Rites de Passage and Disposable of the Corpse:A Study on Death Rites Among the Deoris in a Rural Context of Assam,India

Death is one of the important crises rites in human society which invariably occur during the lifecycle of an individual. Death means the termination of the life of an individual along with its biological functions. It is one of the indispensable aspects of many traditions and organizations and is an important feature of every culture and civilization in the world. In common parlance death refers to the moment at which life ends and one of the difficult tasks of defining death is to distinguish it from the life of an individual. When a death occurs to an individual, it requires drawing precise conceptual boundaries between life and death. The life of an individual is defined on the basis of consciousness and when consciousness ceases, a person is said to have died. Death has an integral relationship with religion, especially with rites and rituals through which the departed soul is appeased with the intervention of the supernatural. In every society, there are certain customs related to death as well as the disposal of the corpse which reflect the parochial belief system associated with the event. In this paper, an attempt has been made to examine the pattern of disposal of death, integral religious rites, and rituals among the Tengapania Deoris of Assam.

Safety Equipment in Artisanal Maritime Fishing in Gabon: Between Adaptation and the Weight of Socio-Cultural Logics at the Libreville Artisanal Fishing Center (CAPAL)

Maritime safety equipment allows to prevent and minimize the risks inherent to navigation at sea. However, in the artisanal maritime fishery in Gabon, fishermen are confronted with the major difficulty of the inaccessibility of protective tools to carry out fishing trips in all peace of mind. The absence of equipment to help maritime navigation poses the problem of insecurity in which the various artisanal fishermen work, often victims of numerous accidents at sea. This article aims at highlighting the difficulties of accessibility, by the fishermen, of all the conventional protection tools recommended by the administrations. In fact, the methodology used is based on the consultation of official reports and publications on the subject, field observations and semi-structured interviews with 110 actors. The results obtained reveal, on the one hand, a plethora of conventional protective equipment required of fishing vessels. On the other hand, they reveal the high cost of safety equipment which creates, among the professionals concerned, a reluctance to acquire all of the said tools and forces the interested parties to associate them very often with the traditional procedures for rescue at sea.

On the Relationship between Chinese Taoist Rites and Agriculture

There is a close relationship between Taoism and traditional agriculture in China. This relationship is also manifested in the relationship between Taoist rites and agriculture: the Taoist rites have obvious awareness of stressing the agriculture; holding of Taoist rites,gods worshiped in rites,offerings used,and grain consumed are connected with the agriculture; many actions in rites have nature of imitating the agriculture. The concept of " quietness" and " cleanness" in rites can cultivate the awareness of farmers for respecting the agriculture.

The Decline of Image of China Under the Background of Rites Controversy in Qing Dynasty

At the turn of the 18th-19th century,in the process of developing missionary business in China,there was a debate about the nature of traditional Chinese sacrificial rites among missionaries,that is,whether the traditional rites of Confucius and Christianity were consistent.With the intervention of the Vatican and the Qing Dynasty,the Chinese rites controversy evolved into the dispute over Chinese imperial power and Roman religious imperial power.The missionary career in China also experienced the transformation from the toleration order,exclusion order and the ticket receiving order to the prohibition order.The sharp opposition between Chinese imperial power and Roman religious imperial power led to the desperate situation of Christian career in China.The missionaries naturally vented their dissatisfaction with China,the good image of China gradually collapsed,and the western image of China began to decline rapidly.

Architectural Space and Decorative Art of Ancestral Halls in Jiangxi Province: A Case Study of the Hall of Respecting Morality

As the most important sacrificial architecture in rural China, ancestral halls are material expressions of the traditional social, cultural and artistic spirit, which contain rich historical and cultural value. Taking the Wan Clan Ancestral Hall of Sanjiang Town, Nanchang County, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province for example, this study analyzed its spatial sequence, the planar shape and the facade form, and explained the connotation of "respecting law and discipline rites and advocating moral integrity" contained in the spirit of ancestral halls.

