When looking through numerous cultural beliefs and rituals performed by any given specific ethnic minority population, it is essential that the researcher stays unbiased and makes sure that his research avoids…
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Cremation VS Regular Burying
The concept of cremation has always been a part of the human burying tradition, starting with the stone age… But for almost 2 thousand years, up until a rekindled interest in the matter that was seen in the 20th century, the..
When Was the Cremation First Invented
Originating for the very first time back in the early Stone Age (which was taking place approximately 5-6 thousand years ago), the cremation as a form of a ritual funeral has lived through “popularity” ups and downs. With the memorial urns being a widespread find up until the Roman Empire, the fashion for it faded…
Funerals in Judaism Teachings
With so many differences found in the funeral traditions across multiple ethnic groups and religious groups, Jewish traditions look like a melting pot of many Mediterranean ones… The Jewish funeral includes few stages – the first of which is a burial, also known as an internment. Cremation is prohibited to any devoted believer of the…
Funerals in Islamic Teachings
Adding an interesting twist on how the Jewish and Arabic traditions have intermingled over the last 3000 years, the cremation is actually prohibited by their religious law (also known as sharia). Funerals in Islam (called Janazah in Arabic) follow fairly specific rituals, though they are subject to local ethnic interpretation and variation in custom and…