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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
The traditional seven-day period of intensive mourning following a Jewish burial.
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Paper 1
The destroyer and transformer deity in the Tri-murti; destruction makes renewed creation possible.
Revise: Presentations of the DivineSome focus on Vishnu and his avataras, others on Shiva or the goddess, while others emphasise a formless understanding of Brahman. Hinduism therefore cannot be reduced to one uniform belief about many separate gods.
Paper 3
The first seven days of Jewish mourning following burial, when mourners traditionally remain at home and receive support from visitors. Also written as sheva.
Revise: Jewish Mourning RitualsAfter burial, the focus moves towards the structured mourning of shiva.
Explain the significance of a ritual as well as describing it: for example, visitors during shiva offer companionship and practical support to the bereaved.
Distinguish the onan's period before the funeral, shiva after burial, and yahrzeit as the annual anniversary of a death.
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