Death And The Ancestors

Author : Hill/Hageman,Hageman, Jon B
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813055756

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The Archaeology of Ancestors by Hill/Hageman,Hageman, Jon B Pdf

Contributors to this landmark volume demonstrate that ancestor veneration was about much more than claiming property rights: the spirits of the dead were central to domestic disputes, displays of wealth, and power and status relationships. Case studies from China, Africa, Europe, and Mesoamerica use the evidence of art, architecture, ritual, and burial practices to explore the complex roles of ancestors in the past. Including a comprehensive overview of nearly two hundred years of anthropological research, The Archaeology of Ancestors reveals how and why societies remember and revere the dead. Through analyses of human remains, ritual deposits, and historical documents, contributors explain how ancestors were woven into the social fabric of the living.

Author : Jack Goody
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0415329841

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Death, Property and the Ancestors by Jack Goody Pdf

This volume is a study of mortuary customs of the LoDagaa of West Africa, in research for this project the author spent over 100 days attending funeral ceremonies and attended 25 burial services.

Author : Joyce Marcus
Publisher : U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780915703487

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Women's Ritual in Formative Oaxaca by Joyce Marcus Pdf

Author : Jack Goody
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136528774

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Death and the Ancestors by Jack Goody Pdf

Deliberately considering relevant theories put forward by earlier writers and examining them in the light of the research for this particular book, the author spent over 100 days attending funeral ceremonies and he attended 25 burial services. First published in 1962.

Author : Simon Wills
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-19
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781783469819

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How Our Ancestors Died by Simon Wills Pdf

What were the principal causes of death in the past? Could your ancestor have been affected? How was disease investigated and treated, and what did our ancestors think about the illnesses and the accidents that might befall them? Simon Willss fascinating survey of the diseases that had an impact on their lives seeks to answer these questions. His graphic, detailed account offers an unusual and informative view of the threats that our ancestors lived with and died of. He describes the common causes of death—cancer, cholera, dysentery, influenza, malaria, scurvy, smallpox, stroke, tuberculosis, typhus, yellow fever, venereal disease and the afflictions of old age. Alcoholism is included, as are childbirth and childhood infections, heart disease, mental illness and dementia. Accidents feature prominently road and rail accidents, accidents at work and death through addiction and abuse is covered as well as death through violence and war.Simon Willss work gives a vivid picture of the hazards our ancestors faced and their understanding of them. It also reveals how life and death have changed over the centuries, how medical science has advanced so that some once-mortal illnesses are now curable while others are just as deadly now as they were then. In addition to describing causes of death and setting them in the context of the times, his book shows readers how to find and interpret patient records, death certificates and other documents in order to gain an accurate impression of how their ancestors died.

Author : Sue Fawn Chung,Priscilla Wegars
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2005-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780759114623

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Chinese American Death Rituals by Sue Fawn Chung,Priscilla Wegars Pdf

Death is a topic that has fascinated people for centuries. In the English-speaking world, eulogies in poetic form could be traced back to the 1640s, but gained prominence with the 'graveyard school' of poets in the eighteenth century often stressing the finality of death. Chinese American Death Rituals examines Chinese American funerary rituals and cemeteries from the late nineteenth century until the present in order to understand the importance of Chinese funerary rites and their transformation through time. The authors in this volume discuss the meaning of funerary rituals and their normative dimension and the social practices that have been influenced by tradition. Shaped by individual beliefs, customs, religion, and environment, Chinese Americans have resolved the tensions between assimilation into the mainstream culture and their strong Chinese heritage in a variety of ways. This volume expertly describes and analyzes Chinese American cultural retention and transformation in rituals after death.

Author : Christopher Allaun
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1906958823

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Deeper Into the Underworld by Christopher Allaun Pdf

Deeper into the Underworld we go... The Underworld is home to our beloved ancestors, those who gave us our flesh and blood and our breath. Their blood flows through our veins and contains great magick and power. They have the ability to help us heal old karmic wounds of the past and aide us in our spiritual development. They can teach us many things about the world of spirit. All we have to do is honor them. All we have to do is call to them. The cycles of Life are sacred to our pagan and magical cosmology, but what of Death? As we honor life, so, too, must we honor the sacredness of death and dying. As we go further in our Underworld studies, we will learn about the Angel of Death and energetic process of dying. Death is not the end. It is a magical transition into the world of spirit where we are rejoined with our beloved ancestors. The Ancestors are our link to our past. We will learn to honor them and create a sacred shrine so that we may commune with them in a magical and healing way. By honoring the ancestors, we will strengthen our bonds with the spirits and learn to heal our family karma that began long ago and affects us even today. By learning to work with the ancestors, we will learn to work with the spirits of the dead for magick and healing. We will learn how ancient cultures summoned the beloved dead to heal grief and say final goodbyes. We will also learn magical techniques to summon the shades of the dead and the Hidden Company; those powerful spirits that can teach us ancient wisdom of long ago that can help us tread our spiritual path to find balance and healing.

