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16th March 2008, 11:18 PM
About 3,000 skeletons are to be reburied in an Anglo-Saxon ceremony at a North Lincolnshire church where they were discovered almost 30 years ago.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/7283445.stm
A spokesman for English Heritage said the service on Friday evening would be spoken in Anglo Saxon, as a mark of respect.
_ Thoughts? :face-huh: Act of respect or shameless stunt?
I tend to agree with the concept though... but what about the Neolithic and Bronze Age bodies... do we carry out ceremonies we don't know in a language we don't know?
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17th March 2008, 10:22 AM
Surely the service should be in Latin. Serivces weren't given in English until after the Reformation. It probably is a publicity stunt, but on the whole a good idea. the general public does not really like burials being dug up, particularly if the people were recognizibly 'like us'.
I would disagree with any ceremony for prehistoric bodies: we just have no idea what really went on.
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17th March 2008, 05:40 PM
Isn't there a non-religious service that could be used where the religion is not known? what about pagan roman burials-do you include animal sacrifices if that was part of the funeral rites?where do you draw the line in doing rituals just for authenticity?
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18th March 2008, 01:51 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by Oxbeast
I would disagree with any ceremony for prehistoric bodies: we just have no idea what really went on.
I'm sure that some of the beardy, white-robed types might disagree with that.
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18th March 2008, 06:06 PM
Well, they might disagree but that doesn't mean they know what really went on.
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18th March 2008, 06:14 PM
I thought these new age druids made up all their "ceremonies" back in the 19th century?
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19th March 2008, 03:28 PM
So did I but I'm sure that a number of those people who are interested in 'spirituality' believe it to be 'real'. How long before DCMS have to take said druids views into consideration for matters of inclusivity? After all, they're already well and truly integrated at Stonehenge.
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19th March 2008, 05:10 PM
Good point-but then again all ancient traditions had to have been new at one point.
