Following into the dead
The following into death is the custom that survivors one dead in the grave follow. The custom of following the dead or widowing was common in many cultures, such as the Scythians , the Hallstatt period and in China .
In widow succession , the widow follows her deceased husband into the grave. It does this through suicide or killing by others. In addition to their household items and weapons, the male deceased also took their wives, servants, followers, pets and mounts with them to the grave. In India which is the burning of widows still be observed up to the present.
See also
literature
- Jörg Fisch : Deadly rituals. Indian widow burning and other forms of following into the dead. Frankfurt am Main 1998.
- Claus Oeftiger: Multiple burials in the Westhallstatt district. On the problem of following into the dead. Bonn 1984.
- Rainer Paul: souls united in death . In: Der Spiegel . No. 2 , 1999, p. 158-159 ( online ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Widow's burnt body sparks suspicion of 'sati' In: Deccan Herald. 2nd April 2015.