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Professional mourning
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Professional mourning or paid mourning is an occupation that originates from Egyptian, Chinese, Mediterranean and Near Eastern cultures. Professional mourners, also called moirologists[1] and mutes, are compensated to lament or deliver a eulogy and help comfort and entertain the grieving family. Mentioned in the Bible[2] and other religious texts, the occupation is widely invoked and explored in literature, from the Ugaritic epics of early centuries BC[3] to modern poetry.
- ^ Orbey, Eren (January 20, 2021). "A Greek Photographer's Ode to the Dying Art of Mourning". New Yorker. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "Mourning: Hired Mourners". Bible Hub. Archived from the original on 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
- ^ Angi, Betty Jean (October 1971). "THE UGARITIC CULT OF THE DEAD A STUDY OF SOME BELIEFS AND PRACTICES THAT PERTAIN TO THE UGARITIANS' TREATMENT OF THE DEAD" (PDF): 30/37. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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