Chartres Cathedral 2524:, and in Wales as 2456: 2413:Vietnamese culture 2409: 2401: 2357:In rural northern 2323:"), and sometimes 2276:The predominantly 2162: 2042:Charye (ì°šëĄ€, èŒ¶çŠź) – 1931: 1829: 1722:to the ancestors. 1670: 1628:, paper money and 1582: 1518: 1466:Cambodian New Year 1401: 1090:, including one's 940:Non-denominational 852:Oriental Orthodoxy 406:Poles in mythology 139:Laying on of hands 58: 9302: 9301: 9264:Mysteries of Isis 9237:Related religions 9130:Book of the Earth 8774: 8773: 7624: 7623: 7594:Meroitic alphabet 7590:Meroitic language 7585:Egyptian language 7580:Blemmyes language 7118: 7117: 6831:Egyptian religion 6766: 6765: 6746: 6745: 6441:Kongo Catholicism 6381: 6380: 6274: 6273: 6251:Death anniversary 6216:Qingming Festival 5991:Trick-or-treating 5891: 5890: 5665: 5664: 5324:Residual haunting 5289:Haunted locations 5279:Ancestral spirits 5213:Media related to 4882:978-1-68445-013-8 4808:Moore, A.W. (ed) 4795:978-0-631-18946-6 4724:978-0-7083-1953-6 4702:978-1-920901-05-9 4601:ModernFilipina.ph 4321:978-971-550-135-4 4284:978-1-56000-882-8 4235:978-0-8248-2897-4 4157:978-1-4411-1749-6 4057:978-0-520-31608-9 3996:978-81-208-2944-2 3930:978-81-8324-113-7 3753:978-1-55786-686-8 3669:978-0-7591-0615-4 3440:Transfer of merit 3425:Qingming Festival 3385:Death anniversary 3217:Kemetic Orthodoxy 3205:tomb inscriptions 3049: 3048: 3041: 2884: 2883: 2876: 2684: 2683: 2676: 2658: 2500:trick-or-treating 2478:and the enter in 2442:European cultures 2420:death anniversary 2335:Chinese Filipinos 2325:Áraw ng mga PatĂĄy 1807:Paliya in Gujarat 1580:Burning offerings 1399:reburial ceremony 1250: 1249: 1242: 1084: 1083: 872:Russian Orthodoxy 822:Eastern Orthodoxy 471:Arnold van Gennep 390:Purity and Danger 16:(Redirected from 9372: 9360:Taoist practices 9292: 9291: 9290: 9124:Book of the Dead 8960:Egyptian obelisk 8349:Kothar-wa-Khasis 7797: 7796: 7762:Offering formula 7757:Mortuary temples 7747:Embalming ritual 7729: 7651: 7644: 7637: 7628: 7627: 7614: 7613: 7437:Egyptian obelisk 7290:Temple of Dendur 6941: 6940: 6896:Execration texts 6878: 6800:Kushite religion 6793: 6786: 6779: 6770: 6769: 6756: 6755: 6641: 6640: 6453: 6408: 6401: 6394: 6385: 6384: 6376: 6371: 6370: 6243: 6183: 6177: 6176: 6098:Pumpkin festival 5936: 5927: 5918: 5911: 5904: 5895: 5894: 5881: 5880: 5349: 5348: 5294:Haunted highways 5245: 5238: 5231: 5222: 5221: 5215:Ancestor worship 5212: 5184: 5177: 5171: 5161: 5155: 5148: 5142: 5131: 5125: 5124: 5122: 5121: 5107: 5101: 5100: 5098: 5097: 5082: 5073: 5072: 5070: 5069: 5063:sacred-texts.com 5055: 5044: 5043: 5026:(3/4): 281–300. 5011: 4998: 4997: 4991: 4986: 4984: 4976: 4968: 4959: 4958: 4956: 4955: 4915: 4906: 4905: 4903: 4902: 4858: 4852: 4851: 4845: 4837: 4835: 4834: 4825:. Archived from 4819: 4813: 4806: 4800: 4799: 4778: 4772: 4757: 4751: 4740:The Silver Bough 4736: 4727: 4716: 4707: 4706: 4688: 4682: 4668: 4662: 4661: 4655: 4654: 4622: 4616: 4615: 4613: 4612: 4592: 4586: 4585: 4565: 4559: 4558: 4546: 4540: 4539: 4537: 4535: 4520: 4514: 4513: 4497: 4491: 4490: 4488: 4487: 4459: 4453: 4452: 4430: 4424: 4423: 4421: 4420: 4414: 4399: 4390: 4381: 4380: 4378: 4376: 4361: 4355: 4354: 4352: 4350: 4335: 4326: 4325: 4304: 4289: 4288: 4270: 4264: 4263: 4255:History of Burma 4249: 4240: 4239: 4221: 4215: 4214: 4208: 4203: 4201: 4193: 4191: 4190: 4184: 4177: 4168: 4162: 4161: 4143: 4134: 4107: 4101: 4100: 4094: 4090: 4088: 4080: 4078: 4077: 4041: 4035: 4034: 4026: 4020: 4019: 4007: 4001: 4000: 3980: 3974: 3960: 3954: 3941: 3935: 3934: 3912: 3906: 3905: 3903: 3902: 3896: 3881: 3872: 3866: 3865: 3857: 3851: 3848: 3842: 3841: 3839: 3837: 3817: 3811: 3810: 3808: 3806: 3790: 3784: 3775:, Meyer Fortes, 3763: 3757: 3756: 3745: 3727: 3721: 3720: 3680: 3674: 3673: 3655: 3649: 3648: 3612: 3606: 3605: 3604: 3602: 3585: 3579: 3578: 3565: 3559: 3558: 3557: 3556: 3539: 3533: 3532: 3531: 3530: 3513: 3507: 3506: 3493: 3487: 3486: 3485: 3484: 3467: 3365:Ancestral tablet 3044: 3037: 3033: 3030: 3024: 2993: 2985: 2973:Ancient cultures 2879: 2872: 2868: 2865: 2859: 2828: 2820: 2753:Colonel Griffith 2679: 2672: 2668: 2665: 2659: 2657: 2616: 2592: 2584: 2496:jack-o'-lanterns 2472:Suffrage Massese 2372: 2317:Todos los Santos 2103: 2102: 2082:Konbaung dynasty 1997: 1996: 1986: 1985: 1974: 1973: 1958: 1957: 1827:, Gujarat, India 1590:buying offerings 1338:peoples and the 1245: 1238: 1234: 1231: 1225: 1202: 1194: 1174:values, such as 1076: 1069: 1062: 817:Coptic Orthodoxy 531:Marshall Sahlins 373:Related articles 37: 36: 21: 9380: 9379: 9375: 9374: 9373: 9371: 9370: 9369: 9335:Confucian rites 9305: 9304: 9303: 9298: 9288: 9286: 9278: 9232: 9189: 9118:Book of Caverns 9094: 8940:Crook and flail 8911: 8904: 8863: 8832: 8770: 8122:Dionysus-Osiris 7918: 7906: 7848: 7786: 7730: 7721: 7660: 7655: 7625: 7620: 7604: 7600:Nubian language 7566: 7417:Crook and flail 7412:Christian cross 7385: 7309: 7196: 7114: 6960: 6930: 6906:Mortuary temple 6879: 6870: 6802: 6797: 6767: 6762: 6742: 6687: 6668:Hot foot powder 6632: 6604: 6575:Kongo cosmogram 6551: 6454: 6445: 6417: 6412: 6382: 6377: 6366: 6360: 6291:All Saints' Day 6270: 6241: 6235: 6181: 6172: 6166: 6109: 6069: 6033:Jack-o'-lantern 5979: 5934: 5929: 5925: 5922: 5892: 5887: 5869: 5816: 5806:Booty v Barnaby 5793: 5750:Popular culture 5745: 5691: 5661: 5640: 5624: 5581:Day of the Dead 5529: 5520:Slavic religion 5481: 5370: 5344: 5338: 5267: 5258: 5249: 5204:Wayback Machine 5193: 5188: 5187: 5178: 5174: 5162: 5158: 5149: 5145: 5132: 5128: 5119: 5117: 5109: 5108: 5104: 5095: 5093: 5083: 5076: 5067: 5065: 5057: 5056: 5047: 5012: 5001: 4989: 4987: 4978: 4977: 4971:Sarlo, Daniel. 4969: 4962: 4953: 4951: 4930:(1/2): 71–111. 4916: 4909: 4900: 4898: 4883: 4859: 4855: 4839: 4838: 4832: 4830: 4823:"Archived copy" 4821: 4820: 4816: 4807: 4803: 4796: 4779: 4775: 4758: 4754: 4737: 4730: 4717: 4710: 4703: 4689: 4685: 4679:Wayback Machine 4669: 4665: 4652: 4650: 4643: 4623: 4619: 4610: 4608: 4593: 4589: 4582: 4566: 4562: 4547: 4543: 4533: 4531: 4522: 4521: 4517: 4498: 4494: 4485: 4483: 4476: 4460: 4456: 4449: 4431: 4427: 4418: 4416: 4412: 4397: 4391: 4384: 4374: 4372: 4363: 4362: 4358: 4348: 4346: 4337: 4336: 4329: 4322: 4305: 4292: 4285: 4271: 4267: 4250: 4243: 4236: 4222: 4218: 4206: 4204: 4195: 4194: 4188: 4186: 4182: 4175: 4169: 4165: 4158: 4144: 4137: 4119:Wayback Machine 4108: 4104: 4092: 4091: 4082: 4081: 4075: 4073: 4058: 4042: 4038: 4027: 4023: 4008: 4004: 3997: 3981: 3977: 3971:Wayback Machine 3961: 3957: 3951:Wayback Machine 3942: 3938: 3931: 3913: 3909: 3900: 3898: 3894: 3879: 3873: 3869: 3858: 3854: 3849: 3845: 3835: 3833: 3818: 3814: 3804: 3802: 3791: 3787: 3779:, pp. 122–142, 3773:Wayback Machine 3764: 3760: 3754: 3728: 3724: 3681: 3677: 3670: 3656: 3652: 3613: 3609: 3600: 3598: 3587: 3586: 3582: 3567: 3566: 3562: 3554: 3552: 3541: 3540: 3536: 3528: 3526: 3515: 3514: 3510: 3495: 3494: 3490: 3482: 3480: 3469: 3468: 3464: 3459: 3454: 3341: 3255: 3234: 3225: 3055: 3045: 3034: 3028: 3025: 3010: 2994: 2983: 2975: 2947: 2890: 2880: 2869: 2863: 2860: 2845: 2829: 2818: 2717:Catholic Church 2709:Day of the Dead 2680: 2669: 2663: 2660: 2617: 2615: 2605: 2593: 2582: 2541: 2508: 2464:All Saints' Day 2462:), November 1 ( 2454:in rural Spain. 