burial rites
Amputees can get their body parts back for spiritual reasons, new Oregon law says
By Associated Press — August 24, 2023
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — For some members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, keeping a person’s body together is necessary for a smooth transition to the spirit world.
Tallying the dead is one thing, giving them names would take an ‘inexhaustible voice,’ as the ancient Greeks knew
By Joel Christensen — June 7, 2022
(The Conversation) — A scholar of Greek classics revisits the texts to bring lessons on how to honor the lives lost to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lack of burial space is changing age-old funeral practices, and in Japan ‘tree burials’ are gaining in popularity
By Natasha Mikles — June 9, 2021
(The Conversation) — In a Japanese tree burial, cremated remains are placed in the ground and a tree is planted over the ashes to mark the gravesite. Environmental responsibility is part of Buddhism.
For Italy’s Muslims, few places to pray and fewer places to bury COVID-19 dead
By Lorenzo Bagnoli — August 12, 2020
(RNS) — As the pandemic proceeded, the building of Islamic cemeteries became a front in a populist culture war.
Vatican to Catholics: Cremation can be OK, but don’t scatter ashes!
By Josephine McKenna — October 25, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) New guidelines also forbid loved ones from dividing up the 'cremains' or keeping them in jewelry or on the mantelpiece.
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