The afterlife and the funeral customs of the Slavs. Comp. Ermakov S.E.

Each element of the funeral and memorial ritual is initially full of deep meaning, since it reflects the picture of the world in which people, according to their ideas, live. Attitude to death, to any death, as well as the rituals accompanying burial from ancient times - the most important marker that not only shows us the level of development of society, but also helps to recreate the idea of ​​the essence of man and his purpose.

in This book includes two significant works of the turn of the XIX-XX centuries. - “The afterlife by ancient Russian ideas” A.N. Sobolev and “Sani, Rook and Horses as a Funny Rite of Foreign Affairs” D.N. Anum, for their time, who were very significant, and still cause considerable interest and retaining value.