Balinese Hindus’ Afterlife Beliefs as Stable Constructs: An Effect of High Frequency Domestic Rituals

摘要: In this investigation, Balinese Hindus were interviewed to explore the impact of ritual practice on flexibility and pattern afterlife beliefs. Adults from communities where ancestral practices are widespread asked whether bodily mental processes continue after death. Prior research with ancestor-worshiping Malagasy Vezo revealed that their responses such questions varied depending narrative context (tomb vs. corpse scenario) which conception death they subsequently deployed: A religious conception, wherein marks beginning a new form spiritual existence, or biological terminates all living (Astuti & Harris, 2008). No studies date have looked at effect in culture having close proximity altars dedicated ancestors frequent rituals honor them. To cross-cultural replicability effect, an adaptation Astuti Harris’ experiment (Study 1, 2008) was conducted Hindu adults. Participants heard one two scenarios about deceased person’s capacities. Results adults not influenced by context. While ascribed more than capacities dead, attributed comparatively overall Vezo. distinctive capacity attribution found, notably high attributions enduring spirit real-time perceptual Findings suggest frequency directed toward serve shape, strengthen, stabilize conceptions death, while weakening salience solely conceptions.