Worshiping Ancestors: A Comparative Approach between Okinawan Kyū Bon and Mexican Día de Muertos

This article focuses on a comparative study between the Okinawan and Mexican worldviews of the holiday to honor the spirits of the ancestors, Kyū Bon (Old Bon) and Día de Muertos (Mexican Day of the Death). This article analyzes the strong implications that colonial processes had on Okinawan and Mex...

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Main Author: Cabrera Torrecilla, Lizbeth Angelica (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Common Ground Publishing 2020
In: The international journal of religion and spirituality in society
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 29-47
Further subjects:B Indigenous Cosmovision
B Worship
B Day of the Dead
B Obon
B Death
B Ancestor
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