&quot;The Key to Forming Good Habits Is to Make Them Part of Your &#039;Rituals&quot;&#039;

Prof. Dr. Jacek J. Pawlik; Prof. Dr. Darius J. Piwowarczyk

doi:10.5771/9783985720859

Summary

The book contains proceedings of the online conference conducted on May 12-13, 2022 and organized by the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (Allenstein), Poland. The conference concerned multiple forms of ritual behavior practiced in various cultural, historical, and societal contexts, including "ghost marriage" in Taiwan; jeroky ñembo’e of the Paraguayan Guarani; rites surrounding the childbirth on Flores, Indonesia; family-related rituals in Cameroon; Ancient Roman forms of commemoration of departed ancestors; Catholic rituals as a form of "disciplining" in the colonial context of German Togo. With contributions byPiotr Adamek | Martín Carbajo-Núñez | Henryk Gąska | Vinsensius Adi Gunawan | Louis Mbuyeh Ngeh | Jacek J. Pawlik | Maria Piechocka-Kłos | Darius J. Piwowarczyk | Jarosław Różański | Joseph Thaliath | Zbigniew Wesołowski

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Publication year: 2023
Publication date: 24.07.2023
ISBN-Print: 978-3-98572-084-2
ISBN-Online: 978-3-98572-085-9
Publisher: Academia, Baden-Baden
Language: English
Pages: 203
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 6
1. 1. References Cited No access
1. 1. Introduction No access
2. 2. Wedding Ceremony for a Well No access
3. 3. Wedding Ceremony for a Mango No access
4. References Cited No access
1. Introduction: The Ubiquity of Ritual in Traditional Chinese Society No access
2. 1. 1) The capping ceremony (guanli 冠禮) and the pinning of the hair (jili 筓禮) No access
  2. 2) Weddings No access
  3. 3) Funerals No access
  4. 4) Sacrificial rites No access
3. Conclusion No access
4. References Cited No access
1. Introduction No access
2. Context No access
3. 1. Case 1 No access
  2. Case 2 No access
  3. Case 3 No access
  4. Case 4 No access
  5. Case 5 No access
4. 1. Case 1 No access
  2. Case 2 No access
  3. Case 3 No access
  4. Case 4 No access
  5. Case 5 No access
  6. Case 6 No access
5. The Ghost Wedding Ritual No access
6. Conclusion No access
7. The References Cited No access
1. Introduction No access
2. Offspring as “Gushing Water” No access
3. Rituals and Beliefs Surrounding Pregnancy No access
4. Rituals Surrounding the Childbirth No access
5. Reflections on the Importance of Childbirth Rituals in Manggarai No access
6. Conclusion No access
7. References Cited No access
1. Indigenous Peoples of Paraguay No access
2. Sociopolitical Organization of the Avá Guaranì No access
3. The Avá Guaraní Religious System No access
4. The Ritual of jeroky ñembo’e No access
5. The Shamans ‒ Guardians of Traditional Beliefs and Rituals No access
6. The Most Important Annual Religious Ceremonies of the Avá Guarani No access
7. Avati Mongarai ‒ Maize Blessing No access
8. Healing and Curing Illnesses No access
9. Foreigners in Their Own Land without Forest No access
10. The Avá Guaraní Catholic Families. No access
11. Jeroky-ñembo’e in Formal Education No access
12. Final Remarks No access
13. References Cited No access
1. Introduction No access
2. 1. 1. 1. Staging Spiritual Power: Consecration of the Sacred Heart Church in Lomé No access
  2. 1. 2. Empowered Space: Structuring Function of the Church Layout No access
3. 1. 2. 1. Christmas No access
  2. 2. 2. Corpus Christi No access
4. 1. 3. 1. Baptism No access
  2. 3. 2. First Communion No access
  3. 3. 3. Nuptial Rites No access
5. Conclusion No access
6. References Cited No access
1. Introduction No access
2. Forms of Marriage No access
3. Bride-Wealth No access
4. 1. Methods of Wife Acquisition among the Nso’ No access
  2. Stages of Marriage Establishment among the Kom No access
  3. Marriage Processes among the Yamba No access
  4. Marriage Process among the Gbaya No access
  5. Marriage Irregularities No access
  6. Roles of Family Members No access
5. Conclusion No access
6. References Cited No access
1. 1. The Cultural Imperative of Marriage No access
2. 2. Polygyny and Its Sources No access
3. 3. The Father – The Head of the Family No access
4. 4. The Wife as Mother and Mistress of the House No access
5. 5. Perspectives for the Polygynous Family: A Conclusion No access
6. References Cited No access
1. Introduction No access
2. The Significance of Ancestor Worship and Its Distribution in the fasti No access
3. Rituals Following a Death in the Family No access
4. Major Ceremonies in Honour of the Departed Ancestors No access
5. Conclusions No access
6. References Cited No access
1. Introduction No access
2. 1. 1.1. Definition and Social Function of Family Rituals No access
  2. 1.2. The Integrating Role of Family Rituals No access
  3. 1.3. A New Social Context No access
  4. 1.4. The Rites of the Church Enter the Family Home No access
3. 1. 2.1. The Risks of the Commercial Logic that Drives ICTs No access
  2. 2.2. ICTs Can Support Rituals and Relationships No access
4. 1. 1. 3.1.1. The Pilgrimage with Technological Fasting No access
    2. 3.1.2. The Use of ICTs to Enhance and Widen the Pilgrimage Experience No access
  2. 1. 3.2.1. Food and Its Rituals No access
    2. 3.2.2. The Use of ICTs During Meals No access
5. Conclusion No access
6. References Cited No access