Funeral Customs: Their Origin and Development - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9781528715423

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by Bertram S. Puckle (Author)

First published in 1926, Bertram S. Puckle's "Funeral Customs" is a comprehensive account of traditional funerary traditions and customs throughout history and from all over the world. From lost ancient practices to the first graveyards and cemeteries, this volume sheds light on how we as humans have dealt with death and the dead over the ages. Contents include: "The Provisions Of Nature", "Death Warnings-When Does Death Take Place?", "Preparation For Burial, Coffins, 'Grave-Goods', Suttee", "Wakes, Mutes, Wailers, Sin-Eating, Totemism, Death-Taxes", "Bells, Mourning", "Funeral Feasts And Processions", "Early Burial-Places", "Churchyards, Cemeteries, Orientation and Other Burial Customs", etc.

Number of Pages: 227

Dimensions: 0.52 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN

Publication Date: February 20, 2020

$31.08

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