From a religious standpoint‚ embalming was practiced mainly by the Egyptians‚ Greeks‚ and Romans because they believed that embalming and burial were the preparation steps for the soul’s journey to the underworld (Rostad). Jews and most Christians did not practice embalming; they believed it to be destruction of what God created. From this view embalming was not to preserve the body but prepare
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of Thebes‚ has made a decree stating that one brother shall be given an honorable burial for his service to the city‚ while the other will be given no burial because he is considered a traitor to the city of Thebes. In Ancient Greece‚ if a person died and was not given a proper burial‚ then their spirit would not be able to pass into Hades. Because of this‚ Antigone is determined to give her brother a proper burial. At the same time‚ Creon is determined that no one will bury Polyneices and anyone
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ture and part of their beliefs is that since Teofilo’s spirit has exited his body‚ he would be able to send rain. This later leads to a combination of Catholic and Native traditions in regards to funerals. After having dug a hole for Teofilo’s burial‚ Leon was requested by Louise to seek Father Paul. She said “I had been thinking about [...] the priest sprinkling holy water for grandpa so he won’t be thirsty.” and Leon replied “I’ll see if he’s there.”(Silko 1051). This is a significant
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are the people keep saying those superstitions anyway. The story is told in the eyes of Bobet‚ one of the grandsons of lolo or grandpa. The information was informed to one his daughters. The story was unfold in the start of the wake until its burial. However‚ you will laugh at the comic side of the Filipino superstitious traditions to it. There are tons actually. In reality it is true in the sense that we‚ Filipinos follow them because we tend to do it and nothing will go wrong. CRTIQUE
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The Sophocles Play Antigone: All the way through this play Antigone is solely being devoted to her family. Antigone is eager to go above and beyond her limits for her family. Antigone is a vital character in this play. Antigone is a very brave‚ passionate‚ and willing character that is not enthusiastic about her brother being defiled even if it means her own life. Creon is a character that he knows all commandments and is influenced that he must abide it. Creon then has compassion for Antigone
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The afterlife‚ or life after death‚ was a rather common belief among people living in ancient civilizations. In areas such as Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ and Israel‚ people had differing perceptions of the afterlife; although‚ they shared much more similarities. While some civilizations generally held an optimistic view of the afterlife‚ others held a more dark and gloomy view of it. But from the mummification process down to the netherworlds‚ there is no doubt that the beliefs of these three ancient civilizations
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! Creon’s Proclamation ! ! ! ! ! Pierce Luck Political Theory ! 12th The Great Ruler of the Land of Thebes‚ Creon‚ has decreed that his brother Polynieces will not be BURIED. Due to the betrayal of Polynieces he will not be honored with a burial. Heard from a citizen from Thebes‚ Creon stated “Never to grant traitors and subversives Equal footing with loyal citizens‚ but to honor patriots in life and death”. The Law of the Land is to be respected. Polynieces was found to being a traitor of
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culture and religion. The villagers are said to believ that this path is very sacred to them and has been throughout all the years. The path leads from the village shrine to the people of the village sacred burial ground. If Mr. Obi’s final decision is to remove the pathway from the village to the burial grounds this just may cause turmoil between him and the villagers. Not everyone has the same thoughts and beliefs as other individuals from other cultures. Michael Obi’s beliefs are much different than
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Option 2 The Burial at Thebes What is the main contribution made by the Chorus in The Burial at Thebes? Answer with specific references to the text of the play. A chorus is a common element to Greek tragedy’s and in ancient theatre consisted of a group of people who provide a number of different contributions to a play‚ providing a historical perspective‚ acting as counsellors and advisors to the plays characters and at times representing various groups such as villagers or a jury. Within
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as bold as she shown with her objection to Creon’s orders of refusing her brother a proper burial‚ after her father‘s death. As she guided her father through life‚ his “hero ness” was slowly infiltrating Antigone and was fully installed into her with her father’s death. After Antigone heard of the orders of Creon‚ regarding her brother Polynices‚ she knew that something had to be done for the proper burial of Polynices. Antigone’s sudden rise in spirit and bravery to fight for the honor of her
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