Origin of funeral customs

Motif

Origin of funeral customs.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Origin of customs. · Origin of religious ceremonials. · view the constellation · filed as A1547

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Depth Commentary Themis: A Study of the Social Origins of Greek Religion , CHAPTER IV.
Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter XXVIII XXVIII. The Killing of the Tree-Spirit
Greco-Roman The Metamorphoses of Ovid , Book 7
Japanese / Shinto Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan , Book 24

Filed across the traditions

Jewish Neuman
India *Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of religious ceremonials.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Origin of funeral sacrifices. (Cf. A1545.) Origin of lute-playing at funerals Origin of lamentations for the dead

Filed beside it

Origin of religious feasts and fasts Origin of religious dances Origin of religious songs (chants) Origin of religious images (idols) Origin of sacrifices Origin of worship. (Cf. V0–V99.) Origin of tithing Origin of religious ceremonials – miscellaneous

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