Funeral Customs: Their Origin and Development

First published in 1926 Bertram S. Puckles Funeral Customs is a comprehensive account of traditional funerary traditions and customs throughout history and from all over the world. From lost ancient practices to the first graveyards and cemeteries this volume sheds light on how we as humans have dealt with death and the dead over the ages. Contents include: The Provisions Of Nature Death Warnings-When Does Death Take Place? Preparation For Burial Coffins Grave-Goods Suttee Wakes Mutes Wailers Sin-Eating Totemism Death-Taxes Bells Mourning Funeral Feasts And Processions Early Burial-Places Churchyards Cemeteries Orientation and Other Burial Customs etc.