<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">ancestor worship</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31299644</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:20:25</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">ancestor veneration</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">veneration of ancestors</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">worship, ancestor</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ General term for religions based on obeisance to or reverence of the spirits of the dead, particularly ancestors, who may be considered capable of influencing the physical world or interceding on behalf of the living to the gods. ]]></dc:description></metadata>