Celebrations of death
the anthropology of mortuary ritual
2nd ed. / revised, and with a new introduction by Peter Metcalf.
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Author
Contributions
- Huntington, Richard, 1945- - Contributor
Publication
1991 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [England], England
Language
English
Word Count
59,000 words, Guess
Page Count
236 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1540808M
- ISBN-100521413125
- OCLC Control Number23901092
- OCLC Control Numbercelebrationsdeat00metc
- Library of Congress Control Number91019464
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- Goodreads1581437
- LibraryThing87830
Classifications
- DDC393
- LCCGN486 .M48 1991
Description
This revised and updated edition of a cross-cultural study of rituals surrounding death has become a standard text in anthropology, sociology, and religion. Part of its fascination and success-also among a general readership-is that in understanding other people's death rituals we are also able to gain a better understanding of our own.
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