The book contains proceedings of the online conference conducted on May 12-13, 2022 and organized by the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (Allenstein), Poland. The conference concerned multiple forms of ritual behavior practiced in various cultural, historical, and societal contexts, including „ghost marriage“ in Taiwan; jeroky ñembo’e of the Paraguayan Guarani; rites surrounding the childbirth on Flores, Indonesia; family-related rituals in Cameroon; Ancient Roman forms of commemoration of departed ancestors; Catholic rituals as a form of „disciplining“ in the colonial context of German Togo, and others.
Table of contents
7-26
Introduction
Jacek Pawlik
27-32
Wedding Rites of Natural Objects as Practiced by the Gond of Central Provinces, India
Joseph Thaliath
33-59
Family Rituals in Traditional Chinese Culture
Zbigniew Wesołowski
61-72
Ghost Marriage Ritual in Taiwan as a Way of Healing Family Relationships
Piotr Adamek
73-85
Birth Rituals of the Manggarai People on Flores Island, Indonesia
Vinsensius Adi Gunawan
87-108
The Prayer of the Forest without Forest. The Ritual of jeroky-ñembo’e as a Way of Revitalization and Conservation of Culture and Beliefs among the Guarani of Paraguay
Henryk Gąska
109-133
Inculcation of “Kultur” through Religious Discourse and Rituals. Missionaries of the Divine Word (SVD) in German Togo, 1892-1914
Darius J. Piwowarczyk
135-153
Former Customs and Traditions Related to Marriage and the Family in Cameroon
Louis Mbuyeh Ngeh
155-167
Polygynous Marriage Among the Gidar of Northern Cameroon
Jarosław Różański
169-186
Roman Ceremonies Honouring Departed Ancestors. An Analysis Based on Selected Sources
Maria Piechocka-Kłos
187-203
Technology and Family Ritual
Martin Carbajo-Núñez