Home›Funerary Rituals›Life Stage Marked›Mourning after the funeralBrowse ByMourning after the funeralThis page groups rituals by the point in a person's life they mark. Wikipedia defines a rite of passage as "a ritual event that marks a person's transition from one status to another, including adoption, baptism, coming of age, graduation, inauguration, engagement, and marriage." Browsing this way lets a visitor find every ritual tied to one particular life stage, across many traditions at once.FactsLearn MoreMourning after the funeralSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedRites performed at and after a death - preparation of the body, disposal by burial or cremation, and the observances kept for a fixed period afterwards. Nearly every tradition marks death by rite, but the rites answer different problems: the fate of the dead, the pollution of the living, the obligations of descendants, and the ordering of grief. 2StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedA standard analytic category in the study of religion 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedRituals 1Learn MoreThe funerary rituals This group gathers funerary rituals, the rites surrounding death, the care of the body, and the passage of the dead: burial and cremation, mourning, and the ceremonies that ease or guide the deceased into the afterlife. A tradition's treatment of death reveals much of its view of the soul and the world beyond. The browser will find funerary rituals from across the traditions. The entries describe each rite's form and meaning, noting the beliefs about death and the afterlife that shape it.Mourning after the funeralFilter Results6 entriesOrigin Period Start YearAll-1000 (3)200 (1)FrequencyAllAnnual (2)Once, or at a turning point in a life (4)ObligationAllObligatory (4)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (6)Social FormAllPerformed alone (1)Performed by a gathered group (4)Performed by an officiant for a recipient (1)PractitionerAllAll adherents of the tradition (1)Clergy or ordained officiants (1)Householders, those living in the world (4)Native To RegionAllAncient Israel (3)China (1)Indian Subcontinent (1)TraditionAllBreslov Hasidism (4)Chabad-Lubavitch (4)Haredi Judaism (4)Hasidic Judaism (4)Modern Orthodox Judaism (4)Orthodox Judaism (4)Reform Judaism (1)Zhengyi (Orthodox Unity) (1)Originated InAllAncient Israel (3)China (1)Indian Subcontinent (1)Kind of ritualAllHindu Funerary and Ancestral Rites (1)Jewish Mourning Rites (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6GongdeMourning after the funeralKriahMourning after the funeralMemorial ServiceMourning after the funeralShivaMourning after the funeralShloshimMourning after the funeralShraddhaMourning after the funeralSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Encyclopedia of Religiontier 1Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005s.v. Funeral RitesView the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.