Funeral Customs · Sacred Textsby Bertram S. Puckle
Title PageForwordAcknowledgmentContentsChapter I: The Provisions of NatureChapter II: Death Warnings--When Does Death Take Place?Chapter III: Preparation For Burial, Coffins, ''Grave-Goods,'' SutteeChapter IV: Wakes, Mutes, Wailers, Sin-Eating, Totemism, Death-TaxesChapter V: Bells, MourningChapter VI: Funeral Feasts and ProcessionsChapter VII: Early Burial-PlacesChapter VIII: Churchyards, Cemeteries, Orientation and Other Burial CustomsChapter IX: Trees, Flowers, Body-SnatchingChapter X: PlagueChapter XI: State and Public FuneralsChapter XII: Cremation, EmbalmingChapter XIII: In MemoriamChapter XIV: Memorials, Epitaphs, Rings and Mourning Cards