dead customs
21mourning customs — Death in the OT is not a private matter for the bereaved family. Job s calamities brought in friends and weeping neighbours for a whole week (Job 2:12–13) and Jeremiah assumes a corporate mourning ritual which includes cutting off hair and self… …
22Honorifics for the dead in Judaism — Part of a series on …
23Baptism for the dead — Only mentioned in 1 Cor. 15:29. This expression as used by the apostle may be equivalent to saying, He who goes through a baptism of blood in order to join a glorified church which has no existence [i.e., if the dead rise not] is a fool. Some… …
24Spanish naming customs — In most Spanish speaking countries, people have two surnames. The first one is inherited from the father, the other from the mother. One exception of this is Argentina, where the system is more similar to the English one. Naming system in SpainIn …
25levirate and sororate — Customs or laws regulating marriage following the death of a spouse, or in some cases during the lifetime of the spouse. The levirate decrees a dead man s brother to be the widow s preferred marriage partner. In ancient Hebrew society, this… …
26death rite — ▪ anthropology Introduction any of the ceremonial acts or customs employed at the time of death and burial. Throughout history and in every human society, the disposal of the dead has been given special significance. The practice was… …
27Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …
28United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
29Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
30FOLKLORE — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction …
