Professional mourning
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professional-mourning-206-15427184
title:
Professional mourning
text:
Professional mourning or paid mourning is an occupation that originates from Egyptian, Chinese, Mediterranean and Near Eastern cultures. Professional mourners, also called moirologists and mutes, are compensated to lament or deliver a eulogy and help comfort and entertain the grieving family. Mentioned in the Bible and other religious texts, the occupation is widely invoked and explored in literature, from the Ugaritic epics of early centuries BC to modern poetry.
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Mourning in exchange for money
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_mourning
date created:
2008-01-29T04:10:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T19:54:38Z
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