Religious funeral activities seen as very important across religious groups

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5. Funeral practices and beliefs about the afterlife

Religious funeral activities seen as very important across religious groups

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5. Funeral practices and beliefs about the afterlife
Most people feel it is very important to invite leaders to preach at family funerals
Most Indonesians and Cambodians think a person can feel the presence of deceased family members
Muslims less likely to say people can know where deceased relatives will go in the afterlife
Christians, Muslims especially likely to believe in heaven
Nearly all Indonesians believe in heaven
Nearly all Muslims in Malaysia believe in Judgment Day
Cambodians most likely to believe in rebirth
Nearly half in Cambodia, Indonesia sweep or clean family gravesites
Majorities in most countries mark death anniversaries of loved ones with rituals
Those with less education more likely to see funeral shrines for deceased relatives as very important

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