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Ancient Greece’s Burial Traditions
Exploring the Ancient Greek's funeral traditions and ideas of death
Ancient Greeks are known for many things: their poems, their plays, their mythology, their philosophers and the Olympics. Some things that aren’t as well known include their burial practices. Ancient Greeks believed in gods and the afterlife, funerals were an important … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged Ancient funeral rituals, Ancient Greece, Burial, Funeral, offerings, psyche
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The Little Known Ritual of Endocannibalism
An ancient ritual that takes a surprising stance on accepting death
A topic typically reserved for anthropologists, endocannibalism is an ancient ritual that involves eating the flesh of a family member or friend who’s passed away. As opposed to eating human flesh for survival, endocannibalism is performed as a ritual and … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged Amazonian tribes, Ancient funeral rituals, Ancient Ritual, Anthropology Studies, Beth Conklin, Cannibalism, Cannibalism stories, Complicated Grief, Cultural Funeral Rites, Death Culture, Death Rituals, Endocannibalism, Family Grieving, First Holy Communion, Native American Beliefs, Native American Death, Painful Memories, Papua New Guinea, Tribe Rituals, Unusual Funeral Rituals
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Ancient Egyptian Burial Customs: Tombs and Mummification
The burial of Egyptian kings and commoners
Many of us are vaguely aware of the elaborate funeral customs of the ancient Egyptians. We’ve seen enthralling images of massive pyramids, ancient tombs, exotic mummies, and shining shrines to former lives. These elaborate customs were born of the ancient … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Egypt, Ancient Egyptian burial, Ancient funeral rituals, Egypt, Funeral, Kings, Mummifciation, Mummy
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Funeral Rites in Ancient Iran
The ancient funeral rituals involved a unique tie to the New Year
Early Indo-Iranians, the group of people residing in present-day Iran, or ancient Mesopotamia, before the third century B.C.E., held beliefs and rituals surrounding death that involved a unique tie to the New Year.
