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