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• Ghost marriage — In Sudan, a ghost marriage is a marriage where a deceased groom is replaced by his brother. The brother serves as a stand in to the bride, and any resulting children are considered children of the deceased spouse. This unusual type of marriage is …   Wikipedia

• Ghost marriage (Chinese) — In Chinese tradition, a ghost marriage (Chinese: 冥婚; pinyin: mínghūn; literally spirit marriage ) is a marriage in which one or both parties are deceased.[1] Other forms of ghost marriage are practiced worldwide, from Sudan, to India, to France… …   Wikipedia

• Chinese ghost marriage — Chinese ghost marriage, also referred to as spirit marriage , is a marriage in which one or both parties are deceased. [Stockard, Janice E. Daughters of the Canton Delta p. 99.] . Other forms of ghost marriage are practiced worldwide, from Sudan …   Wikipedia

• Marriage in the People's Republic of China — Attitudes about marriage have been influenced by Western countries …   Wikipedia

• Marriage in ancient China — Chinese wedding in ancient China Marriage in ancient China was affected by the greater gender inequality experienced by women in ancient China as compared to Chinese women in the modern era. Concubines …   Wikipedia

• Ghost Adventures — Also known as Zak Bagans, Nick Groff, Aaron Goodwin: Ghost Adventures Genre Paranormal Documentary …   Wikipedia

• Ghost Story (Straub novel) — Ghost Story is a horror novel by Peter Straub that was published in 1979 by Coward, McCann and Geoghegan. It was adapted into a film in 1981.PlotThe novel begins with a man named Donald Wanderley traveling throughout the U.S. south with a young… …   Wikipedia

• Ghost in the Shell (film) — Infobox Film name = Ghost in the Shell caption = Promotional film poster director = Mamoru Oshii writer = Kazunori Itō starring = Atsuko Tanaka Akio Ōtsuka Kōichi Yamadera Tamio Ōki Iemasa Kayumi (Japan) Mimi Woods Richard Epcar Christopher Joyce …   Wikipedia

• Ghost story — A ghost story may be any piece of fiction, or drama, that includes a ghost, or simply takes as a premise the possibility of ghosts or the belief of some character(s) in them. In that sense The Tale of Genji contains ghost stories, and Shakespeare …   Wikipedia

• Ghost in the Shell (philosophy) — The Ghost in the Shell series of anime and manga titles is a Japanese postcyberpunk story that offers many observations on present day philosophy and speculations on future philosophy.Overview Ghost in the Shell takes place in the year 2029, when …   Wikipedia

• Ghost Town (film) — Infobox Film name = Ghost Town caption = Theatrical release poster director = David Koepp producer = Gavin Palone writer = David Koepp John Kamps starring = Ricky Gervais Greg Kinnear Téa Leoni Aasif Mandvi Billy Campbell Alan Ruck Kristen Wiig… …   Wikipedia