Home›Funerary Rituals›Practitioner›Clergy or ordained officiantsBrowse ByClergy or ordained officiantsThis page groups rituals by who is qualified to perform them. Wikipedia notes that "healing rites performed by shamans frequently identify social disorder as the cause, and make the restoration of social relationships the cure." Browsing by practitioner lets a visitor find every ritual entrusted to one particular kind of specialist.FactsLearn MoreClergy or ordained officiantsSourcesComments (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.Clergy or ordained officiantsFilter Results11 entriesOrigin Period Start YearAll-2600 (1)725 (1)1870 (1)1970 (1)FrequencyAllAs the occasion requires (2)Daily (1)Once, or at a turning point in a life (8)Life Stage MarkedAllDeath and the disposal of the body (3)Dying and the deathbed (2)Mourning after the funeral (1)ObligationAllRecommended and meritorious, not required (1)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (9)Used, but its validity as a comparative category is disputed (2)Social FormAllPerformed by an officiant for a recipient (4)Practice StatusAllEnded (1)Living tradition, practised today (5)Native To RegionAllChina (1)Egypt (3)Japan (2)Rome (1)TraditionAllChurch of Cyprus (3)Church of Greece (3)Eastern Orthodoxy (3)Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (3)Georgian Orthodox Church (3)Greek Orthodox Church (3)Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) (1)Roman Catholicism (2)Romanian Orthodox Church (3)Russian Orthodox Church (3)Sect Shinto (1)Serbian Orthodox Church (3)Ukrainian Orthodox Church (3)Zhengyi (Orthodox Unity) (1)Originated InAllChina (1)Egypt (3)Japan (2)Rome (1)Kind of ritualAllAncient Egyptian Mortuary Rites (2)Buddhist Funerary Tradition (1)Christian Funerary Tradition (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 11Egyptian Royal Mortuary CultClergy or ordained officiantsGongdeClergy or ordained officiantsLast RitesClergy or ordained officiantsLatter-day Saint FuneralClergy or ordained officiantsMizuko KuyoClergy or ordained officiantsMummificationClergy or ordained officiantsOpening of the MouthClergy or ordained officiantsOrthodox Christian FuneralClergy or ordained officiantsPanikhidaClergy or ordained officiantsShinsosaiClergy or ordained officiantsViaticumClergy or ordained officiantsSources1. 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.