Concept information
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aging and the life course
death and dying
disposition of the deceased
funerals and death-related activities
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health sciences
death and dying
disposition of the deceased
funerals and death-related activities
Preferred term
caskets and the casket industry
Definition
- The term casket, sometimes denoted as coffin, refers to the container in which the dead are placed for burial. In the earliest times of humankind, simply wrapping the deceased and placing in a cave or burying in a shallow grave was considered sufficient. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Caskets and the Casket Industry]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/caskets_and_the_casket_industry
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