Promotion of Rites in a Beautiful World——2015 NE·TIGER“Ming Li”Haute Couture Huafu Fashion Show

The 17th China Fashion Week made its grand debut in Beijing on October 25.As an opening show,NETIGER"Ming Li"Haute Couture Huafu Fashion Show was performed in a great way in Beijing Hotel.The Ritual and Music Civilization Built in a Country Famed for Its Clothing Culture On the stage,as the booming sound of violoncellos was integrated with the

Jade Bi and Gui: A Reconfirmation on Zhouli Completed in the Early Years of Han Dynasty Based on Sacrificial Ceremony

As an classical book which disputes endlessly on the completed time but systematic and detailed record on official function, rituals and sacrificial vessels, Zhouli (Rites of Zhou) has become a paradoxical existence: on the one hand, it’s a crucial reference document frequently quoted for reconstructing the propriety in the past dynasties and explaining the ritual remains in modern archeology;on the other hand, its authenticity and edition age are always questioned. So the completed time of Zhouli is still a bottleneck problem and cannot be ignored. This article focuses on the tradition of sacrificial jade Bi and Gui based on the written documents and archeological findings, demonstrate once again that Zhouli was completed in early Han dynasty.

ON THE LONGEVITY OF THE χοαχ?ται IN THEBES AND ELSEWHERE

There were many kinds of funerary workers and undertakers in Pharaonic and Greco-Roman Egypt.Separate functionaries were involved in the mummifi cation,interment,funeral rites,and care of the dead after entombment,1and among these were some who commonly are referred to by the Greek titleχοαχ?ται(hereafter:choachytes).2This term has been interpreted as deriving from the Greek

The Worldwide Success of Chiming Bells Music and Dance

SINCE August 1983 a showcalled Chiming Bells Music andDance has had a straight runof successes all over the world.Prod-uced and performed by the HubeiSong and Dance Ensemble,thislarge-scale performance of Chineseclassical songs and dances has re-ceived favorable reviews in Japan,Hongkong,USA,Canada,theUkraine and Romania.Foreign di-plomats in China,the former primeminister of Japan,Germany’s Hel-mut Kohl-all have praised ithighly.

Teenage Pregnancy in the Life and Thought of the Traditional Akan： Moral Perspectives

In the past, teenage pregnancy was very rare among the traditional Akan people, currently, however, it has reached an alarming stage. The traditional rites that were effective in instituting measures that ensured chastity among the Akan teenagers are now replaced by foreign rites that seem to be less effective. This paper examines teenage pregnancy and its morality among the traditional Akan of Ghana. The paper discovers that the morality of teenage pregnancy among the traditional Akan depends on the circumstances under which the pregnancy occurs. The following among others are identified as the major factors responsible for the upsurge of teenage pregnancy among the Akan： the breakdown of the extended family system and social cohesion; the influx of foreign cultural and religious practices coupled with the wrong mentality that indigenous African cultural practices are uncivil. The paper posits that the bragor9 and kyiribra rites are important traditional tools which can be refined and used together with other modern methods to remedy the upsurge of teenage pregnancy and restore the moral sanity that existed among the Akan.

Talking about the Difference between Chinese and Western Rite in Food and Cloth

In recent days,with more and more frequent exchanges and communications between China and western countries,their different culture,including different rites is involved in each other.Some people think that western things are definitely much better than Chinese things,so they imitate them from every aspect.It is not good for them to do so because some western things fit for westerners more than for Chinese people.This paper endeavors to illustrate that Chinese people should properly absorb western culture through briefly introducing food and cloth culture in China and Western countries.

A Brief Research on the Difference between Chinese and Western Rite in Communication Language

In this new century,China is being engaged in many affairs with western countries.In order to make our country become more and more developed,Chinese people have been learning from western countries,including their culture,their economy,their education,their life style,and so on.Rite is one of these important aspects.Because of different culture,there are a lot of difference between western rites and Chinese rites.This paper is written to illustrate it from one aspect: communication language rite.Literature review: Many scholars have written many books and articles to discuss it.They had a brief review about the importance of western rites and Chinese rites,and they did some comparison.Through these comparisons,they suggest that people should absorb advantages of Chinese rites and western rites and abandon their disadvantages.

Historical Tracing of the Ideological Attribute of “Virtue”

Tracing back to the historical occurrence of“virtue”,it can be found that it originated from political practice and is an effective political technology with strong historical and political attributes.Among the core concepts of Confucianism,such as benevolence,rites,virtue,etc.,virtue should be the earliest to appear.Rites can be regarded as the daily,technical and detailed representation of virtue,while benevolence contains not only all ethical expectations of virtue,but also more complex humanistic information with more explicability.In contrast,“virtue”,with its rich practical color and ancient political experience,appears so simple that when it is regarded as an ideological concept,it is almost covered by the more mature“benevolence”with similar connotation,and overshadowed by richer“rites”.Therefore,virtue is the predecessor of rites and benevolence,which is the historical pedigree of the core concepts of Confucianism.

