mortuary rite
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concept
A mortuary rite is a culturally prescribed set of practices and ceremonies performed in response to a death, intended to honor the deceased, manage grief, and facilitate their transition to an afterlife or social memory.
Observed surface forms (3)
- funerary ritual ×1
- mortuary ritual ×1
- secondary burial ritual ×1
Instances (4)
- Genesia festival
- Tiwah ceremony via concept surface "secondary burial ritual"
- Pukumani ceremony via concept surface "mortuary ritual"
- Malagan ceremonies via concept surface "funerary ritual"