PSY 3101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Charnel House

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3101
• Professor: Mary Theresa Howard

Document Summary

Burial customs: pagans, saints (very few religions) Charnal house: where people were put after they died. Became more aware of one"s own death. Belief that soul would go to after life. Told the person"s story, what they did - the will. Wills were a testament to the person and not a disposition of wealth. Death of the other was emphasized: romantic. Common to know when they were dying. Death was beautiful, survivors were allowed to express their emotions in public. Memorialization of the dead- elaborate ceremonies, tombstone. Finality made less severe by the afterlife and by perpetuating the deceased. Graveyards and tombs tell you a lot about the culture and history. Caribbean island: dr. visited cemetery- no flowers, no one goes there but beautiful. France: public cemetery- huge, tons of crowds walking one way, white ovilist (mangle) between two graves- looked very unattended, jim morrison"s grave. Others death become more important and overshadow one"s own mortality.