Home›Funerary Rituals›Social Form›Performed by a gathered groupBrowse ByPerformed by a gathered groupThis page groups rituals by whether they are performed by a community together or by a single person alone. Wikipedia distinguishes "communal rites, whether of worship, where a community comes together to worship" from "rites of personal devotion, where an individual worships, including prayer and pilgrimages." Browsing this way lets a visitor separate group ceremonies from solitary devotional acts.FactsLearn MorePerformed by a gathered groupSourcesComments (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.Performed by a gathered groupFilter Results18 entriesOrigin Period Start YearAll-1500 (2)-1000 (4)200 (1)622 (2)1800 (1)1873 (1)FrequencyAllAnnual (2)As the occasion requires (1)Monthly (1)Once, or at a turning point in a life (14)Life Stage MarkedAllDeath and the disposal of the body (12)Mourning after the funeral (4)ObligationAllObligatory (11)Obligatory on those who meet its conditions (2)Optional and voluntary (1)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (18)Practice StatusAllAccess restricted by its custodians or by law (1)Living tradition, practised today (5)PractitionerAllAll adherents of the tradition (4)Householders, those living in the world (7)Initiates only (1)Lay people (1)Monastics: monks and nuns (1)Trained or authorised specialists (4)Native To RegionAllAncient Israel (3)Ancient Rome (1)Arabia (2)Indian Subcontinent (2)Mesopotamia (1)Punjab (1)TraditionAllAfrican Methodist Episcopal Church (1)African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (1)Amish (1)Anglican Communion (1)Anglicanism (1)Armenian Apostolic Church (1)Baptist (1)Beta Israel (1)Breslov Hasidism (5)Calvinism (Reformed) (1)Chabad-Lubavitch (5)Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (1)Church of Cyprus (1)Church of England (1)Church of Greece (1)Church of Ireland (1)Church of Scotland (1)Church of Sweden (1)Church of the Nazarene (1)Conservative Judaism (1)Coptic Orthodoxy (1)Disciples of Christ (1)Dutch Reformed Church (1)Eastern Orthodoxy (1)Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (1)Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church (1)Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (1)Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (1)Free Methodist Church (1)Georgian Orthodox Church (1)Global Methodist Church (1)Greek Orthodox Church (1)Haredi Judaism (5)Hasidic Judaism (5)Karaite Judaism (1)Lutheranism (1)Methodism (1)Modern Orthodox Judaism (5)Moravian Church (1)National Baptist Convention of America (1)Oriental Orthodoxy (1)Orthodox Judaism (5)Presbyterianism (1)Progressive National Baptist Convention (1)Quakerism (Religious Society of Friends) (1)Reconstructionist Judaism (1)Reform Judaism (2)Roman Catholicism (1)Romanian Orthodox Church (1)Russian Orthodox Church (1)Serbian Orthodox Church (1)Shia (Twelver) (1)The Episcopal Church (1)The United Methodist Church (1)Ukrainian Orthodox Church (1)Wesleyan Church (1)Originated InAllAncient Israel (3)Ancient Rome (1)Arabia (2)Indian Subcontinent (2)Mesopotamia (1)Punjab (1)Yorubaland (1)Originates In LanguageAllClassical Arabic (1)Kind of ritualAllBuddhist Funerary Tradition (1)Classical, Norse and Mesopotamian Funerary Rites (1)General Funerary Practices (3)Hindu Funerary and Ancestral Rites (2)Islamic Funerary Tradition (2)Jewish Mourning Rites (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 18Antam SanskarPerformed by a gathered groupAntyeshtiPerformed by a gathered groupBahá’í FuneralPerformed by a gathered groupBuddhist Funeral RitesPerformed by a gathered groupBurialPerformed by a gathered groupCremationPerformed by a gathered groupFuneral RitesPerformed by a gathered groupGhusl al-MayyitPerformed by a gathered groupItutuPerformed by a gathered groupKispu, the Ancestor OfferingPerformed by a gathered groupKriahPerformed by a gathered groupMemorial ServicePerformed by a gathered groupRoman FunusPerformed by a gathered groupSalat al-JanazahPerformed by a gathered groupShivaPerformed by a gathered groupShraddhaPerformed by a gathered groupSorry BusinessPerformed by a gathered groupTaharaPerformed by a gathered groupSources1. 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.