Book Description
Fourteen artists and picture book illustrators present paintings with descriptions of ancestors or other sources of inspiration that have inspired them.
Author : Harriet Rohmer
Publisher : Children's Book Press
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 27,43 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780892391585
Fourteen artists and picture book illustrators present paintings with descriptions of ancestors or other sources of inspiration that have inspired them.
Author : Megan Smolenyak
Publisher : Ancestry Publishing
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 37,5 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781931279000
"Honoring our Ancestors provides 50 stories that hold one common thread--the seemingly endless ways to creatively pay tribute to those who came before us. One man built a Viking ship and sailed across the Atlantic; another devoted decades to collecting slavery memorabilia. One family passed a diaper down through four generations, while another staged a scavenger hunt that helped family members get to know their ancestral hometown"--Back cover.
Author : Nana Akua Kyerewaa Opokuwaa
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 31,65 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Akan (African people)
ISBN : 0595348505
This book begins your exploration of the culture and traditions of the Akans of Ghana, West Africa. It introduces the reader to the lifestyle of the traditional Akans living in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo, and other West African Countries. Little has been written on the Akan culture and spirituality especially in the style and with the sensitivity of this author. The reader gets a glimpse of the traditional life of the Akan with its protocols, hospitality, and embedded cultural spirituality. This is a user friendly guide to anyone seeking knowledge on the culture and/or spirituality of the Akans. The author has spent more than 15 years traveling throughout Ghana, observing and participating in cultural activities as well as studying day-to-day life. Additionally, the Author has spent many years interviewing practitioners of traditional Akan customs and rituals in Ghana. This book is a must read for social workers, psychologists, professors, teachers, and students. It is a great reference guide for those who plan to travel to Ghana and other parts of West Africa. Akan Protocol is infused with stories of interest and humor that will place you in the heart of Ghana, West Africa with Nana Kyerewaa.
Author : Laura Patsouris
Publisher :
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 32,76 MB
Release : 2011-02-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780982579855
Weaving Memory is a journey into the world of ancestor work, and a primer for anyone seeking to develop a relationship with their beloved dead. We all have ancestors to connect to, and their blessings and protection are key to remembering where we came from and who we are. They help us understand the complexity of human relationships. Recovering the links to our ancestors is a way to wholeness, and the gift of Laura Patsouris in this book.
Author : Richard F. Weaver
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 24,11 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1434992381
Author : Jack Rees
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 44,82 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Hempfield (Westmoreland County, Pa. : Township)
ISBN :
Author : Hill/Hageman
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 35,95 MB
Release : 2016-03-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 081305575X
Contributors to this landmark volume demonstrate that ancestor veneration was about much more than claiming property rights: the spirits of the dead were central to domestic disputes, displays of wealth, and power and status relationships. Case studies from China, Africa, Europe, and Mesoamerica use the evidence of art, architecture, ritual, and burial practices to explore the complex roles of ancestors in the past. Including a comprehensive overview of nearly two hundred years of anthropological research, The Archaeology of Ancestors reveals how and why societies remember and revere the dead. Through analyses of human remains, ritual deposits, and historical documents, contributors explain how ancestors were woven into the social fabric of the living.
Author : Edward Benton-Banai
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 12,3 MB
Release : 2010-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780816673827
For young readers, the collected wisdom and traditions of Ojibway elders.
Author : Thompson M. Mayes
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 29,95 MB
Release : 2018-09-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 153811769X
Why Old Places Matter is the only book that explores the reasons that old places matter to people. Although people often feel very deeply about the old places of their lives, they don’t have the words to express why. This book brings these ideas together in evocative language and with illustrative images for a broad audience. The book reveals the fundamentally important yet under-recognized role old places play in our lives. While many people feel a deep-seated connection to old places -- from those who love old houses, to the millions of tourists who are drawn to historic cities, to the pilgrims who flock to ancient sites throughout the world -- few can articulate why. The book explores these deep attachments people have with old places –the feelings of belonging, continuity, stability, identity and memory, as well as the more traditional reasons that old places have been deemed by society to be important, such as history, national identity, and architecture. This book will be appealing to anyone who has ever loved an old place. But more importantly, it will be an useful resource to articulate why old places are meaningful to people and their communities. This book will help people understand that the feeling many have for old places is supported by a wide variety of fields, and that the continued existence of these old places is good. It will give people the words and phrases to understand and express why old places matter.
Author : Eviatar Zerubavel
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 24,85 MB
Release : 2012-01-26
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0199773955
Noted social scientist Eviatar Zerubavel casts a critical eye on how we trace our past-individually and collectively arguing that rather than simply find out who our ancestors are from genetics or history, we actually create the stories that make them our ancestors.