After a long absence, I have returned to regale the living with more facts about the dead. My grandmother recently passed away after a very short struggle with a very aggressive cancer. She was a wonderful person and her absence will be felt for a very long time. The ceremony was a much more informal version of the one described in my last post. Furthermore, instead of being buried, my grandmother wanted to be cremated. As a tribute to her, today I will explore one of the most popular means of laying a loved one to rest: cremation.
The Economics of Death and the Afterlife 