Who were the real Sin Eaters? (2021)

I first heard about Sin Eaters from a BBC Radio programme, part of their The Digital Human series. It's a fascinating topic, and as per a link in the parent article the last known of England's Sin Eaters died as recently as 1906.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b096h775

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/shropshire/hi/people_and_places/...

Fascinating. I love the different rituals that humans all over the world perform for their dead, there is something morbidly beautiful in all of it. Haven't heard of sin eaters before, now I am a bit intrigued by the book! Thanks, OP.

This is a bit of a thinly veiled promo for a book.

It's not veiled at all. It's on the book's publisher's website. Are you trying to imply it's dishonest in some way?

There are much higher quality resources for this particular topic.

Would you recommend me some? Thanks!