Jammer Wrote:
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> “The worship of the "ancestors" at home, was the
> main practice of religion: They pray and honor
> them, because the dead can help them in this life;
> and they can help the dead in the afterworld.

This is actually pretty common. This same type of ancestor worship with the same logic and reasoning can be found in South America as well.


Kat

Ma'at Moderator

Founder and Director of The Hall of Ma'at

Contributing author to Archaeological Fantasies:
How pseudoarchaeology misrepresents the past and misleads the public
"If you panic, you're lost" -- W. T. 'Watertight' Southard



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/18/2007 01:10PM by Katherine Reece.