Author : Anthony Reid
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000247107

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The Potent Dead by Anthony Reid Pdf

The dead are potent and omnipresent in modern Indonesia. Presidents and peasants alike meditate before sacred graves to exploit the power they confer, and mediums do good business curing the sick by interpreting the wishes of deceased forebears. Among non-Muslims there are ritual burials of the bones of the dead in monuments both magnificent and modest. By promoting dead heroes to a nationalist pantheon, regions and ethnic groups establish their place within the national story. Although much has been written about the local forms of the scriptural religions to which modern Indonesians are required by law to adhere - Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism - this is the first book to assess the indigenous systems of belief in the spirits of ancestors. Sometimes these systems are condemned in the name of the formal religions, but more often the potent dead coexist as a private dimension of everyday religious practice. A unique team of anthropologists, historians and literary scholars from Europe, Australia and North America demonstrate the continuing importance of the potent dead for understanding contemporary Indonesia. At the same time, they help us understand historic processes of conversion to Islam and Christianity by examining the continuing interactions of the spirit world with formal religion.

Author : Anya Peterson Royce
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781438436791

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Becoming an Ancestor by Anya Peterson Royce Pdf

Powerful and beautifully written, this is the story of the Isthmus Zapotecs of southern Mexico and their unbroken chain of ancestors and collective memory over the generations. Mortuary beliefs and actions are collective and pervasive in ways not seen in the United States, a resonant deep structure across many domains of Zapotec culture. Anthropologist Anya Peterson Royce draws upon forty years of participant research in the city of Juchitán to offer a finely textured portrait of the vibrant and enduring power of death in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec of Mexico. Focusing especially on the lives of Zapotec women, Becoming an Ancestor highlights the aesthetic sensibility and durability of mortuary traditions in the past and present. An intricate blending of Roman Catholicism and indigenous spiritual tradition, death through beliefs and practices expresses a collective solidarity that connects families, binds the living and dead, and blurs the past and present. A model of ethnographic research and presentation, Becoming an Ancestor not only reveals the luminescent heart of Zapotec culture but also provides important clues about the cultural power and potential of mortuary traditions for all societies.

Author : Patricia Jalland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0198208324

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Death in the Victorian Family by Patricia Jalland Pdf

This engrossing book explores family experiences of dying, death, grieving, and mourning in the years between 1830 and 1920. So many Victorian letters, diaries, and death memorials reveal a deep preoccupation with death which is both fascinating and enlightening. Pat Jalland has examined the correspondence, diaries, and death memorials of fifty-five families to show us deathbed scenes of the time, good and bad deaths, the roles of medicine and religion, children's deaths, funerals and cremations, widowhood, and mourning rituals.

Author : Celia Heritage
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-19
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781783376469

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Tracing Your Ancestors Through Death Records by Celia Heritage Pdf

Of all family history sources, death records are probably the least used by researchers. They are, however, frequently the most revealing of records, giving a far greater insight into our ancestors' lives and personalities than those records created during their lifetime.Celia Heritage leads readers through the various types of death records, showing how they can be found, read and interpreted and how to glean as much information as possible from them. In many cases, they can be used as a starting point for developing your family history research into other equally rewarding areas.This highly readable handbook is packed with useful information and helpful research advice. In addition, a thought-provoking final chapter looks into the repercussions of death its effects on the surviving members of the family and the fact that a premature death could sometimes affect the family for generations to come.

Author : Yasmina Wicks
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004391772

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Profiling Death. Neo-Elamite Mortuary Practices, Afterlife Beliefs, and Entanglements with Ancestors by Yasmina Wicks Pdf

Yasmina Wicks’s investigation of the mortuary practices and beliefs of southwest Iran’s inhabitants during the last chapter of Elamite history (ca. 1000-520 BCE) enhances our understanding of an important, but often overlooked, entity of the ancient Near East.

Author : Celia Heritage
Publisher : Pen and Sword Family History
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Archival resources
ISBN : 184884784X

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Tracing Your Ancestors Through Death Records by Celia Heritage Pdf

Of all family history sources, death records are probably the least used by researchers. They are, however, frequently the most revealing of records, giving a far greater insight into our ancestors' lives and personalities than those records created during their lifetime. Celia Heritage leads readers through the various types of death records, showing how they can be found, read and interpreted - and how to glean as much information as possible from them. In many cases, they can be used as a starting point for developing your family history research into other equally rewarding areas. This highly readable handbook is packed with useful information and helpful research advice. In addition, a thought-provoking final chapter looks into the repercussions of death - its effects on the surviving members of the family and the fact that a premature death could sometimes affect the family for generations to come.

Author : Froma Walsh,Monica McGoldrick
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0393704386

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Living Beyond Loss by Froma Walsh,Monica McGoldrick Pdf

Walsh and McGoldrick have fully revised and expanded this landmark work on the impact of death on the family system.

Author : Peter Titelman,Sydney K. Reed
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-27
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781315515038

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Death and Chronic Illness in the Family by Peter Titelman,Sydney K. Reed Pdf

What does it mean to be ‘present and accounted for’ when a family member is facing chronic illness or death? How does one define a self in relation to the ill or dying member and the family? Rooted in Murray Bowen’s family systems theory, this edited volume provides conceptual ideas and applications useful to clinicians who work with families facing chronic illness or the death of a member. The text is divided into four parts: Part I provides a detailed overview of Bowen’s theory perspectives on chronic illness and death and includes Murray Bowen’s seminal essay "Family Reaction to Death." In Parts II and III, chapter authors draw upon Bowen theory to intimately explore their families' reactions to and experiences with death and chronic illness. The final part uses case studies from contributors’ clinical practices to aid therapists in using Bowen systems perspectives in their work with clients. The chapters in this volume provide a rich and broad range of clinical application and personal experience by professionals who have substantial knowledge of and training in Bowen theory. Death and Chronic Illness in the Family is an essential resource for those interested in understanding the impact of death and loss in their professional work and in their personal lives.