الطوائف المعتنقة للاساطير الروحاينة القديمة

معك حق فالتعبير لاتيني وبالفعل صعب وتطلب بعض الدراسة
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cultus
cultus = cults in English = هرطقات/بدع دينية
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manes
manes = أرواح الأموات
In ancient Roman religion, the Manes or Di Manes are chthonic deities sometimes thought to represent souls of deceased loved ones. They were associated with the Lares, Lemures, Genii, and Di Penates as deities (di) that pertained to domestic, local, and personal cult.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manes
Definition of MANES
often capitalized : the deified spirits of the ancient Roman dead honored with graveside sacrifices
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The spirits of the dead, regarded as minor supernatural powers in ancient Roman religion.

قام سكان شمال إفريقيا القدامى بتبجيل وتكريم واحترام أرواح موتاهم وحرصوا على معرفة صلتهم بالسلف والحفاظ على سلسة النسب ولذلك اهتموا بالزواج بعضهم من بعض بطريقة رسمية لتكون علاقتهم بالسلف واضحة

In this context, I think the writer is emphasizing the manes-cultus, or veneration of ancestors' spirits, that was prevalent before the revealed religions, as proof of concern with legal marriage, since that allowed blood lines to be traced back to ancient ancestors. The extract provided indicates that Herodotus, on the other hand, thought that promiscuity was prevalent at that time.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancestor_worship

Veneration of the dead
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Veneration of the Dead is based on the belief that the deceased, often family members have a continued existence and/or possess the ability to influence the fortune of the living. Some groups venerate their ancestors; some faith communities, in particular the Catholic Church, venerate saints as intercessors with God.

In some Eastern cultures, and in Native American traditions, the goal of ancestor veneration is to ensure the ancestors' continued well-being and positive disposition towards the living and sometimes to ask for special favours or assistance. The social or non-religious function of ancestor veneration is to cultivate kinship values, such as filial piety, family loyalty, and continuity of the family lineage. While far from universal, ancestor veneration occurs in societies with every degree of social, political, and technological complexity, and it remains an important component of various religious practices in modern times. This article will examine similarities and differences in the relationships between the living and the dead. The minimum requirement for veneration offered to the dead is probably some kind of belief in an afterlife, a survival, at least for a time, of personal identity beyond death. These beliefs are far from uniform.