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DEATH: A RITE OF PASSAGE Read the article : Death Ritual: Anthropological Perspectives by Milton Cohen Click here for a PowerPoint presentation of this material.
Outline
What
is a rite?
Critical
Periods
Ritualized
Activities
Stages
of a Rite
Function
of a Rite
Positive
consequences for both individuals and their communities.
What is a rite?
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What are the different types of rites?
What are the Rites of Passage?
They occur at critical periods marking passages that are part of lifes crises.
What are lifes crises?
Critical Periods that constitute a passage from one status or state of being within the group to another status or state of being marked as important by the group.
What are the Critical Periods ?
Stages of a Rite
Stages of a Rite: as applied to the body
Stages of a Rite: as applied to the spirit or soul
Stages of a Rite:as applied to the survivors or mourners
FUNCTIONS
OF DEATH RITUALS :
Positive consequences for both individuals and their communities
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