Religions (Sep 2018)

Cadaverous Decomposition as a Representation of the Soul’s Journey. Anthropological Evidence of a Funerary Ritual

  • Marta Licata,
  • Melania Borgo,
  • Paola Badino,
  • Silvia Iorio

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/rel9090272
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 9
p. 272

Abstract

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Our archaeological and anthropological investigations carried out inside the Crypt of the Franciscan Monastery in Azzio (Varese, Northern Italy) allowed us to discover a singular funerary practice of Franciscan friars. It consisted of a secondary burial practice.

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