Death, Mourning, and Burial (eBook, PDF)

A Cross-Cultural Reader
Redaktion: Robben, Antonius C. G. M.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In Death, Mourning, and Burial, an indispensableintroduction to the anthropology of death, readers will find a richselection of some of the finest ethnographic work on thisfascinating topic. * Comprised of six sections that mirror the social trajectory ofdeath: conceptualizations of death; death and dying; uncommondeath; grief and mourning; mortuary rituals; and remembrance andregeneration * Includes canonical readings as well as recent studies on topicssuch 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 providinga genuinely cross-cultural perspective to all those studying deathand dying

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781405137508
• Artikelnr.: 38285873

Autorenporträt

Antonius C. G. M. Robben is Professor of Anthropology at Utrecht University, the Netherlands, and past President of the Netherlands Society of Anthropology. His recent books are Cultures under Siege: Collective Violence and Trauma (edited with Marcelo Suarez-Orozco, 2000) and Political Violence and Trauma in Argentina (2005).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments.

Preface.

Part I: Conceptualizations of Death.

Part II: Death and Dying.

Part III: Uncommon Death.

Part IV: Grief and Mourning.

Part V: Mortuary Rituals.

Part VI: Remembrance and Regeneration.

Index

Rezensionen

"I enjoyed this volume immensely; Robben'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)"An invaluable resource, this enormously welcome volumetraces the historical development of the cross-cultural study ofdeath and provides readers the luxury of a single-volume collectionof anthropology's classic contributions to thefield."
-Jenny Hockey, University of Sheffield