Unit 1 Flashcards
Western Culture is comprised of:
Greek aesthetics and philosophy
Roman Law
Judeo-Christian tradition
Most of the death customs in U.S. comes from
England
Christian behavior was influenced by
Hebrew concepts influenced by ANCIENT GREEK and EGYPTIAN
Hebrew Concepts
How did the Egyptian Bury
Dry burial because of the Nile river
Laid on bed of charcoal
2 Types of Coffins
Sarcophagus- large ornamental coffin of stone or marble “flesh eating”
Anthropoid- man resembling shaped
Necropolis
The city of the dead aka cemetery
Mortuary temples
Greek burial practices
Prepared by the family, washed by women, clothed in white, used a bier
Power of the flame kept the soul on fire
Greek types of tombs
Stelae-shafts
Kiones- columns
Trapezae- square cut tombs
Naidia- temple-like
Suttee
Wife had to join the husband on the funeral pyre
Roman Burial Customs
Burial- because Christianity teaches that your soul is the important part of your being! Since your body houses your soul,it should be respected and treated well.
Columbaria
Funeral procession depended on who you were STATUS
Constantine
Was the first Christian emperor of Rome 314-379AD
He instituted government funded burial of those who could not afford a proper burial
How did the Hebrew do Burials
Shrouding/uncoffined
Hebrew Mourning Customs
Stripped down to loincloth
Barefoot head covered
Cut off hair shaved their beards
Fasted for day of death
Hebrew Place of Burial
Burial should be on family lands or near family dwellings
Family should be buried together so they’ll be together in the afterlife
Hebrew Place of Burial
burial should be on family lands
family should be buried together so they can be together in the afterlife
Christian Death Beliefs
Each man would have to give an accounting of his life on earth and he would be punished or rewarded in the hereafter