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Ancestors : who we are and where we come from /

Throughout history people have incorporated ancestors into rituals public and private, religious and secular. Societies are often organized around ancestral constructions. Medical professionals consider ancestral information important to a patient's diagnosis and to the study of disease. Hertze...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hertzel, David (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
Subjects:
Genealogy > Interviews.
Genealogy > Cross-cultural studies.
Families > Philosophy > Interviews.
Families > Philosophy > Cross-cultural studies.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Extended Family.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Life Stages.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural & Social.
Ancestors
Table of Contents:
  • Ancestors: who we are and where we come from
  • Sacred is as sacred does
  • "Who are your ancestors?"
  • Every person is an ancestor, a descendant, and an individual
  • The ancestral narrative
  • Ancestors in time and space
  • Ancestors, good and bad: pruning branches
  • Reciprocal arrangements.