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Cremation is a disposal of the dead by
burning. The custom was universal among
ancient Indo-European peoples, for example,
the Greeks, Romans, and Teutons. It was
discontinued among Christians until the late
19th century because of their belief in the
bodily resurrection of the dead.
Subject by: Mervin Dykes