Source 5

Extract from a pamphlet entitled 'Cremation and the Resurrection', 1874.

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Your task is to discover why cremation took so long to become an acceptable practice in this country. This source might give you some ideas. Once you have read the source, try answering the questions below. You can use the worksheet to record your thoughts.

Things to consider...

(a) According to this author, why are most people buried?

(b) What do you think the author believes? Why?

(c) Does this source tell you anything about why cremation took so long to be considered acceptable? If so, what.