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Rites of Passage Death & Grieving Monday, April 12, 2010 Death as a Rite of Passage In many ways Death is the most significant Rite of Passage. Humans have always faced it and never escaped it. Happens to everyone, it is inevitable.

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Rites of Passage

Death & Grieving

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Death as a Rite of Passage

In many ways Death is the most significant Rite of Passage. Humans have always faced it and never escaped it. Happens to everyone, it is inevitable. Religion & Culture affect how we view Death.

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Every society has complex explanations surrounding Death

What causes it What happens to the body and spirit of the deceased What traditions are observed to ensure that he reaches the next life properly.

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Ancient Egypt

Mummification Canopic Jars The Book of the Dead

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The Irish Wake

Stop the Clocks and Open a Window Watch over the Body Keening

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Navy Burial at Sea

Family is NOT aboard the ship Burial Flag is returned to the family

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New Orleans Jazz Funeral

Procession followed by Band “Cutting the body loose” The Second Line dancers join in waving handkerchiefs

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Adowa

The Funeral Dance of Ghana

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The Afterlife

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

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A bridge or journey

Such as the Greek belief in the River Styx

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Funeral Customs adapted from Ancient Times:

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Funeral Customs

Feasting and Gatherings: food offerings The Wake: watching over the body Lighting of Candles: protecting the living from spirits Flowers: offerings to please the deceased’s spirit Music: chants to placate the spirits Clothing: used to disguise one’s identity from the spirits Rifle Volley: tribal spears thrown to ward off hovering spirits Ringing Bells: ward off spirits

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Grieving

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Kubler-Ross Model of Grief

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The Grief Cycle also applies to the Bereaved.

This cycle describes the stages of bereavement a person goes through upon the death of a family member or close friend.

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Mourning Recovery Denial Shock Anger The Grief Cycle

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