How are death rituals indicative of aspects of identity? Discuss with examples

How are death rituals indicative of aspects of identity? Discuss with examples. If one thing is truly universal in this world, it must surely be death. Everything that lives will definitely die. However, the ways in which it is rationalised and handled are incredibly diverse, so too is the concept of morality, which are all dependent on ones culture and society. Death is central dynamism underlying the life, vitality and structure of the social order, …

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