Origin of funeral customs

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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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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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JewishNeuman
India*Thompson-Balys.

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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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