ANTH 0538 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Patrilocal Residence, Social Change
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Ancestor veneration: a) common in societies organized by kinships (larger than just family clans, lineages, etc, b) veneration of apical ancestors. Opical ancestor at the apex of genealogy: c) characteristics. 1) notion of family includes both the dead and the living. 2) ancestors play active role in the society. 3) ancestors desire/require activities provided by the living. 4) living desire/require activities provided by their ancestors the ancestors have power intermediaries between the living and the dead (think. 5) ritual communications connect the dead and the living. 2) tangible reminders (physical parts of the ancestors) 3) worship linked to geographical place; burial creates relationships between people and space: japanese ancestor veneration (tsuji 2011) Create identity the elders relate stories to the young. Coping restructures the lives of the living and marks the passage of time. Post-burial rites guide the deceased in stages. Household and lineage system known as ie .