2444: 2393: 2387: 2355: 2347: 2139: 2127:Main articles: 2125: 2067: 2048:Korean New Year 2033:Catholic Church 1937: 1917: 1908: 1880: 1868: 1809: 1789: 1783: 1765: 1759: 1653: 1639: 1602:Ghost Festivals 1574: 1555:(1045–256  1524: 1494: 1462: 1456: 1451: 1438: 1390: 1366: 1360: 1327: 1315:human evolution 1246: 1235: 1229: 1226: 1215: 1203: 1192: 1116:Anglican Church 1112:Catholic Church 1080: 1040: 1039: 832:Greek Orthodoxy 812:Catholic Church 628: 627: 616: 615: 576: 575: 566: 565: 541:Stanley Tambiah 496:Clifford Geertz 451:Joseph Campbell 436:Augustin Calmet 431: 430: 429:Major theorists 421: 420: 396:Myth and ritual 382: 375: 374: 365: 364: 270: 254: 253: 244: 243: 194:Sacred language 184:Rite of passage 109:Divine language 74: 73: 64: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 9378: 9368: 9367: 9362: 9357: 9352: 9350:Kongo religion 9347: 9342: 9337: 9332: 9327: 9322: 9317: 9300: 9299: 9297: 9296: 9283: 9280: 9279: 9277: 9276: 9271: 9266: 9261: 9256: 9251: 9246: 9240: 9238: 9234: 9233: 9231: 9230: 9225: 9220: 9215: 9210: 9205: 9199: 9197: 9191: 9190: 9188: 9187: 9182: 9177: 9172: 9167: 9162: 9157: 9152: 9147: 9142: 9137: 9132: 9127: 9120: 9115: 9110: 9104: 9102: 9096: 9095: 9093: 9092: 9087: 9082: 9077: 9072: 9067: 9062: 9057: 9052: 9047: 9042: 9037: 9032: 9027: 9022: 9017: 9012: 9007: 9002: 8997: 8992: 8987: 8982: 8977: 8972: 8967: 8962: 8957: 8952: 8947: 8942: 8937: 8932: 8927: 8922: 8916: 8914: 8906: 8905: 8903: 8902: 8897: 8892: 8887: 8882: 8877: 8871: 8869: 8865: 8864: 8862: 8861: 8856: 8851: 8846: 8840: 8838: 8834: 8833: 8831: 8830: 8825: 8820: 8815: 8810: 8805: 8800: 8795: 8790: 8784: 8782: 8776: 8775: 8772: 8771: 8769: 8768: 8763: 8758: 8753: 8748: 8743: 8738: 8733: 8728: 8723: 8718: 8713: 8708: 8707: 8706: 8696: 8691: 8686: 8681: 8676: 8671: 8666: 8661: 8656: 8651: 8646: 8641: 8636: 8631: 8626: 8621: 8616: 8611: 8606: 8601: 8596: 8591: 8586: 8581: 8576: 8571: 8566: 8561: 8556: 8551: 8546: 8541: 8536: 8531: 8526: 8521: 8516: 8511: 8506: 8501: 8496: 8491: 8486: 8481: 8476: 8471: 8466: 8461: 8456: 8451: 8446: 8441: 8436: 8431: 8426: 8421: 8416: 8411: 8406: 8401: 8396: 8391: 8386: 8381: 8376: 8371: 8366: 8361: 8356: 8351: 8346: 8341: 8336: 8331: 8326: 8321: 8319:Khenti-Amentiu 8316: 8311: 8306: 8301: 8296: 8291: 8286: 8281: 8276: 8271: 8266: 8261: 8256: 8251: 8246: 8241: 8236: 8235: 8234: 8224: 8219: 8214: 8209: 8204: 8199: 8194: 8189: 8184: 8179: 8174: 8169: 8164: 8159: 8154: 8149: 8144: 8139: 8134: 8129: 8124: 8119: 8114: 8109: 8107:Cavern deities 8104: 8099: 8094: 8089: 8084: 8079: 8074: 8069: 8064: 8059: 8054: 8049: 8044: 8039: 8034: 8029: 8024: 8019: 8014: 8009: 8004: 7999: 7994: 7989: 7984: 7979: 7974: 7969: 7964: 7959: 7954: 7949: 7944: 7939: 7934: 7929: 7923: 7920: 7919: 7914: 7912: 7908: 7907: 7905: 7904: 7899: 7894: 7889: 7884: 7879: 7874: 7869: 7864: 7858: 7856: 7850: 7849: 7847: 7846: 7841: 7836: 7831: 7826: 7821: 7816: 7811: 7805: 7803: 7794: 7788: 7787: 7785: 7784: 7779: 7774: 7769: 7764: 7759: 7754: 7749: 7744: 7738: 7736: 7732: 7731: 7724: 7722: 7720: 7719: 7714: 7709: 7704: 7699: 7694: 7689: 7684: 7679: 7677:Creation myths 7674: 7668: 7666: 7662: 7661: 7654: 7653: 7646: 7639: 7631: 7622: 7621: 7609: 7606: 7605: 7603: 7602: 7597: 7587: 7582: 7576: 7574: 7568: 7567: 7565: 7564: 7559: 7554: 7549: 7544: 7539: 7534: 7529: 7524: 7519: 7514: 7509: 7504: 7499: 7494: 7489: 7484: 7479: 7474: 7469: 7464: 7459: 7454: 7449: 7444: 7439: 7434: 7429: 7424: 7419: 7414: 7409: 7404: 7399: 7393: 7391: 7387: 7386: 7384: 7383: 7378: 7373: 7368: 7363: 7358: 7353: 7351:Nile crocodile 7348: 7343: 7338: 7333: 7328: 7323: 7317: 7315: 7314:Sacred animals 7311: 7310: 7308: 7307: 7302: 7297: 7292: 7287: 7285:Temple of Amun 7282: 7277: 7272: 7267: 7262: 7257: 7252: 7247: 7242: 7237: 7232: 7230:Dodekaschoinos 7227: 7225:Deir el-Bahari 7222: 7217: 7212: 7206: 7204: 7198: 7197: 7195: 7194: 7189: 7184: 7179: 7174: 7169: 7164: 7159: 7154: 7149: 7144: 7139: 7134: 7128: 7126: 7120: 7119: 7116: 7115: 7113: 7112: 7107: 7102: 7097: 7092: 7087: 7082: 7077: 7074: 7069: 7064: 7059: 7056: 7053: 7048: 7043: 7038: 7033: 7028: 7023: 7018: 7015: 7010: 7005: 7002: 6997: 6994: 6989: 6984: 6979: 6976: 6971: 6965: 6962: 6961: 6959: 6958: 6953: 6947: 6945: 6938: 6932: 6931: 6929: 6928: 6923: 6918: 6913: 6908: 6903: 6898: 6893: 6887: 6885: 6881: 6880: 6873: 6871: 6869: 6868: 6863: 6858: 6853: 6848: 6843: 6838: 6833: 6828: 6826:Creation myths 6823: 6818: 6812: 6810: 6804: 6803: 6796: 6795: 6788: 6781: 6773: 6764: 6763: 6751: 6748: 6747: 6744: 6743: 6741: 6740: 6735: 6721: 6716: 6711: 6706: 6695: 6693: 6689: 6688: 6686: 6685: 6680: 6675: 6670: 6665: 6660: 6655: 6653:Black cat bone 6649: 6647: 6638: 6634: 6633: 6631: 6630: 6625: 6620: 6614: 6612: 6606: 6605: 6603: 6602: 6597: 6592: 6587: 6585:Nature spirits 6582: 6577: 6572: 6567: 6561: 6559: 6553: 6552: 6550: 6549: 6544: 6541: 6538: 6533: 6528: 6525: 6522: 6519: 6516: 6513: 6510: 6507: 6502: 6499: 6496: 6493: 6490: 6487: 6484: 6481: 6476: 6473: 6470: 6464: 6462: 6456: 6455: 6448: 6446: 6444: 6443: 6438: 6433: 6427: 6425: 6419: 6418: 6415:Kongo religion 6411: 6410: 6403: 6396: 6388: 6379: 6378: 6365: 6362: 6361: 6359: 6358: 6353: 6348: 6343: 6338: 6336:Mischief Night 6333: 6328: 6323: 6318: 6316:Eid il-Burbara 6313: 6308: 6303: 6298: 6296:All Souls' Day 6293: 6288: 6282: 6280: 6276: 6275: 6272: 6271: 6269: 6268: 6263: 6258: 6253: 6247: 6245: 6237: 6236: 6234: 6233: 6228: 6226:Zhƍng yuĂĄn jiĂ© 6223: 6218: 6213: 6208: 6203: 6201:DĂ­a de Muertos 6198: 6193: 6187: 6185: 6174: 6168: 6167: 6165: 6164: 6163: 6162: 6155: 6145: 6144: 6143: 6138: 6128: 6123: 6117: 6115: 6111: 6110: 6108: 6107: 6106: 6105: 6095: 6094: 6093: 6083: 6077: 6075: 6071: 6070: 6068: 6067: 6065:Pangangaluluwa 6062: 6057: 6052: 6047: 6046: 6045: 6040: 6030: 6028:Halloween Tree 6025: 6020: 6019: 6018: 6008: 6003: 5998: 5993: 5987: 5985: 5981: 5980: 5978: 5977: 5972: 5967: 5962: 5957: 5956: 5955: 5950: 5939: 5937: 5931: 5930: 5921: 5920: 5913: 5906: 5898: 5889: 5888: 5886: 5885: 5874: 5871: 5870: 5868: 5867: 5862: 5857: 5852: 5850:The Ghost Club 5847: 5846: 5845: 5835: 5830: 5828:Fear of ghosts 5824: 5822: 5818: 5817: 5815: 5814: 5809: 5801: 5799: 5795: 5794: 5792: 5791: 5786: 5781: 5776: 5771: 5770: 5769: 5764: 5753: 5751: 5747: 5746: 5744: 5743: 5738: 5737: 5736: 5726: 5721: 5720: 5719: 5707: 5701: 5699: 5697:Parapsychology 5693: 5692: 5690: 5689: 5684: 5679: 5673: 5671: 5667: 5666: 5663: 5662: 5660: 5659: 5654: 5648: 5646: 5642: 5641: 5639: 5638: 5632: 5630: 5626: 5625: 5623: 5622: 5621: 5620: 5615: 5610: 5605: 5600: 5595: 5585: 5584: 5583: 5578: 5568: 5567: 5566: 5564:Ghost sickness 