History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.221

v5.c75.221

Christians, held fast by burial as the mode for the disposal of a dead body till end of 19th century relying upon literal interpretation of some Biblical passages and did not permit cremation 233; Roman Catholics allow only burial and no cremation even now 233, some early C. regarded dirt and absence of bath as one of the insignia of holy poverty 311