doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.10.032Sheridan, MarkMcGill, MariaHazelwood, MarkJournal of Pain & Symptom Management
Contact with a corpse caused ritual impurity and hence ritual activity around the deathbed was minimal. A relative might bestow a final kiss or attempt to catch a dying person's last breath. The living closed the eyes and mouth of the deceased, perhaps placing a coin for the underworld ...
Some of the resuscitation techniques they pioneered have entered the repertoire of emergency responders around the world. They also tried (with occasional success) the futuristic technique of galvanic (electrical) stimulation. The impact of these experiments in resuscitation far exceeded the small number...
Death may be universal but mourning is far from it. Death rituals around the world Buddhism Buddhists believe that death is a cycle they call Samsara. When we die we are reincarnated and we prepare for our re-birth. This cycle is only broken once we reach a point of enlightenment called...
Death ceremonies and traditions around the world often have a similar central purpose, regardless of the matter the religion, sect, or geography of the people. That central purpose is community. These mourning rituals and ceremonies are meant to bring people together, to take the hands of those...
Ambrose reminded them that they were to focus their energies on Sabrina and the stones around them will reflect those energies back onto her poppet. Prudence will cue them when Sabrina calls out the witch's name. At Phantasmagoria, Sabrina, accompanied by Salem, hunts for Circe though she's ...
Rituals around Sudden Death in Recent Years Life is normally expected to proceed through childhood, youth, adulthood and old age. What happens then if death occurs at some earlier phase of life and n... A Gustavsson - 《Folklore Electronic Journal of Folklore》 被引量: 3发表: 2008年 Daily...
fields wait to receive indigenous seeds: corn, beans and squash. The earth is moist with rain, fertile volcanic soil is enriched with manure plowed under over centuries. Crops rotate. Fields go fallow. The dry season comes in winter to welcome snow birds. The rainy season cycles around again...
In a traditional Yoruba town the large and elaborate palace of the oba lies at the centre, and grouped around it are the compounds of the patrilineages. The palace and the compounds are now often modern structures. There is much diversity in social and political organization among the Yoruba,...
On the Death and Dying Education of Buddhism and Buddhist Rituals-Focused on Three Essential Points for Dying Written by Yin Guang During the rituals, the dying person and the family realize that death is a process of life and the last moment of this life which determines next life. In this...