5561: 5553: 5552: 5551: 5543: 5537: 5535: 5531: 5530: 5528: 5527: 5522: 5517: 5516: 5515: 5507: 5506: 5505: 5500: 5489: 5487: 5483: 5482: 5480: 5479: 5474: 5473: 5472: 5462: 5457: 5452: 5451: 5450: 5445: 5435: 5434: 5433: 5428: 5418: 5416:Ghost Festival 5413: 5412: 5411: 5401: 5400: 5399: 5394: 5384: 5378: 5376: 5372: 5371: 5369: 5368: 5363:South Africa ( 5361: 5355: 5353: 5346: 5340: 5339: 5337: 5336: 5331: 5329:Vengeful ghost 5326: 5321: 5316: 5311: 5306: 5304:Haunted trains 5301: 5296: 5291: 5286: 5281: 5275: 5273: 5272:Manifestations 5269: 5268: 5265:List of ghosts 5263: 5260: 5259: 5248: 5247: 5240: 5233: 5225: 5219: 5218: 5206: 5192: 5191:External links 5189: 5186: 5185: 5172: 5156: 5143: 5126: 5102: 5074: 5045: 4999: 4990:|journal= 4960: 4907: 4881: 4853: 4814: 4801: 4794: 4782:Hutton, Ronald 4773: 4752: 4728: 4708: 4701: 4683: 4670:Marti Patel, " 4663: 4642:978-1136501883 4641: 4617: 4587: 4581:978-0521646222 4580: 4560: 4541: 4515: 4492: 4475:978-9712339349 4474: 4454: 4448:978-3830979296 4447: 4425: 4408:(2): 144–156. 4382: 4356: 4327: 4320: 4290: 4283: 4265: 4241: 4234: 4216: 4207:|journal= 4163: 4156: 4135: 4102: 4056: 4036: 4021: 4002: 3995: 3975: 3955: 3936: 3929: 3907: 3867: 3852: 3843: 3826:New York Times 3812: 3785: 3758: 3752: 3722: 3695:(6): 754–770. 3675: 3668: 3650: 3623:(4): 307–317. 3607: 3580: 3560: 3534: 3508: 3488: 3461: 3460: 3458: 3455: 3453: 3452: 3447: 3442: 3437: 3432: 3427: 3422: 3417: 3412: 3407: 3402: 3397: 3392: 3387: 3382: 3377: 3372: 3367: 3358: 3353: 3348: 3342: 3340: 3337: 3286:, abbreviated 3233: 3230: 3224: 3221: 3130:Papyrus of Ani 3051:Main article: 3047: 3046: 2997: 2995: 2988: 2982: 2979: 2974: 2971: 2946: 2943: 2886:Main article: 2882: 2881: 2832: 2830: 2823: 2817: 2814: 2810:Pueblo Indians 2794:and archived. 2740:American flags 2705:All Souls' Day 2682: 2681: 2596: 2594: 2587: 2581: 2578: 2560:Celtic nations 2540: 2537: 2507: 2504: 2443: 2440: 2386: 2383: 2354: 2351: 2346: 2343: 2329:All Souls' Day 2278:Roman Catholic 2124: 2121: 2066: 2063: 2062: 2061: 2058: 2055: 1916: 1913: 1911:or cremation. 1907: 1904: 1879: 1876: 1867: 1864: 1848:Hindu calendar 1808: 1805: 1799:(IVC) site in 1785:Main article: 1782: 1779: 1761:Main article: 1758: 1755: 1700:Hindu calendar 1638: 1635: 1573: 1570: 1566:poe divination 1520:Main article: 1493: 1490: 1455: 1452: 1450: 1449:Asian cultures 1447: 1437: 1434: 1389: 1386: 1370:Seereer people 1362:Main article: 1359: 1356: 1344:Serer religion 1326: 1323: 1319:group cohesion 1248: 1247: 1206: 1204: 1197: 1191: 1188: 1180:family lineage 1163:Afro-diasporic 1128:departed souls 1082: 1081: 1079: 1078: 1071: 1064: 1056: 1053: 1052: 1042: 1041: 1038: 1037: 1031: 1030: 1025: 1019: 1018: 1012: 1011: 1006: 1001: 996: 991: 986: 981: 975: 974: 968: 967: 962: 957: 952: 947: 942: 937: 932: 927: 921: 920: 914: 913: 908: 903: 898: 893: 888: 882: 881: 875: 874: 869: 864: 859: 857:Pentecostalism 854: 849: 844: 839: 834: 829: 824: 819: 814: 809: 804: 799: 794: 789: 783: 782: 776: 775: 770: 765: 760: 755: 750: 745: 740: 735: 729: 728: 722: 721: 716: 711: 706: 701: 696: 691: 686: 681: 676: 671: 666: 661: 656: 651: 646: 640: 639: 637:folk religions 629: 623: 622: 621: 618: 617: 614: 613: 606: 599: 592: 585: 577: 573: 572: 571: 568: 567: 564: 563: 558: 553: 548: 543: 538: 533: 528: 523: 518: 513: 508: 503: 498: 493: 488: 483: 478: 473: 468: 463: 461:Émile Durkheim 458: 453: 448: 443: 441:Akbar S. Ahmed 438: 432: 428: 427: 426: 423: 422: 419: 418: 416:Elite religion 413: 411:Lived religion 408: 403: 398: 393: 386: 376: 372: 371: 370: 367: 366: 363: 362: 357: 352: 346: 345: 341: 340: 335: 330: 325: 320: 315: 310: 305: 300: 295: 290: 284: 283: 279: 278: 273: 266: 260: 259: 255: 251: 250: 249: 246: 245: 242: 241: 236: 231: 226: 221: 216: 211: 206: 201: 196: 191: 186: 181: 176: 171: 166: 161: 156: 151: 146: 141: 136: 131: 126: 121: 116: 111: 106: 101: 96: 91: 86: 81: 75: 72:Basic concepts 71: 70: 69: 66: 65: 60:Shrine of St. 59: 49: 48: 42: 41: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 9377: 9366: 9363: 9361: 9358: 9356: 9353: 9351: 9348: 9346: 9343: 9341: 9340:Death customs 9338: 9336: 9333: 9331: 9328: 9326: 9323: 9321: 9318: 9316: 9313: 9312: 9310: 9295: 9285: 9284: 9281: 9275: 9272: 9270: 9269:Temple of Set 9267: 9265: 9262: 9260: 9257: 9255: 9252: 9250: 9247: 9245: 9242: 9241: 9239: 9235: 9229: 9226: 9224: 9223:Opet Festival 9221: 9219: 9216: 9214: 9211: 9209: 9206: 9204: 9201: 9200: 9198: 9196: 9192: 9186: 9183: 9181: 9180:Pyramid Texts 9178: 9176: 9173: 9171: 9168: 9166: 9163: 9161: 9158: 9156: 9153: 9151: 9148: 9146: 9143: 9141: 9138: 9136: 9135:Book of Gates 9133: 9131: 9128: 9126: 9125: 9121: 9119: 9116: 9114: 9111: 9109: 9106: 9105: 9103: 9101: 9097: 9091: 9088: 9086: 9083: 9081: 9080:Vulture crown 9078: 9076: 9073: 9071: 9068: 9066: 9063: 9061: 9058: 9056: 9053: 9051: 9048: 9046: 9043: 9041: 9038: 9036: 9033: 9031: 9028: 9026: 9023: 9021: 9018: 9016: 9013: 9011: 9008: 9006: 9003: 9001: 8998: 8996: 8993: 8991: 8988: 8986: 8983: 8981: 8978: 8976: 8973: 8971: 8968: 8966: 8965:Egyptian pool 8963: 8961: 8958: 8956: 8953: 8951: 8948: 8946: 8943: 8941: 8938: 8936: 8933: 8931: 8928: 8926: 8923: 8921: 8918: 8917: 8915: 8913: 8907: 8901: 8898: 8896: 8893: 8891: 8888: 8886: 8883: 8881: 8878: 8876: 8873: 8872: 8870: 8866: 8860: 8857: 8855: 8852: 8850: 8847: 8845: 8842: 8841: 8839: 8835: 8829: 8826: 8824: 8821: 8819: 8816: 8814: 8811: 8809: 8806: 8804: 8803:Hieracosphinx 8801: 8799: 8796: 8794: 8791: 8789: 8786: 8785: 8783: 8781: 8777: 8767: 8764: 8762: 8759: 8757: 8754: 8752: 8749: 8747: 8744: 8742: 8739: 8737: 8734: 8732: 8729: 8727: 8724: 8722: 8719: 8717: 8714: 8712: 8709: 8705: 8702: 8701: 8700: 8697: 8695: 8692: 8690: 8687: 8685: 8682: 8680: 8677: 8675: 8672: 8670: 8667: 8665: 8662: 8660: 8657: 8655: 8652: 8650: 8647: 8645: 8642: 8640: 8637: 8635: 8632: 8630: 8627: 8625: 8622: 8620: 8617: 8615: 8612: 8610: 8607: 8605: 8602: 8600: 8597: 8595: 8592: 8590: 8587: 8585: 8582: 8580: 8577: 8575: 8572: 8570: 8569:Renpetneferet 8567: 8565: 8562: 8560: 8557: 8555: 8552: 8550: 8547: 8545: 8542: 8540: 8537: 8535: 8532: 8530: 8527: 8525: 8522: 8520: 8517: 8515: 8512: 8510: 8507: 8505: 8502: 8500: 8497: 8495: 8492: 8490: 8487: 8485: 8482: 8480: 8477: 8475: 8472: 8470: 8467: 8465: 8462: 8460: 8457: 8455: 8452: 8450: 8447: 8445: 8442: 8440: 8437: 8435: 8432: 8430: 8427: 8425: 8422: 8420: 8417: 8415: 8412: 8410: 8407: 8405: 8402: 8400: 8397: 8395: 8392: 8390: 8387: 8385: 8382: 8380: 8377: 8375: 8372: 8370: 8367: 8365: 8362: 8360: 8357: 8355: 8352: 8350: 8347: 8345: 8342: 8340: 8337: 8335: 8332: 8330: 8327: 8325: 8322: 8320: 8317: 8315: 8312: 8310: 8307: 8305: 8302: 8300: 8297: 8295: 8292: 8290: 8287: 8285: 8282: 8280: 8277: 8275: 8272: 8270: 8267: 8265: 8262: 8260: 8257: 8255: 8252: 8250: 8247: 8245: 8242: 8240: 8237: 8233: 8230: 8229: 8228: 8225: 8223: 8220: 8218: 8215: 8213: 8210: 8208: 8205: 8203: 8200: 8198: 8195: 8193: 