Death, Mourning and Burial (The Human Lifecycle: Cross-Cultural Readings) - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 1405114703 ISBN 13: 9781405114707

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons, 2005

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"I enjoyed this volume immensely; Robbena s due care in compiling it is evident throughout, and I have no doubt that it will become an invaluable collection, particularly for those interested in the anthropology of death, but also for others." (Anthropological Forum)

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In Death, Mourning, and Burial, an indispensable introduction to the anthropology of death, readers will find a rich selection of some of the finest ethnographic work on this fascinating topic.* Comprised of six sections that mirror the social trajectory of death: conceptualizations of death; death and dying; uncommon death; grief and mourning; mortuary rituals; and remembrance and regeneration* Includes canonical readings as well as recent studies on topics such as organ donation and cannibalism* Designed for anyone concerned with issues of death and dying, as well as: violence, terrorism, war, state terror, organ theft, and mortuary rituals* Serves as a text for anthropology classes, as well as providing a genuinely cross--cultural perspective to all those studying death and dying

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• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1405114703
• ISBN 13: 9781405114707
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 336