[737]. Burton, ‘Central Afr.’ vol. i. p. 124; vol. ii. p. 25; ‘Dahome,’ vol. ii. p. 18, &c.; ‘Tr. Eth. Soc.’ vol. iii. p. 403; J. L. Wilson, ‘W. Afr.’ pp. 203, 219, 394. See also H. Rowley, ‘Mission to Central Africa,’ p. 229.
[738]. Cavazzi, ‘1st. Descr. de’ tre Regni Congo, Matamba, et Angola,’ Bologna, 1687, lib. i. 264; Waitz, vol. ii. pp. 419-21; Callaway, ‘Religion of Amazulu,’ p. 212.
[739]. Renaudot, ‘Acc. by two Mohammedan Travellers,’ London, 1733, p. 81; and in Pinkerton, vol. vii. p. 215; Marco Polo, book iii. chap. xx.; and in Pinkerton, vol. vii. p. 162.
[740]. Caron, ‘Japan,’ ibid., p. 622; Siebold, ‘Nippon,’ v. p. 22.
[741]. ‘Journ. Ind. Archip.’ new series, vol. ii. p. 374.
[742]. Legge, ‘Confucius,’ p. 119; Doolittle, ‘Chinese,’ vol. i. pp. 108, 174, 192. The practice of attacking or killing all persons met by a funeral procession is perhaps generally connected with funeral human sacrifice; any one met on the road by the funeral of a Mongol prince was slain and ordered to go as escort; in the Kimbunda country, any one who meets a royal funeral procession is put to death with the other victims at the grave (Magyar, ‘Süd. Afrika,’ p. 353); see also Mariner, ‘Tonga Is.’ vol. i. p. 403; Cook, ‘First Voy.’ vol. i. pp. 146, 236 (Tahiti).
[743]. Jakob Grimm, ‘Verbrennen der Leichen,’ contains an instructive collection of references and citations.
[744]. Homer, Il. xxiii. 175; Eurip. Suppl.; Pausanias, iv. 2.
[745]. Edda, ‘Gylfaginning,’ 49; ‘Brynhildarqvitha,’ &c.
[746]. Cæsar., Bell. Gall. vi. 19.