8190: 8188: 8185: 8183: 8180: 8178: 8175: 8173: 8170: 8168: 8165: 8163: 8160: 8158: 8155: 8153: 8150: 8148: 8145: 8143: 8140: 8138: 8135: 8133: 8130: 8128: 8125: 8123: 8120: 8118: 8115: 8113: 8110: 8108: 8105: 8103: 8100: 8098: 8095: 8093: 8090: 8088: 8085: 8083: 8080: 8078: 8075: 8073: 8070: 8068: 8065: 8063: 8060: 8058: 8055: 8053: 8050: 8048: 8045: 8043: 8040: 8038: 8035: 8033: 8030: 8028: 8025: 8023: 8020: 8018: 8015: 8013: 8010: 8008: 8005: 8003: 8000: 7998: 7995: 7993: 7990: 7988: 7985: 7983: 7980: 7978: 7975: 7973: 7970: 7968: 7965: 7963: 7960: 7958: 7955: 7953: 7950: 7948: 7945: 7943: 7940: 7938: 7935: 7933: 7930: 7928: 7925: 7924: 7921: 7917: 7913: 7909: 7903: 7900: 7898: 7895: 7893: 7890: 7888: 7885: 7883: 7880: 7878: 7875: 7873: 7870: 7868: 7865: 7863: 7860: 7859: 7857: 7855: 7851: 7845: 7842: 7840: 7837: 7835: 7832: 7830: 7827: 7825: 7822: 7820: 7817: 7815: 7812: 7810: 7807: 7806: 7804: 7802: 7798: 7795: 7793: 7789: 7783: 7780: 7778: 7775: 7773: 7770: 7768: 7765: 7763: 7760: 7758: 7755: 7753: 7750: 7748: 7745: 7743: 7740: 7739: 7737: 7733: 7728: 7718: 7715: 7713: 7710: 7708: 7705: 7703: 7700: 7698: 7695: 7693: 7690: 7688: 7685: 7683: 7680: 7678: 7675: 7673: 7670: 7669: 7667: 7663: 7659: 7652: 7647: 7645: 7640: 7638: 7633: 7632: 7629: 7619: 7618: 7607: 7601: 7598: 7595: 7591: 7588: 7586: 7583: 7581: 7578: 7577: 7575: 7573: 7569: 7563: 7560: 7558: 7557:Vulture crown 7555: 7553: 7550: 7548: 7545: 7543: 7540: 7538: 7535: 7533: 7530: 7528: 7525: 7523: 7520: 7518: 7515: 7513: 7510: 7508: 7505: 7503: 7500: 7498: 7495: 7493: 7490: 7488: 7485: 7483: 7480: 7478: 7475: 7473: 7470: 7468: 7465: 7463: 7460: 7458: 7455: 7453: 7450: 7448: 7445: 7443: 7442:Egyptian pool 7440: 7438: 7435: 7433: 7430: 7428: 7425: 7423: 7420: 7418: 7415: 7413: 7410: 7408: 7405: 7403: 7400: 7398: 7395: 7394: 7392: 7388: 7382: 7379: 7377: 7374: 7372: 7369: 7367: 7364: 7362: 7359: 7357: 7354: 7352: 7349: 7347: 7344: 7342: 7341:Hieracosphinx 7339: 7337: 7334: 7332: 7329: 7327: 7324: 7322: 7319: 7318: 7316: 7312: 7306: 7303: 7301: 7298: 7296: 7295:Temple of Mut 7293: 7291: 7288: 7286: 7283: 7281: 7278: 7276: 7273: 7271: 7268: 7266: 7263: 7261: 7258: 7256: 7253: 7251: 7248: 7246: 7243: 7241: 7238: 7236: 7233: 7231: 7228: 7226: 7223: 7221: 7218: 7216: 7213: 7211: 7208: 7207: 7205: 7203: 7199: 7193: 7190: 7188: 7185: 7183: 7180: 7178: 7175: 7173: 7170: 7168: 7165: 7163: 7160: 7158: 7155: 7153: 7150: 7148: 7145: 7143: 7140: 7138: 7135: 7133: 7130: 7129: 7127: 7125: 7121: 7111: 7108: 7106: 7103: 7101: 7098: 7096: 7093: 7091: 7088: 7086: 7083: 7081: 7078: 7075: 7073: 7070: 7068: 7065: 7063: 7060: 7057: 7054: 7052: 7049: 7047: 7044: 7042: 7039: 7037: 7034: 7032: 7029: 7027: 7024: 7022: 7019: 7016: 7014: 7011: 7009: 7006: 7003: 7001: 6998: 6995: 6993: 6990: 6988: 6985: 6983: 6980: 6977: 6975: 6972: 6970: 6967: 6966: 6963: 6957: 6954: 6952: 6949: 6948: 6946: 6942: 6939: 6937: 6933: 6927: 6924: 6922: 6919: 6917: 6914: 6912: 6909: 6907: 6904: 6902: 6899: 6897: 6894: 6892: 6889: 6888: 6886: 6882: 6877: 6867: 6864: 6862: 6859: 6857: 6854: 6852: 6849: 6847: 6844: 6842: 6839: 6837: 6834: 6832: 6829: 6827: 6824: 6822: 6819: 6817: 6814: 6813: 6811: 6809: 6805: 6801: 6794: 6789: 6787: 6782: 6780: 6775: 6774: 6771: 6761: 6760: 6749: 6739: 6736: 6733: 6729: 6725: 6722: 6720: 6717: 6715: 6712: 6710: 6707: 6704: 6700: 6697: 6696: 6694: 6690: 6684: 6681: 6679: 6676: 6674: 6671: 6669: 6666: 6664: 6661: 6659: 6656: 6654: 6651: 6650: 6648: 6646: 6642: 6639: 6635: 6629: 6626: 6624: 6621: 6619: 6616: 6615: 6613: 6611: 6607: 6601: 6598: 6596: 6593: 6591: 6588: 6586: 6583: 6581: 6578: 6576: 6573: 6571: 6568: 6566: 6563: 6562: 6560: 6558: 6554: 6548: 6545: 6542: 6539: 6537: 6534: 6532: 6531:Nzambi Mpungu 6529: 6526: 6523: 6520: 6517: 6514: 6511: 6508: 6506: 6503: 6500: 6497: 6494: 6491: 6488: 6485: 6482: 6480: 6477: 6474: 6471: 6469: 6466: 6465: 6463: 6461: 6457: 6452: 6442: 6439: 6437: 6434: 6432: 6429: 6428: 6426: 6424: 6420: 6416: 6409: 6404: 6402: 6397: 6395: 6390: 6389: 6386: 6375: 6363: 6357: 6354: 6352: 6349: 6347: 6346:Old Halloween 6344: 6342: 6339: 6337: 6334: 6332: 6329: 6327: 6324: 6322: 6319: 6317: 6314: 6312: 6309: 6307: 6306:Devil's Night 6304: 6302: 6301:Beggars Night 6299: 6297: 6294: 6292: 6289: 6287: 6284: 6283: 6281: 6277: 6267: 6264: 6262: 6259: 6257: 6256:Death customs 6254: 6252: 6249: 6248: 6246: 6244: 6238: 6232: 6229: 6227: 6224: 6222: 6219: 6217: 6214: 6212: 6209: 6207: 6204: 6202: 6199: 6197: 6194: 6192: 6189: 6188: 6186: 6184: 6178: 6175: 6169: 6161: 6160: 6156: 6154: 6153:Great Pumpkin 6151: 6150: 6149: 6146: 6142: 6139: 6137: 6134: 6133: 6132: 6129: 6127: 6124: 6122: 6119: 6118: 6116: 6112: 6104: 6103:Pumpkin Queen 6101: 6100: 6099: 6096: 6092: 6089: 6088: 6087: 6084: 6082: 6079: 6078: 6076: 6072: 6066: 6063: 6061: 6058: 6056: 6053: 6051: 6048: 6044: 6041: 6039: 6036: 6035: 6034: 6031: 6029: 6026: 6024: 6021: 6017: 6014: 6013: 6012: 6009: 6007: 6004: 6002: 6001:Apple bobbing 5999: 5997: 5994: 5992: 5989: 5988: 5986: 5982: 5976: 5973: 5971: 5968: 5966: 5963: 5961: 5958: 5954: 5953:Allhallowtide 5951: 5949: 5946: 5945: 5944: 5941: 5940: 5938: 5932: 5928: 5919: 5914: 5912: 5907: 5905: 5900: 5899: 5896: 5884: 5876: 5875: 5872: 5866: 5863: 5861: 5858: 5856: 5853: 5851: 5848: 5844: 5841: 5840: 5839: 5836: 5834: 5833:Spectrophilia 5831: 5829: 5826: 5825: 5823: 5819: 5813: 5810: 5808: 5807: 5803: 5802: 5800: 5796: 5790: 5787: 5785: 5782: 5780: 5777: 5775: 5772: 5768: 5765: 5763: 5760: 5759: 5758: 5755: 5754: 5752: 5748: 5742: 5739: 5735: 5732: 5731: 5730: 5727: 5725: 5724:Ghost hunting 5722: 5718: 5717: 5713: 5712: 5711: 5708: 5706: 5703: 5702: 5700: 5698: 5694: 5688: 5685: 5683: 5680: 5678: 5675: 5674: 5672: 5668: 5658: 5655: 5653: 5650: 5649: 5647: 5643: 5637: 5634: 5633: 5631: 5629:South America 5627: 5619: 5618:San Francisco 5616: 5614: 5611: 5609: 5606: 5604: 5601: 5599: 5596: 5594: 5591: 5590: 5589: 5588:United States 5586: 5582: 5579: 5577: 5574: 5573: 5572: 5569: 5565: 5562: 5560: 5557: 5556: 5554: 5550: 5547: 5546: 5544: 5542: 5539: 5538: 5536: 5534:North America 5532: 5526: 5523: 5521: 5518: 5514: 5511: 5510: 5508: 5504: 5501: 5499: 5496: 5495: 5494: 5491: 5490: 5488: 5484: 5478: 5475: 5471: 5468: 5467: 5466: 5463: 5461: 5458: 5456: 5453: 5449: 5446: 5444: 5441: 5440: 5439: 5436: 5432: 5429: 5427: 5424: 5423: 5422: 5419: 5417: 5414: 5410: 5407: 5406: 5405: 5402: 5398: 5395: 5393: 5390: 5389: 5388: 5385: 5383: 5380: 5379: 5377: 5373: 5366: 5362: 5360: 5359:Madam Koi Koi 5357: 5356: 5354: 5350: 5347: 5341: 5335: 5332: 5330: 5327: 5325: 5322: 5320: 5317: 5315: 5312: 5310: 5309:Haunted ships 5307: 5305: 5302: 5300: 5299:Haunted house 5297: 5295: 5292: 5290: 5287: 5285: 5282: 5280: 5277: 5276: 5274: 5270: 5266: 5261: 5257: 5253: 5246: 5241: 5239: 5234: 5232: 5227: 5226: 5223: 5216: 5211: 5207: 5205: 5201: 5198: 5195: 5194: 5182: 5176: 5169: 5165: 5160: 5153: 5147: 5140: 5136: 5130: 5116: 5112: 5106: 5092: 5088: 5081: 5079: 5064: 5060: 5054: 5052: 5050: 5041: 5037: 5033: 5029: 5025: 5021: 5017: 5010: 5008: 5006: 5004: 4995: 4982: 4974: 4967: 4965: 4949: 4945: 4941: 4937: 4933: 4929: 4925: 4921: 4914: 4912: 4896: 4892: 4888: 4884: 4878: 4874: 4870: 4866: 4865: 4857: 4849: 4843: 4829:on 2015-07-21 4828: 4824: 4818: 4811: 4805: 4797: 4791: 4787: 4783: 4777: 4770: 4769:0-8076-1136-0 4766: 4762: 4756: 4749: 4748:0-948474-04-1 4745: 4741: 4735: 4733: 4725: 4721: 4715: 4713: 4704: 4698: 4694: 4687: 4680: 4676: 4673: 4667: 4659: 4648: 4644: 4638: 4634: 4630: 4629: 4621: 4606: 4602: 4598: 4591: 4583: 4577: 4573: 4572: 4564: 4556: 4552: 4545: 4529: 4525: 4519: 4512:(2): 235–493. 