Project Gutenberg 2013-12-07 Public domain in the USA. 280 Davey, Richard 1848 1915 Davey, Richard Patrick Boyle Davey, R. (Richard) A History of Mourning E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Eleni Christofaki, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "A History of Mourning" by Richard Davey is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work explores the customs and rituals surrounding mourning across different cultures and eras, emphasizing how deep-rooted and elaborate the practices related to death and mourning have been throughout human history. At the start of the book, the author reflects on the origins of mourning customs, beginning with ancient Egypt, where specific rites were instituted to honor the deceased, such as wearing particular colors like yellow and shaving one's eyebrows. He describes the significance of mummification and the lavish funerals of the Egyptian elite, highlighting the important role that animals, particularly cats, played in their society. The opening portion sets the tone for a broader exploration of how diverse cultures, including the Greeks and Romans, influenced modern mourning practices, suggesting that the rituals of mourning are an enduring part of human civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44379/44379-h/images/i_front_coverc.jpg Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Funeral rites and ceremonies Mourning customs GT Text Category: History - Other 219545 2025-07-18T04:16:34.426744 text/html 191934 2024-10-23T20:15:55 text/html 4227877 2025-07-18T04:16:39.046711 application/epub+zip 4229043 2025-07-18T04:16:35.641730 application/epub+zip 141836 2025-07-18T04:16:35.019745 application/epub+zip 4304125 2025-07-18T04:16:41.753695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4273350 2025-07-18T04:16:38.421712 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198221 2022-09-20T08:43:43.239004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179738 2025-07-18T04:16:33.391731 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 159821 2024-10-23T20:15:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16742 2025-07-18T04:16:41.884681 application/rdf+xml 19511 2025-07-18T04:16:35.100713 image/jpeg 2561 2025-07-18T04:16:35.061700 image/jpeg 4216466 2025-07-18T04:16:34.655698 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia