The religious system of China, its ancient forms, evolution, history and present aspect, manners, customs and social institutions connected therewith (1892)
Groot, J. J. M. de (Jan Jakob Maria), 1854-1921 · Leyden, E. J. Brill · leaf 624
ns of the past having no offspring, » The living of the present make for them common habitations \Within the shed is a storey of wood, partly open in front, whereinthe soul tablets of numerous forgotten dead lie mouldering to dust.A small altar dedicated to the God of the Soil stands beside… … LARGK GRAVES FOR BONE-URNS. 1383 in other cases that stone bore the name of the God of the Soil,and was placed between two other stones, the left displayingthe words » Hall for men , and the right one » Apartment forWomen \ Thus carefully had the living grouped the souls of thedead around their…
Ancestor worship · Burial · Demonology · Witchcraft -- China · China -- Religion
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