4511: 4507: 4503: 4496: 4481: 4477: 4471: 4467: 4466: 4458: 4450: 4444: 4440: 4436: 4429: 4411: 4407: 4403: 4402:Asian Studies 4396: 4389: 4387: 4370: 4366: 4360: 4344: 4340: 4334: 4332: 4323: 4317: 4313: 4309: 4303: 4301: 4299: 4297: 4295: 4286: 4280: 4276: 4269: 4261: 4257: 4256: 4248: 4246: 4237: 4231: 4227: 4220: 4212: 4199: 4181: 4174: 4167: 4159: 4153: 4149: 4142: 4140: 4132: 4131:0-8047-2158-0 4128: 4124: 4120: 4116: 4113: 4112: 4106: 4098: 4086: 4071: 4067: 4066:j.ctvr7fdd1.8 4063: 4059: 4053: 4049: 4048: 4040: 4032: 4025: 4017: 4013: 4006: 3998: 3992: 3988: 3987: 3979: 3972: 3968: 3965: 3959: 3952: 3948: 3945: 3940: 3932: 3926: 3922: 3918: 3911: 3893: 3889: 3885: 3878: 3871: 3863: 3856: 3847: 3831: 3827: 3823: 3816: 3800: 3796: 3789: 3782: 3778: 3774: 3770: 3767: 3762: 3755: 3749: 3744: 3743: 3737: 3733: 3726: 3718: 3714: 3710: 3706: 3702: 3698: 3694: 3690: 3686: 3679: 3671: 3665: 3661: 3654: 3646: 3642: 3638: 3634: 3630: 3626: 3622: 3618: 3611: 3596: 3592: 3591: 3584: 3576: 3572: 3571: 3564: 3550: 3546: 3545: 3538: 3524: 3520: 3519: 3512: 3504: 3500: 3499: 3492: 3478: 3474: 3473: 3466: 3462: 3451: 3448: 3446: 3443: 3441: 3438: 3436: 3435:Suffrage Mass 3433: 3431: 3428: 3426: 3423: 3421: 3418: 3416: 3413: 3411: 3408: 3406: 3403: 3401: 3400:Haus Tambaran 3398: 3396: 3395:Funerary cult 3393: 3391: 3388: 3386: 3383: 3381: 3378: 3376: 3373: 3371: 3368: 3366: 3362: 3359: 3357: 3354: 3352: 3349: 3347: 3344: 3343: 3336: 3334: 3330: 3329:funeral masks 3326: 3322: 3318: 3316: 3310: 3309: 3304: 3299: 3297: 3293: 3289: 3285: 3281: 3277: 3273: 3268: 3264: 3260: 3254: 3247: 3243: 3238: 3229: 3220: 3218: 3213: 3211: 3206: 3202: 3198: 3194: 3193:ancient Egypt 3190: 3185: 3183: 3178: 3174: 3170: 3166: 3162: 3158: 3154: 3150: 3145: 3143: 3139: 3138:Pyramid Texts 3135: 3131: 3127: 3123: 3119: 3115: 3111: 3107: 3106: 3101: 3097: 3092: 3090: 3086: 3082: 3081: 3076: 3075: 3070: 3066: 3064: 3063:vale of tears 3060: 3054: 3043: 3040: 3032: 3022: 3018: 3014: 3008: 3007: 3003: 2998:This section 2996: 2992: 2987: 2986: 2981:Ancient Egypt 2978: 2970: 2966: 2964: 2960: 2955: 2951: 2942: 2939: 2937: 2933: 2929: 2925: 2921: 2919: 2918:Islamic State 2915: 2911: 2907: 2903: 2899: 2895: 2889: 2878: 2875: 2867: 2857: 2853: 2849: 2843: 2842: 2838: 2833:This section 2831: 2827: 2822: 2821: 2813: 2811: 2805: 2803: 2800: 2795: 2793: 2789: 2783: 2781: 2773: 2772:Tequisquiapan 2768: 2764: 2762: 2758: 2754: 2750: 2746: 2741: 2737: 2733: 2729: 2725: 2720: 2718: 2714: 2710: 2706: 2702: 2698: 2694: 2690: 2678: 2675: 2667: 2656: 2653: 2649: 2646: 2642: 2639: 2635: 2632: 2628: 2625: â€“  2624: 2620: 2619:Find sources: 2613: 2609: 2603: 2602: 2597:This section 2595: 2591: 2586: 2585: 2580:North America 2577: 2575: 2574: 2569: 2565: 2561: 2556: 2552: 2548: 2547: 2536: 2534: 2530: 2528: 2523: 2522: 2517: 2513: 2503: 2501: 2497: 2493: 2489: 2485: 2484:ghost stories 2481: 2477: 2473: 2469: 2468:All Souls Day 2465: 2461: 2453: 2448: 2439: 2435: 2431: 2429: 2425: 2421: 2416: 2414: 2405: 2397: 2392: 2382: 2380: 2376: 2375:cock fighting 2368: 2364: 2360: 2350: 2342: 2340: 2336: 2332: 2330: 2326: 2322: 2318: 2314: 2310: 2307: 2303: 2299: 2294: 2292: 2288: 2284: 2279: 2274: 2272: 2268: 2264: 2260: 2256: 2252: 2248: 2244: 2240: 2236: 2232: 2228: 2224: 2219: 2217: 2213: 2209: 2205: 2204: 2198: 2196: 2192: 2188: 2184: 2180: 2179: 2174: 2170: 2167: 2159: 2158: 2153: 2152: 2148: 2143: 2138: 2134: 2130: 2120: 2118: 2114: 2111:doctrines of 2110: 2105: 2097: 2093: 2092: 2087: 2083: 2078: 2076: 2072: 2059: 2056: 2053: 2049: 2045: 2041: 2040: 2039: 2036: 2034: 2029: 2027: 2023: 2019: 2018:Neo-Confucian 2015: 2013: 2008: 2006: 2001: 1995: 1992: 1980: 1979: 1971: 1968: 1962: 1952: 1948: 1947: 1942: 1936: 1928: 1927: 1921: 1912: 1903: 1901: 1897: 1893: 1889: 1885: 1875: 1873: 1863: 1861: 1857: 1853: 1849: 1845: 1841: 1836: 1835: 1826: 1822: 1818: 1813: 1804: 1802: 1798: 1794: 1788: 1778: 1775: 1770: 1769:Ahom religion 1764: 1763:Me-Dam-Me-Phi 1754: 1752: 1748: 1744: 1740: 1736: 1732: 1728: 1723: 1721: 1717: 1713: 1709: 1705: 1701: 1697: 1693: 1689: 1685: 1684: 1679: 1675: 1667: 1663: 1662: 1657: 1652: 1648: 1644: 1634: 1631: 1627: 1623: 1619: 1618:refrigerators 1615: 1611: 1607: 1603: 1599: 1595: 1591: 1587: 1578: 1569: 1567: 1562: 1558: 1554: 1550: 1549: 1544: 1540: 1536: 1532: 1528: 1523: 1515: 1511: 1507: 1503: 1498: 1489: 1487: 1483: 1479: 1475: 1471: 1467: 1461: 1446: 1443: 1433: 1430: 1426: 1425: 1420: 1416: 1415: 1410: 1406: 1398: 1394: 1385: 1383: 1379: 1375: 1371: 1365: 1355: 1353: 1349: 1345: 1341: 1337: 1333: 1322: 1320: 1316: 1310: 1308: 1307: 1302: 1298: 1294: 1290: 1285: 1283: 1279: 1275: 1271: 1266: 1264: 1259: 1255: 1244: 1241: 1233: 1230:December 2023 1223: 1219: 1213: 1212: 1207:This section 1205: 1201: 1196: 1195: 1187: 1185: 1181: 1177: 1173: 1168: 1164: 1160: 1156: 1152: 1148: 1143: 1141: 1137: 1133: 1129: 1125: 1121: 1117: 1113: 1109: 1105: 1101: 1097: 1093: 1089: 1077: 1072: 1070: 1065: 1063: 1058: 1057: 1055: 1054: 1051: 1047: 1044: 1043: 1036: 1033: 1032: 1029: 1026: 1024: 1021: 1020: 1017: 1014: 1013: 1010: 1007: 1005: 1002: 1000: 997: 995: 992: 990: 987: 985: 982: 980: 977: 976: 973: 970: 969: 966: 963: 961: 958: 956: 953: 951: 948: 946: 943: 941: 938: 936: 933: 931: 928: 926: 923: 922: 919: 916: 915: 912: 909: 907: 904: 902: 899: 897: 894: 892: 889: 887: 884: 883: 880: 877: 876: 873: 870: 868: 865: 863: 862:Protestantism 860: 858: 855: 853: 850: 848: 845: 843: 840: 838: 835: 833: 830: 828: 825: 823: 820: 818: 815: 813: 810: 808: 805: 803: 800: 798: 795: 793: 790: 788: 785: 784: 781: 778: 777: 774: 771: 769: 766: 764: 761: 759: 756: 754: 751: 749: 746: 744: 741: 739: 736: 734: 731: 730: 727: 724: 723: 720: 717: 715: 712: 710: 707: 705: 702: 700: 697: 695: 692: 690: 687: 685: 682: 680: 677: 675: 672: 670: 667: 665: 662: 660: 657: 655: 652: 650: 647: 645: 642: 641: 638: 634: 631: 630: 626: 620: 619: 612: 611: 607: 605: 604: 600: 598: 597: 593: 591: 590: 586: 584: 583: 579: 578: 570: 569: 562: 559: 557: 554: 552: 549: 547: 546:Victor Turner 544: 542: 539: 537: 536:Melford Spiro 534: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 521:Roy Rappaport 519: 517: 516:Steven Ozment 514: 512: 511:Robert Marett 509: 507: 504: 502: 499: 497: 494: 