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SEPULTURE HUMAINE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Funeral Services
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- human burial
1, record 1, English, human%20burial
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Reasons for human burial - After death, a body will decay. Burial is not necessarily a public health requirement. ... Human burial practices are the manifestation of the human desire to demonstrate "respect for the dead." Cultures vary in their mode of respect. 1, record 1, English, - human%20burial
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pompes funèbres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- inhumation humaine
1, record 1, French, inhumation%20humaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sépulture humaine 2, record 1, French, s%C3%A9pulture%20humaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il n’ est pas inutile de préciser, compte tenu de l'importance qu'ils tiennent dans notre vie, que l'inhumation des animaux de compagnie ou domestiques dans un cimetière communal, comme dans une sépulture située en terrain privé, est interdite dès lors que ces lieux de sépulture sont réservés à l'inhumation humaine. 1, record 1, French, - inhumation%20humaine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Funeral Services
- Anthropology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- burial ritual
1, record 2, English, burial%20ritual
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Burial ritual: In the Greek Orthodox Church, burial of the deceased occurs after a church funeral service. Before leaving the church, the priest anoints the body of the deceased in the sign of the cross with oil and earth. At the cemetery, the priest chants the Trisagion prayer ... which is repeated three times before the body is committed to the grave. 2, record 2, English, - burial%20ritual
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pompes funèbres
- Anthropologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rite de sépulture
1, record 2, French, rite%20de%20s%C3%A9pulture
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cérémonie de sépulture 2, record 2, French, c%C3%A9r%C3%A9monie%20de%20s%C3%A9pulture
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les rites de sépulture ont toujours tenu une grande place dans l'histoire humaine. Les historiens des temps les plus anciens découvrent dans les sépultures un grand nombre de caractéristiques des civilisations qu'ils analysent. De la même manière dans la Bible, on décrit souvent les rites associés à une époque particulière. 3, record 2, French, - rite%20de%20s%C3%A9pulture
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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