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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > cross-cultural perspectives on death > funerals and funeralization in cross-cultural perspective
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > cross-cultural perspectives on death > funerals and funeralization in cross-cultural perspective
... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > cross-cultural perspectives on death > funerals and funeralization in cross-cultural perspective
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > cross-cultural perspectives on death > funerals and funeralization in cross-cultural perspective

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funerals and funeralization in cross-cultural perspective  

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  • This entry deals with funerals and funeralization across the multitude of world cultures. Thus, a definition of funeral that is respectful of crosscultural variation includes the death rituals engaged in to deal with a corpse plus all the rituals that deal with the spiritual, property, role changes, and other matters connected to the death. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Funerals and Funeralization in Cross-Cultural Perspective]

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