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Q1-BOOK-POWELL
CHP2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. The resemblance of many pagan funeral customs to our own is so striking as to suggest that | the funeral practices of Western civilization today are largely drawn from earlier, non-Christian sources. |
| 2. there is some connection between pagan and western funeral but it is worth remembering that some of these resemblances are | accidental, centrally rooted in Judaeo-Christian mortuary beliefs. |
| 3. within Judaeo-Christian belief specific rituals and practices have resulted from the rise of | sects and denominations, local and national customs, fashions, |
| 4. the basic ideological of Christian orientation to the dead and the provisions for their disposition remain | unchanged today. |