The religious system of China, its ancient forms, evolution, history and present aspect, manners, customs and social institutions connected therewith (1892)
Groot, J. J. M. de (Jan Jakob Maria), 1854-1921 · Leyden, E. J. Brill · leaf 238
e men at these four ropes are mU gagged. »The Minister of War holds the clapper. He » has eight men on his left and eight on his »right (to shout out his orders). The chief »of the artisans directs the movements of »the cofiin by means of a bundle of feathers, »suspended from the top of a pole. And… … A Shah. 1 There the coffin must remain during the day previous to the burial: comp.page 151. 188 FUNERAL RITES. »clapper has then four men on either side, and the movements» of the coffin are guided by means of alang grass . The curious custom of gagging the men j)ut to the carriage ofthe bier…
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