The Great Ancestors are WatchingA Cross-Cultural Study of Superior Ancestral Religion

Although social scientists have shown considerable interest in ancestor worship it is only in fairly recent times that “ancestor worship” has come to be seen as a category which includes several related, but different, religions. This article deals with one type of ancestor worship, superior ancestr...

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Main Author: Sheils, Dean (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 1980
In: Sociological analysis
Year: 1980, Volume: 41, Issue: 3, Pages: 247-257
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