NIH MeSH · D005655Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena

Funeral Rites

Also known asFuneral Rite · Rite, Funeral · Rites, Funeral · Mortuary Customs · Custom, Mortuary · Customs, Mortuary · Mortuary Custom

Definition

Those customs and ceremonies pertaining to the dead.

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Acculturation

Process of cultural change in which one group or members of a group assimilate various cultural patterns from another.

Arab World

A historical and cultural entity dispersed across a wide geographical area under the administrative, intellectual, social, and cultural domi…

Burial

The act or ceremony of putting a corpse into the ground or a vault, or into the sea; or the inurnment of CREMAINS.

Cemeteries

Areas set apart as burial grounds.

Civilization

The distinctly human attributes and attainments of a particular society.

Cremation

Reducing a dead body to ashes by burning, incineration, or chemicals.

Cross-Cultural Comparison

Comparison of various psychological, sociological, or cultural factors in order to assess the similarities or diversities occurring in two o…

Cultural Characteristics

Those aspects or characteristics which identify a culture.

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