Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Funeral Rites

Those customs and ceremonies pertaining to the dead.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Those customs and ceremonies pertaining to the dead.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Funeral Rite
  • Rite, Funeral
  • Rites, Funeral
  • Mortuary Customs
  • Custom, Mortuary
  • Customs, Mortuary
  • Mortuary Custom

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Aspects Covered

3 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, history, psychology.

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Indexing Annotation

specify geographic term if pertinent

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History Note

83(75); was see under MORTUARY CUSTOMS 1963-82; MORTUARY CUSTOMS was heading 1963-82

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  1. I01w.076w.201w.450w.550

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Funeral Rites. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005655. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005655
  2. Funeral Rites. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q830431