492: 489: 487: 484: 482: 479: 477: 474: 472: 469: 467: 466:Mircea Eliade 464: 462: 459: 457: 454: 452: 449: 447: 444: 442: 439: 437: 434: 433: 425: 424: 417: 414: 412: 409: 407: 404: 402: 399: 397: 394: 392: 391: 387: 385: 384: 378: 377: 369: 368: 361: 360:Handsome Lake 358: 356: 353: 351: 348: 347: 343: 342: 339: 336: 334: 331: 329: 326: 324: 321: 319: 316: 314: 311: 309: 306: 304: 301: 299: 296: 294: 291: 289: 286: 285: 281: 280: 277: 274: 272: 267: 265: 262: 261: 257: 256: 248: 247: 240: 237: 235: 232: 230: 227: 225: 222: 220: 217: 215: 212: 210: 207: 205: 202: 200: 197: 195: 192: 190: 187: 185: 182: 180: 177: 175: 172: 170: 167: 165: 162: 160: 157: 155: 152: 150: 147: 145: 142: 140: 137: 135: 132: 130: 127: 125: 122: 120: 117: 115: 112: 110: 107: 105: 102: 100: 97: 95: 92: 90: 87: 85: 82: 80: 77: 76: 68: 67: 63: 55: 51: 50: 47: 44: 43: 39: 38: 33: 19: 9345:Filial piety 9315:Anthropology 9228:Sed festival 9218:Min festival 9208:Cattle count 9175:Litany of Re 9150:Coffin Texts 9122: 9065:Solar barque 9005:Imiut fetish 9000:Hypocephalus 8985:Hemhem crown 8970:Eye of Horus 8895:Land of Manu 8849:Djadjaemankh 8730: 8720: 8673: 8583: 8533: 8513: 8488: 8444:Nebethetepet 8438: 8353: 8324:Khenti-kheti 8303: 8243: 8146: 8142:Gate deities 8136: 8126: 8111: 8101: 8051: 7926: 7916:Theban Triad 7781: 7742:Canopic jars 7615: 7542:Solar barque 7492:Imiut fetish 7487:Hypocephalus 7472:Hemhem crown 7447:Eye of Horus 7326:Barbary lion 7245:Jebel Barkal 7104: 7099: 7089: 7084: 7079: 7050: 7045: 7030: 7020: 7007: 6968: 6925: 6821:Christianity 6757: 6738:Maria Lionza 6570:Kalunga line 6564: 6351:Punkie Night 6279:Other events 6240: 6221:Totensonntag 6211:Pitru Paksha 6191:Bon Festival 6157: 5838:Spiritualism 5804: 5714: 5677:Mesopotamian 5613:Pennsylvania 5343:By continent 5314:Hungry ghost 5284:Ghost lights 5278: 5180: 5175: 5167: 5159: 5151: 5146: 5138: 5134: 5129: 5118:. Retrieved 5114: 5105: 5094:. Retrieved 5090: 5066:. Retrieved 5062: 5023: 5019: 4981:cite journal 4952:. Retrieved 4927: 4923: 4899:. Retrieved 4863: 4856: 4831:. Retrieved 4827:the original 4817: 4809: 4804: 4785: 4776: 4760: 4755: 4739: 4692: 4686: 4666: 4658:Google Books 4656:– via 4651:. Retrieved 4627: 4620: 4609:. Retrieved 4600: 4590: 4570: 4563: 4554: 4550: 4544: 4532:. Retrieved 4528:the original 4518: 4509: 4505: 4495: 4484:. Retrieved 4464: 4457: 4438: 4428: 4417:. Retrieved 4405: 4401: 4373:. Retrieved 4359: 4347:. Retrieved 4311: 4274: 4268: 4254: 4225: 4219: 4198:cite journal 4187:. Retrieved 4166: 4147: 4110: 4105: 4074:. Retrieved 4046: 4039: 4030: 4024: 4015: 4011: 4005: 3985: 3978: 3958: 3939: 3920: 3910: 3899:. Retrieved 3887: 3883: 3870: 3861: 3855: 3846: 3834:. Retrieved 3830:the original 3825: 3815: 3803:. Retrieved 3788: 3776: 3761: 3741: 3725: 3692: 3688: 3678: 3659: 3653: 3620: 3616: 3610: 3599:, retrieved 3589: 3583: 3575:the original 3569: 3563: 3553:, retrieved 3543: 3537: 3527:, retrieved 3517: 3511: 3503:the original 3497: 3491: 3481:, retrieved 3471: 3465: 3420:Bon Festival 3390:Funerary art 3312: 3306: 3300: 3287: 3283: 3256: 3232:Ancient Rome 3226: 3214: 3209: 3196: 3188: 3186: 3181: 3172: 3168: 3164: 3160: 3156: 3152: 3148: 3146: 3141: 3125: 3117: 3103: 3099: 3095: 3093: 3084: 3078: 3072: 3067: 3056: 3035: 3026: 3011:Please help 2999: 2976: 2967: 2962: 2958: 2956: 2952: 2948: 2940: 2922: 2914:Saudi Arabia 2891: 2870: 2861: 2846:Please help 2834: 2806: 2796: 2784: 2777: 2724:Memorial Day 2721: 2689:Memorial Day 2685: 2670: 2664:January 2020 2661: 2651: 2644: 2637: 2630: 2618: 2606:Please help 2601:verification 2598: 2571: 2544: 2542: 2525: 2519: 2509: 2457: 2436: 2432: 2417: 2410: 2362: 2356: 2348: 2333: 2324: 2319:(literally " 2316: 2312: 2311:or possibly 2308: 2301: 2295: 2290: 2275: 2270: 2266: 2258: 2250: 2242: 2230: 2227:Cordillerans 2222: 2220: 2211: 2207: 2201: 2199: 2191:spirit world 2186: 2181:) with whom 2176: 2163: 2155: 2149: 2106: 2089: 2079: 2068: 2037: 2030: 2025: 2010: 2003: 1999: 1976: 1944: 1938: 1924: 1909: 1881: 1869: 1860:earthen lamp 1832: 1830: 1816: 1790: 1766: 1724: 1719: 1695: 1687: 1681: 1677: 1671: 1666:Pitru Paksha 1659: 1583: 1560: 1553:Zhou dynasty 1547: 1542: 1534: 1525: 1516:, and others 1463: 1439: 1436:North Africa 1422: 1412: 1408: 1402: 1381: 1367: 1352:Serer people 1328: 1311: 1304: 1288: 1286: 1281: 1269: 1267: 1263:filial piety 1251: 1236: 1227: 1216:Please help 1211:verification 1208: 1176:filial piety 1144: 1087: 1085: 979:Conservative 847:Nestorianism 780:Christianity 608: 601: 594: 587: 580: 526:Saba Mahmood 501:Robin Horton 486:James Frazer 456:Mary Douglas 388: 379: 276:Neo-Paganism 252:Case studies 238: 219:Superstition 214:Soul dualism 124:Great Spirit 9254:Hermeticism 9085:Was-sceptre 8912:and objects 8389:Mehet-Weret 8232:Harpocrates 8062:Banebdjedet 8027:Arensnuphis 7707:Osiris myth 7562:Was-sceptre 7240:Elephantine 7000:Arensnuphis 6951:Elephantine 6714:Espiritismo 6658:Goofer dust 6543:Phulu Bunzi 6509:Mbantilanda 6505:Mamba Muntu 6431:Antonianism 6038:Stingy Jack 6023:Ghost tours 5935:Main topics 5798:Court cases 5345:and culture 5319:Poltergeist 4891:j.ctv9b2xgt 4557:(1): 83–95. 4093:|work= 3284:Dis Manibus 3242:sarcophagus 3029:August 2020 2963:yichus ovus 2959:zechut avot 2864:August 2020 2797:Members of 2770:Ofrenda in 2568:Isle of Man 2531:Modern-day 2527:Calan Gaeaf 2235:Maguindanao 2195:reincarnate 2173:Philippines 2123:Philippines 2101:ဇေတဝနá€șဆေဏငá€ș 2022:anniversary 1963::  1953::  1774:Ahom people 1500:Burning of 1332:Igbo people 906:Vaishnavism 837:Lutheranism 792:Anglicanism 476:RenĂ© Girard 355:Ghost Dance 234:Transtheism 204:Sacred site 164:Nympholepsy 9309:Categories 9249:Gnosticism 9090:Winged sun 8935:Corn mummy 8837:Characters 8761:Werethekau 8599:Sebiumeker 8409:Meretseger 8274:Ikhemu-sek 8212:Hermanubis 7712:Philosophy 7702:Numerology 7270:Qasr Ibrim 6911:Pilgrimage 6856:Philosophy 6683:Ring shout 6521:Moni-Mambu 6486:Kuitikuiti 6321:Hop-tu-Naa 6148:Television 6091:Hell house 5984:Traditions 5965:Activities 5734:Mediumship 5652:Polynesian 5593:California 5545:Caribbean 5477:Vietnamese 5154:," p. 115. 