Reviving an after-death ritual. (Perspectives).(washing of the body by family and friends)(Brief Article)McCarty, Patty
A GRIEVING NATION; In the Ritual After A Public Death, We Become The United StatesKevin Merida
sanctification- a religious ceremony in which something is made holy religious offering,Oblation- the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist inunction,unction- anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual libation- the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine)...
Life- cycle rituals can be used both to integrate a newly born child into the group and to affirm the continued existence of a group in the event of the death of one of its members. Van Gennep (1909) suggested that rites of passage mark both biological changes and changes in social ...
The destruction by fire of the tell houses has been interpreted by some as a symbolic act of commemoration which occurred after the death of a household head. In both of these periods, the house was the central architectural feature which structured space and framed productive activities in the...
truths. Not about this. Not with her. "Ashamed. I should have found a way out. I should have..." No, he could still not, even all these thousands of years later make himself admit he should have called out. As alien to his nature to admit weakness as it was to kindle fire ...
Conventional baptism is called baptism of water. break the ice To initiate a conversation or make a friendly overture; to overcome existing obstacles, prepare the way; begin, dive in, get started. In the late 16th century, break the ice meant literally to facilitate a ship’s passage by ...
Death is in the air these days in my old cat’s limp in my constant pain back – knees – handsin the news of courseand the invisible plague But I rejoicefor when I dieit will not be at their hands not torture taken a little too far not a murder, not an “accident”and not a...
However, it is important to realize that, for some people, any religious belief system other than their own is “satanic.” The Ayatollah Khomeini and Saddam Hussein referred to the United States as the “Great Satan.” In the British Parliament a Protestant leader called the Pope the ...
Negative ritual, as noted above, is always in polarity with positive ritual. Thebirthof a child, theconsecrationof a king, amarriage, or adeathare ritualized both positively and negatively. The ritual of birth or death involves the child or corpse in a ritual that, in turn, places the chi...