The Worship of the Dead: A Rigorous Inquiry into Ancestral Cults
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- 19th century
- Language: English
- Content type: Primary source
The Worship of the Dead investigates the widespread practice of ancestor veneration across cultures, including ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and early Christian communities. Baring-Gould explores how rituals surrounding death, burial, and remembrance evolved over time, and how they influenced modern religious customs such as All Saints’ Day and saint veneration. This scholarly yet accessible study is valuable for those interested in comparative religion, funerary rites, and the psychological and spiritual dimensions of human interaction with the dead.
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Internet Archive unrestricted pre-1900 PDF scan | 1878-01-01T00:00:00Z | — | English | — | Public digitized item |
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