5120:2024-03-18 5096:2024-03-18 5068:2024-03-19 4954:2020-10-03 4901:2020-10-09 4833:2009-12-31 4653:2019-08-20 4611:2022-06-08 4486:2020-09-06 4419:2018-05-12 4189:2012-02-24 4076:2020-10-03 3917:"Mahalaya" 3901:2019-04-20 3836:13 January 3601:3 November 3590:veneration 3570:veneration 3555:2015-11-03 3529:2015-11-03 3483:2015-11-03 3457:References 3267:Parentalia 3251:See also: 3136:) and the 3098:became an 2924:Imam Ahmad 2749:World Wars 2736:Gettysburg 2634:newspapers 2573:Hop-tu-Naa 2521:Kalan Gwav 2494:, carving 2490:, wearing 2424:hell notes 2391:NhĂ  thờ họ 2389:See also: 2321:All Saints 2283:sampaguita 2247:Sama-Bajau 2245:among the 2233:among the 2225:among the 2216:psychopomp 2154:depicting 1933:See also: 1896:Minahasans 1888:Toba Batak 1846:months of 1844:Bhadrapada 1793:Rakhigarhi 1787:Rakhigarhi 1708:Durga Puja 1641:See also: 1482:Pali Canon 1458:See also: 1414:famadihana 1405:Madagascar 1397:Famadihana 1388:Madagascar 1374:A Æ­at Roog 1306:veneration 1295:and other 1167:veneration 1028:ƚvetāmbara 664:Böö mörgöl 446:Talal Asad 350:Cargo cult 179:Polytheism 174:Pilgrimage 159:Monotheism 144:Liminality 134:Initiation 129:Henotheism 104:Divination 94:Communitas 9195:Festivals 9060:Shen ring 9040:Ouroboros 8975:Eye of Ra 8930:Cartouche 8868:Locations 8813:Serpopard 8780:Creatures 8711:Tjenenyet 8694:Ta-Bitjet 8639:Shesmetet 8559:Renenutet 8544:Raet-Tawy 8464:Nehmetawy 8414:Meskhenet 8182:Hedjhotep 8037:Assessors 7735:Practices 7697:Mythology 7692:Maa Kheru 7672:Afterlife 7572:Languages 7537:Shen ring 7452:Eye of Ra 7407:Cartouche 7366:Serpopard 7202:Locations 7095:Sabomakal 6884:Practices 6851:Mythology 6836:Eye of Ra 6816:Afterlife 6699:CandomblĂ© 6692:Religions 6489:Lubangala 6423:Religions 6286:Allantide 6206:Gai Jatra 6060:Soul cake 5970:Geography 5926:Halloween 5779:Halloween 5767:Indonesia 5576:locations 5513:locations 5470:locations 5443:locations 5426:locations 5409:locations 5392:locations 5365:locations 5256:ghostlore 5091:Torah.org 5032:0021-6704 4936:0894-6019 4633:Routledge 4095:ignored ( 4085:cite book 3805:24 August 3717:145808393 3709:1469-1825 3645:146979343 3637:2153-599X 3445:Ullambana 3430:Shamanism 3321:portraits 3208:familial 3157:ma’a heru 3000:does not 2910:Wahhabism 2906:Taj Mahal 2835:does not 2732:Arlington 2701:Candlemas 2697:Christmas 2533:Halloween 2476:Purgatory 2450:A scenic 2430:is made. 2428:Wind tomb 2363:Faun Phii 2345:Sri Lanka 2298:Aglipayan 2263:Bicolanos 2166:animistic 2071:Bo Bo Gyi 2044:tea rites 1923:A Korean 1878:Indonesia 1872:Buta Kola 1743:Indonesia 1735:Singapore 1704:Navaratri 1572:Offerings 1460:Pchum Ben 1184:religious 1132:Purgatory 1118:venerate 1092:ancestors 1023:Digambara 965:YazdĂąnism 945:Quranists 925:Ahmadiyya 911:Ayyavazhi 842:Methodism 807:Calvinism 787:Adventism 768:Vajrayana 753:Theravada 743:Pure Land 625:Religions 298:Bobohizan 209:Shamanism 119:Fetishism 79:Afterlife 9259:Kemetism 9100:Writings 9010:Khepresh 8854:Rededjet 8756:Wepwawet 8741:Wadj-wer 8459:Nehebkau 8454:Nefertem 8374:Mandulis 8309:Kebechet 8299:Iusaaset 8217:Heryshaf 8167:Hatmehit 8002:Apedemak 7877:Nephthys 7772:Pyramids 7752:Funerals 7617:Category 7497:Khepresh 7147:Blemmyes 7124:Cultures 7055:Makedeke 6992:Apedemak 6916:Pyramids 6901:Funerals 6759:Category 6728:Convince 6678:Mojo bag 6637:Diaspora 6557:Elements 6536:Nzambici 6501:Ma Kiela 6475:Dinganga 6356:Saci Day 6341:Namahage 6331:Korochun 5996:Costumes 5883:Category 5636:Colombia 5438:Japanese 5404:Filipino 5200:Archived 4948:Archived 4944:24643137 4895:Archived 4842:cite web 4784:(1993). 4750:pp.11-46 4675:Archived 4647:Archived 4605:Archived 4480:Archived 4410:Archived 4369:Archived 4343:Archived 4310:(1994). 4180:Archived 4125:, 1992. 4115:Archived 4070:Archived 3967:Archived 3947:Archived 3892:Archived 3799:Archived 3769:Archived 3595:archived 3549:archived 3544:venerate 3523:archived 3477:archived 3415:Molieben 3339:See also 3308:imagines 3296:Caristia 3263:festival 3246:Meleager 3155:who was 3110:judgment 2898:cemetery 2896:, and a 2774:, Mexico 2564:diaspora 2562:and the 2512:Cornwall 2492:costumes 2488:bonfires 2480:Paradise 2452:cemetery 2359:Thailand 2353:Thailand 2255:Tagalogs 2223:kalading 2212:Paganito 2203:Paganito 2187:umalagad 2145:Various 2109:Buddhist 2091:Thingyan 2084:, solid 2002:include 1840:Shravana 1739:Malaysia 1716:Mahalaya 1692:Brahmins 1614:servants 1527:In China 1454:Cambodia 1442:adorcism 1419:hiragasy 1274:devotion 1190:Overview 1155:Oceanian 1147:European 1136:idolatry 1104:venerate 1004:Orthodox 994:Haymanot 935:Mahdavia 901:Smartism 896:Shaktism 891:Shaivism 879:Hinduism 802:Baptists 738:Nichiren 733:Mahayana 726:Buddhism 714:Tengrism 589:Folklore 574:Journals 333:Slametan 293:Babaylan 288:Angakkuq 9274:Thelema 9244:Atenism 9075:Ushabti 9045:Pschent 9035:Neshmet 8950:Deshret 8910:Symbols 8859:Ubaoner 8798:Griffin 8684:Taweret 8679:Tatenen 8614:Serapis 8609:Sekhmet 8579:Resheph 8524:Qed-her 8474:Nekhbet 8449:Nebtuwi 8314:Khensit 8284:Imhotep 8279:Imentet 8177:Hedetet 8042:Astarte 7977:Andjety 7952:Amesemi 7792:Deities 7777:Temples 7665:Beliefs 7552:Ushabti 7522:Pschent 7427:Deshret 7376:Taweret 7215:Ballana 7192:X-Group 7187:Nobatia 7167:Makuria 7152:C-Group 7142:B-Group 7132:A-Group 6996:Aqedise 6982:Amesemi 6978:Amanete 6936:Deities 6921:Temples 6891:Burials 6808:Beliefs 6673:Kumbaya 6498:Makanga 6495:Lusunzi 6492:Lusiemo 6483:Kimbazi 6460:Deities 6261:Kaddish 6196:Chuseok 6171:Related 6081:Bonfire 5960:Symbols 5948:Samhain 5943:History 5821:Related 5784:Samhain 5670:History 5645:Oceania 5603:Indiana 5571:Mexican 5555:Navajo 5525:Romania 5509:France 5493:English 5431:Bengali 5397:Tibetan 5387:Chinese 5382:Burmese 5352:African 5115:Everand 5040:4466838 4018:: 7–20. 3518:worship 3498:worship 3472:worship 3272:Feralia 3265:of the 3201:priests 3021:removed 3006:sources 2945:Judaism 2888:Ziyarat 2856:removed 2841:sources 2730:, like 2713:Samhain 2648:scholar 2546:Samhain 2543:During 2498:, and " 2385:Vietnam 2306:Spanish 2287:Tagalog 2239:Maranao 2183:shamans 2164:In the 2065:Myanmar 2052:Chuseok 2012:Jongmyo 1894:of the 1886:of the 1856:kumkuma 1852:sindoor 1801:Haryana 1731:Chinese 1720:tarpana 1696:ƛrāddha 1688:ƛrāddha 1683:tarpana 1678:ƛrāddha 1661:ƚrāddha 1510:Guan Yu 1502:incense 1378:pangool 1364:Pangool 1348:pangool 1293:Chinese 1282:worship 1270:worship 1254:worship 1172:kinship 1159:African 1096:beliefs 1035:Sikhism 1016:Jainism 999:Karaite 989:Hasidic 972:Judaism 867:Quakers 763:Tibetan 758:Tiantai 748:Shingon 684:KejawĂšn 610:Oceania 84:Animism 62:Amandus 9355:Shinto 9108:Amduat 9055:Serekh 9050:Scarab 8980:Hedjet 8885:Benben 8828:Uraeus 8823:Sphinx 8808:Medjed 8766:Wosret 8751:Wepset 8736:Wadjet 8659:Sopdet 8644:Shezmu 8624:Seshat 8619:Serket 8564:Renpet 8549:Rekhyt 8529:Qetesh 8494:Pakhet 8424:Mnevis 8399:Menhit 8379:Medjed 8369:Mafdet 8359:Maahes 8344:Khonsu 8334:Kherty 8329:Khepri 8197:Hemsut 8172:Hauron 8162:Hathor 8097:Buchis 8082:Ba-Pef 8067:Bastet 7997:Anuket 7992:Anubis 7967:Amu-Aa 7962:Am-heh 7911:Triads 7902:Tefnut 7887:Osiris 7854:Ennead 7839:Naunet 7829:Kauket 7819:Hauhet 7814:Amunet 7801:Ogdoad 7532:Serekh 7527:Scarab 7467:Hedjet 7381:Uraeus 7371:Sphinx 7346:Medjed 7336:Falcon 7331:Cattle 7305:Tombos 7275:Qustul 7235:Dotawo 7182:Napata 7137:Alodia 7067:Menhit 7017:Breith 7004:Ariten 6944:Triads 6732:Kumina 6663:Hoodoo 6645:Hoodoo 6623:Nkondi 6595:Nlongo 6590:Nganga 6580:Mfinda 6547:Yahweh 6527:Ntangu 6524:Ngonde 6518:Mbumba 6512:Mbenza 6372:  6311:Dziady 6266:Yizkor 6173:events 6136:albums 6074:Events 5865:Spirit 5729:SĂ©ance 5716:kaidan 5608:Oregon 5559:Chindi 5541:Canada 5486:Europe 5455:Korean 5421:Indian 5252:Ghosts 5038:  5030:  4942:  4934:  4889:  4879:  4792:  4767:  4746:  4722:  4699:  4639:  4578:  4534:11 May 4472:  