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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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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".

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Alcohol and Altered States in Ancestor Veneration Rituals of Zhou Dynasty China and Iron Age Palestine: A New Approach to Ancestor Rituals 1998, Edwin Mellen Press

ISBN-13: 9780773483606

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