ment ▁of ▁life ”. ▁The ▁bur ial ▁process ▁usually ▁last s ▁approximately ▁two ▁hours ▁and ▁is ▁performed ▁without ▁pray ers ▁and ▁ch ants . ▁To ▁an ▁outside ▁vie wer , ▁the ▁rit ual ▁might ▁seem ▁simple ▁or ▁without ▁depth ▁for ▁such ▁a ▁spiritual ▁tribe . ▁What ▁the ▁vie wer ▁does ▁not ▁realize ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁fun er ary ▁custom s ▁have ▁philosoph ic ▁concepts ▁and ▁deeper ▁underlying ▁mean ings ▁beyond ▁the ▁dimension ▁of ▁the ▁western ▁world . ▁ ▁Bur ial ▁r ites ▁are ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁“ cos m ification ”. ▁When ▁a ▁person ▁dies , ▁the ▁M amos ▁return ▁him / her ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁u ter us ▁of ▁Mother ▁God dess . ▁ ▁The ▁list ▁below ▁dict ates ▁eight ▁components ▁of ▁the ▁bur ial ▁rit ual ▁analyz ed ▁by ▁anth rop ologist ▁Ger ardo ▁Reich el - D ol m ato ff . ▁▁ ▁Ver bal ization ▁of ▁the ▁c emetery ▁as ▁the ▁“ v ill age ▁of ▁Death ” ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁“ cer emon ial ▁house ▁of ▁Death ” ; ▁ver bal ization ▁of ▁the ▁bur ial ▁pit ▁as ▁a ▁“ house ” ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁“ uter us ”. ▁ ▁F lex ed ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁cor pse , ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁carrying ▁net , ▁with ▁a ▁ro pe ▁tied ▁to ▁the ▁hair . ▁ ▁The ▁net ▁represents ▁the ▁pla cent a ▁of ▁the ▁u ter us , ▁which ▁is ▁connected ▁by ▁an ▁um bil ical ▁cord ▁( ro pe ) ▁that ▁is ▁cut ▁after ▁nine ▁days .