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Veneration of the dead

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP "Cult of the dead" and "Ancestor worship" redirect here. For other uses, see Cult of the dead (disambiguation). Part of a series on Anthropology of religion Shrine of St. Amandus Basic concepts Afterlife Animism Communitas Comparative religion Divination Divine language Evolutionary origin of religions Fetishism Great Spirit Henotheism Initiation Liminality Magic Mana Monotheism Polytheism Transtheism Revitalization movement Rite of passage Ritual Sacred language Sacred–profane dichotomy Shamanism Soul dualism Theories about religions Totem Veneration of the dead Case studies Magic Coral Gardens and Their Magic Treatise on the Apparitions of Spirits and on Vampires or Revenants Neo-Paganism Ritual Angakkuq Babaylan Bobohizan Bomoh Bora Dukun Miko Jhākri Pawang Slametan Wu Revitalization movement Cargo cult Ghost dance Handsome Lake Related articles The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life Purity and Danger Myth and ritual Archaeolog...

Altar

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP For other uses, see Altar (disambiguation). Altar in Roskilde Cathedral dwarfed by a huge carved reredos An altar is any structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are made for religious purposes, and by extension the 'Holy table' of post-reformation Anglican churches. Altars are usually found at shrines, and they can be located in temples, churches and other places of worship. Today they are used particularly in Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shinto, Taoism. Also seen in Neopaganism and Ceremonial Magic. Judaism used such a structure until the destruction of the Second Temple. Many historical faiths also made use of them, including Greek and Norse religion. Contents 1 Antiquity 1.1 Hebrew Bible 2 Christianity 2.1 In Western Christian churches 2.1.1 Roman Catholic churches 2.1.2 Protestant Churches 2.1.2.1 Lutheran churches 2.1.2.2 Anglican churches 2.2 Eastern Christian Rites 2.2.1 Byzantine Rite 2.2.2 Syro-Maronite Church ...