After the death of a loved one, some Hindus perform Shraddha. Offerings are made to family gods and goddesses to help the atman of the deceased to move on. Some Hindus believe the atman remains ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login 'Rites of passage' is a term and concept more used than considered. Here, for the first time, its implications are applied and tested in ...

song and human touch" at the point of death was an essential part of his Christian faith. He felt having his last rites given to him by his Baptist pastor was his right, but Texas officials didn't ...

Yet the days leading up to his funeral have opened a rare window into the customs and values surrounding the final rites of passage of a ... the word death is also felt to be inappropriate ...