4445:  4375:11 May 4349:11 May 4318:  4281:  4232:  4154:  4129:  4064:  4054:  3993:  3927:  3750:  3715:  3707:  3666:  3643:  3635:  3363:& 3351:ÁsatrĂș 3294:. The 3259:Romans 3114:Osiris 2932:Medina 2703:, and 2693:Easter 2650:  2643:  2636:  2629:  2621:  2371:àžŸàč‰àž­àž™àžœàž” 2271:taotao 2267:taotao 2261:among 2257:; and 2253:among 2251:ninunĂČ 2231:tonong 2208:mantiw 2147:Igorot 2135:, and 2117:anatta 2113:anicca 2026:charye 2005:Munmyo 1987:; 1959:; 1951:Korean 1892:Waruga 1834:Paliya 1817:Paliya 1751:Guyana 1727:Indian 1712:Ashvin 1649:, and 1647:Devata 1622:houses 1606:Taoist 1600:, and 1598:Autumn 1594:Spring 1539:pinyin 1535:jĂŹngzǔ 1531:pinyin 1470:suttas 1409:razana 1382:fangol 1346:, the 1138:and a 1120:saints 1046:Social 1009:Reform 984:Haredi 955:Sufism 709:Shinto 699:Shindo 694:Noaidi 674:Hanitu 633:Ethnic 328:Pawang 323:Jhākri 282:Ritual 189:Ritual 169:Oracle 89:Augury 9030:Nemes 9020:Menat 9015:Kneph 8990:Hennu 8880:Akhet 8746:Weneg 8699:Thoth 8664:Sopdu 8654:Sobek 8604:Seker 8594:Satis 8574:Repyt 8519:Qebui 8504:Petbe 8499:Perit 8484:Neper 8479:Nemty 8469:Neith 8429:Montu 8404:Meret 8394:Mehit 8384:Mehen 8364:Ma'at 8339:Khnum 8294:Iunit 8249:Iabet 8227:Horus 8222:Hesat 8207:Heqet 8202:Henet 8192:Hemen 8117:Dedun 8087:Bennu 7987:Anput 7982:Anhur 7957:Ammit 7942:Akhty 7682:Isfet 7517:Nemes 7507:Menat 7502:Kneph 7477:Hennu 7462:Hafir 7280:Semna 7255:Lisht 7220:Bigeh 7210:Aniba 7177:MeroĂ« 7172:Medja 7157:Kerma 7076:Miket 7072:Merul 7062:Mehit 7041:Hemen 7026:Dedun 6987:Anaka 6709:Comfa 6703:Bantu 6628:Tumba 6618:Nkisi 6600:Simbi 6540:Nzazi 6515:Mboze 6479:Jesus 6468:Bunzi 6436:Kongo 6326:Kekri 6141:songs 6131:Music 6126:Films 6121:Books 6114:Media 6006:Cards 5855:Geist 5762:India 5657:Maori 5549:Duppy 5460:Malay 5448:Onryƍ 5375:Asian 5152:Koine 5135:koine 5036:JSTOR 4940:JSTOR 4887:JSTOR 4413:(PDF) 4398:(PDF) 4262:–328. 4183:(PDF) 4176:(PDF) 4062:JSTOR 3895:(PDF) 3880:(PDF) 3734:, in 3713:S2CID 3641:S2CID 3346:Anito 3325:busts 3323:were 3315:domus 3276:Manes 3177:Ammit 3122:Ma’at 3069:Tombs 2816:Islam 2757:LĂšves 2711:, or 2655:JSTOR 2641:books 2555:light 2516:Wales 2377:in a 2313:honra 2309:andas 2302:UndĂĄs 2291:sundĂŽ 2243:umboh 2178:anito 2157:anito 2151:bulul 2129:Anito 2096:Vassa 2014:jerye 2007:jerye 2000:jerye 1961:Hanja 1946:jerye 1941:Korea 1915:Korea 1906:Japan 1884:Podom 1825:Kutch 1815:Four 1795:, an 1757:Assam 1643:Pitrs 1637:India 1630:shoes 1543:bĂ izǔ 1492:China 1486:preta 1340:Bamum 1336:MandĂ© 1258:deity 1256:of a 1151:Asian 960:Sunni 930:Ibadi 918:Islam 679:Hausa 654:Anito 313:Dukun 303:Bomoh 258:Magic 229:Totem 9070:Tyet 9025:Nebu 8955:Djed 8925:Atef 8920:Ankh 8890:Duat 8875:Aaru 8844:Dedi 8793:Abtu 8788:Aani 8726:Unut 8716:Tutu 8689:Tayt 8634:Shed 8629:Shai 8509:Ptah 8264:Igai 8187:Heka 8157:Hapi 8077:Bata 8057:Babi 8047:Aten 8022:Aqen 8012:Apis 8007:Apep 7972:Anat 7937:Aker 7932:Aati 7872:Isis 7862:Atum 7809:Amun 7717:Soul 7687:Maat 7547:Tyet 7512:Nebu 7457:Gold 7432:Djed 7402:Atef 7397:Ankh 7321:Abtu 7250:Kawa 7110:Wusa 7058:Mash 7036:Heka 6974:Aman 6956:Naqa 6866:Soul 6846:Maat 6724:Myal 6719:Palo 6016:cake 6011:Food 5860:Soul 5465:Thai 5254:and 5028:ISSN 4994:help 4932:ISSN 4877:ISBN 4848:link 4790:ISBN 4765:ISBN 4744:ISBN 4720:ISBN 4697:ISBN 4637:ISBN 4576:ISBN 4536:2018 4470:ISBN 4443:ISBN 4377:2018 4351:2018 4316:ISBN 4279:ISBN 4230:ISBN 4211:help 4152:ISBN 4127:ISBN 4097:help 4052:ISBN 3991:ISBN 3925:ISBN 3838:2012 3807:2011 3748:ISBN 3705:ISSN 3664:ISBN 3633:ISSN 3603:2015 3288:D.M, 3257:The 3210:akhu 3173:mutu 3169:duat 3161:akhu 3142:duat 3105:duat 3089:Nuit 3080:akhu 3004:any 3002:cite 2839:any 2837:cite 2734:and 2627:news 2553:and 2551:food 2514:and 2367:Thai 2259:nono 2237:and 2115:and 2086:gold 2075:nats 2009:and 1978:jesa 1935:Jesa 1926:jesa 1831:The 1821:Bhuj 1767:The 1749:and 1747:Fiji 1729:and 1674:Pitr 1610:hell 1514:Mazu 1478:Yama 1474:Pali 1429:zebu 1424:fady 1368:The 1299:and 1161:and 1114:and 1086:The 1048:and 950:Shia 659:Atua 635:and 318:Miko 308:Bora 154:Mana 8818:Sha 8649:Sia 8589:Sah 8554:Rem 8434:Mut 8419:Min 8289:Ipy 8269:Ihy 8259:Iat 8254:Iah 8092:Bes 8072:Bat 8032:Ash 8017:Apt 7897:Shu 7892:Set 7882:Nut 7867:Geb 7834:Kek 7824:Heh 7361:Ram 7013:Bes 6610:Art 4869:doi 4260:327 3697:doi 3625:doi 3405:IfĂĄ 3153:akh 3118:ka’ 3100:akh 3085:akh 3015:by 2894:Ali 2850:by 2610:by 2510:In 2339:kim 2315:), 1975:or 1939:In 1854:or 1842:or 1791:At 1706:or 1626:car 1561:shi 1557:BCE 1548:shi 1472:in 1278:God 1220:by 1145:In 1140:sin 1130:in 1122:as 773:Zen 9311:: 8539:Ra 8239:Hu 8152:Ha 7844:Nu 6730:, 5166:, 5113:. 5089:. 5077:^ 5061:. 5048:^ 5034:. 5024:36 5022:. 5018:. 5002:^ 4985:: 4983:}} 4979:{{ 4963:^ 4946:. 4938:. 4928:44 4926:. 4922:. 4910:^ 4893:. 4885:. 4875:. 4844:}} 4840:{{ 4731:^ 4711:^ 4645:. 4635:. 4631:. 4603:. 4599:. 4555:15 4553:. 4510:14 4508:. 4504:. 4478:. 4404:. 4400:. 4385:^ 4330:^ 4293:^ 4244:^ 4202:: 4200:}} 4196:{{ 4138:^ 4089:: 4087:}} 4083:{{ 4068:. 4060:. 4016:19 4014:. 3919:. 3886:. 3882:. 3824:. 3711:. 3703:. 3693:27 3691:. 3687:. 3639:. 3631:. 3619:. 3301:A 3219:. 3197:ka 3189:ka 3184:. 3182:ka 3165:ka 3149:ka 3144:. 3126:ka 3096:ka 3074:ka 2920:. 2707:, 2699:, 2695:, 2576:. 2486:, 2381:. 2369:: 2289:: 2249:; 2241:; 2229:; 2131:, 2050:, 1984:ì œì‚Ź 1956:ì œëĄ€ 1890:, 1874:. 1823:, 1741:, 1737:, 1714:. 1645:, 1624:, 1620:, 1616:, 1596:, 1541:: 1533:: 1512:, 1354:. 1321:. 1157:, 1153:, 1149:, 1142:. 1110:, 338:Wu 8731:W 8721:U 8674:T 8584:S 8534:R 8514:Q 8489:P 8439:N 8354:M 8304:K 8244:I 8147:H 8137:G 8127:F 8112:D 8102:C 8052:B 7927:A 7650:e 7643:t 7636:v 7596:) 7592:( 7105:W 7100:T 7090:S 7085:R 7080:N 7051:M 7046:K 7031:H 7021:D 7008:B 6969:A 6792:e 6785:t 6778:v 6734:) 6726:( 6705:) 6701:( 6407:e 6400:t 6393:v 5917:e 5910:t 5903:v 5367:) 5244:e 5237:t 5230:v 5123:. 5099:. 5071:. 5042:. 4996:) 4992:( 4975:. 4957:. 4904:. 4871:: 4850:) 4836:. 4798:. 4726:. 4705:. 4660:. 4614:. 4584:. 4538:. 4489:. 4451:. 4422:. 4406:9 4379:. 4353:. 4324:. 4287:. 4238:. 4213:) 4209:( 4192:. 4160:. 4133:. 4099:) 4079:. 3999:. 3933:. 3904:. 3888:1 3864:. 3840:. 3809:. 3783:. 3719:. 3699:: 3672:. 3647:. 3627:: 3621:6 3317:) 3313:( 3042:) 3036:( 3031:) 3027:( 3023:. 3009:. 2877:) 2871:( 2866:) 2862:( 2858:. 2844:. 2677:) 2671:( 2666:) 2662:( 2652:· 2645:· 2638:· 2631:· 2604:. 2529:. 2365:( 2054:) 1994:ç„€ 1991:ç„­ 1981:( 1972:) 1970:犟 1967:ç„­ 1949:( 1668:. 1243:) 1237:( 1232:) 1228:( 1214:. 1075:e 1068:t 1061:v 34:. 20:)

Index

Veneration of ancestors
Cult of the dead (disambiguation)
Anthropology of religion

Amandus
Afterlife
Animism
Augury
Communitas
Comparative religion
Divination
Divine language
Evolutionary origin of religion
Fetishism
Great Spirit
Henotheism
Initiation
Laying on of hands
Liminality
Magic (supernatural)
Mana
Monotheism
Nympholepsy
Oracle
Pilgrimage
Polytheism
Rite of passage
Ritual
Sacred language
Sacred–profane dichotomy

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