Ancestral Power

5 books featuring this theme

Ancestral power attributes protective or punitive force to the dead within the affairs of descendants. It explains blessings and calamities and regulates conduct through veneration and taboo.

Epic of Sundiata cover

Epic of Sundiata

Anonymous

1900-2000 CE

African, Mandinka

Ifá Corpus cover

Ifá Corpus

Oral Tradition

1200-2000 CE

African, Yoruba

Tongan Myths and Legends cover

Tongan Myths and Legends

Oral Tradition

1800-2000 CE

Pacific, Tongan

Ritual of the Bacabs cover

Ritual of the Bacabs

Anonymous

1700-1800 CE

Mesoamerican, Mayan

Later Shamanic Epics cover

Later Shamanic Epics

Various

1200-2000 CE

East Asian, Korean