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Enbalming isn't universal; AFAIK it's forbidden, or at least discouraged, in Judaism and Islam, say. Coffins also aren't universal (but can be made biodegradable, anyway)


Interestingly, though modern Jewish practice is to prohibit embalming, Joseph had Jacob embalmed in Genesis 50:2




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