Inheritance——The Key Word of Hetian Jade

In China,Jade has a history of at least four thousands years.Unknown to some,it is found contained within the development of religion and civilization,having moved from the use of decoration on to the others such as the rites of worship and burial.Although other materials like gold,silver and bronze were also used,none of them

The Art Spirit of Chinese Culture

The attainment of the humanistic spirit of traditional Chinese culture was mainly through rites and musical enlightenment. The spirit of Chinese culture concerns ethics and art. A good combination of moral and art education is the highest state of moral pursuit and artistic pursuit, as well. In the context of Chinese culture and art, music is more than a means to satisfy a person's physical appetite; it also serves to inspire people to cultivate a sound and complete personality. No art form can exist in isolation. Art should express the subject consciousness of individual artists and, more importantly, the common pursuit of all human beings. Such a philosophy should be reflected in every piece of artwork. The social guiding role of aesthetic education is a key feature of Chinese culture and there has been a civilizing influence pervading all aspects of Chinese culture and art. In a profound way, traditional Chinese art conveys the mental outlook and joy of Chinese culture. The fundamental humanism of Chinese culture is demonstrated in every aspect of Chinese art, which collectively highlights Chinese people's tastes and cultural pursuits. Therefore, it is easier to approach truths through art.

A Hidden Telete:Mythological Images as Symbols of Initiation in Roman Wall Paintings and Mosaics

Initiation was one of the most substantial experiences undergone in Antiquity.The term Les rites de passage introduced by Arnold van Gennep,accommodates the multifaceted significance of initiation in the social structure.The two main aspects of initiation were defined as the social and that which belonged to the religious sphere;or,the profane and the sacred.Initiation or rites of passage in the social realm were intended to delineate the transition from childhood to adult status,while the sacred initiation was intended to promise eternal life and a merging with the divine.As van Gennep has indicated,however,acts of apprenticeship of any kind were enveloped in ceremonies,since no act was entirely free of the sacred.Sacred initiations were intended to remain secret in Antiquity,thus explicit depictions of sacred rituals are rare in ancient art.As this study will demonstrate,however,signifiers of such initiation can nonetheless be found in Roman wall paintings and mosaics depicting mythological protagonists.The point of departure here is that initiation is the main issue manifested metaphorically in the depictions under discussion,with the sacred initiation rather than the social mostly featuring in the visual images.The analysis is based on literary and philosophical sources,and focuses on four personalities:Narcissus,Endymion,and Achilles,who are represented in their mythological context on wall paintings from Pompeii,and Heracles,who is shown in Roman mosaics in a scene familiar as the“Drinking Contest between Heracles and Dionysus”.

A Solemn Rite of Growth： The Interpretation of Initiation of Pip in Great Expectations

Set in the nineteenth century England, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens describes the protagonist Pip's life experience and psychological change from childhood to adulthood, and reflects the true meaning of life in Victorian Age and Pip's moral and spiritual reflections after his disillusionment of great expectations. The"flurrying"of great expectations opens the door of initiation for Pip. In the light of the initiation theory, this thesis analyzes three stages the protagonist Pip undergoes changing from an innocent child to a mature adult.

《礼记·礼运》:先秦儒家礼学思想的理论奠基

《礼记·礼运》是儒家礼学思想中最为重要的一篇,它以孔子与言偃对话的方式,详细阐述了礼的起源、礼的本质和礼的价值。孔子认为礼的产生源自于大同社会的破坏,是为了维护社会的和谐与人与人之间的平等而建构起来的社会秩序和生活法则,它源于最初的食品献祭,来自于自然,是人的生存需要,所依据的是天理和人情,是道与义的统一,故礼与义二者相辅相成,这也是礼之价值所在,是人类社会重新回归“大同世界”的基本途径。它是先秦儒家对“礼”的认识的最为系统的理论阐述,以此文为纲,可以深入了解以孔子为代表的先秦儒家礼学思想及其精髓,也为当下我们重新认识中国儒家思想体系提供了重要基础。

中国古代的立法司法经验探究——兼论中国古代法律的儒家化

中国古代社会有着数千年的立法、司法经验,“礼刑合一”“礼主刑辅”“疏而不漏”及稳定的法律形式与变通的法律形式相结合,有效地解决了法律与道德、法律与社会及法律与时势的矛盾。以儒家为底色的法律体系,不仅兼容了法家思想,而且连接了历史与现实,使夏商西周的礼治经验与春秋至秦的法治经验得以有效的利用,使王朝确立的主导法思想与社会广泛认可的主流价值观取得了一致,从而有效地保障了社会的长治久安。