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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > disposition of the deceased > cremation
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > disposition of the deceased > cremation
... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > disposition of the deceased > cremation
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > disposition of the deceased > cremation
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health occupations > mortuary practice > disposal of the dead > cremation
... > social science subjects > health and social care > medical science > medicine > clinical medicine > clinical practice > mortuary practice > disposal of the dead > cremation
... > other subjects > natural sciences > life sciences > medical science > medicine > clinical medicine > clinical practice > mortuary practice > disposal of the dead > cremation
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > communication theory > cultural orientations > cultural studies > funeral rites > cremation
... > social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > cultural/social anthropology > cultural anthropology > cultural studies > funeral rites > cremation
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of arts and culture > cultural studies > funeral rites > cremation

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cremation  

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  • Cremation is the process of burning the human corpse until only some bone fragments and ashes remain, material often described in American English by the neologism cremains. Cremation possesses two trajectories within human cultures, one that is long-standing and of ancient origin and the other of modern invention. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Cremation]

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