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Gone are the days of nature as mother and father providing food unconditionally to their children. Instead, nature now provides food only in return for the right conduct. If the ancestral spirits receive the correct sacrifices given with the appropriate rituals, they will reward their descendants with a good harvest. If not, they might cause the crops to fail in retribution.
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Above and below.the complexity of human society is reflected
The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity's Search for Meaning
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