Unearthing the Cultural Meanings of Burial Rituals: A Comparative Discourse on the New Testament and amaXhosa Traditions

Burial rituals have historically been cultural reflections which represent belief systems about life, death, and the afterlife, and serve as profound tapestries woven with the threads of existential meaning. In this article, I scrutinise the cultural meanings of burial rituals, comparing the New Tes...

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Main Author: Diko, Mlamli (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2025
In: Journal of early Christian history
Year: 2025, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 31-56
Further subjects:B amaXhosa traditions
B burial practices
B cultural meaning
B New Testament
B Symbolic interactionism
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