While most people view traditional burials as the more common and most historical disposition method, cremation actually has a far more ancient history. In fact, historians believe that humans started burning their dead as early as B. Archeologists have discovered pottery shards and urns that show us that cremation started spreading across northern Europe, Spain, Portugal and the British Isles during the Bronze Age, or from to B.
C, that cremation became the most common disposition method. While the exact reason why is unknown, many historians believe that cremations became more commonplace because of diseases and the growing number of war deaths.
By A. D, when the Roman Empire was at its peak, cremation was widely practiced. Ancient Romans stored cremated remains in decorated urns just like we do today. However, early Christians disapproved of cremation because of Bible teachings and Jewish practices, so when Constantine made Christianity the official Roman religion in A. D, cremations almost disappeared while traditional burial came to the forefront of the Christian world.
Cremation as we know it only began in An Italian professor and scientist showcased a new cremation chamber model at the Vienna Exposition. The Hindus who are not cremated traditionally are babies, children and saints. Buddhism do not require followers to choose a particular burial method, however many Buddhists prefer cremation to follow in the footsteps of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, who was cremated.
Islam is strictly opposed to cremation and the practice is totally forbidden. This is due to the practice being viewed as an unclean, sacrilegious and sinful practice. The view is that the body should be treated with the same respect as it was in life and that some part of the body may be necessary for resurrection and mourning. This faith is opposed to cremation for its followers and preference natural decomposition.
This was due to the perceived pagan associations of cremation. For thousands of years, Judaism holds that burial in the ground is the acceptable form of burial for proper respect of those who have passed. Today, cremation is still discouraged yet Reform Judaism has become more accepting of the practice, however the cremains must still be buried in a coffin. Orthodox Judaism still remains opposed to cremation.
When deciding if cremation is the appropriate burial choice for yourself or a family member you may also like to consider where the ashes will be stored or scattered.
There are many ideas around what to do with cremains and we have explored these in our blog called Scattering Ashes: Everything you need to know. Mobile Newsletter chat dots. Mobile Newsletter chat avatar. Mobile Newsletter chat subscribe. Prev NEXT. Physical Science. Forensic Science. A woman prays as people gather and pay homage to the late Thai Princess Galyani Vadhana during her cremation ceremony near the royal palace on Nov. The Society continued to campaign to change public opinion and following a legal pronouncement that cremation was legal in , informed the public it was prepared to proceed with the cremation of 'anyone so requesting it'.
The first cremation was carried out at Woking in March The deceased was a Mrs Jeannette C. Pickersgill, said to be a well-known figure in literary and scientific circles. The Cremation Society, as it is now known, continues to work as a registered charity, promoting the practice of cremation as a 'rational, safe and dignified method of disposal of the dead' throughout the UK.
On its website, the Society records the progress of cremation in the United Kingdom from until the present day. In the Woking crematorium's first year, there were just three cremations recorded, but that number rose to 99, before a second crematorium was opened in
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