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| funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and wants of those directly involved; altered to suit the trends of times |
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| American board of funeral service education |
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| agency/organization with responsibility to accredit colleges and programs of mortuary science/ funeral service education |
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| early roman view of the afterlife which emphasizes the soul as the vital principle. The soul at death hovered around the place of burial and required constant attention from the descendants to be happy. neglect would bring evil upon them |
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| human shaped; some early coffins were described as anthropoidal shaped |
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| Egyptian god of embalming said to be of human form with the head of a jackal |
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| aprox 1540-1745 were the sole agency permitted to embalm and perform anatomical dissections in the city of London |
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| forerunner of todays hurse; a hand stretcher on which the uncoffined body was carried to the grave |
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| belief or practice of draining a quantity of the blood to cure sickness or illness |
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| generic term used in america to designate all burial receptacles as new variations of the coffin were being offered |
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| created in 1800's London by the 'poor' people as a means to afford funerals; cost were shared by others via weekly collections; were the forerunners of industrial insurance |
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| burial in woolen act of 1666 |
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| required that woolen cloth be substituted for linen in the shroud and lining of the coffin. was an attempt to shift the use of imported linen to the expanding paper industry of England and provide customers for the wool industry. heavy fines were assessed for vialators; not repealed until 1814 |
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| outer enclosure placed in grave to keep grave robbers out |
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| jars made of alabaster, limestone, basalt, clay, and other materials used by the early Egyptians to store viscera of the deceased. |
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| from the french term 'casse' meaning Jewel box or container for something valuable. came into dominant use in patient literature for burial receptacles in 1890's in America. |
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| casket manufactures association |
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| organization of the casket manufactures intended to facilitate sharing of information. |
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| originated in ancient rome as escavated cemeteries cut out of soft rock as tombs for the wealthy christians. later became a place for religious rights to avoid persecution |
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| a raised platform used for a body to lie in state |
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| 1840's reported on unsanitary conditions in London created by intramural burials, the high cost of funerals and the 1st use of death certificate |
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| ancient egyptian belief that the soul of the dead would make a 3000 year journey and return to the body. once reunited the whole man would live with the Gods. this belief created the need for embalming |
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| from the greek word 'kofinos'. utilitarian container designed to hold human remains, often anthropoidacle shaped |
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| conference of funeral service examining boards |
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| organization of licensing agencies in North America. responsible for the national licensing exam known as the National Board Exam. est in st.louis 1904 |
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| portable table on which the body was placed while the corpse cooler was in use. later became the embalming table when embalming was done at the home of the deceased |
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| type of ice chest placed over the torso of the body in order to slow down the process of decomposition. |
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| first attributed to the ancient greeks |
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| cremation association of north america |
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| founded in 1913. 'C.A.N.A.' international organization |
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| english custom of middle ages which lasted until 19th century. person who walked the street calling out the name of the dead and asking people to pray for the soul of the departed |
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| master of ceremonies and director of the ancient roman funeral procession |
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| master of ceremonies and director of the ancient roman funeral procession |
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| disposition of human remains without any rights or ceremonies |
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| traveling salesmen who went from town to town selling their products. early embalmers often obtained their products and training in this matter |
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| a life size waxen creation 'dummy' of the dead. |
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| in greek mythology, the greek version of heaven |
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| burial outside the walls of the city, concept introduced during the ancient roman times |
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| patented 1848 as form-fitting, airtight metallic coffin designed to improve ability to preserve the body. also had a glass plate to allow for viewing |
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| latin for torchlight procession. where we derive the word funeral |
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| in the middle ages the wake also served as a feast |
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| a specially designed train ran on a citys trolly line to transport casket and mourners |
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| provided services of organizing and facilitating funeral details as an occupation. aka undertaker |
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| provided services of organizing and facilitating funeral details as an occupation. aka undertaker |
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| provided supplies and merchandise to funeral undertakers. |
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| apparatus used to inject arterial fluid during the vascular phase during the embalming process. relies on gravity to deliver fluid |
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| method to provide a continuous flow of embalming solution via manual manipulation of a handheld machenism |
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| disposition via earth burial without any form of funeral right at the time of disposition |
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| jewish funeral directors of America |
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| became an occupation in US cities by the 18th century. predecessor of the undertaker |
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| formed in middle ages by lay persons to bury the dead and pray for the souls of the faithful departed |
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