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The rule of funereal rituals in secular society
 MACHÁČEK, Stanislav
The role of funeral rituals in secular society. The thesis discusses the importance of funeral rituals in a secularized society, enlightens the importance of funeral rituals in archaic and traditional cultures and in present time. In the first chapter the basic concepts are defined - ritual and funerary ritual, on which the work is based. Further attention is paid to the history of burying within our territory and the form of funerary rituals in Czech folk tradition, including peculiarities in the way of burying in the past. The history of burial and funeral rituals is followed by a description of funerary rite types and burial methods in the present. Then the thesis details the changes of approach in the secular funeral rites in the 20th century and the funeral rites of selected ethnic minorities in the Czech Republic. The penultimate chapter deals with the rituals and monuments of the deceased. The thesis is concluded with a chapter on the importance of funeral rites in a secularized society.
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