Alcohol and Altered States in Ancestor Veneration Rituals of Zhou Dynasty China and Iron Age Palestine

Alcohol and Altered States in Ancestor Veneration Rituals of Zhou Dynasty China and Iron Age Palestine A New Approach to Ancestor Rituals

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Publisher's Synopsis

This study examines how alcohol-based trance states can be a feature of ancestor veneration practices. Two cases are explored in detail: the Zhou dynasty Chinese Personator of the Dead; and the Ugaritic and Iron Age Palestinian "Marzeah".

Book information

ISBN: 9780773483606
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Imprint: Edwin Mellen Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 291.446
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 176
Weight: 453g
Height: 240mm
Width: 165mm
Spine width: 19mm