Comments on: Purification http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/12/30/purification/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Maitri http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/12/30/purification/comment-page-1/#comment-40319 Maitri Mon, 02 Jan 2006 08:01:40 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2793#comment-40319 <p>Side note: More and more Hindus, in India, are sent off in electric crematoriums these days, e.g. my recently-deceased uncle from a very orthodox Hindu Brahmin family. While the law in a majority of India states that a woman may not have a corpse released from the hospital/morgue for funerary purposes, it is up to the family as to who lights the pyre. It is <i>proper</i> for the eldest living male member of the immediate household to conduct the rites and lead the 13-day mourning period, but this hasn't stopped several daughters, wives and sisters from lighting pyres.</p> <p>The CIA has its hand in every stinking pot, doesn't it? I wonder what exists in the way of dental records for these poor souls.</p> Side note: More and more Hindus, in India, are sent off in electric crematoriums these days, e.g. my recently-deceased uncle from a very orthodox Hindu Brahmin family. While the law in a majority of India states that a woman may not have a corpse released from the hospital/morgue for funerary purposes, it is up to the family as to who lights the pyre. It is proper for the eldest living male member of the immediate household to conduct the rites and lead the 13-day mourning period, but this hasn’t stopped several daughters, wives and sisters from lighting pyres.

The CIA has its hand in every stinking pot, doesn’t it? I wonder what exists in the way of dental records for these poor souls.

]]> By: PSU http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/12/30/purification/comment-page-1/#comment-40171 PSU Sat, 31 Dec 2005 00:55:06 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2793#comment-40171 <p>The things I learn on this blog :-) That was something. About the different kinds of Greeks!! Thanks RtA</p> The things I learn on this blog :-) That was something. About the different kinds of Greeks!! Thanks RtA

]]> By: razib_the_atheist http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/12/30/purification/comment-page-1/#comment-40120 razib_the_atheist Fri, 30 Dec 2005 18:25:54 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2793#comment-40120 <p>cremation is the bane of archeologists :) archeologists have a preference that ancient cultures not practice this, as bodies are obviously great sources of information. to some extent you have more bodies of bronze age greeks than classical greeks because of the transition from the burial to cremation (the burning of bodies in the <i>illiad</i> was more reflective of iron age than bronze age sensibilities).</p> cremation is the bane of archeologists :) archeologists have a preference that ancient cultures not practice this, as bodies are obviously great sources of information. to some extent you have more bodies of bronze age greeks than classical greeks because of the transition from the burial to cremation (the burning of bodies in the illiad was more reflective of iron age than bronze age sensibilities).

]]> By: Msichana http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/12/30/purification/comment-page-1/#comment-40095 Msichana Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:09:21 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2793#comment-40095 <blockquote>The body is to be set alight only by the male child of the deceased, or the closest male relative. [Wikipedia] </blockquote> <p>That is the traditional, Veda suggested way. However, I have heard of numerous instances recently where daughters perform the rights too. This tradition is a remnant of some of the patriarchal policies that Hinduism preaches.</p> The body is to be set alight only by the male child of the deceased, or the closest male relative. [Wikipedia]

That is the traditional, Veda suggested way. However, I have heard of numerous instances recently where daughters perform the rights too. This tradition is a remnant of some of the patriarchal policies that Hinduism preaches.

]]> By: PSU http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/12/30/purification/comment-page-1/#comment-40084 PSU Fri, 30 Dec 2005 14:21:48 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2793#comment-40084 <p>The body is to be set alight only by the <u>male child of the deceased, or the closest male </u>relative. [Wikipedia]</p> <p>Not sure if this is right. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai's daughter performed all the rites. It may be the old-world version</p> The body is to be set alight only by the male child of the deceased, or the closest male relative. [Wikipedia]

Not sure if this is right. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai’s daughter performed all the rites. It may be the old-world version

]]> By: Jeremy http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/12/30/purification/comment-page-1/#comment-40083 Jeremy Fri, 30 Dec 2005 13:45:41 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2793#comment-40083 <p>I'm going to break my usual policy of not directly mentioning my Shakespeare blog in comments to mention my last two posts, one on Sonnet #59, where Shakespeare discusses reincarnation, and another on Titus Andronicus, where Shakespeare investigates the human dimension behind (dis)honor killings such as were recently reported in Pakistan.</p> <p>Almost nothing lies beyond Shakespeare's imagination.</p> I’m going to break my usual policy of not directly mentioning my Shakespeare blog in comments to mention my last two posts, one on Sonnet #59, where Shakespeare discusses reincarnation, and another on Titus Andronicus, where Shakespeare investigates the human dimension behind (dis)honor killings such as were recently reported in Pakistan.

Almost nothing lies beyond Shakespeare’s imagination.

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