Death Customs: An Analytical Study of Burial Rites

By Effie Bendann

Book Overview

""Death Customs: An Analytical Study of Burial Rites"" by Effie Bendann is a comprehensive exploration of the various customs and rituals surrounding death and burial across different cultures and time periods. The book delves into the symbolic meaning behind these customs, as well as their practical purposes, such as preserving the body and ensuring the safe passage of the soul to the afterlife. Bendann examines the evolution of death customs from ancient times to the present day, including the role of religion and social class in shaping these traditions. The book also looks at the impact of modern technology and changing attitudes towards death on burial practices. With its detailed analysis and rich historical context, ""Death Customs"" provides a fascinating insight into one of the most fundamental aspects of human culture.1930. Miss Bendann's book is what it purports to be: an analytical study of burial rites. With commendable courage, the author launches into a comparative investigation of a type which for some time has been out of fashion. In a historical introduction, the author deals rather cavalierly with some outstanding representatives, living and dead, of anthropological theory. Then the author plunges into a study based on an intensive investigation of burial rites and associated ideas in Melanesia, Australia, Northeast Siberia and India, where the Vedic conceptions receive particular attention. Here and there, as when commenting upon the universality of the notion that death is unnatural, the author draws her material from a much wider geographical range.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1161396926
• ISBN13: 9781161396928
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 11.0"