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... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > death in culture > death rituals and ceremonies > mortuary rites
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... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > death in culture > death rituals and ceremonies > mortuary rites
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mortuary rites  

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  • Rites or rituals as described by some authors are common features in all human societies. They consist of gestures and words dedicated to an object, such as a person, group of people, an occasion, or a material thing, of which the sacred character is acknowledged in a given human community. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Mortuary Rites]

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